The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-08
Business Interests Are Now
Quite Concerned
SPEEDING UP TAXATION
Municipal Politics Are Some
what At StandstiII In New
York City
LARKIN G. MEAD

New York, July 7.-Urging haste in
settling tariff and taxation legislation
on every member of both houses of
congress, the merchants, bankers,
business men and manufacturers of
this whole metropolis are today TAX
ing up a persistent drive to procure
action at Washington before which
they believe there can be no ending of
the existing serious stagnation of
business throughout the country. II
upon by the end of this summer and
some sort. of foreign policy Is put
forth, these men declare that begin
ming of business activity may be made
before snow falls. Unless the special
session of congress succeeds in de-
termining the future rates of tax on
imports as we'll as on domestic bust
ness, it is admitted that little can be
hoped for by way of any revival of
present paralyzed activities.
The Creeping Campaign
Though only four months remain
before the people Of this city go. to
government for the next four years,
few signs of campaign activity have
yet shown throughout the whole town.
Never in the history Of this metropo-
lis has less interest been called forth
by an approaching city election, and
while the campaign creeps along with
hardly any action, the rival leaders
are wondering IL the people can ever
be reused to the pitch of excitement
that they usually reach long before
this time. Thus far, everyone seems
to believe that Tammany can recap
ture the town. and It Is ND to the OPP
position to show that they have any
tight to put up against the continue
ton of the existing ring rule for four
years more.
The curle Cause
That Madame Curie is heartily In
sympathy with the chemical scientists
and industrial workers who are pres
enting to the people Of this country
the need for future chemical indie
pendence to promote our industrial
progress, rational defense and medi-
cal development, was asserted here
today by scientists who saw this dis
tinguished woman discOverer of radi-
um before she sailed away for France.
AS a chemist, as well as citizen of
France, Madame Curfe Is thoroughly
alive to the dangers Of a recapture of
Americas chemical science and in
dustry by the powerful German cartel,
these men and women were told. In
all Cn6L the l0dQ6TS VI SclSuCo III ILLS
country are doing to insure against
foreign invasion in the chemical field,
1t is assured that they have the most
deep, personal support of the great
French woman of science.
The European Exodus
With every outgoing steamship
loaded with thousands of men, women
and children bound for European
travel, the greatest exodus across the
ocean since war days is now taking
place from this port. Since there is
little business to be done, hundreds
of leading bankers and business men
are taking this opportunity to escape
the heat and tour cooler chimes
abroad. While some of this outbound
traffic is concerned in foreign bust
ness, the bulk of tits purely pleasure
excursion, the steamship men report.
Those Fight Fans o.
So stirred have all the inhabitants
of this town become over the prelim-
inaries and outcome of the great ring
battle over in Jersey, that the whole
summer long promises to echo the
talk of the fight fans. Gymnasiums
and boxing training schools are al
ready besieged by twice their usual
crowd of patrons, while every hang
out of fight promoters and hangers on
is packed with enthusiasts. 1t will
be many, months, apparently, before
Greater New York hears the last of
this international battle.