The Raymer enterprise., 1920-07-22

lobbied through congress and the state
legislatures BY federal agents, and the
eighteenth tprohibition) had been
forced through by powerful and ire
sponsible organizations operating
through paid agents and 1t ls now
proposed to force through the nine
teenth amendment, for woman suf-
fringe, In the same manner and also
without the sanction Of the freemen."
Whether there will be a coal short
age next winter seems to depend upon
the car supply and transportation
SITUATION. A national association Of
hituminous operators recently assem-
bled ut Washington, give out state
ment that they were ready to load all
cars offered but that the supply Of
cars at the mines had been only IS to
40 per cent Of the number needed. Ac-
cordingly, In spite Of the pleas Of
building. road material and other In
terests. the Interstate commerce com.
mission continued In effect until Au.
gust 20 the order confinlng the use
OF open top cars to coal, with modi-
fication excepting fat ears with sides
less than 36 inches In height. cars
equipped with racks or cars which on
June 10 had been retired from coal
transportation and assigned to other
service. The modified order also gives
preference to shipments Of coal to
public utilities.
Contrary oall expectations. Orange
mems day tJuly l2) passed of quiet
ly in Ireland with parades. speech.
making and celebration Of some
kind In every hamlet. village and
town In Ulster The most important
utterance. defying the Sim Fein. warn
ing the government and presaging fu.
ture trouble. WIS made by Sir Edward
Carson. Ulster Unionist leader. II was
practically peace or fight declara-
tion and served notice on the govern.
ment that II II did not accept the help
Ulster offered. the Ulster volunteers
would reorganize and take matters
into their own hands. A significant
declaration was that the Sim Fein
must execute those guilty Of mur-
der before We will treat with them"
Although not disorderly, 1t was dis
appointment to those who hoped that
II eonciliatory note might be struck IN
the celebration. The most important
thing that has recently occurred In
Irish affairs and which is said to have
made the government sit up and take
notice as never before. Is the threat
Of British trades unions. especially
the miners and railway men. to take
direct action for the purpose Of com
pelling the government to call truce
withdraw troops from Ireland and In
stifule nm Irish parliament. A resolu-
tion In the effect introduced in the
Miners federation is said to have been
adonleh on card vote by 2.76U.0OO
against l.626.0OO and to be backed by
the railway men,
t,ermany's efforts TO evade or se.
cure mitigation Of the terms Of the
reace treaty through the Spa confer.
rnre have en- characterized by the
same tactics employed while the
'reaiy was being prepared. Prior to
The signing AT Versailles came EN-.
phatic announcements that Germany
could not or would not do certain
things. Yet when the treaty was
'eady. the Germans signed. So II has
been at Spa. The German delegates
bluffed and then crawled. They
showed sores and misery without
evokine any pronounced sympathy
from the other delegates. They plead.
ed poverty. They pleaded the inabll.
ity of the government to combat inter.
nal opposition to the demands: vet
up to this writing. they have yielded
on all points. One provision Of the
treaty which the Germans have never
fulfilled and seemed determined to
eyade. was that calling for the delIv.
cry Of coal to the allies. The amount
called for Is about 2.OOO.OOO tons a
month. According to the German dele
gates. the country could not furnish
this amount. They would suffer their
territory to he occupied or even a re.
newaI of the war In lieu OF com
pliance. For nearly "a hours there
was a deadlock while the allied mill.
tary chiefs were being summoned and
preparations made for marching into
Germany.
This action seemed to have the de-
sired eject ana there was every evi-
dance that the Germans would try to
supply the coal. with the allies lend.
Ing them generous assistance In thu
matter Of more and better food for the
miners and an arrangement of prizes
to conform with International markets.