The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-01
France mus, spend 1000, ooo. 900 franc. !.

France must spend 3,000, 00O, 600 frdsScs IL
the United States during the coming year
on wheat cotton, oats, coal and r1achinr
cry, says Eugene Schneider, who has JUST
returned to Paris from a mission on be-
half of his government to the United
States. "Ise American state as n govern
nent," the journal quotes him as s& ying.
cannot and will not advance this sum-
Tho situation among our oversees allies
Is far from being as brilliant as people
might think Unforeseen strikes have
surprised public opinion and President
Wilson's Illness Is impeding The whole OF
the machinery Of government This
does not mean that the American govern
meat will not help US Il will supper,
every effort we make to cbtain credit bF
private issues"
The United States Is satd to have cr-
Gently proposed to the governments -
Argentine and UraguaE mutual police {
operation TO prevent anarchists and 9th
dangerous agitators from travelling be
tween North and South America, 1t Is
known many EuropeGn radicals, espe-
ciaily S~paniards and Turks, as well as
Russians, have recently come from South
America to the United States. and some
have gone to that country rs members of
chips crews. where passports are not
needed.
Efforts made by Japanese to establish
themselves in Chise. particularly in tho
todl anu IRON IHlfiUs AlleIuS, are exciting
considerable interest because II is recog-
nized that Japan is seeking opportunities
In South America for her excess popula-
ton, and IL has been said that they seek
particularly situations that are strong
both from a strategic and industrial
standpoint as fer example, Conception
bay, where there are many coal mines.
At the last session Of parliament, Canada
enacted legislation creating courts Of COM
nlGTpa and trnt#fltnp tho machinery for
investigation for such complaints regard
Ing excessive retail prices as were brought
before these courts. The commission
directing this work. while not attempting
actually to fix prices, lin several cases has
set a fixed perceiIts ge!for profits. For in
stance, retailers are allowed a profit of L
cent a pound OF sugar, with the result
sugar is practically stable In eastern Can
ada at u to IL cents "a, pound.
The peoples commissioners of the free
state of Gotha have forcibly opened the
vaults belonging to the Duke of Gotha
and removed ala the securities and other
funds and deposited them to the credit of
It's state, says a Berlin cable. The epi-
saoe may have an international sequel as
sne dukes royal English relations are sup
posed to have an interest In his estate.
The duke Is u cousin OF King George, Of
England.
TIC help maintain TIE industry, the Brit
ish government HES relieved South AfH-
can mining companies from their wartime
obligation to send their gold to the Bank
Of England. They are now allowed to dis
nose OF Il as they please, and are selling
= In London at a premium of Is or 20 per
cent above coinage rate. TO purchasers
sho have payments to make in the United
States with whom exchange is at a prem
ium over the pound sterling.
The sultan of Turkey, Mohammed VI
says he believes the American Senate
MI be wise towards us. 1t is clearly un~
fair that other nationalities should profit
by President Wilson's pledges, and not
We. Surely America will not disappoint
the millions of Turks and tho Islamic
world Turkey reconstructed will be the
center OF the casts and progress"
Alfred Edward Miller Mundy, one of
the largest collier proprietors In England,
has notified the Golfers OF his intention to |
terminate their work ia q fortnight and
close his mines pending q definite govern
ment guarantee regarding the reduction
OF coal by 10 shillings a on. Mr.. Mundy
asserts that as a result of the government
guarantee the collieries are working at q
large loss.
Agents for German dye manufacturer
are advertising In the Dutch East Indias,
which are important users OF dyes, that
they are now In a position to obtain Ger
$500 - Nst oak shal piHSCs iiULNo \
Increased. Some of the lava anaparters
rho formerly sold German dyes are now |
agents Tor the American product.
h home rule scheme which the Brftish
premier Will outline in the house OF conn
mons Monday will be presented to irish
people as an optional plan, according to
the Dairy Graphic, the government will I
say in effect: This is the best proposal
we can devise and we trust you will ac-
cept 1t. Bnt IL not the government will
not force Z Upon you"
Airplane service has cut the New York
to San Francisco mail time by two days.
.lnadvertent omission of Cuba from the
Hts or countries carried on the official
medal as aiding in the success OF
the allied arms has been called to the
of the war department. 1t Is
that steps will be taken to rec
tfy the error, even though this forces a
remodeling OF the medal.
The courts have been appealed to in the
dispute between Canadian paper manufac-
turers and the dominion paper controller
rs to the latter officials right to compel
HE manufacturers to sell newsprint to the
publishers at a lower price
nan they can get. by exporting It.
\ six months supply of German vat
Ives, to tide American: consumers over
the time when American manufac-
~ aSdildUIo d Iuu me l
p t.'ese important colors. is assured, ac-
sording TO 4 oablcGram just received from
nsaa q thu asEsaan dye syndicate.
.rs:ant ENGLISH yisitc. to thli -aa,ntry.
we'll yersed IN labor condrtioiis,. tells how i
group Of Engiish factory gjjriss explaIHeo
heir rsssnlnAnt al Che kindly efforts Of
!sS.r empioysfs 70 improve their sus-
roundingA Nobody likes to be lone
to, do they?" they asked.
MISUNDERSTANDING citizens OF Hawaii
coon petition President Wilson to call
the attention of the Japanese government
the necessity for the Immediate repeal
Of the Japanese dual citizenship laws.
which seei to hold American born and
natnralized Japanese to their allegiance to
The Mtkado.
Alleged activities of the /. w. W., to
bring about q general strike In the wheat
fields In 1917 and thu Ito starvc tho
ARMY wese brought out by the govern
,nent In testimony introduced In the trial
Of 81 alleged members OF the organization
" the federal district court ID Kansas
City. Kan, last week.
\ bill introduced into the Philippine
provides for the lpgal}zn tion ~ Az. i