The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-15

THE first regular session of the Six
L ty-seventh congress opened ON De-
ccinber 8, and President Harding
promptly submitted the budget for the
fiscal year i923-the first national
budget In our history. 1t shows the
expenditures Of the government dur
Ing 1923 will he more than half bill
lion dollars less than during 1922. and
two billions less than during 1927. The
ture Of S4.0S1 ,092.793.
On Tuesday the President read his
message to congress IN the presence
of nearly tie entire membership OF the
arms conference and many other dis
,inguished persons. II was rather
more startling In parts than people
Ind been led to expect from Mr.. Har-
ding and some Of his recommendation
already are the subjects OF warm con-
trOversy. For instance, he advises the
establishment Of tribunals for the ad-
jndication Of disputes between capital
and labor and to prevent the strike.
the lockout and the boycott. OF course
this brought instant response from
Samuel GOmpers, who characterized
the recommendation ns q 'reversiOn
to conditions Of 400 years ago." and
asserted that the experience Of the
Australasian countries and Kansas
with such courts proved them to be
utter failures.
In a plen for closer party unity and
bess division In congress "geOgraph-
ically or according to pursuits" Mr..
Harding was supposed to he hitting at
the members Of the agriculture bloc:
hut he pleased them by recommending
the adoption Of cooperative market
Ing system similar to that Of Russia.
The President made II clear that lie.
like President Wilson. would refuse
to carry out the injunction Of the
Jones act 10 abroEate commercial
treaties In order to help develop our
merchant marine. and said that soon
he would submit . better plan which
wonld contemplate no greater draft
on the public treasury.
CONSIDERABLE progress Ia being
~ made In the negotiations to pro-
vide moratorium for the German rep
sratiOns debts, and cablegrama from
Paris say the allied governments will
sOOn announce that II In Impossible for
Germany 10 carry out the schedule Of
payments. N. LOucheur. French min
lister Of the liberated regions. made .
hurried trip to London TO confer with
Sir Robert Horne and Doctor Rathe-
nsu after Premier BRAND had consult
ed the British. italian and japanese
ambassadors. Berlin failed to negoti-
ate loans In New York. Lsntson and
Amsterdam. and the French are begin.
ming to fear that unless changes In tive
schedule are made before the next in.
stallments are due on January IS. Ger.
many will default.
IN LATIN America most of those
who rise by revolution fall by rev.
olution. This has been demonstrated
TO Carlos Herrera Of Guatemala. Some
nineteen months ago he headed a ~.
volt and became president. Last week
another bunch Of revolutionists got
into action and Herrera WIS seized
and forced to resign. The Guatenalan
congress was called together to inxti.
tute u provisional government.
A MOTHER government that WAS
"A overthrown last week. through
this time Ut the polls, wus that Of
Premier Meighnn Of Canada. The Lib
erals. headed by ". l.. Mackenzie
King. won sweeping victory over the
Conservatives and obtained II working
majority In parliament without the
necessity Of coalition with the Pro-
gressive or farmers party. Melghan
himself and several cabinet ministers
were defeated for reelection.
HENOCNCING the AhOp representa-.
- tion plan and refusing the cnt IL
wages. the Amalxsmxted Meat Cut.
terx' and Butcher Workmen's union
went on strike last week In the pack.
ing plants Of the country. The first
day saw some mob violence In several
cities. and On Wednesday the rioting
In Chicago reached serious proper.
lions. The police aud the strikers had
many battles and q number on both
sides were badly injured. A temporary
injunction against picketIng WAS Oh.
tained BY the packers. but that did
mot wholly stop the disorders.
The United statea Supreme court
handed down an opinion holding that
picketins II illegal. but also upholtiins
the right Of labor organizations 10 or.
saniss workers u nenunion plunsa