The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1920-08-13

sion would be given Russia to send
number Of b0lshevist commissioners
into that country to control the export
Of Polish supplies of all kinds.
Russia would then undertake to
evacuate Poland completely In favor
Of Germany. which would hold the
country as a guaranty against future
credits to Russia in return for Ger
Man goods and German labor.
There has been lot of sarcastic
criticism Of the League of Nations be.
cause It has not taken coSnizance Of
the RussO-POlish war. In a letter to
Lord Robert Cecil. viscOunt Grey. for
mer foreign minister. has this to say:
''1'le league had nothing to do with
the Russian-POlish war and it is
crime against the league and its men,
bers to charge 1t with responsibility
when the responsibility clearly did not
rest with the league. but with indi-
vidual governments.
AuC sSN6WO "No slOS tuVoNCu W lC'
strain Poland, one of its own men,
bers, from aggression or. as the prime
minister calls It, reckless and foolish
action, as 1t should have been. TO in
woke the league now to support Poland
by arms against the consequences of
her action is not merely illogical: II is
In fact, great misuse of the league"
The council OF the League Of Ma.
tiOns. in session 0t San Sebastian.
Spain. Is busy with plans for the pre-
ventiOn of future wars, and during the
week it took several important steps.
First it adopted the French plan for
an international general staff Of mill
tary experts to devise plans Of oper-
attOnS in event any state makes war
or violates an agreement. This action.
which was opposed by the United
States last year. is thought to he pre-
liminary to combined action against
boIshevik Russia and against Germany
If she unites with the boshevists An
other French plan. though presented
by Italy, also was adopted. for the es.
tablishment of an international block
ade committee and justifying the
blockade principle. The plan of the
advisory jurists' committee for an in
terantional court Of justice was adopt.
ed rs submitted. This was almost en-
tirely the work of Elihu Root.
. hnH fn6 Nl,s,
pretty much cleared Thrace Ut Turk.
ish natiunalists. but Renal l'ash:,
was not beaten and opened strong
offensive against the Greek forces in
Asia Minor along the Bagtlad railroad.
At Simav. northeast OF Smyrna, whici,
is outside their area Of occupation, the
Greeks were defeated in u 24-hour bat.
tie and forced to retreat. In order to
prevent Greek occupation of Constan.
tinople the Turkish cabinet was hur.
riedly reorganized, practically all the
new members being friendly to Great
Britain, and preparations were made
for the signing of the peace treaty
But COnstantinople Is threatened
from another direction. according IL
reports from Sofia. 1t Is said a strong
Communist party is being organizes,
In Bulgaria by Madjaroff, Russo.
phile; that all its men members from
twenty to forty-tive years Of age. are
being given arms and trained secretly
and that the purpose Is to cooperate
with the Russian soviet troops IN u
drive on COnstantinOpIe.
The strike of bituminous coal min.
ers in the middle Western states, be-
ing unauthorized and disapprOved by
the union. Is petering out and the fen,
OF fuel famine Is decreasing. Presi
dent Wilson asked the men to return
to work pending adjustment Of theil
complaints, and President Lewis Ol
the United Mine Workers of America
!! gave the same advice, making 1t al
nearly mandatory as he could. The
strikers In Illinois and Indiana slow,
ly returned to the mines. Those OF
Kansas were more stubborn and A. NJ
H0wat. president of the state union
bitterly attacked Lewis and refused
to abide by his Instructions.
So far as Illinois and the Chicago
region are concerned. the Illinois pub
lie utilities commission took action
that should relieve the situation there
very markedly. This was an orde,
fOrbtdding the recOnsignment of cars
OF fuel after they have reached thei,
destination and providing that on all
carload shipments Of coal. lumber, O,
other shipments in open top cars the
railroads shall make charge of $1(
day for each day or fraction there
OF that car Is held beyond the "free
time" allowed by the roads. In this
! way, It is believed. the evil of gam