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Show HEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Peace Conference Devises Plan for Settling the Problem of the Adriatic. D'ANNUNZIO'S FSIM RAID Baltic States and Russian Bolshevists Talking Peace President Wilson Explains Application of League Covenant to Shantung and Irish Questions. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. While P'Annunzio held possession of Piume after his spectacular raid on that disputed city, the peace conference confer-ence in I'aris got busy and announced its solution of the entire Adriatic problem. It is a compromise plan designed de-signed to satisfy both Italy and Jugo- Baltic front, it desires peace and friendly relations wilh the new states formed in that region. Of course it would then be able to turn most, of its attention to the Kast, where Admiral Kolchiik is reported to have had several sev-eral notable successes recently. Japan, according to report, has been asked by the United States to pledge formally the return of Shantung to China, and to set a date for the restoration. resto-ration. At the time of writing no reply re-ply hud been received from Tokyo, and the Japanese foreign office denied de-nied that any such note bad been received re-ceived from Washington. In statements state-ments issued in California, in reply to lists of questions asked him, President Wilson asserted that the League of Nations would have a powerful effect in forwarding the final restoration of Shantung to China, and that no other instrumentality or action could be substituted sub-stituted which could bring about that result. In one of his San Francisco addresses be said the great powers had Japan's promise to return Shantung Shan-tung to China, and intended to see that it was fulfilled under the league. His colleagues at Versailles, he said, told him they meant under the league to Inaugurate a new nolicv toward and that the employees of the corporation corpo-ration are now compelled to resort to a strike in order to prove to Judge Gary the authority of Uieir selected representatives to present their grievances. griev-ances. In the Chicago district, at least, strike-breakers will not be employed, em-ployed, according to the company officials. of-ficials. The strikers will be paid off and discharged permanently, and if the walkout is general, the mills will shut down. Disorders in Boston, due to the strike of policemen, were largely suppressed sup-pressed by the military, but the situation situa-tion otherwise was little improved. The firemen, however, decided not to quit, and the threatened general strike was at least postponed. The attitude of t lie American Federation of Labor toward the Boston case is peculiar. President Gompers, while defending the strike, admitted the ,-polioe were given a charter on the express understanding un-derstanding that they would not strike. Then Mr. Gomper's secretary visited Boston to study the situation, and on leaving announced that the federation stood solidly behind the striking policemen. po-licemen. He intimated that he did not favor a general strike at this time. Chieflv because flip nnliee fnree nf Slavla, and it was cabled to America to be submitted to President Wilson. This compromise settlement provides that Fiume shall be a free state and that its harbor shall be a free port: bat the Jugo-Slavs shall have all of the Dalmatian mainland except the ?ity of Zara, which shall be a free tort, and most of the Dalmatian Islands; that Avlona and the surrounding surround-ing territory shall be under Italian Sovereignty, and that Italy shall re-telve re-telve a mandate for all of Albania ex-tept ex-tept the Epirus, in the extreme south, hhich shall go to Greece. Both Italy and Jugo-Slavia make concessions under un-der this plan, and it is believed that it will enable Fiume ultimately to become be-come a part of Italy a consummation which the American peace delegation uas able to prevent during the treaty negotiations. D'Annunzio's seizure of Fiume was decidedly embarrassing to the Italian Ital-ian government. To use force against him was plainly out of the question, for the sympathies of the nation were with him, despite the fact that he and his troops were technically mutineers. China. Another subject, taken up by the president in his answers to questions and in his speeches was the Irish question. ques-tion. This, he asserted, could properly prop-erly be brought up in the council of the league under article XI, "which makes it the right of every member of the league to draw attention to anything any-thing anywhere that is likely to disturb dis-turb the peace of the world or the good understanding between nations, upon which the peace of the world depends." de-pends." The covenant would not bind the United States to assist in putting down rebellion in any foreign country, coun-try, he said, nor would it limit the power of this country to recognize the independence of any people who seek to secure freedom. He explained that Ireland was not given a hearing at the peace conference because the conference confer-ence had no jurisdiction over questions ques-tions of that sort that affected territories terri-tories that did not belong to the defeated de-feated empires. The Irish-American opponents of the league were far from satisfied with Washington also was unionized in the face of orders to the contrary. President Presi-dent Wilson took a hand in the matter mat-ter of police unions. He sent a telegram tele-gram to Commissioner Brownlow of the District of Columbia In which he said: "I think that any association of the police force of the capital city, or of any great city, whose object Is to bring pressure upon the public or the community, such as will endanger the public peace or embarrass em-barrass the maintenance of order, should in no case be countenanced or permitted." Announcement that the carpenters' strike and consequent building industry indus-try tie-up in the Chicago district had ended was not only premature, but seemingly false. The carpenters were ostensibly given a chance to vote on the question, but instead of a secret ballot, the voting was open, and the contractors assert that thus the labor bosses were able to intimidate the men and obtain a majority for rejection of the compromise offered. However, the government did take steps looking toward a blockade of Fiume Fi-ume by land and sea in the expectation expecta-tion that the poet-soldier's army would be soon starved into submission, and In this measure the Jugo-Slavs co-operated by cutting off all supplies by land. D'Annunzio had about 10,000 regulars and four battalions of volunteers vol-unteers under his command, and occupied oc-cupied a fortified line around the city. It was reported that he was prepared to raze Fiume if he could not hold Out, and that in this he was supported support-ed by the citizens. Naturally, the Germans were watching watch-ing this affair with great interest, and the news that the allies had decided It was to be handled by Italy alone was looked on by them as significant, for some of them were contemplating the possibility of a similar raid on Danzig. They figured that if the ex-nressed ex-nressed will of the allied peace conference con-ference could be defied In one place, St might be defied in another. In Hungary the allies are gradually bringing the situation around to their own way, for the Roumanians, it is announced. are withdrawing their troops and have promised to restore Hie materials they had confiscated. Prime Minister Friedrich of Hungary, it is expected, will quit, and a coalition coali-tion cabinet will be recognized by the allies. The representatives of the Baltic states are holding, or about to hold, conferences with the Russian bolshe-vists, bolshe-vists, with the prospect that peace between be-tween them will be arranged. Whether Wheth-er this is with the tacit consent of the allied nations Is not clear. At any rate, the White Russians are desperately desper-ately fighting against such an outcome, for it would mean their destruction by the Reds. The German troops In the Baltic states, commanded by General Gen-eral von der Goltz. are increasing in numbers and are very active. The Berlin government. In response to the demand of the peace conference that they be withdrawn, said they were not under German control, but this plea the conference refused to allow. The Russian soviet government asserts (Chat, dtoplte lt recent victories on the this reply, and especially did they dislike dis-like what they termed the president's abiguousness. They asked him to answer point-blank the question: "Are you in favor of self-determination for Ireland?" and requested a reply by September 25. when the Irish executive execu-tive committee meets in New York. It does not seem possible that they expect ex-pect a "yes-or-no" answer to such a question. Some one must have whispered a warning to Mr. Wilson concerning the resentment caused by bis general attacks at-tacks on all senators who do not favor ratification of the treaty as it stands, for last week his speeches were much more conciliatory, and he even had good words to say concerning the "mild reservationists." But his expressed ex-pressed opinion of the Borah-Johnson group had not changed. Throughout the country there is evident a determination de-termination to learn definitely what the treaty and covenant mean, and the crowds that flock to hear the president presi-dent and the opposition senators are not actuated solely bycuriosity to see and hear notables. Eacli In his own way. and from his own standpoint, the speakers are trying to enlighten the people, and it is especially gratifying gratify-ing to note that Mr. Wilson is more explicit in his explanations of the articles over which the main contests have arisen. The national committee for organizing organiz-ing Iron and steel workers announced that the great steel strike would begin be-gin Monday, September 22. according to schedule, since every effort to hold a conference with Chairman Gary of the United States Steel corporation had failed. Mr. Gary issued a statement state-ment explaining his refusal on two grounds: First, that he did not believe be-lieve the committee was authorized to speak for large numbers of the employees; em-ployees; scond, that a conference with the committee would hr-ve been treated by it Is a recognition of the closed shop method of employment, which method the corporation Is determined de-termined not to countenance, since It destroys the worker's personal independence inde-pendence and ambition to succeed and prosper. The organizing committee replied re-plied that these two reasons are false, Two big meetings of general interest inter-est were held 'n Chicago last week. The first wttj the annual convention of the Zionists of America, at which plans were laid for the Industrial Invasion In-vasion of Palestine by the Jews. The first of the invaders will be members of the Jewish legion that fought in the Holy Land under General Allenby. Steps were taken to raise the immense sums needed to develop Palestine. The executive committee expects to get as much as .$7,000,000 in America during the coming year. The other meeting was of some .'100 leaders of the Anti-Saloon League of America, who were completing their program for a campaign designed to make the whole world dry. They decided de-cided they must raise at least .$5,000.-000 .$5,000.-000 for the work and that prohibition must be enforced in American cities as proof to the world that the sale of liquor can he slopped. The gulf coast of Texas suffered severely se-verely from the tropical hurricane that swept up from the Caribbean sea. Scores of persons were drowned and immense property damage was done, especially in Corpus Cliristl and the region roundabout. Prosecution of the packers by the government proceeded apace with the 1 presentation of evidence to the grand I jury in Chicago. Notwithstanding the outcry of ('!' ago organizations in defense de-fense of the "big five," tills evidence and what is yet to come is declared by Attorney General Palmer to be ample to susta'u the indictment of the combination of packers, and he added that when the collected data "is laid before n Jury the wrath of the American Amer-ican people will compel a verdict of conviction. The story will amaze America." Patriotic Americans were gratified by the sentence Imposed by Judge. Dean at Jackson, Minn., on President E. C. Townley of the Nonpartisan league and Joseph Gullbert, former manager, who bad been convicted of conspiring to leach sedition. They were given !K) days In Jail the limit under the statute. |