The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-10-27
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OF THE CAPITAL /,
Commerce Commission Or
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ders Rates on Grain, Grain Prod
ucts and Hay Reduced.
DOUGHBOYS COMING HOME
Bloc Wins Out when Sem
ate Passes Compromise Amend
ment on .Surtax Rates.

In a sweeping declaration the in
terstate commerce commission has or
dered freight rates on grain, grain
products and hay throughout the
western half of the United States re-
duced by an average of approximate
ly Is per cent. Notice was given the
carriers that the commission expected
the reduction to be put into effect i'm
mediately, at least not later than
November 20. This reduction is pre-
liminary, the commission says, to
cutting down of freight rates in the
east. In separate opinion Commits
sioner M. W. Potter, while concurring
in the action of the commission, de-
clared the railroads have no right to
insist upon maintaining present high
rates on the ground that wages are
high. "On the fact of things" said
Potter, "there is nothing in-the wage
situation to justify rate level entire
ly abnormal and which is menacing
the country's welfare" The rate re-
auctions as analysed, following pub
LEGATION of the decision, will amount
to $40,000,000 year. On wheat the
new rate would be two cents bushel
lower than the present rate. The COM
missions order was that on wheat and
hay the rates should be reduced by
an amount equaling one-half the in
crease allowed by the commission in
July this year on the, same commodi-
ties. On coarse grains the reduction
was approximately 10 per cent.
Americas "Watch on the Rhine" is
to end. Beginning almost at once our
army of occupation is by degrees to
be withdrawn from Germany. It is
planned to take away the first troops
from the Coblenz bridgehead within
the next two weeks. That means that
by Armistice day, the third anniver-
sary of the cessation of hostilities with
Germany, the process Of withdrawing
the United States force Of $4,000 men
and 700 officers will formally have
started. A considerable period will
probably elapse before the Stars and
Stripes are finally hauled down. AL
though the administration has decided
to withdraw the army, there is appar-
entity feeling that at least the skele-
ton of United States force should be
left at the Rhine bridgehead for some
time to come. Germany is lqath to
see our boys leave the Rhine and the
conquering heroes hate to tear them
selves away from the friends they
have made there.<
One Of the crucial points of differ
ence in the pending tax bill was set
tied when the senate, by vote of 50
to Is, adopted the compromise amend
ment of the agricultural bloc fixing so
per cent as the maximum surtax rates
on incomes.
The body Of the unknown American
hero Of the world war who will be
buried in Arlington on Armistice day
will arrive at Washington on Novem-
Der 9. The body will arrive at Wash
ton on the United States steamship
Olympic. Under an escort the body
will be taken to the. capitol and placed
in the center Of the rotunda. There
it will lie in state on. the catafalque
upon which rested the bodies of Presi-
dents Lincoln, Garfield and Mckinley.
On November II, when President
Harding has taken his position i'm
mediately behind the caisson, the pro-
cession, headed by General Pershing
with a staff of distinguished generals
and admirals, will proceed to Arlington.
In addressing the opening confer
ence of veterans bureau officials d.
rector c. R. Forbes vehemently de-
nounced the federal board, declaring
it directly responsible for exploitation
Of former service men and scored dis
trict managers for culpable careless
ness in sending men to situations
which have been condemned by him.
He recommended as the only solution
of vocational training that soldiers be
sent to government universities.
Any attempt to inject the japanese
immigration and land holding ques-
ton into the international conference
! on limitation of ornaments will be
thwarted as a move to divert the con-
clave from its purpose by the intro
duction of irrelevant discussion.
By vote of 1877 to "A the house
passed bill extending the emergency
tariff act to February, 1922.
An interesting sidelight in connec-
ton with the unemployment confer
ence is the statement Of contractors
in various branches of the building
trades who declare that it is impossi-
bic for them to find steady, reliable en-
ployes. A prominent Washington con-
tractor is authority for the statement
that he has over fifty contracts fol-
houses upon which he cannot start
work because of his inability to secure
reliable help. Men report for three OF
four days, demand topnotch salaries,
and thsn lay off until they exhaust
their earnings and whatever extension
Of credit these earnings secure for
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