The Hope pioneer., 1921-06-09

ties O. operation. The St Paul-Ch!-
cago and 81 Louis-Chicago routes were
the last 70 be discontinued. This ac-
ton may be linked with the charges
OF ineHiciency. careiessness and mis-
conduct made against certain Of the
operating force of the air mail in the
Middle West Investigation has result
Cd in the temporary Suspension Of E.
W. Majors. superintendent of the
Omaha-Cleveland division. and Of four
Of his subordinates and one mechanic.
Nj. Majors and the pilots in his divi-
sion deny the charge made By a dis
charged pilot, that the deaths Of sew
eral air mail carriers were due TO
criminal csrelessness Of the executive
and mechanical forces. The investi-
CATION is not yet completed.
The Poles and Germans in Cpper
Silesia did not observe their truce for
many hours. The Germans renewed
the attacks and the fighting has been
CONTINUOUS ever since. despite the ef-
forts Of the allied plebIscite forces.
which have been reinforced by body
of British troops. In general the Poles
seem 10 be getting the worst Of the
nshtIng. for the Germans were well
organized secretly and are fully armed.
There was serious outbreak in Beu-
then. where the German inhabitants
attacked the French garrison. The
latter used tanks with deadly effect
/. and routed the Germans, killing many.
, With the arrival Of the British forces
it appeared likely that Korfanty's in
surgent Poles would be driven out of
much OF the disputed territory which
they had seized
Chancellor Wirth apparently is de-
ferrnined to force Germany to fulfill
her obligations to the allies. In
speech before the reichstag he set
forth the economic rules and policies
through which, he believes, the Ger.
man nation can pay its debts and yet
maintain economic stability and in
dependence. He intends not only to
keep up with the payments as they
fall due. but to keep ahead Of them.
THE sums TO be paid in repara-
tons" he declared. "can be extract
ed only by creating an economic bal
ance. We must increase our produc-
ton and reduce our expenses to the
| utmost in our manufactures. We
| must limit all imports, especially lu1u-
ries, as far IS possible through customs
tax measure. TO this end we should
have sovereignty over our customs
| borders.
agriculture must be brought to Its
| highest capacity. Systematically. AMI
mails must be replaced by motors. sav-
| ing fodder. Acreage mus, be increas sed
and the cultivation Of swanps and
deserts must be undertaken at the
earliest moment. thus providing work
for those out Of employment. fhe
sword has been broken. We must
work"
The chancellor foresha1owed q hiRh-
er corporation tax. a bourse tax an
Inheritance tax. a landed property tax
and tax on certain securities, in I'd
! dition to an increase in direct taxes.
| Before the congress OF the Com
mnnist party in Moscow Prem er
Lenin laid, his economic program,
which was supported by Minister Of
Agriculture Milutin and approved by
the gathering. The policy as outlired
includes:
l. Collection from the peaSants q. a
fixed amount Of grain by system of
tax in kind, estimated by MiliutiE to
amount to about one-thIrd OF the GRIP.
The other twOthirds Of the crop is to
remain at the disposal Of the peasent
for grading through the newly restored
co-opcrativas, whose power is to be ex.
tended.
2. Retention in the hands Of the
state OF the largest Industries and
means Of transportation. particularly
the leather salt and textile industries
These latter are turning out manu-
factured goods now most needed by
the peasants. They are to be speeded
up In order to satisfy the peasai.ts
needs. and the workmen are to be en-
courag"i by bonus system and other
Inducements which will increase pro
duction. Supervision Is to be under
the trade unions, who will fix the rates
Of pay instead OF the government a.
heretofore.
3. Encouragement OF small and me
dium co.operatives and private indus
tries. Factories will be leased to these
smaller industries, and even financia
assistance will be given. The trade,
unions will FIX wages.