The Hope pioneer., 1921-05-19

By vote Of 63 to os the senate last
week passed the emergency tariff bill.
Only one Republican-MoSes of New
HampShire-sroodf fast with the oppo-
sition. and seven Democrats were
found with the majority. The senate
their efforts TO reach agreement. the
only radical difference being over the
anri-dumping and currency revaluation
sections, which were rewritten by the
senate committee. which also made
provision for continuing the war time
restrictions on imports OF dyestu6s.
The house passed the army appro-
priarion bill but it refused to recede
from It's determination to make the
army small. The measure provides for
an army of only 10000 men. and an
amendment was adopted which author
lies the secretary Of war to discharge
enlisted men upon their applies ton
until that limit has been reached. It
is likely there will be prolonged con.
test with the senate over the size of
the army. and possibly veto By the
President if the house wins
President Harding has fixed things
so the administration can to a certain
! extent use its judgment in appointing
postmas,ers. he has issued an order
affecting about 1900 postof'ices of the
first, second and third classes. author
izing the selection of any one Of the
first three applicants on the eligible
list as determined By open competitive
examinations Cnder an order of
President Wilson the one at the head
Of the list had to be appointed. Presi-
dent Harding said the new arrange
men, was made to permit business
training and experience to be consid-
cred. and so that the choice would not
be based merely on "a cloistered.
scholastic examination which might re-
| suit in a high grade in theory. but not
a guaranty Of efficiency in fact"
| Publication of the Stacker lists has
been begun in various parts OF the
country. but some newspapers already
! have discontinued 1t because it was
| found the lists as supplied by the war
| department were woefully faulty. in
Guiding the names Of many men who
served their country patriotically in
! the war. Such names. according TO
/ ruling of the department. canno,
/ be removed from the lists without the
/ authorization of the department at-
te. the injured persons have proved
| their cases at Washington.
| AS for the most offensive Of all the
siackers, G. c. BergdoIl, the war de-
! parsment intends to keep after him un-
/ .emiltingly until i, brings him back
/ from Germany and Furnishes him.
{ Such is the s,a,eulen, OF General
/ March. chief OF staff. TO the house
/ committee Investigating the escape of
! the craf, dodser. The inquiry. which
/ has brought o1, many acrimonious &C.
/ cuSaEioil> seems 20 be narrowing down
! 50 that the blame for the escape OF
/ BerEdoll vii! be placed on Clarence
+ Gihboney. one of the Siacker's at
iorueys- since dead. and the two SER
( seancs from whose custody BergGolI
! :oi away.
| Another crisis drew uear in the
! British Goa! strike last week. The
! transport workers decided .ha. no for
/ eiEn cuai should be unloaded in the
United Kingdom. promising aid .n this
10 tie miners and taking Up the mat
Ter with the railway workers The
government was determined that the
entry Of foreign coal for vital pur.
poses should no: be prevented and
began concentrating soldiers and sail
ors n the areas where trouble nigh,
be expected. Robert Williams. lead
er ot the transport workers, said
The embargo will be maintained even
i disease results The remedy is to
| stop the importation Of coal
According 10 foreign correspondents
The British government, has offered
the Sim Fein leaders 3 new peace
proposition which the latter seem
willing 10 accept, Ireland ts offered
all The rights possessed by any self
governing member of the empire. in
Guiding full asca! autonomy and tu.l
control Of its judiciary and police,
and the annual tribute Of :ls s.p. 90
will te abandoned. Arrangements 70.
defense by the army and oAvy are LET,
oIen 70. discussion A condition 70
The offer is that both north and south
Ireland must accep, i, as fnal SCI.
isemen' and mus, work together a
united Ireland