Show ku FA I 1 4 0 tl 1 in denmark ol 01 over er III return aarn of actor it wp ot of no CO years 2 alre arc antan alementa gle menta and ani troops protecting tho the foreign in berlin H 1 I it II williams who will have chargo cli mc of tile airplane to bo be used ly by tho the cow cop expedition in ili exploring tile tho felona re about the lie south pole NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS railway reorganization bill Is passed despite opposition of organized labor SUCCEED LANSING ii selection lection of former bull Is a surprise peace with soviet russia coming nearer rum rebellion I 1 in northern peninsula of M michigan Jo higan by EDWARD W PICKARD organized labor lost its fight against tile cummans esch railway bill for alo tl io conference report on the measure after being approved by tile the house was adopted in the senate by a vote of oe 47 to 18 the debate was unexpectedly brief the opposing senators confining their remarks to explanations explanation 1 of their vote the result was made only tile the more certain by the efforts of the labor le lenders ailers to prevent passage of tile the bill senators of both parties paroles expressed pressed their of the lie ta tactics catica opp loyed tind and myers of montana 11 made ade pit an especially bitter attack on gompers I 1 and ills his allies and on those who would cater to the labor yoto yote the measure went at once to tile the president and so did the arguments and a appeals of the labor lenders leaders the latter urged the president to yeto the ball and then prepared an elaborate brief presenting their side of the controversy tro versy their request for a veto ans seconded by the partners farmers national col council lnell though other oilier banners fan fari ners iier lations approved the legislation antion the general belief was that mr wilson would sign tilt the bill after it ila had been ta passed ased on by attorney general palmer to fo whom lie he submitted it tha heads of bf the he railway brotherhoods brothe wid other labor leaders were T oro calm in their discussions cus of the measure and express expressed L d the belief that there hero would bo be no general strike of tile lie rall rail workers though they were confident of their power to call n walkout that would tie up tip tit ahr transportation systems of tile lie entire centy what they hoy seem to 0 o want most la Is the lie creation crent lon of a tribunal on oil which the workers and management shall be represented independent of tile the wage adjustment machinery provided by the billi bill they believe the men man and their employers ran can come to agreements without the intervention of the public with tile the roads rands going back to the ho owners on march 1 the governments statistical experts spent tho the week lit in estimating the advances in freight rates and possibly passenger fares necessary to put the railways an a sound footing opponents of the he bill said tile the public through gl increased rates would be mailo made to pay nt at least 5 per cent on the old watered stock but the experts assert that tile the increase d value of properties has squeezed out the water and that anyway the rates will be based not on inflated book values but on oil real valuation the whole matter of railroad legislation le with government ownership in the background will he be injected into politics this year according to the labor a elders chiefs under the leadership of they will endeavor deavor ca to se cure the election to congress of can of etther pirty party who will ile he favorable to labor and who will agree to push amendments to the cummins esch til measure ensure president wilson sprung another of hla his surprises on the country wednes day with tile the announcement that he had selected bainbridge colay of new york to jo succeed mr ir lansing ns no secretary of the wise ones had predicted that tho the place would go to either secretary aker or ir undersecretary of state polk tile the friends of both taoan gentlemen were fictive active and when heir efforts failed they were resentful mr calbas aiace was not submitted to tile tho senate nt at aunce and there was a rood good deal of falkof talk of opposition in that body to his confirmation minnii atton senator calder of new york baid he would fight against it because lie considered sir mr colby no bettex fitted for secretary of state for the shipping hour board for which lie was continued confirmed several years ago after a hard fight in tile the senate mr air colby bolby Is a native of st louis a grad liate of williams college and a lawyer jy by profession until tile organization of tile tho progressive party lie ho was n ro ile publican public all lie iio followed the fortunes of colonel roosevelt until tho the latter came out for Iju glies in 1010 and then sir air colby joined the ranks of the democrats it la Is reasonably certain that mr wilson will riot not have any sort soil ous differences with ills his new ad adviser doncer concerning ning international affairs mr air colby Is nn fin indent advocate of tile treaty of versailles and tile tho longue league of nations covenant inelder incidentally tally lie ho li is opposed to national prohibition nope of earu early of the pence peace treaty faded last week and the senate deadlock seemed tighter than over the predicted revolt of democrats against the presidents president Is policy failed to materially materialize and on the other hand senator IlItch cock admitted tl eliat at lie had been deceived ir in k expecting it a break in the ranks of tile tha rc ile senator lodge I 1 let et it he be known that lie ho was determined to force al another lother vote on rati ratification fi cation pr r rejection P and to put the democrats ori on record lie ile believes it if all minor interior matters were adjusted an agreement could more easily be reached on article 10 some 13 0 ine friends of the egyptian nationalists must have been busy in washington for it Is asserted that a majority of the senators aoi favor the reservation er refusing to recognize the british protectorate over egypt tho the soviet government of russia a appears to be doing everything it can think of hort short t of ceasing to bo be a soviet government to bring about peace with tile the other nations and by one route or another most of the nations of europe aro are moving toward tho the same goal Leti lenine lne who admits that lint russia sia must have pence peace find and that the rest of the world filst must have peaceful rela eions with russia Ilus sla last week sent an all offer of pence peace to tho united states japan and Itou ninnia the council of tile allies declared its position in tile lie matter earlier its as follows s tile the allies cannot enter into diplomatic relations with tho the soviet government ern erni ment nent tn ili view of their past expert ellees until they have arrived at tile the conviction that file ho bolshevik horrors have conio come to an end and that eliat lie government erni tient tit at moscow to la ready to conform its methods find and diplomatic conduct to those of nil all civilized governments commerce between russia and tile tho rest of europe which la Is so essential fa for ilia ho improvement of economic conditions 1111 ons not only in ili russia but in the rest of the he world will be encouraged to tile utmost degree possible without relaxation of tile tho attitude described above i it Is recognized that this his polley policy Is in n compromise forced by tile french for lloyd llod george and find and perhaps tho the Jo pariese were rather in favor of recognizing the soviet government find and concluding it speedy the american diplomats it Is believed believe have shied with the french and there are rumors of a n growing split in ili the entente the compromise Js regarded by many as an unworthy evasion the poles on tile other hand are arc inclined to open peace negotiations with the boi nt at once and are formulating their heir conditions the military successes of tile the soviet government continue tin the government of northern russia lian imn collapsed entirely and lifts has surrendered archangel and all the Mur mansk const coast to tile tho reds reda earl curzon on its behalf urged the lie victors to A 5 tain from violence and severe repressive measures find and there has been nothing to 0 o indicate that ills plea pica WM was in vain in tile the south the cossacks at last reports were trying to come to nn an onder understanding der with general le ik in bating that hat the people filst must rule though they nire are licar opposed to tile lenine regime they have a well grounded distrust of reactionary tendencies the gereral general insists ho he la 18 fighting for a united russia whereas tile cossacks find planned a sem semi I 1 antl independent evenden t state the supreme councils plans fon con corning turkey tire attacked from froin va directions in ili england lord robert cecil declared that hint the tures must bo be removed froin constantino hiie lc beef because luse tile the maintenance of turk ish sovereignty there would lie ile a menace to tranquility ite iio added that hint tile danger of of offending ending Musse Mussel linnit lilon ton ion in india was waa very gravely eang gern ted 11 ills views are supported by other public men inon there prince folstin of tile the lins ins warned tile allies that the independence ot of syria must bo be recognized or war with the arabs will follow it la 14 reported has jumped into me hc controversy with ft demand that konstanti nople bo be given to in III fulfillment of oc a promise given by tile allias in 1015 ns recompense for war C effort Pre premier lliter of granve who Is not lit in accord with some of lloyd georges le orges plans says lie will not consent to uny tiny important decisions do re arding Turkey Alint have not been approved by president wilson president wilsons Wll Wil sona sons rejoinder to 0 o the he supreme council rejecting its reasons for revising the adriatic settlement was yas well received by the premiers and it was predicted they would yield after further argument the presidents tn note gave in detail his reasons for objecting to the new concessions to italy and for insisting on ills his sol ilon of alie th e problem as modi modified fled by the agreement of december 0 last great britain and france it was said in london would answer the note an italy to ia tand ing aside ns an interested spectator the position that it if tile compromise falls the pilot pact of london will tie be put tri ili force presumably mr wil all son soft never would agree to tills this and probably lie he would have the support of thell the present resent french government some very interesting events in british politics tire are impending I for cir onel on ething thIng the irish home rule bill lias hils been presented to parliament tind and Is certain to stir up things the labor party barf is planning to oppose it on the he ground that it will not lend lead to a settlement of tile the irish question after its introduction tile the inc asuro was changed by the cabinet in two important first its IB a concession to sir edward carson the ulster area was defined as a homogeneous protestant area instead of the whole w hole province by the second alian change go th alie e bill instead of reserving indefinitely the control of customs and exal excl 0 to england states clearly that control ofell of nil taxation will bo be to ireland tile moment tile the two irish legislatures isla tures demand it this it Is be inny gain for the he bill tho support of many of the he sinn polders Fel Pol nerK nerS another eventov event of importance in ili british polities politics was the return of asquith to parliament from paisley sley with it a ina orlay of nearly over tile ho labor candidate it was assumed the former premier would resume active leadership of the opposition and troublous times for llod george vero pre predicted illet mention must bo be mado made of ahn ruin rebellion that broke put out last week in iron river in the northern peninsula of michigan although it was really a tempest in a wine jg the local nu au thorit les rei renting the it of the he government liquor inspectors to seize and destroy tomo some leonle made wine owned by certain influential citizens defler ghe he federal forces which nvere rushed up tip from chicago thir leader alli arrest lie i wd ed hb however wever in pouring the offe offending wine into the gutter and retti returned riiA by orders front from washington without punishing the re recalcitrant district atter attorney and lils ills aids then a joint federal and state inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the revolt was started in iron river Be callAe of 0 tile widespread tion to ole unla universal asal military training fe feature liture of the army bill lie can le lenders alers agreed to sidetrack it for or tile he present and the measure was presented dented to aho ho house with that section A special subcommittee will draft rt separate training raining bill which will ivill be riven given the ho right of way at the n cst cession of congress in december meanwhile both parties wll will have the opportunity of putting training planks tit in their heir platforms pla forms it if they hey deem it wise chuat 4 an kahn Is an am earnest on an nd ad vocata of f thi the system ac ever and almost as hopeful n nt dual ional su success cross but lie ho admitted se separate legislation was wa the lie only course now |