Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-11-18

a LEXANDER finally went to Bel
grade to be crowned king Of
Jugo- Slavia, and found himself in the
midst of difficulties Immediately. The
Serbs were pressing their invasion Of
Albania, in the hope of reaching Tir-
ana before the meeting of the league
Of Nations council in Paris, NOvem-
Der Is, and the council of 9Eabassa-
doris ordered them to get outside the
boundaries it had just decided on for
Albania. Premier Pachitch offered his
resignation, but Alexander refused to
accept it, indicating he was satisfied
with the premiers foreign policy, and
the Serbian army continued its adj
vance. The Montenegrins, who never
have consented to the merging of their
national identity in the Jugo-Slav
state, have joined forces with the AL
banians, and the prospects for anoth-
err Balkan war are excellent.
THE Ulster cabinet has received
4 from Lloyd George an outline Of
the negotiations with the Sim Fem
representatives and of the tentative
peace plan, and is considering it.
Meanwhile, the Obstetrics issued this
statement: "Sir James Craig (the
premier) on behalf Of the cabinet OF
northern Ireland, wishes it clearly I'M
derstood that there can be no surren-
der of listers rights
Parliament was prorogued on Thurs
day, after being treasured that moth
ing would be finally settled with regard
to Ireland without calling the house
together.
n t THE close of fifteen-hour ses-
\ sion, the senate passed it's YER
sion Of the tax-revision bill, and on
Thursday the conference committee
began its task. The Republican ''in-
surgents" in the lower house, who fa-
vOr the senate maximum surtax rate
of so per cent, forced an agreement
that the house would be given a
chance to vote on that feature before
the conferees reached a final decision
on it. The insurgents" claimed to
have from 80 to IS votes, which, with
the votes of the Democrats, would be
enough to accept the senate rate.
The bill, as passed by the senate, is
estimated by Treasury experts to yield
about Sc, 25O,OOO,OO0 for the fiscal year
ending June 80 next, or $2OO,OOO,OOO
less than the existing law. But ulti-
mately it would reduce the nations tax
bill by approximately S750,OO0,000.
~ Gus parts of the country were
highly pleasing to the Democrats,
though the most talked-of contest, in
New York city, really was not much
Influenced by party politics. There
Mayor Hylan, Tammany candidate,
was reelected, having a tremendous
plurality over Curran, the coalition
candidate. Hylan stood for Scent
street car fare and for local self-gov-
eminent, with which the Republican
state assembly was trying to interfere.
In Kentucky the Democrats regained
control of the legislature; in Maryland
they increased their control; in Vir-
ginia they elected e. Lee Trimble for
governor and the entire state ticket.
THE next man who undertakes to
4 rob the United States mails
will probably run up against a
"devil-dog," who will unhesitating-
ly fill him full of lead. The
mail robberies were becoming so fire.
quent and fragrant that Postmaster
General Hays was driven to ask for
protection. The President and cabi-
net decided that marines should be or
dered on that duty, and 1000 of them
have been detailed to guard postal
stations, railway mail cars and mail
trucks, pending the organization of
permanent armed guard as branch
Of the postal service. 'There is no
length to which the department will
not go to prevent these mail robber-
ies," says Mr.. Hays.
THE assassination of Premier Hara
of Japan by young political
crank was startling, and greatly
shocked the diplomats gathered in
Washington, but there was swift as
surance that the event would not
change the nations policies. The Sc
lection of new cabinet was virtually
in the hands of Marquis Saonji and
Prince Yamagata, the elder statesmen.
and it was understood the former
would take the Office of premier for the
present.