Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-10-12

ing four nations may have been pro
mature or over-enthusiastic. Lithu-
ania and Poland, which were actually
fighting. have not ceased yet, though
they probably will before long. As
for the dispute between Sweden and
Finland over the. Aland islands, the
former nation protests that there new
er was any danger Of hostilities, as
she always settles international dis
putes peaceably. Swedish officials
said the quarrel with Finland would
be amicably ended. though they added
that Sweden never would give up the
Aland islands.
Both the Poles and General Wranga
continued their successful warfare on
the Russian soviet forces. The for
mef at last reports had captured the
important cities OF Ida and Pinsk.
and were steadily advancing north
eastward toward Wilma, whose fall was
expected soon. Ida Is the place
where Trotzky was said recently to
have established the headquarters Of
new Bolshevik army of 10000 for a
fall campaign against the Poles. The
Ukrainians, who are operating on that
front, have recovered Kamanetz-Po-
said to be planning drive to form
a junction with Wrangel's forces and
to sever the soviet line Of communi-
cation between Kiev and Odessa.
Wrangel who is now we'll to the north
of Alexandrovsk. is being aided By
Maxine, the independent Ukrainian
leader, and Is taking large numbers Of
prisoners.
The soviet government has had more
than enough war with Poland. and at
the Riga conference is seemingly max
ing every effort to arrange an armis-
tice that shall lead to peace. Accord
ing to dispatch from Warsaw, AdolpA
Joffe. head of the Russian delega-
ton, received instructions from Mos
COW to accept all the conditions laid
down by Poland, however hard they
may be. except those compelling Rus
sia to partly or wholly disband her
Red army. So far the chief matter in
dispute has been the line of demarca-
ton between Poland, White Russia
and Ukrainia.
There has been no cessation Of the
guerrilla warfare In Ireland. Nearly
every day one or more members Of
the British police or army are MUIR
dered by Sim Feiners. and In almost
every instance reprisal is swift and
bloody. Towns and villages are raid
ed and the homes Of well-known Sim
Feiners are burned, and often they
are taken out anS shot to death. The
British government, though 1t has
started an inquiry into the killings,
seems rather helpless In the matter
Mayor MacSwiney of Cork is still alive,
and a London paper says 1t has
learned he Is being given food in con-
centrated form.
Though the effort to communize the
Ahdu5Ltldi plants VA Ikufy 10 6Qutl-
tedly failure, the disturbances there
are increasing. The workers and own
ers In the metal plants are approach
ing some measure of agreement, with
the aid Of the government, but the
employees in other lines and the peas
ants in Sicily and other districts are
yielding to the efforts of radical trou-
ble-makers. Seizure of lands by armed
peasants, beginning in Sicily, spread
to the north during the week and
threatened to become nationwide.
The best development Of the week
was the way In which prices In the
United States began to decline. In
most cases manufacturers and dealers
who offered the reductions tried to
make it clear that they were based on
expectations of future conditions, in
order to free themselves from the sus-
picion of having profiteered at the for
mer prices. Economists called atten-
ton to two things: First, that safety
demanded that prices decline gradual
ly instead Of tumbiing; second, that
the people must not let the lower
prices lead them into another orgy
of buying. lest the result be another
rise.
America met with defeat in the air
plane race for the James Gordon Ben
nett trophy in France. One of her
entries was thrown out by an accident
and the two others did not get far,
owing to defects of construction In
their engines. The race was won by
Frenchman, Sadi Lecointe, and the
trophy now remains permanently in
France.