The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-10-25

militarist plot OF Germany for the dom.
NATION OF Europe. AS it Is left by the
treaty. Austria will be an unimportant
republic" Of some 100000. The
decision whether It shall be permitted
10 Join Germany is left to the League
OF Nations. When the supreme coun.
Gil read the new German constitution
the other day 1t found In 1t provision
for the representation of Austria in the
German reichsrath. This being con-
trary to the Versailles treaty, the Ger.
man government was told that the ar.
tfcle must be changed within fort.
night or the allies would undertake q
further occupation of the left bank of
the Rhine. The Berlin press there.
upon warned the allies of the danger
OF precipitating a new revolt of the
German people The Pan-Germans,
by no means suppressed. held a union
conference recently in Berlin which
was participated in by Austrians. and
laid plans for the restoration of the
imperial government, union with Aus
tria and the recovery Of the lands ced-
ed by the peace treaty.
| Marshal Foch has determined the
territory which the American troops
will occupy permanently in the Rhine
| land. 1t will be about twice as great
in extent as that occupied by them re.
Gently.
Just before starting out on his speak
ing tour President Wilson announced
that a general conference on indus
trial and economic questions would DO
held in Washington early in October.
Already a number of leaders OF finance.
manufacturing, labor and agriculture
have been invited and the LIST will DO
enlarged from time to time. The pres
ident and members of his cabinet will
take part In the discussions, and 1t is
the hope and belief of Mr.. Wilson and
indeed of everyone that the sessions Of
this round table will have decisive ben
efcial results in the way of stabilzinS
industrial conditions. Certainly much
good should come of the frank inter-
NhdhSC VI OpilAOho anu
that is planned.
In general the labor situation Is I'm.
changed. pending the presidents tour,
the war on high prices and the above
mentioned conference. At the same
time the radical elements are keeping
busy, and it may be the threatened
strike Of steel workers will come any
day.
Quick to resent attacks on the pack
ing industry, several big clubs and as
sociatiOns Of Chicago have gone on rec
ord against the proposed restrictive
legislation by congress. The secretary
Of the Chicago board of trade said its
members were united in opposition to
the licensing features Of the pending
bills, believing the whole licensing sys-
tenn was wrong. or, If right, should DO
applied to all business. All Of these
organizations seem to assume that tho
reports of the federal trade commits
sion and the allegations on which legal
action against the packers is based
are full Of falsehood.
The senate has passed the highly i'm
portant bill providing for the lease Of
public lands with deposits Of oil. coal,
gas, phosphate and sodium, and the
measure has gone to the house. Sem
ator Lenroot Of Wisconsin says the bill
goes further in the protection Of the
public interest than any other bill ever
proposed in the senate or house. Other
senators charged that it was framed
in the interest of the Standard Oil COM
pany. It places the leasing of all lands
in the hands of the secretary of the
interior and fixes the minimum and
maximum royalties. One amendment
adopted conpels constituent cOrnpan-
les of the Standard Oil company tc
sell their product at the same price In
all parts of the country, and another
is designed to force those companies
to become independent In fact as well
as in name.
Mexican soldiers in the Carranza
uniform provided the latest cOmplica-
tion In the Mexican situation by shoot
ing at an American army airplane that
was patrolling the border near Laredo
Tex. One Of the aviators. Capt. Davis
W. McNabb. was wounded. The Mex
lean authorities said the machine was
over Mexican territory at the time;
the American officials on the ground
denied this. and the administration Al
Washington patiently awaited fursaei
The American army 4
growing FESTIVE under the evident .'on
tempt in which It is held By Mexico.