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Show NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS President About to Start on His Trip to Tell People About the Peace Treaty. LIVING COST IS INVOLVED Opponents of Pact Propote Many Amendment! to Keep America From "Foreign Entanglements" Montenegro Revolts Agalnit Serbian Rule Palmer Predict! Lower Pricei. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. Being satisfied Hint economic conditions condi-tions the world over absolute!) depend on the intubation of the peace treaty, ami decldedl) disturbed by the violent assaults on that pact In Hip somite committee on foreign relations, 1'iesl-dent 1'iesl-dent Wilson determined Hint his speaking speak-ing lour of the country louhl not be much longer postponed. He announced that he would start on Wednesday, September !l, nml would visit about r0 of the principal cities, being absent fiom Washington about 2. da)s. At San Francisco he will tevlew the l'u-cltlc l'u-cltlc fleet. It wus said In Washington Hint tho president eonsldeied ttm trip of gfcatcr Importance than any function func-tion arranged for the lereptlnn of Gencial I'ershlug, who Is about to come home. The pence treaty Is h) no menus the only subject on whhh Mr. Wilson will address the people. He Is much exercised exer-cised by the labor situation, especially as It applies to the ralliouds, ami will tnke the opportunity to try to Impress on the workers the wisdom of avoiding strikes in order to nlhi) unrest mid restoie normal lomlllloiis nnd thus help bring down tho mst of living. Some half u doen of Hie most stubborn stub-born opponents of (be peace tieuty In Hie Semite also will leave Washington during the week to appeal to the country coun-try to uphold them In lln position they have taken. Among them will he Sen n tors .lolmson, rolndexier, Bomb ami Reed, They are mil going lo f I nil Hn presldc-M, but will expend their efforts ef-forts mainly In states whose seuutois are classed among (be mild lesena-Honlsts. lesena-Honlsts. These senators, they hope. ii ti hn furred to Join the gloup of extremists. ex-tremists. Tho hitler are now open) to lug to defeat not only tho League of Nation's covenant but the main body of (he treat). With (his cud In view the foreign lelatlons committee, whhh Ihey control, lias adopted it scries of amendments lo the treaty of-feied of-feied by Senator Full. These not only would i estoie Shantung illicitly to Ohlmi, but would exclude the United States from all the Interallied commissions com-missions set up by the pai t except that on reputations. Lodge uml ids followers hold that the treaty, even If drastically amended, would leave the lnlleil Slates liable lo become em-luollod em-luollod In tho coutroveisles of Kurope and Asia. This action of the committee was bitterly assailed In tint senate by Dein-ocints Dein-ocints nnd by Republicans of the "mild leservatlon" gioup, and It wus predicted pre-dicted Hint Hip uilieliillilents would not he aicipted b) lite senate. Senator McCiiniher especially attacked the Shantung amendment, dei Inline It wus the greatest blow that could be stunk nt the mil Intel ests of China. Semi-tor Semi-tor lloruli icpllcd that tho Shantung setllimeut was Indefensible from the standpoint of Inlci national imuuls and common decency. lu this connection the fuel that Dr, I'aiil Kelnsch, our minister to China, has Just ipslgned Is significant. It In umleistood In Washington that he found Ids position In I'eklug untenable on m count ot tho approval of the Shantung settlement by the American peace delegntes, since, according to the geiieiiil belief, bo had a good deal to do with pei minding China to enter tho war on piomlscs of Amerlcun suppoit. Another related story cuuio fiom Wnshlnglon lo Hie eflcct that the Shantung nffali bus luused a hrcndi between the president nml Colonel House. It Is siild Mr. Wilson took the advice of House In the matter, rejecting reject-ing that of the other memheis of the American delegation, nnd that now the Texan Is In disfavor nml Is resting In Loudon prepaiatory to coming home. Naturally, those close to the president denied the tnle, sn.vlng House was lu London helping Hie British ollldals In the organization of Hie League of Nations. Na-tions. The near Kust does not suriender Its supieinncy mining tioublp milking legions. le-gions. The Turks continue to massacre mas-sacre the Arimnhius; the Bulgarians and Greeks nre at swords' points over Thrace: the .lugo-Slavs and Itullniis nre getting read) to light over the possession pos-session of Flume, uml now the whole of Montenegro bus broken out lu ie-volt ie-volt against Hie rule of the Seihliins. The lutter me using strong meusures lo suppress ili revolt, hut the national na-tional spirit of the Montenegiliis bus reuwukeneif ami lighting Is geiieiiil throughout the lountry. Just how the forced Inclusion of Muutenegio In the new state of Jugoslavia, agulust Its will, Is bquared Willi the pllliclple nf self-deteinilnatlon never has been explained ex-plained to the vMirld. Rear Admliul Bristol, (ommumlerof the Amerlcun naval foices lu Turkc), wuri.cd Hie I'mie not long ago Hint the massni'ies of Aimciilaiis must cense. This action moused some ciltl-clsm ciltl-clsm In the supreme peace louncll, because be-cause the Ujilted Stntes bus not )t incepted "1fie mandiiie over any pulls of (he Turkish cmplic; hut the vexation vexa-tion of the Fiench uml British was ul- lu.ved when Mr. I'olk explained Hint the warning, though It canie fiom 1'ieslilent Wilson, wus uiiotlhlnl and wus transmitted lu an lufoimnl wn, b, Admiral Bristol. The Billlsh Hoops inn beli.g withdrawn from Ai taenia ami It is predicted Hint unless Hip (ounliy Is strongl) policed h, foielgu troops several hundred tboiiiiiiids nf Armenian will either sturve or he shiiighteied by the Tuiks, Kind", Tur-turs Tur-turs and Georgians. Kvcn now lhe-e peoples are grently hlndeillig the work of the Aineilcuu relief commission. A new government In llunguiy bus not )et been formed, uml though Aiihiluke Joseph wus foued lo lellu qulsh his tout nil, (Ms premier. Tiled-l Tiled-l k Ii. as-eils he Is still favoied h) u inujmlt) of the people mid will letulii the leudeishlp. Ill Upper Slleslu conditions nre repot re-pot ted imiih Improved. Mot of the uilneis have resumed woik nnd the lighting between the Boles uml (ler-mans (ler-mans has grown less. The Fifth uml fiftieth icglments of Ameilwiu Infantry, Infan-try, now In (he United Stntes, huve been nnleied to Silesia to help In policing po-licing that lountry during the plebiscite pleb-iscite piovhled for by the peme tieuty A lesolutloii piotestlug against this wus lutiodiieeil In congress by Wood of Indiana, who said the work should he done bj Ihiiopetiu troops, Russian holshevlsts lust week claimed claim-ed two (oicddciahle victories the cap-tine cap-tine of 1'skov, southwest of I'etrogrud, nnd of Knmlshln, on the Volga, (ien-era (ien-era I Penlklne, the untl-bolshevlk lender lu soiithein Russia, who occupied occu-pied Odessa, icported steudy piogiess Into the iiiilrnl pint of the lounlry, ami Hip K'obbal; forces denied that the) bud e in Hated Omsk, Rppiescu-tutlves Rppiescu-tutlves of the people of mil 111 Riisslu. iissemhlid ut Archungel, have sent to I'lcsldent Wilson a inble iiiglug Hint Hip iillhd alined suppoi t be not with drawn lest they full pie) to the bid shpvlkl However, the inesldent bus said that Hip Amerlcun tioops would be brought home us soon us possible. The pence i oufei puco bus been ti)lng to devise means to piotect the ninth Russians, but bus not m rived ut mi) definite plan After killing severul bandlls, m hiding, hid-ing, nuordlug to icport, Hip lender of the gang that kidnaped the Aiueili mi nviatois, the AiiipiIciiii exjieilltlou Into Mexico letiaced lis steps. At llrst It wns suld this was because Hie 'hot trail" had been obliterated by iiilns. but uflerwaul It was admitted Hint the expedition bud encountered Mexluin troops uml withdrew In order to avoid a cIuhIi. If anything of solid benefit wus accomplished It Is not )ot apparent, Cenc'inl apiihiusc was accorded I 1'ieslilent Wilson's action lu refusing to grant to the rullwny shopmen more than a sllxhl Inciense of wages, uml his statement explaining his i nurse and appealing to the men, nud to all woikeis, tn stop striking uml get to woil: lo Increase production and theie by help I educe the cost of living. He dec lined It vital to public w elfin e Hint demands for higher wages, "unwise!) made uml pnsslountel) Insisted on," should lease, uml Hint theie should he a truce lu hidustrlnl disputes until Intelligent In-telligent settlements enn fie msife. Tu this he wus suptinitcd hv Wmren S Sslotie, chief of the Engineers', wHosp stiitement Implied Hint the shopmen, If the) Insisted on sulking, would not hi helped by the four grent lnllwiiy broth erboods, 'hi leaders of the shopmen rejected the setlliuient olTeied h) President Wllsun ami ordered Unit tin loiuls lake a Mile mi the (illcslliiti lu his statement .ir. Wilson i ailed the present n "tempoiui) sltimtloii whhh will hist. In nil piobulillll), mil) for ii limited lime," ami In so fur as Ihn mst of the neiessniles of life Is toluol lied Altnrne) Gcncilll I'nlmel ugrpps with lit in. Mr. Palmer believes the pilii of ulniost i'ci) netessltv will he lower nevt .vear thuii this, uml that persons who bit) ilothliig nml oilier articles now fur next .veur will be fooled uml nre onl) heltdng to keep pi lies high. Reiludloii will be brought about, he thinks, b, tbe inlh-Itles inlh-Itles of Hip goveiniuent against piof Heels nnd hoarder', Hie opeiatlou of lull' pi he iiimmlltees, uml espet lull) by llicicused piodiutioii. He sees In the iilgiliueuls Hint Induce peoile to buy now mi organized propaganda pro looted bj gr I) denleis. 1 lie depuitmiMit of Justhe nip mniliied it wns meeting with success lu obtaining from shoe iiialiufnt tuier." a piomlse to tlx maximum juhes on shoes, uml Hint lu the mutter nf food stufls lopoils Imlliiited a slight down wind temlenc), not vet siilllt lent to hi lelleititl III Hip letnll market lu tin gient food (enters, liowevei, theie weip (ousldernblp del lines In prh es whhh peiluip' weie In be liltllblUetl ill p. lit to Ihe exprissed lllteutlou of the war ilepaitintnt to open lelull shops lu II IlllUlbel of i Itles 'I liese nun kefs luil mil) will dispose of the llllil.V's sin plus stores, hut will be kept open foi mi liulcttnltc time for the sale dlrett to Hie people of supplies whhh the win depilltment will plliihiise ul wholesale, iiKonlllig to Hie piesenl plan 'I Ills, of coin se, moused Hie op position of the lelull dealers, ulio us sell thai no government agent) N nil thoilert h) law In (omlmt Midi a bust ness '1 lie inllioiids of the I'm I lie ions! weie tied up for a number of dn.vs h) n stilke nml Hip oflli lals of the milon bud otdeied the men to lotuin lo woik under penult) of suspension 'l he) wue wanted h) IMredot (leneinl limes Hint Hie government would tnke ovei the operation of the lines If the) it'd not ut iiiiii' lestime Hieli positions uml Hint nn, one who Intel feietl with Hie use ot lallrond piopeit) would he dealt with for having t onunlltcd nn ofl'iltse against the I'ltlled States, 'Ihe loiiinilltee ot the steel mid Iron wntkers, ublib was given power to lull a sllll.p utiles eotnessliiits weie gliilitnl hv Hip I'ltlled Stntes Steel corioiutl'"i, wns twice lefused an mullein e hv I'.lbeit II. (inr), t biilimiit) of the pvetutlvp lommlttee of Hie (or potation, being told to put Its ilemuuds In wilting Samuel (inmpcis, who had Just lelllllteil fiom Ihlinpe, ut once look u hand In this serious nnulr nnd II was uminiimcil Hint the exeiutlvi (omtnitlee ol the Viuerlcuu federation of l.ubot would i ouslder Mi. (larj's iillllmle uml miike iciniiimcndiittoiis to the loiiiiulttee of steel men on the tiilvlsubllll) of lulling ii stilke .Mi) Idea that I'mle Sam did not lu lend to enron e the emeigenc) jiiohl billon Inw was dispelled b) numerous mills on liquor dealers lu Chicago New Yolk uml elsewheie It was a noioiloits fait Hint Intoxliutlng drinks could be bought lu many of the larget illles, ut least, and Ihe saloonkeepers hud giown cuielessl) brazen. 'I he) were bimight to theli senses b) ariest and Imllctmeiils, mid gentlemen ol bibulous piopeusltles were ugalri foneil to draw on ihelr pilvule stocks |