The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31

crease of two shillings per shift, which
| figure will remain operative until per-
manent wage board Is established. The
rise to the miners is to come from the
excess revenues obtained from the ex.
port of COAL The miners have pledged
themselves to extend every effort to in
crease production and the operators have
| given a like promise to the Government.
A business deal be-
Americans in tween an American
Russian Deal syndicate and the Rus
| ment. reported from London on Monday,
was injected into the Presidential cam
oaign by Secretary Of State Colby the
| following day. The London cable an
nounced that Washington D. Vanderlip
| Of Hollywood. Cal. had sent word from
Copenhagen that he had obtained sixty
year lease on tract of 100000 square
| miles In extreme northeastern Siberia
| Mr.. Vanderlip had been In Moscow ne
| gotiating for this land for an American
| syndicate which includes Harry Chand-
ler publisher of the Los Angeles Times,
and Edward L. Doheny. oil capitalist
| United States Commissioner Evan E
| Young, stationed at Riga. reported to
| Mr.. Colby that he had heard that Mr.
| Vanderlip had represented himself to
| Lenine as the agent of Senator Harding
This information was supposed to have
| come from Lenine to II. G. Wells, the
| English writer, and from Mr.. Wells TO
mother party TO Mr.. Young. The State
| Department gave II wide publication.
Senator Harding promptly said that
| he did not know Mr.. Nanderlip; had
| never seen him that he had no agents
and that he knew nothing of the deal
He called the State Department story &
i nj ", ND H.
ers In the syndicate were equally prompt
with denials. Many of those in the deal.
| especially Mr.. Doheny, are Democrats.
| The anti-alien land legislation upon
which California will hold referendum
| this week continues to infiame certain
elements In Japan. On Tuesday the
opposition party presented demands on
the Government calling for strong ac-
ton against the laws. which were char
| acterized as a menace to the japanese
people and to the peace OF the world
Long reports have come from Brus-
sells on the doings of the Council Of tn,
| League Of Nations and the Secretariat
| during their sessions at the Belgian
capital a strong section of the con-
| stitution of the International Court of
Justice. as drafted at The Hague BY
| Elihu Root and other leading jurists
| was objected to from several points.
Arthur Balfour. the British Foreign
| Minister. was described as the power
| behind protest put in by the Scandi-
navian countries against the right of
the court to summon defendant nation
| before 1t to enter defence against TIL
| complaint of the aggrieved. or plaintiff
nation. Mr.. 8alfour and the Scandi-
| navians held that this created 4 super
| sovereignty. The combined attack re-
suited in the striking out of the OBJ.
| iectionable clause. and with this elimina-
| ton the plan was approved by the
| Council and sent to Geneva for the con-
sideration of the league meeting there.
ternat o nalisr
League Flag played big part in
| for ,b. Sa.~. the discussions at Brus-
sels. Officers of an H.
ternational Pass Port League were
named and committee appointed to de-
sign an international flag for the Saar
and other international territories under
the Jurisdiction of the. league.
At public meeting Wednesday before
the Council adjourned Paul Hymans. the
Belgian representative. announced that
Germany had not applied for admission
to the league and that there was no in
| dication she would do go. He said that
| the plan of Signor Tittoni Of Italy for
| the naming of q commission to prevent
monopolies In raw materials would be
taken up later. NJ. Hymans would not
say why the Council had not taken up
the matter of the Financial Congress for
| an International Credit Commission. He
said, however, that the League would
appoint a permanent Financial Commits
| sion in two sections, one financial, the
other economic, and he hoped that the
United States would be represented.
The question of the voting power OF
the British Empire was raised again by
the action Of Gen. SHUTS in appointing
Lord Robert Cecil as a Sorth African
member of the Council. Lloyd George
had refused Lord Robert n place with
the English delegation. and Gen SIN [,
move was taken also as a slap at the
Premier. France is expected to object
20 the appointment of Lord Robert
Accurate news was received from
Vienna on the results and meaning %
the recent elections to the National AS.
sembly. A despatch to THE NEW YORK
HERALD brought the information that
beaten. and that the new Assembly
would not countenance their plan for
union of Austria and Germany The
vote was regarded as n final victory for
France, which country lad been the only
one In the Entente to oppose such
union.
There has been some internal trouble
n Bolivia. but a rigid censorship has
pt accurate accounts from the outside
world. A semi-official statement from
Dro-Government quarters on Wednes-
day said that there had been n brief
bortive revolution. ending In the execu-
Ion of twenty-seven of the ringleaders.
The French Government on Wednes-
day announced the receipt of note
from London. In which the British Gov
eminent said II had renowned its right
TO confiscate German property in the
United Kingdom. Paris showed deep
concern over the step. and Il was stated
that should the Berlin authorities make
n request that France do likewise the
lea would be refused. There is talk In
Washington of the United States follow
ng the lead of England.
Following close upon a mysterious
visit TO Mexico by George Creel. an an
nouncement came from the State De-
partment on Friday night to the effect