Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-07-14

have issued q call for governmental
reform in Prussia. The pan Germans,
save for few Of the most rabid. are
singing smaller day by day.
Serious riots occurred in Amster-
dam ssst week IN which armed women
Faided the market places. These dis
turoances were due TO the expectation
OF potatoes to England, to which the
government IS committed under agree
ments TO preserve its trade relations
with both Germany and the entente
nations.
Preparations for speedy pardcipa-
ton in the war occupied yenizelos and
his government in Greece last week.
The premier has declared that the
treaty with Serbia. disregarded by Con-
stantine, shall be faithfully executed.
Senate Discusses Taxes and Food.
The revised war tax bill was report
ed to the senate on Tuesday. As il
stands. ii viii raise q revenue Of ST.
670oo00O0-a reduction Of s1300O0.-
900 from the house bill. The tax on
war profits was increased SO as to
raise S523,oo00o0 The discussion Of
the food control bill continued In the
senate, the prohibition forces refusing
to accept the plan Of eliminating the
provision fer the communicating Of
the existing supply Of whisky for the
manufacture Of ammunition The
Southern senators, Enthusiastically,
rushed to the defense of cotton, TO pre-
vent its inclusion among the articles
10 be controlled.
The combat between the council Of
national defense and certain senator's
and representatives who have not dis
tinguished themselves by broad-mind-
edness and patriotism, Is deplored by
those who desire to see the war needs
Of the country supplied In the quickest
and best way. Accusations or hints Of
profteering against members of the
council. unsupported by facts, are foot
less and gain little Sympathy from per-
sous Of intelligence. It IS pity that
so many Of our national represen ta-
tives are too petty to be able to grasp
a great occasion.
China Going Backward?
While most Of the civilized world IS
battling for the security Of democracy,
the republic Of China which never
Was = rea, repGhlic. is about to relapse
into It's old state OF monarchy. Out Of
me tangle Of circumstances In the ORR
ent has come a new revolution which
aims 10 restore the young Manchu en-
9eror, Hsuan Tung. 20 the throne he
Abdicated. With the guidance ana
support Of Gen. Chang Hsun. the youth
has established himself IN the palace
at Picking and IS In "a fair way to gain
control of north China. President Ii
Yuan Hung took refuge IN the Japan
csc embassy and ordered rhe vice
president 70 assume the presidency
and establish the government tempo
rarity az NanSing This was done,
Baron FeuE Kwo Chang being named
president. Both sides have assembled
large forces. and the latest advices IN
dicate war will break out at an mo-
menr.
The general opinion Is that Cen.
Chang Hsan IS endeayoriug Io set up
"a dictatorship, using the young EN-
peror as catspaw. SO far Japan
seems inclined not 10 interfere in this
Chinese embroGli0.
Shocking Riots In East St. Louis.
East 81. Louis. H.. wrote itself on
the ron of disgrace and dishonor last
week with race riots IN which mere
than 100 negroes were butchered and
the negro quarter ~ the city was
burned Sex raj white men met death
i'm the rioting The National Guard
was called TO suppress the grave dlsor-
der. hut met with little success. and
the brutal murders continued day AZ
ter day. Thousands Of negroes have
fea frore the city, Specifically. The
caust az the riots was The importation
from che South Of great numbers of
negroes 70 work in The packing plants
and other Industrial concerns. but the
real cause lies deeper, in the disgrace
fully corrupt political Acknowledgement
&C the city for many years
The decent citizens Of East s.. Louis
have banded together 10 redeem the
place. and already have forced the
mayer n dismiss the chief q police.
The fire. marshal and other officials.
Death took two prominent men last
week. - Herbert Beerbohm Tree.
the eminent British actor. died in Lon
son. and William II. Moody. former
attorney general and former associate
Justice OF the supreme court OF the
United States, passed away 81 his
home IN NsSss clusetts.