Show NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS general brusiloff reported to have assumed control over soviet russia PERSIANS TURNING BOLSHEVIK banks curtailing credits forcing low er prices for merchandise sliding wage scale suggested for rail way labor political Politic ni do DC in both bath parties dy by EDWARD W PICKARD something ot of importance hns has liven boon happening in russia tho the dispatches of the week mado tills fairly cort certain aill but they did not reveal the exact nar 1111 ture luro ot of tile event A good goodu guess ts Is flint Gel general leiRl brusiloff former commander in chief of tile alio czarda ar aguiles uiles lins liaa effected a military couto coup and lias has assumed tile full control of tile soviet republic formerly tho the el ct alinn rumors humors of tills this have been current for it wool week A A change of policy it if not of Is indicated by tile fact that lint a moscow correspondent fias been permitted for tbt ali is first time to send A n story of the hopeless collapse of transportation in soviet find a prediction of tile downfall of bolshevism next winter if not before on the other oilier hand bond authentic dispatches it show allow the hussian reasi tire by no means whipped yet set and that spread of their doctrines lit in other oilier lands lina has not been checked hast east of kiev tile poles find ukrainians have been told and between dorlson Kor lson slid end me devinn river they were driven back by it strong counter offensive launched by brusiloff in tile crimea general gonei al lios has formed a new government with which tile were expected to open peace negotiations lit it once tho remnants of army being assured of safety unconvinced by the file impending fate of oc soviet russia or ignorant of it tile the persians Ver mcern to bo be writing turning cuore clad moro more to bolshevism with willi the active cooperation of the Russ russians lons tito french foreign office omco on wednesday received word that tile persian gendarmerie gendar merie blitch was organized by mo morgan agan sinister sonio santa years yeam ago lind find tit tinned 1 ned borslie vik and that tile lio young tin biad fled southward train froin ills hla capital at elizell a persian port on the caspian son sea the reds landed from thIr thirteen temi ships bild the were forced to evacuate file city though tile japanese in siberia are anro now having things oil all their heir own way tile mik adoll government Is worried for bolshevism is 1 spreading ansorg tile japanese troops lit in that aliat country and Is infecting the ho people nt it hoino also in tile he caucasian region conditions I 1 tire confused and disheartening tile georgians and are arc fighting fiercely just why Is uncertain the turkish nationalists who mho are arc said 0 a to plotting willi the lenders of bolsby sin through secret hirelings lit in hertin dertin alln and rome iloine tire still going strong and ate supposed to bo promoting allther uprising of in agypt rite determination of the french government to break up tile lio general federation of labor Is explained eidly fly by disclosure a 0 evidence found by tile police this shows that bat it if tile the may I 1 revolutionary strikes lind succeeded ill all was prepared for tile tho institution of soviet rule in fit france soviets had been established in ID seven principal cities and the lenders tire arc well supplied with willi funds the federation has ins now refused to be identified with ile extremists tre mists and lk ls in called off on nil all tile strikes i something la happening in america Ameri cn too anil and we nil know wiant it Is but wi we tire uncertain ns as to just alint Is causing it 11 and liow low far it will go it looks na as if ho file reduction of tile cost of living really had bad begun with agen cral cut lit u mu mb merchants tF al ai over the coun country fry so for far tho the reductions apply mainly to clothing and sheea 1 n thus lastic consumers are trying to per wade aad that the movement downword Is to bo be general find extort alve but blit tile cautious ones tire inclined 0 a accept tile ol of cartain re to tile that hint theto can call bo be no general break yet in fit prices and that tile lio cost coat of living must remain nt at about its present attitude until all of us laborer producer pio ducer merchant nail consumer learn it lesson in III nI V 4 reductions reduction apparently aro are duo due to efforts to liquidate stocks because of tile lelling of del demand liand unit and tile polley policy of tile bunks III n calling loans and tightening tit up on oil credits tito tho are anro advised in their courso course by the liu federal reserve hoard board their notion ion will not seriously affect those hoso wile who produce luco or market necessities but 19 1 directed especially nt fit 90 who supply luxuries anil and those vita lio are holding goods fo for higher prices the liquidation of bank loans will It to not less than 10 per cent arnt within four months and it Is expected it will com coin pel to unload their hoarded stocks tit lit greatly reduced prices price tito railway labor hoard board Is working hard on oil somo smile plan hy by which tile alio rail mil labor laborers erm may inny ile bo granted nil all or a largo part of their demand for increased wages that wilt will nil amount lount to it billion dollars neither tho ballway nicil a r a 0 oy alle choh tuen men deserio more pay rind I in tiny iny case it Is evident thoy aliey must ila bo given it if rail mil transportation in fit len Is to 0 o ho be almost silly of illo employees call get much more money aloney lit in other pursuits at present the board Is considering lie of it sliding ango on oil lio ile cost of living index number whether organized labor would accept ept it reduction of wages in the future futura if t living costs went down Is a oll so far its policy lins has been to on to all it gets some little this lila matter will bo be brought to tile lio loit tito tho genie Is bollig being tried out on oil the losli railways end some monte of alio unions tire anro not with it the ilia interstate liaa has a 11 AM job relieving tile alio congestion of branle and a avert log A coni coal fallible in tile lie clil chi cogo region legion tills was to it ft considerable extent by sending of empty cars from lio lie anat ansti anti by ellenas ol of temporary tim car movement not only relieved tile alio coal situation but alao helped tile shipment of other coin mod itice the virginia sinto democratic con bention hit lins what may inay ile bo accepted its in substance tile lion concerning tile panco which wilson will ask the lio convention in III san sall to adopt tito tho plank was formulated by fintor carter olas olasa 4 was submitted by to mr wilson allson and received tile Indor t it rends thus almi tho rho democratic party of virginia favors a league of nations us as lie ilie surest it not tho the only alIO wynonna lien its of maintaining file alio permanent peace of tile world ond and terminating tile lio insufferable burden of great military and tinval it wits to form tills this that hint america baolto away from traditional and spent tier blood too and tren suro to crush a n colossal of conquest conque ot wo felicitate the president and ills associates on oil tile exceptional achieve allent tit nt paris involved in alio adoption of a league and treaty so BO near alfill to american ideals and so intimately related to the lie aspirations of civilized people everywhere we con condemn deina tile republican for its refusal to ratify tile treny treaty merely because it was tho the product of statesmanship interposing partisan privy envy biml personal hatred in tile way of tilt peace and re ived pros oros verity of tile world wo advocate prompt of the treaty without r which would impair its ita essential integrity only by doing this inny wo we retrieve tile reputation of nt title tills nation among tile powers of nt the and recover tile which wilson won and nil ahli anin zing once nt ne washington tho the virginia delegates tire nrc pledged to support gins for the nomination P of Ind indiana intia and south carolina Indor In dorso sed president ond and lila ills policies ond and selected uninstructed in georgia leor gla the democratic convention in tile control of the forces led by hoko frolic smith atilt tom tent watson Wt itson adopt od ed expressing unalterable opposition to tile league COM covenant 44 11 brought back from parla by the president demanding free speech I free fico and press local alolf govern ment and the ho repeal of nil espionage allton tin and conscription laws passed lit in tile period tito tho convention also avent on oil record na as opposed I 1 to compulsory tary training record ed cil opposition to tile third term idea and instructed lla its delegates to still to yoto vote ns as A unit to support no can candidate didato not in accord will tile principles adopted by tile convention attorney Atto incy general palmer balmer and ills hla forces mado a brave fight but were acra outnumbered HO to 2 10 Ne nebraskan braskas convention declared for tor for proul president dent und and alio pence treaty renty and lengum covenant Is na sir mr wilson brought alicia front france lin nc there theio Is a recrudescence of at the talk of oc nominating tit nt still F frain ran cisco notwithstanding ills disclaimers at personal per interest lit in tile contest ac pe riling to ono one story lio lie la Is the coliat ined of u number of very wealthy men led by barney baruch on lio ito republican ado alde Cen crill wood won von another victory w cor llila anto in III go wom given lio ilio onias vote b br it fat inigo go IT lowden and coolidge in Velin syl where cicro tile old guard ls Is voll entrenched tile lie were held and the to 0 o alio 1110 chicago convention it Is expected will bobor bo for adov enior sproul their second choice 1 ifil l probably bo be A of expediency tito alio advisory committee on oil plat forin tills lias completed its work and will submit a report to ta lie convention committee on oil resola ions thong it it omits tiny mention of tile peace treaty mexican and prohibition it covers about every other possible subject as aa will ila 10 becu in tilis list of tile matters rented i nigh cost of civil service and retirement insulin insular ito possessions social problems review of democratic and war time little taxation postal ro re form fonn railroads agrical agrI cul tural policies national econ economy oiny re and budget find naval affairs I 1 a off 1 trade currency and banking In ercha ill aint loo regulation of industry and tny lav and order pens lonii and war risk insurance to bild problems of labor and orn pital nil and limitations of federal anil and state control and ily by livice of the party lenders lh three big subjects ts first mentioned pr loft left for tile convention to deal with willi ni at it t sues 11 it t at lost reports report carranza ans still stil 1 in flight in III tile state of puebla elmost alone probably hending bending for the aln vp dually impregnable fastnesses fast nesses of UK tilt mountains the lent temporary government of tile republic 13 1 functioning quietly tin and it lins has licen pi agreed alint general uon oon zales alinio ile bp provisional president real by congress the department ol of stale tny tit nt washington hns baa bm freed to bo be cautious cnut lous in or supporting ony any notion action but lind port part lit in file lh overthrow of Carra carrand nw the bifi winning canio came front from representatives of lil industrial dils groups lit in mexico wid front from former ambassador llena lane wilson 11 and nd former Cli urK nv I 1 son they biml dell bilte ns as to tile of 0 lie now new regime toward for cKner elpers 4 1 1 agrene race Is on among albona tl ienn lions for the control of tile oil nil supplies great britain Is off lit in the lend rite american senate aided nil fd wilson na as to the clinn pcs ol 01 americans americana acquiring oil all producing lands ianda abroad nil and hla his reply outline the british policies ns as follows fol lova 1 I 1 deferring foreign frow owning or operating oil all properties in tho the british isles colonies or Protect protectorates orates 2 direct participation in flip lip own oun and control of oc 60 companies sl 4 11 1 I 3 to prevent till nil froin selling their ties lies to 0 o foreign owned or chatt lied companies M orders in n council chrit pro falb transfers of in oil nil coill awiles to other ais tan 6 british tou jaim s |