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IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THl
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
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THE NEWS GFTKE SOUTH
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Foreign
The Gennan chancellor. Kuastactin
Fehreubach, has computed the for
mation of a cabinet A Febhrenbach
cabinet was organized on June 21. but
the members resigned Immediately al
ter formation when the Majority So
cialists refused to support It.
The Greek army has began an ot
fcnalvo aga.m '. the fores of !l-'t-pha
Kemal Pasha, the Turk'.ah Sar
UouailBt leader, according to aa offi
cial statemeut Issued by head
Quarters. Riotous scenes occurred at the house
of representatives when the sitting of !
ihe Cuban house wrvs summarily sus- J
ponded because of disorder, said to
have been caused by members of the
Liberal party. The house has been
unable to convene for several weeks,
because of what is alleged to have been
a "legislative strike" on the part of
tie Liberals, who are protesting agairst
the passage of the last session of the
Conservative measure amending the
Crowder electoral law so that coalitiou
of national political parties will be per
mitted. Provisional President de la Huerta
cf Mexico has invited forty newspa
pers of the Vnited States to send rep
resentatives to study conditions in
Mexico, it has been announced.
Hungary has begun an energetic
boycott against Austria. Food barges
ou the way up the Danube from coun
tries to the east were stopped in Hun
garian waters. In pursuance of the
international boycott, traffic in direc
tion of Hungary is totally suspended.
A Keuter dispatch published in Lon
don says the labor delegatus who went
.to look over Soviet Russia report that
Socialism will be triumphant in Great
'iSritutn long before Hussia has enter
ed the socialistic domain.
"Hundreds of brides have beon
doomed to a life of useless telih.icy
through that infamous institution aat
is known as mixed bathing." Thui
statement is the milcelus of a protest
Tjy Councillor Donald Clark of Ton
bridge. Kent county. England, after a
debate as to whether or not mixed
bathing would be permitted. Clark
lost, and will not seek re-election, as
the. county is a strong woman cuter.
Lloyds recently experienced "quite
an exciting day" as the result of a
statement of a United States senator
to the effect of the American merchant
marine act, which appears to mov the
tenter of American mar.ne insurance
.rum Loudon to New York.
Premier Lloyd George's demand that
li-.su railway uit-n handle munition
trains gives rise to an issue which
must be fought out. -Many declare
tin: premier's attitude is a "Huff"
and that he is "too afraid uf English
labor to give it effect."
With armed bands battling fur the
control of Londonderry, and tin; en
itra city in the grip of lawless ele
ments, a state of civil war exists that
may be ended only by the proclama
tion of martial law and perhaps not
them. The British authorities are ap
parently powerless, businesse is coin
uletelv paralyzed. Murder, looting and
incendiarism are alleged to stalk all
through the street?,, while citizens hide
within their homes or attempt to flee
the county.
Washington
A report on the railroad strike Bit
nation was laid before President Wil
son at the cabinet meeting by Secre
tary Payne, acting in his capacity as
director general of the railroad ad
ministration, but action was delayed
alter Secretary Wilson had declared
the Situation was so improved that
steps by the governimnt were unnec
essary. Management of the national Republi
can campaign was entrusted to an ex
ecutive committee of twenty-one mem
bers, headed by Chairman Hays of the
party's national committee. Seven
women have places on the executive
committee.
Rear Admiral Fletcher in charge
of the fourteenth naval district since
1918, has been transferred to Rio de
Janeiro and will begin duty thore
as senior commander of the American
naval mission 10 Uraztl.
Investigation of public clinics estab
lished for the treatment of drug ad
dicts was ordered by the bureau of in
ternal revenue to determine if they
are operated in accordance with the
terms of the Harison anti-narcotic act.
Clincs must be abandoned or the
methods changed where the "ambula
tory treatment" is in use by which
drugs are issued to patients who are
permitted to administer the dosage
themselves. Instances have been
known of patients selling drugs so ob
tained to other addicts.
Revision of the present methods of
snaking appropriations and a reclas
sification and redistribution ol the
work of the various executive depart
ments are recommended by Asistant
Secretary Roosevelt In a letter to
Representative Ireland, Republican, Il
linois, -which hag been made public
at the navy department
Investigation ot publto clinics es
tablished for the treatment of drug sd
ildts has been ordered by the bureau
ot Internal revenue to determine if
they are operated in aeeor.lance with
ntl -narcotic law.
Pumas asked by owners of m
tor vehicles in collision with govern
mnt mail trucks cannot be paid be
cause of absence of any funds for re
imbursement, fhe fourth assistant post
master general. Only an appropriation
by a special act of songress can meet
the situation.
The Herrera government In Guata-
mala, which succeeded that of Dr. Es- j
traxla Cabrera, has been recogni.ed !
by the United Stales, it is announced, j
CjvuUrs caning on Ame.ru an work- i
ers to refrain from participation m j
the coming presidential election and
instead jolu a general strike, came Into
de bonds of the department &f justice
recently, investigation has been ec- i
derd to determine ths rigin of tne
pamphlets which are signed by "The ,
American Anarchist Federated Coiar
acne Soviets." j
George Christian, secretary to Sen.,
tor Warren Gamaliel lludiig. nay a
the letter re.-e.atly male piiblic by j
Frank P. Walsh, quoting the Repub- I
Lean presideatta! nomli-eur as favonng
Irish independence, to endaubtedly
authentic. 1
There Is a Garden of Eden In Chi
na, according to the deacripOjn give.a ,
by a commercial rttac-h to China, j
The garden Is aa economic one. and '
is known as West China. Here you
can buy four or five fnsh egg.i fur
a cent: a l.cshel of wheat brings 1$
or 20 cents and a tan of antirra-lt
coal Is worth fcO cents. Wages nr
age 15 to 20 eentu a day.
John W. Ahcrerombie of Aansston.
Ala., havlr.g resigned as so!.citur of
the department of labor. Uolard B.
Mahany of New Ycrk has been ap
pointed to succeed him.
Fried W. K. Nielson of Nubraska
has been appointed a solicitor in the
department of state.
DomeStlC-
Severai Iowa Democrats on the spe
cial train en route to the rational con
vention at San Francisco telegra-ihed
home for money. Thieves entered one
of the cars in the train at some place
between Grand Junction. Colo., and
Green River. Wyo., and stole about a
thousand dollars.
In an airplane crash at Paris Island,
near Savannah, Ga.. Lieut. Frederick
Malthen. Lieut. S. E. St. George ai.d
Capt. Gustave Karow of Savannah
were killed.
The Vnited State; railroad labor
board will announce its decision on
the new wage scales to be granted
four million railroad workers on July
20. ( f (.rials of the railway brother
hoods, who waited anxiously for the
board's announcement, said that this
action had probably averted a wide
spread strike of railroad workers,
which, they said, outlaw organizations
had been planning to start June 2i at
midnight.
The Northern Baptist convention
voted after a lengthy debate to termi
nate relations with the Interchimb.
World Movement.
A volunter construction program
corps for the making and whittling of
planks in the IVmoaatic party has
been busy at San Francisco for seve
ral days, and it is believed their ef
forts will relieve the tense situation
prevailing.
Several schools of thought among
the anti-bone dry leaders at Sa:: Fran
cisco have developed, and it will be a
difficult matter to bring ' 'em to
gether, in the opinion i f many.
Gov. A. U. Roberts of Tennessee an
nounces that he will call a special ses
sion rf the Tennessee l-sWa-iir- 'or
action on the federal suffrage amend
ment in ample time for the women to
vote in the November election. This
announcement was made after the gov
ernor was shown a copy of a telegram
from President Wilson urging buc'.i
action.
Incensed by the action of more than
a score of soldiers who invaded Col
lege Park. Ga., attacked and badly
damaged the jail and rescued a com
rade who had ben arrested for using
profane language in the presence of
women, it is stated that the war de
partment will make a thorough inves
tigation of the alleged lawlessness.
James E. Foye, former hotel clerk,
who was convicted of the theft of
$350,000 worth of jewels from Mrs.
Regma V. G. Millhiser of Richmond.
Va., a wealthy widow, was sentenced
to fifteen years in Sing Sing peniten
tiary'. ew urk-
Two men were shot during a riot
near the Scoville Manufacturing com
pany's plant at Waterbury. Conn. The
trouble began with a gathering of
strikers, during the noon hour, induc
ed, it la said, by the rumor that the
Scoville company had employed strike
breakers. A search for knowledge that he
might "beat the game of life" and
earn more money with which to tare
for his mother, dying of tuberculosis,
caused the arrest in New York City,
of Benjamine Urines., 20 years old, a
machinist by day and New York uni
versity student by night. He was
charged with the theft of a book from
the New York public library.
Window c'.cucr3 and waters in
New Y'ork rated high above the ordi
nary grade of wage-earners when tes
timony was given at the trial of Har
ry Weiss, charged with keeping a
gambling house, that two of them had
lost $2,000 each in a poker game there.
Suffrage leaders express complete
disapointment with the position of
Senator Warren G. Harding, Republi
can presidential candidate, on suffrage
after a delegation, led by officers ot
the National Woman's party, had call
ed on him at his office and interview
ed him.
M. B. Cotton, treasurer of the First
Christian church of Baton Rouge, La,
wae arrested recently In Chicago on
Information famished by the Baton
Rouge authorities that be had default
ed in his position aa church treasurer
to the extent ot $U00.
An earthquake shook Los Angeles,
Cl a lew days ago. Several band
ings are reported to have been sllight
ly damaged. Rrlcia tailing from a
banding at Sixth street and Grand av
cue Injured man passing by. 04.
Mce buildings vera shaken so severs
ly that many peopls fled Croon thank.
1TH CAROLINA
15 DISAPF0H4TED
A DISTRESSING CUT IS MADE 1
IN RICERS AN 0 HARBORS
BY THE CONGRESS
AFPROFRiATSaN IS $100,000
With but $12 000,000 at Their Dis
posal. Army Engineers think they
Have Done the Best Possible
Raleich.
Washington, (Special) North Car
olina has fared sadly in the allocation
of funds under the lump sum provided
in the rivers and harbors act for th
next fiscal year. The army engineers,
who were delegated under the law
w.ta respoiu.biiity for tie allocation
of funds to the various rivers and har
bors of the country, have reached a
decision, and it appears that the en
tire North Carolina appropriation com
prises only $100,000. This allocation
is for the Cap-' Fear river at and btv
low W.lmington.
Various Democratic mem ers of
Congress, including Senator Simmons,
Senator Overman and Representative
Small have charged that the Republi
can, idea of economy was entirely false
and erroneous and this was no time
to economize at the expense of the
foreign and domestic commerce of the
Vnited States. With freight yards
throughout the country congested and
foreign shipping at a low ebb, they in
sisted that it there ever was a move
ment for encouragement of inland
waterways, river transportation and
harbor development this was that
moment.
However with only $12,000,000 at
their disposal the army engineers
think thnoy have done ths best pos
sible. No Tax Free Stack
There are no tax-free corporation
tocks in North Carolina, and the
statement that there is has no founda
tion in law or f.u t. When stocks are
advertised as "tax free." it simply
means that the wner is not required
to list and pay taxes on them because
the corporations p:jys all taxes.
Bids on Road Projects
Bids were opened by the State High
way Commission on three road pro
ierts aggregating 5ti miles of graded
gravei highway In Sampson, Stanley
and Forsyth counties. The total of
the three bids received was $425,312.
The Forsyth and Stanley accepted,
and the Sampson county matter de
ferred. Successful School for Agents
The most successful, enthusiastic
and inspiring summer school foro the
Home 1'emonstraiion Agents in the
St.i'e wal h has yet been conducted
was that held at the North Carolina
College for Women at Greensboro j
during the two weeks ending June j
IPth. Such is the estimat' of Mrs. i
Jane McKimmon, the able and effi
cient head of the Home Demonstra
tion work in Norths Carolina.
Mayors to Petition Legislation
The mayors of North Carolina cities
will ask tiie special session of the Leg
islature in July to except cities and
towns from the ten per cent limit
placed on increased revenue under
trie revaluation act, to remove the
limitation on taxes levied 'y cit.es
and twons for the payment of princi
pal or interest of bond:; or notes, to
reduce the maximum percentage of
bonded debt, and to enact a law by
which, until the adjournment of the
1921 se-sion of the General Assembly
cities ami towns may sell their bonds
for the best pric obtainable.
Urgent W rn'ng to Soldiers
Attention is called by the Raleigh
chapter of the American Red Cross to
all ex-service men carrylg government
Insurance that thp closing time for re
instatement is close at hand. Thou
sands r.f men all ov.r the country
have allowed their policies to lapse
hut under the liberal terms of the gov
ernment will be allowed to reinstate
them up until July 1.
Municipal Association Organizes
The North Carolina Municipal asso
ciation, which has been dormant dur
ing the war, was organised with the
flection of Gallatin Roberts, of Ashe
ville, president; Sid M. Clark, Grepn
.vine, vice president; T. T. Thome, of
Rocky Mount, vice president; T. B.
Eldridge. scretary; W. H. Holcomb,
W'.nst in-Salem. treasurer. i
The executive committee will con
sist of the officers and Lionel Well,
of fbldsburo and John Sykes. of
Monroe.
Tar Heels Hailed to Cour.
Richmond, ( Special l.-J. K. Wll
llamB. m3. and S D. Spurrier. 1?. bo'h
of Charlotte, wore in police court
charred with operating automobiles
without the proper state license, the
rases going over.
They contend that their licenses
' xvere in accordance with low. When
Intercepted they were driving two
cars home from a Detroit factory.
Four Durham men, charged slml
1 larly, decided to pay fines, so as to
! proceed on thehlr way with their cars
without unnecessary delay.
Secretary Rublnow Resigns.
S. G. Rubinow, for the past several
months assistant director of the Ex
tension Service of th State Depart
ment of Agriculture, lais tendered bis
resignation, effective July 1. and will
ecept the secretaryship of the Okla
tima Cotton Producers' Association,
Inc , an organization Independent of
the American Cotton Association.
Mr. Rublnow has been Identified
with the Department of Agriculture
for the past year and has served as
secretary and treasurer of the Cotton
Gorwers' Association.
Thi Timber Supply Menaced.
Lumber ;s certain to lose its pres
ent importance in North C uviiiia and
become one of the tumor industries U
n.euriires for conserving p:ese:it tim
ber supplies are not taken speed. ly
d 'clar. d As-;st.i:.t lr.:s;-T K. K. Car
ter, of the Vnited States forest serv
ice, in an a.iiiress tvrore the North
Carolina Forestry Association at A-ue-viiie.
N C. re.vnt'.y. Mr. Carter dis
cussed the results of an Invcstigat ou
of lumber conditions throughout the.
Vnited States which the forest serv
ice made in response to a resolution
presented to the I'tmert states Senate
by Senator Capper. This resolution
called for a report on the timber sup
ply of the country, the effects of pres
ent depletion on the high cost of ma
terials, and the eflects of lumber ex
ports on domestic industries.
Mr. Carter's address showed that
unless the young forests in North Car
olina and adjacent States are pro
tected from fire and wisely managed,
these regions whi h are now shipping
lumber to other parts ot the country
soon would be forced to Import sup
plies for their own use.
Although North Carolina still has a
cons lierabie amount of timber, cut
ting is progressing at a rapid rate and
the remaining old growth forests are
bound to disappear unless a dellnite
conservation program is adopted by
the State.
Councill Declines a Second Race
Judge V. II. Councill. of the tenth
district, notified ,the State board of
elections he would not call for a sec
ond primary against A. u Hul winkle.
William H. Williamson, former cot
ton mill owner, heads the list of con
tributors to Rex Hospital with a $10
000 gift. The drive will last a week.
Forty-Three Doctors' License.
The State board of medical exami
ners licensed ii physicians by reci
procity, including Prs. L. C. Todd and
Thomas C. Dost, ot Charlotte.
In th? list were two women, Dr.
Irene Moss, of Southern Pines, and
lir. Ruth Wanstrom, of Asheville.
More than 100 will appear before
the board for license to practice,
standing the regular examination.
This is the last examination conduct
ed by the pivser.t board.
Report of Commiss'oner Young.
Raleigh. The annual report of Col.
James 11. Young. Insurance commis
sioner, shows the marvelous growth
of this department of the State's bus
iness for the last twelve nnvrths,
there having been a total of $1.!S2.
;49,:i39.54 in gross risks written.
This Is an increase oi 536.207.7ST.S0
over the previous year.
Of the t)tul amount of insurance at
risk for this period the total net loss
es incurred approximate $:l.0S';.4tlS.lfl,
and of this amount the net losses paid
were J.1.2.r.4.7'.T 40. Gross premiums
received in the year total $14,012.
Tf! 56, the net risks written having
beon a little less than $1,000,000.
Suffrage Advocate Busy.
Washing! on (Special) Suffragists
hope through their work in the
Democratic convention at San Fran
cisco to bring sufficient pressure to
bear to have the North Carolina
legislature put over woman suffrage.
Mis-s Florence Reei'kel. press chair
man of the national woman's party,
issued this stateni.-nt, concerning the
North Carolina situation:
"Suffragists hope to secure from the
Democratic national leaders further
further pressure upon the North Caro
lina legislature to ratify the amend
ment at the special session in July.
Busy Also In State.
Second only to that bearing on the
gubernatorial situation is the talk
heard on every hand concerning wom
an suffrage.
As the special session of the leg
islature approaches sentiment is
crystalizing in all parts of the Suite,
report those who come to Raleigh on
various missions.
Anti-suffragists are circulating lit
erature connecting the name of Fred
Douglas with the amendment. One
piece of literature being distributed
from headquarters here is a leaflet
bearing the picture ot a negro wom
an, a delegate to a Kentucky re
publican convention. Quotations from
the "Suffrage Bible" are also being
sent out and the anus re openly as
serting that ratification by North Car
olina will be an insult to the rest of
the south.
Find Traces of Oil
Letters of incorporation were grant
ed to the ApfX, North Carolina. Oil
Company by the Secretary of State.
with an authorized capital stock of
$200,000 and $300 paid in by D. F.
P,tts. of Raleigh; W. Tracy Medlin
I and II Burton Harward, of Apex,
j The corporation owns a tract of
! land three miles from the town of
I Apex. 17 miles from Raleigh. Traces
I of oil were found in digging wells for
water to pupply a sawmill. The we!U
j were sunk to a depth of 125 and 1J0
i feet, and were 500 yards apart.
Brock is Certrtled Nominee.
W. L. Brock has notified the State
hoard of elertlons he will not ask for
a second primary In the seventh difl
trirt and W. C. Hammer hns accord
ingly been certified as the Democratic
candidate for congress, wsieh insures
his election.
Formal request for a second pri
mary was made to the board by O.
Max Gardner, candidate for the Dem
ocratic gubernator. nomination
against Cameron Morrison, who led
him In the first primary.
Would Exempt B. and L. Stock.
The question of exemption of
building and loan stock from State
tax will be one of the questions dis
cussed at the annual meetng of the
Building and Loan League of North
Carolina. It was pointed out that
many State! now charged no tax for
building 'nd loan stock, among
which is South Carolina. It was de
clared that shares of building and
loan represent the earnings of per
sons who are atttmpting, in most
cases, to purchase their, homes, thus
to orsate assets tor the State,
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NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENTEVENTS
Much Guessing As to Action of
the Democratic National
Convention.
TWO BIG QUESTION MARKS
Attitude of Wilson and McAdoo a
Puzzle Platform Issues Promise
Fight Side Parties Interesting
Irish Situation Is Grave
France and England to
War cn Turk.
' By E. F. CLIP30N.
Political isenere- nre nt tV t'me
fis busy in iiniiiiiiL' the nominee of the
I'euiocnitic e.civi nt'oii ::t S it. Friin-ci-co
as they were u short tir.ie 101 in
IiKil.iri; wroiu pr, dictions iii.oiit the
Republican ctTi.ir nt ( 'hie:: e,i. Indica
tions lire that nio-t of them are uiie---
ItiL'. In fact. It lo. ks Ilk,, a e I old
fashioned uue--;t!' contest. If you lire
Im-i y you win ihe barrel of Hour or
the Indies' wntcli. Straws lire no ir'tidi'
to the direction of the political wind
for they ure poin;i:r," in nil directions,
especially straw ballots. I'os-ihly
President Wiison, Mr. Hi'van or one
of the oilier party powers knows who
will be the standard bearer, but he
Is not telilni:.
The biit interro-alion point which
has Imvii phmted in the public mind
concerns cbielly William (i. McAdoo
ntid lib-" President Wilson himself
The former soeivinry bail for some
weeks been boomed so persistently
that many political forecasters be
lieved he was piini; to make n runa
way nice of it. Hut Just nt u critical
time came his annoii'icem 'lit that lie
was not seeking the nomination nnd
preferred that bis name should not be
placed before the oon emion. Ardent
supporters point mil llmt he has not
rielinltely lefn-ed the honor nnd are
proceedini.' on the theory that he will
neeept if It comes to him unsolicited.
Several state doloj.'atioiis which have
been for McAdoo announce their re
fusal In take his declination ns unal
terable ninl their intention of voting
for him in the convention.
President Wilson is the (.'rent enig
ma just as he has been till through
the months since his early illness and
the ambiguous bulletins nnd inter
views Issued by his physicians. The
first interpretation of Mr. McAdoo's
voluntary w ithdrawal from the nice
was Ihut the Republican platform hav
ing largely made Mr. Wilson the Issue
in the campaign. It was lilting that the
president should meet it by becoming
the opposition candidate. This view
was considerably strengthened by an
Interview which the president gave to
a representative of n prominent Now
York newspaper. In which Mr. Wilson
discussed issues but not candidates
nnd stilted that lie appeared to be the
principal Issue. The interviewer stress
ed Ihe point not of the president's
complete recovery, but of his Im
proved physical condition. Newspa
pers throughout the country have been
flooded .villi recent photographs of the
president which indicate a fair degree
of vigor. Sources close to the White
House, notably Senator (llnss, scout
the third term Idea, but the inference
gained in many quarter from the In
terview, the photographs mid a few
minor straws, is that the president. If
not an active tispmint for the honor,
proposes to be the power behind Ihe
ollice. Those upholding this view be
lieve Mint Mr. McAdoo sought to elim
inate himself in order to give his
father-in-law a clear field. Oihors
I lify the view and Incline to Hie
belief that there Is a divergence bi
twecn the president ami Mr. ! AdoO
on the League of Nations question.
The light in the resolutions com.
mlttee will be on the que-tori of en
dorsing the administration's peace
tren'y and League "f, Nations policy,
on the liquor is-ue ami on Ireland. A
large nhure of opinion is to the effect
that the committee will buck the a I
niilllstralion In Its bagu.. plan, po
slrdy insert a mild declaration for
personal liberty without men'ioning
either light wines or beer, also n
declaration of sympathy for subject
ROUMANIA SEEKS LOAN HERE
Money Abaolutely Necessary for the
Reorflanization of the Finances
. of the Country.
Pucharpst. Rouninnia I seeking to
place s loan In the L'nlled Slates, giv
ing as neourlty her six per cent na
tional bonds, without lien on her for
ests or her oil properties.
According to Le I'mgres, the coun
try's most pressing problem Is the re
nrgflnizatViii l flnnnces, wn'ch are In
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nations desiring Independence', with
out any specific mention of Ireland. In
asmuch as the Wilson league cove
nant will I pposed by the liryan fac
tion. Ihe IVliiiierntio senators who
voted for the Lodge reserMlliolls and
by other anti-iiilmiiiistrntion elements;
and ns strong forces are winking
for a mollification of the Volstead pro
hibition enforcement act, either of
these questions is regarded ns sulll
cient to force a tight ou the Moor of
th invention itself. While there are
many friends of Irish Independence ill
the convention. It Is not a domestic
question, and may go through In any
manner In which the resolutions com
mittee decides to treat it.
Both Republican and Democratic
crndidn'es for the presidency will have
the u-niil amount of company In the
way of side parties. Tin se ure very
interesting this year. Certain ele
ments among the sutTrngis-s are
threa'etii-g an Independent party on
account of failure of iMnocruts and
Kepul'iicans to force a sullieient uiini
her of states to adopt tie suffrage
amendment. Certain tins threaten a
arty because U, publicans and Ivnin
erats me too wet or neutral. The
wets threaten a party because ihe
other parties are too dry. Some
negroes threaten n party of their
own and propose to substitute William
11. lie Thump-on, mayor of rbii-ago. as
their patron s tint. Instead of Abraham
Lincoln, liadn-als. each one of whom
is a party to himself, lire going in try
and unite under the banner of the
"Committee of -Is" wlih much eniliu-sm-m
for Senator l.al'ollette of Wis-
consMi for pr-idei't ; notwitbs'atiiliiig
the fai't that ihe senator in all his
past periods of ili-gni'ii lenient over
the actions of hi- party, has overcome
bis disappointment and remained
"regular."
editor Hearst, who failed to dic
tate the nominee of the Kopi.lilican
party and whose counsels -com to
have lo-t some of their weight in the
Po'iincratic party. Is trumpeting loud
ly for the formation of a new parly.
.Mayor Thompson, who was a liepuh
lican until (I. Villi d for iiai"li:tl coin
niit'eeman nnd until the snpietne court
of Ids state heaped an ItuMgn'ty upon
him by kno.kmg out a primary law
under which his machine had been
successful. Is saj, to be building a
spt-iiiijioard to make pome kind of a
Hop. editor Alexander Moore of
Pittsburgh, a rampant Progressive,
has come out for 'larding. Senator
Poindovter, who was reL'-in'ed by
Many as the only real "Bull Moose" in
the s.tiate. has announced bis inten
tion tn "support the Republican lb-kef.
Neither the I larding 'ool idge forces
tier those who will nominate a candi
date at San Francisco, manifest much
perturbation over the various Inde
pendent parties threatened. Their at
titnde seems to be serenely that of
"the more, the merrier."
The more conservative branch of or
ennlzcd workmen, ns represented In
the American Federation of Labor,
closed a two-weeks' annual convention
at Montreal, Canada. June 111. Sam
uel (iompcrs. the re-elected president
of the organization, succeeded after a
stormy opposition from the friends
of Ireland in securing an Indorsement
of the League of Nations without res
ervations. The opposition was against
the covenant because of the view that'
It guarantees the Integrity of the Brit
ish empire.
Labor's program ns formulated by
ihe convention demands follows:
Batiftentlon of the pen op treaty.
Covcrninent ownership with demo
era'lc operation of the railroads.
Curb on profiteering and high cot
of living with Jail sentences for prof
iteers. Bight tn strike nnd abollllnn of com
pulsory arbitration and antl strike leg.
l-latlon.
i.o..i o(T in Mexico by the Vnited
Sta'es government.
Indorsement of thf Ir1"h republic.
Itigbt of collective bargaining.
Advnucos in wage wbe'-ever neces
sary to maintain the Anierhaii stnnl
lltd of I1-. Pig.
Shor'er workday If necessary to pre
vent I'lienoilovtnont.
These riM-oemieiidatlons will be
launched against the Iieinocratic con
vention a' San' Pram isco, with a
strong effort by Pro-blent (lumpers
mid other leaders to wcure their In-
a confu-ed condition, partly due to the
lumping In llouniiinia of several bil
lions of Aus;ro-P,iilgarlati croons.
Itussian and I'kralnlati rubles ami oth
er worthless moneys. Within the pnst
ten months the value' of the leu hns
decrensed from ten to the dollar to
.'ift.SO to the dollar, according to the
fluctuations of the market.
This depreciation Is also due, It is
stated, to nil illegitimate Inlltix of pa
per money from Germany, lairing the
fiermnn occupation, the C,ei uiiiiis es
tablished the General P.atik of Itou-
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corporation I" the platform. The ex
ecutive council of i be federation also
was Instniote I to consider a plan for
procuring i irol of a number of dally
newspapers to represent Ihe cause of
labor.
If no strikes occur and present r m
ditions of production continue, there
Is less prospect of a famine in soft
coal next winter. The I'niteil States
geological survey announces that pro
duction so far in l'.vjO Is about "IV
ikki.immi tons ahead of the same period
last year. The action of the Inter
stale commerce commission In pro
viding more cars at the mines and In
granting preference and priority or
ders for the transportation of soft
coal have had a favorable result.
Nevertheless, forehanded people,
warned by the experience of lasi win
ter, are laying in coal wherever pos
sible. Coal prices show no inolinai ion
to drop.
Although a condition very milch
resembling civil war has existed for
more than a week at Londonderry,
Ireland, with rioting, street barricades
and casualties mounting l.nlo the hun
dreds. It Is not believed that il Is the
match which will touch off the great
( otillagration Involving I'nionists. Na
tionalists and Sinn l-'einers. Whiie
conditions have iiho been bad in P.e,
fast and a few other places and the
general situation Is regarded as grave,
it is pointed out that Ihe disturbed
area- are the centers of violent par
tisanship and frequently subject to
turbulence. The government stuie
1 lent says that such oulbrenks are to
be expected ami do not Indicate that
a stale of war throughout Ireland is
'miiiediately Impending. The railroad
situation, wherein Ihe employees re
fuse to operate trains carrying sol
diers or milit i it supplies is Mie "U'tj
-eriou tvith which the government hiis ,
to ileal. The mil hotit ies have made
two Ibreats again-'t Ihe strikers, one
to operate the trains with troops, and
tin' other to slop mil trallic entirely.
The course of near events appears to
binge upon the 'ovo'-nutent's ability to
handle the I ra ns-pottatiou crisis.
With the ending of the nrinistlce
between the French In Cilieia and
Mi'.stanha Keiual l'a-ha. leader of the
Turk National'-ts. came the announce
ment of a conference between Mar
shal Foi-h of France and Sir Henry
Wilson, p.ritish chief of staff, at which
It was decided to wage a strong cnin
pa'gn against the Turks, Neither
France nor Fnglnnd being willing to
send luvre soldiers. It Is reported that
Cneoe will fur'nsh the troops and
the two allied countries most of the
oflieers. As a reward flreece Is to
have Smyrna. The Turkish situation
Is regarded as a serious one. The
ponce treaty practically abolished Mie
Turkish empire, parceling the rich
est portions among the allies and con
fining Ihe Turks to a small district In
Asia Minor without a port, which
leaves them ringed by Creeks. Armeni
ans and other hostile nationiilllies. A
realization Unit this would occur was
responsible for the revolt under Ment
al. The total French casualties dur
ing the lemtiorary occupation of
Cilieia were fl.iKKl men. Including Ar
menian troops, and l'J-4 ollicers. Al
ready the l'.rltjsh have suffered heav
ily from Turk attacks, allbotigli tbijia.
casualties have not been anununi
Troops are on the way to meet Menial's
forces, which are said to have ad
vani'ed beyond Isnild In the direc
tion of Constantinople. Last week
P.ritish ships were reported bombard
ing Ihe approaches to Isinhl.
American Ited Cross units nre en
gaged In handling refugee work for
southern Uit-sln from Constantinople
nnd general relief work In Poland, the
Pnltle -tales. Monti negro. Albania,
Serbia. Czechoslovakia, (Ireece anil
Italy, but iictrflties of the Fnlleil
Stfltes In foreign countries are rapid
ly being cm lulled, fliit ddc cf O r
tinny, Ihe only military mission of ihe
I'niteil States Is that headed by Col.
W. N. Haskell which was assigned by
President Wilson In November. I'M!.,
to assi-t the near Fast relief commit
tee In Its work In Asia Minor. In Ger
many HO I'niied Slates ollicers ore
serving on the Inter-allied high eoni-ini-sjou,
being Included among the 771
ollicers who. with pl.C'll enli.-led men,
fonstltute the I'niteil Slates army of
occupation.
manln, and Issued large quantities of
paper money bearing the mime of this
bank. Since the nrinistlce the Ger
mans have smuggled Into lloumanla
more of this money printed up In Ger
many. Le Progies stnteg that nt the he
ginning of the war the HnumnuQj
national debt was only ftKMMMMHiO leu
nnd that now It Is more than IIO.OOO,.
(NKMKHi. The standard paper 'money of
the country at the present Is that l
sued by the National liuuk uf Hon
mania.