River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-05-20

that the principles for which stand
are such as to make me the logical
choice of the convention
The vets in the ranks of the Demo
cratic party have been counting noses
and assert they will have enough dele
gate votes In the San Francisco con-
vention to force the adoption Of q
plank embodying their views Of pro-
hibition. This may be true, but there
is no doubt that the leaders of both
parties will use every endeavor to have
the question ignored in the platforms.
While on the subject of politics, it is
necessary to make some mention Of the
doings of the Socialist convention In
New York. 1t wound up by nominating
Eugene v. Debs for the presidency
which has grown into habit-despite
the fact that Mr.. Debs is serving time
for violating the espionage act. In it's
earlier sessions the convention fought
over the radical declaration of princi-
pies submitted by the Illinois delega-
ton, providing for the dictatorship Of
the proletariat" and limitation Of citi-
zenship. Morris HIllquit and his ''cor-
sentative" followers beat this plan by
large majority. The same faction
compelled the eradication Of an Of
fensive reference to churches from the
party platform.
Not only Kiev, but also Odessa, the
Black sea port, fell into the possession
Of the Poles and Ukrainians who are
| fighting to free the Ukraine from the
Russian bolsheviki. The latter, how
ever, have organized strong lines of
resistance east of Kiev and assert that
they expect the war with Poland to
continue for years. 1t is understood
that the convention signed by Poland
and Ukrainia just before the present
drive opened provides for Polish out
let to the Black sea, which has been
one of Poland's national ambitions for
centuries. Poland agrees to give
Ukrainia military support for ten
years. Recent dispatches indicate that
Roumania is seeking an alliance with
Poland against Russia. Europe was
puzzled by the silence, throughout the
week, of the soviet wireless station at
Moscow, and there were conjectures
that the cooperative societies might
have engineered rising against the
bOlsheviki.
The French government astounoed
the radicals Of that country by sudden
ly ordering the dissolution of the Cen
eral Federation of Labor, which has
been supporting the strike Of railway
men by calling other strikes. The min
lister of justice issued judicial infor-
nation against the leaders of the or
ganization, and the minister of war
distributed troops through the city to
prevent disorders Premier Millerand
emphatically refused to compromise
with the labor leaders and the latter
declared the governments action
would not stop their activities.
In Italy the socialists, with the aid
of the popular party, succeeded in over
throwing the ministry, and Prime Min
lister Nitti and his colleagues resigned.
Nitti had been in power nearly year,
but had been the object of innumerable
bitter attacks from both the Catholics
and the socialists.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels spent
several days with the senate commit
tee that is investigating Admiral Sims
charges against the navy department.
In the course of his testimony he re-
vealed the secret instructions given
naval officers by President Wilson
when they started for European wa
tiers. These were to the effect that they
must maintain the American tradition
of audacity ito the utmost point OF
risk and daring" and he added that
the British had been too cautious to
make full use Of their naval supremacy
against the Germans. This latter point
was emphasized in a confidential ca
blegram from the president to Sims,
which the secretary read. Mr.. Dan
iels contradicted many of the asser-
lions made by the admiral, and said
the latter aspired to become a member
of the British admiralty and put his
personal ambition before his duty to
his country, his superiors and his az
sociates.
In the death of William Dean How
ellis, which was the result Of influenza,
the dean of American letters passed.
He was generally ranked as the fore
most novelist of this country. and his
essays and criticisms were among the