Topics of the Day.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XIV, Issue 712, 21 January 1919, Page 3

Topics of the Day.

(DV iiV.-n'ANTJEKj. Although the year 1910 commenced with the happy auguries of peace, the outlook is durk and ominous. It is a troubled and distracted world we nr<; entering on, ami it will require all tin* wisdom, prudence a»d pre3Cieijec of statesmen, to cope with. It wns not only tlip peace of Europe, it) a military sense, that the ux-Kaiser. destroyed, but also its social and domestic calm. Tho revolt against existing eoni'.itions, known as 13ol.shevi.sui, i.s apparent all over the world, and may, unless treated m a strong arid conciliatory way, result m world -wide disaster. Fortunately Bolshevism seems to liavo received its death-blow m Germany, where it is reported io have been finally sup pressed. Tho unhappy Dr Liubnieht, with whom the world had groat sympathy at. one time, and the misgufded woman kncwn aa Rosa, of Luxemburg, havo^both been shot dead, and the German Government seems to have finally crushed the so called «Spartacusians. In America, IJ<"i'.shevistn seems likelj' to give 'President Wilson something to think about besides Leagues of Nations and the Freedom of the ..Sea?. There is un enormous number of illiterate people m the United States from all parts of the world, and Bolshevism, which is eaid to have buen subsidised from Russia, is staled to be be making great headway. Nor is Britain free from its nivn local troubles. Strikes are -threatened m Englacd, ftud the .Sinn Fein parly m Ireland are apparently determined to g ) to any length. I.t is stated that they have appointed Messrs Do Yak-ra and GriliibtiK and Count l'iunkct delegates to the Peace Conference. I am afraid that they will not get a very cordial leception then;. It will be remembered that they connived with Germany and publicly burnt" the I American flag. i The.Peajje Conference has- iissu'Mbled, although our representatives li.ne not arrived. This teems to be a rlixtuiot slur on "Cod's Own Country.'" .It should have been suspended until oar rtiumese Twins arrived. Wow can any satisfactory conclusions be expected m their absence '! This has been one of the worst summers that .Southland has-experienoed for many years. I don't know whether it is sent as a judgment on us for the action of some of our hoys m tho Old Country who, I am told, were m the habit, of statin? that |* snow was unknown m New X.'al md, and it was summer all the year round.'" It has been winter all tho year ronn ! for the last nine months. 1 greatly regret to record the departure from O tau tail of Mr Oliver J.ivee, -vho has been m charge of tthe/1' 1 OtauUn Farmer" for some time. During his stay here Mr Joyce has endeared himself to everyone and during the influenza crisis rendered great aid to this paper, i wish him everj 1 success m his new venture. I am pleased to note that Mr W. R. Ireland has taken jver btenhense's stables. Mr. Ireland is- one of tho most efficient aud obliging men that ever had tho mail service, and I cordially wish him every success m his extended operations.