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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-04-29
BRITISH RENT HOGS
To Be Forced to Rent
Houses

London, England.-In an attempt
to stop landlords from refusing to
rent houses in order that they may
be sold at inflated prices, government
officials have introduced bill in par
lament which would authorize local
authorities co rent these houses.
If house has remained unoccupied
for three months, according to the
bill, local authorities may make an
order for compulsory hiring. The
building must be suitable for letting
without reconstruction and, apart
from the rent payable, no landlord
will be entitled to any compensation
for houses compulsorily hired. If
the rent cannot be mutually agreed
provision is made eor arbitration but
this will involve no delay in taking
over the house, as the authority con-
cerned will be able to do so as soon
as the order has been confirmed by
the minister of health, whether the
rent has been agreed to or not.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-04-29

such statements.
Russia does not today have on
hand for export commodities which
might be made the basis of immedi-
ately profitable trade with the United
States.
Furthermore, the transportation
system is utterly inadequate to move
any large quantity of goods either in
the interior of Russia or to Russia
ports. The export of such commodi
ties as exist in Russia at the present
time would result merely in further
increasing the misery of the Russian
people.
Trade Was Always Light
mote is taken of the statement that
if restrictions on trade with Russia
were removed, many mills, shops and
factories in this country, which are
now closed, would resume operations,
and unemployment would thereby be
diminished Even before the war,
trade with Russia, including both ex~
ports and imports, constituted only
one and three-tenths per cent of the
total trade of the United States.
"In view of the fact that the pur-
chasing power of Russia is now
greatly diminished, as compared with
pre-war years, it is evident that at
present even under the most favorable
circumstances the trade of Russia
could have but a minor influence on
the industrial and agricultural pros
perity of the United States. Under
conditions actually prevailing in Rus
sia, that trade is of even less import
ance; statement amply demonstrat-
ed by the fact that though restrictions
on trade with Russia have been elm
mated, no business of consequence
with that country has developed
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-04-29
With Nations Credit Destroy ed Rus
sia Is Unable to Renew Normal
Economic Life.

Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation OF Labor, in
defense of his position against Civ
ing any sor; of recognition to Soviet
Russia, last week gave out Letter
received from Charles f. Hughes, sec
retary Of state, in which he fully sets
forth the situation with reference to
the United States and Soviet Russia
Mr.. Gompcrs had previously re
quested Mr.. Hughes to furnish him
with a statement of the facts con-
cerning the possibilities OF trade rela-
tions with Russia and the desirable
ity of developing such relations
ut is my opinion" says Mr. Com
pers, that Secretary Hughes reply
to my letter is one Of the most i'm
portant official documents concerning
Russia that the state department has
issued The information contained
therein ought to be given the most
careful attention and it should be
brought to the attention of the people
everywhere.
No Evidence Exists That Situation
Will Improve
MAY | call your attention TO that
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-04-29
Cabinet Official Declares There
Will Be No Improvement In
Conditions While Present
System Obtains.

nomic activities, and apparently will
be unable to obtain urgently needed
commodities until credits may be ex-
tended to Russia on sound bass.
at should not be overlooked that
there has been a steady degeneration
in even those industries in Soviet Rus
sia that were net dependent upon i'm
ports of either raw material or partly
finished products, nor in which has
there been any shortage of labor.
"1'he Russian production of coal, of
iron and steel, of flax, cotton, leather,
lumber, sulfuric acid or copper, or ag-
ricultural products, of textiles, and
the maintenance and repair of rail-
road equipment, have degenerated
steadily from their level Of production
at the time Of the Bolshevik revolu-
ton.
Restrictions Were Removed
"There can be no relation of the
failure of all these industries to block
AIDES or to civil war, for most of them
require no imports, and the men mo-
blized since the Soviet revolution
were far less in number than before
that event.
During the existence Of civil war
in Russia, her ports We're in the hands
of anti-Soviet forces. However, trade
with the world through Baltic ports
was opened in April, 1920. Restric-
tions on direct trade with Russia were
removed by the United States on July
8, 1920.
''The conclusion of treaties of peace
with the Baltic states enabled Russia
freely to enter upon trade with Eur
ope and the United States Both
American and European goods have
been sold to Russia, but the volume OF
trade has been unimportant due to
the inability Of Russia to pay for inn
ports.
Were Unable to Pay
AS suggested in your second state
ment, it IS true that agents purport-
ing to be representative of the so.
called Bolshevist commissariat of for
eign trade have placed immense
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-04-29
FILLS RAIL LABOR
BOARD

Washington. - President Harding
has appointed three men to fill the
expired one-year terms on the railway
labor board of Henry T. Hunt, of Gin
cinnati, representing the public;
James J. Forester, of the Brother
hood of Railway Clerks, representing
labor, and W. L. Clark, of Illinois
representing the railroads.
The new appointees are Ben w.
Hooper, former governor of Tennes-
see, representing the public; Walter
t. McMenimen. of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, representing labor,
and Samuel Higgins, of New York,
representing the railroads.
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-04-29
IA M
MANY MINERS ARE
IDLE

Observation-Disclosures of bitumi-
nous coal in the week ended April ?
dropped to 5,750,000 tons, or zap
proximately 100000 tons below the
average regarded as ordinarily safe"
reports the National Coal Association.
1t is stated that the mines are running
at only half capacity, with 100000
miners idle"
This situation is given no publicity
by individuals who would rock the ma
tion with their shrieks if 100000 min
ers suspended work to better their
conditions and caused drop in coal
production "beiow the average re
garded as ordinarily safe"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-04-29

orders for the purchase of goods in
the United States, Europe and Asia
ut is estimated that perhaps six
and one-half billion dollars worth of
orders have been booked. But ship
ments as a result of these orders have
been made only in small volume be-
cause the Soviet agents were unable
to either pay cash or obtain credit so
as to insure the delivery of the goods
ordered.
Relatively Small
much has been written about the
large sums of Russian gold which
have found their way abroad in ex-
change for foreign goods In reality,
such transfers of gold have been rela
lively small. According to the most
liberal estimates the Soviet authorities
do not now have in their possession
more than $175,000,000 worth of gold.
1T is apparent that the proper
tlonate share of this amount of gold
which might be expected to reach the
United States, and even the immed-
late expenditure of all of this amount
of gold in the United States, would
not have a pronounced or lasting eff
feet upon the advancement of Ameri-
can industry and trade, while its loss
to Russia would take away the scant
hope that is left of sound reorgan-
ization of the Russian system of cur
rency and finance.
No Restrictions on Gold
In response to your question re
garding the transfer of funds from
Russia to the United States it may be
stated that there are no restrictions
on the Importation of Russian gold
into the United States, and since De-
cember IS, 1920, there have been nc
restrictions on the expectation of
coin, bullion ard currency to Soviet
Russia or on dealings or exchange
transactions in Russian rubles or on
transfers of credit or exchange
transactions with Soviet Russia.
1T is true that no assurances can
be given that Russian gold will be ac-
cepted by the federal reserve banks
or at the mint, in view of the fact
that these public institutions must be
fully assured that the legal title to
the gold accepted by them is not open
to question
Short on Commodities
1T has often been stated that if
the government of the United States
would recognize the so-called Soviet
Russia would immedi-
ately export immense quantities of
lumber, flax, hemp, fur and other
commodities. The facts in regard to
supplies in Russia completely refute
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-04-29
WOULD DEFEND
AMERICANISM
In Bill Before u. S. Senate

Washington.-A bill introduced by
Senator Borah provides for fine of
$4,000 and five years Imprisonment,
CT both, for any officer or agent of
the United States in the civil, mill
tary or naval service "who Injuries
oppresses, threatens or intimidates
any person IN the free exercise of en-
Joyment of any right or privilege Sc
cured or guaranteed to him by the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-04-29

May l call your attention to thi
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-04-29

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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-08

most ,efifcient'snd iec9pomicatly sman-
aged itiseftdtidus6in the State! Rea!
soning fponI 1gheusout lof politics.
heresy he ought, to be by all means
retained at thes head of that institu,
ton; but, on account of the friend
ship and political attachment Of
Chairman Evans for DIR. Tepping, it
is confidently reported that this isnot
to be.
We say this without any disparage-
ment of DR.. Topping, for whom we
have the most friendly feeling and
whom we hold in the highest esteem
as gentleman and physician. We
believe he would make an excellent
Superintendent of State Hospital No.
a and that its welfare and that of it's
vision and direction would not suffer
unfortunate patients under his super
in any wise. This comment is made
simply to show the insincerity If not
outright hypocrisy of all this talk Of
taking State managed institutions
"out of politics."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-08
NATIONAL LEAD co. DRILLING

The National Lead Company. which
operates, lead mines in the Flat River
mining district ihsshe name OF the st.
Louis Smelling & Refining Co.. and
which is one Of the largest independ-
ent lead mining corporations in the
world, last week sent into this terri
tory several diamond drills for pros
pecting work south Of Annapolis and
there is hardy any question of their
determination to thoroughly search
throughout this district for lead.
It isbelieved that the years of min
ing which they have engaged In. in
the Flat River district. has depleted
their available supply Of mineral and
that they are finding it necessary to
extend their operations to the Annap-
oils field, which Is proving to be the
greatest and most certain field for lead
in Missouri, outside of the 4afhbus
Bonnie Terre-Flat River district.
The National has optlcneis,a large
acreage near Annapolis and has NJ
ready begun work with severl drills.
Twenty-one' men in all are now en-
gagged in the operation Of the drills
there under the direction of Mr.. Sd /,
I1Sss sIasS; :,
The annapolis Lead Company, which
has spent an enormods amount Of rnopp=
ey III eqhippin@ itsd8ines Of Annapo-
lis are abSdlo ready to.begin actual OPP
creations and It Is expected that the
National viii soon begin theSefeetion
Of a large mill at thatipoihtaand con-
tinue drilling in Wayne county. That
there Is an abundaneetSf lead to be
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-08

acceptably revised and that an entirely
new treaty should be made with Ger
many. The Globe-Democrat, once a
staunch advocate of the League of Ma
tions and now eager to uphold Pres:
ident Harding in anything he can dc
to extricste himself from the predica-
ment in which the Republican party
has put him, and which calls the
peace resolution a mere political ,ges,
ture," has this to say:
"But its passing, as we have said
brings us face to face with the reali-
ties. What are we going to do about
the Treaty of Versailles? 1t has beer
said, upon high authority, that the
League of Nations has ben scrapped
We are still unable to discern the
scrapping, in as much as the League
of Nations still exists, still is an OPP
Grating compact between some forty
nations, who have yet shown no dis
position to abandon it.. But no one in
authority has said that the Treaty OF
Versailles. is Strapped. And this
treaty, with the peace resolution re-
moved. now confronts us. There seems
to be but tive courses open to US, a
separate treaty with Germany, or the
acceptance of the Versailles treaty
with such reservations, including the
elimination of the covenant of the
league, as we may desireto make. In
the two arms of this alternative there
are possibilities of struggle that
may array the executive and the Sen
ate against each other. much in the
way that they were opposed during
Wilson's administration, except that
this, if it comes, will be no contest be-
tween parties, but between powerful
elements of the Republican party
alone" - - a. sl
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-08
"oUT OF POLITICS.,

The reputed purpose of the Legisla-
tive act creating single Board of
Managers for all the State eleemosy-
nary institutions is to take them out
Of politics. We have never been par
ticularly. impressed with that molly
coddle idea. for all public institutions
supported by the taxes of the people
are of necessity political. and. eff
cient aadY COCA business conduct may
be had uAdFsywhatever political party
may have fharge of the reins of gov
ernmspt--just as good as under any
form Of. bi-partisanism. y.
fsHIs is supposed that bipartisan
boardYzrwhich is by no means a nom
political body as the designation inn
piies-is for the purpose of prevent.
ing arbitrary changes in the officials
of public institutions where they are
efficiently yssad prossylg 3soiHd,Ict eaiaea
cause ofIciHhges inAheypSl Neal SSmi
plexion Of the State Administered lob n
this be true. what better opportunity
viii the new board ever have to make
a practical application Of this princi-
pie or theory? Under the superin-
tendency of DR.. J. L. Eaton State Hos
pital No. 4 has been one of the best.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-08
THAT PEACE RESOLUTION

After long travail and much fussing
Of the political GRANTEES the Repub-
lican mountain has finally brought
forth the mouse of-a ,tpeace resolu-
ton" 1t has been duly delivered by
Congress ana1ehristened with the sig
nature of President Harding. Its
first wailing cry is that "state CT
war" no longer exists between the
United States and Germany. But the
Administration is already much wor-
ried over what to do with the bant-
ling now that it is in its arms. 1t is
regarded as anything but comedy,
welcome and hopeful child-as sort
of joke, but on whom?
Laying aside metaphor, the resolu-
ton proceeds in one-sided way to re-
serve to the. United States Govern
ment. all the agreements and rights
guaranteed under the armistice and
the Versailles and accompanying
treaties enforced by the allied and
associated nations engaged in the
world war, but as our government has
failed and utterly refused to ratify
any of these agreements and treaties,
how can it hold Germany and the Gen.
trial powers to them? Are we to &c
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-08
THE CURSE OF POLITICS

The organization of the information
al Court of Justice, which is now ready
for completion, will be ignored by the
| Government of the United States. Of
fcially the Government will not par
ticipate in establishing this great
tribunal for the trial of legal and ju-
dicial issues between nations and the
Interpretation of international law.
We learn from Washington that the
Government will officially, ignore the
tribunal, not because it is unfriendly
to it, but because the Harding admin
istration fears the wrath of the IT.
reconcilables. We are told that the
administration looks with friendly
eyes on the court, but feels that it
cannot openly participate in its or
ganization or support it because the
court was originated by the League Of
Nations and Is being organized under
the Leagues supervision.
In order to avoid embarrassing
President Harding the invitation to
name Judges for the court has not
been sent to the President, but to the
American members of the Hague an
bitration tribunal. The Government
will permit Messrs. Root, Stratus; Gray
and Moore to act as American citizens
in nominating Judges. but not as rep
resentatives Of the United States.
Whatta sorry mess of cowardice,
hypocrisy, partisan malice and folly!
The administration cannot oppose the
establishment Of this great tribunal,
for which the civilized world has long
led and flabored for generations. OPP
position would deny the ideals, prin7
ciples, traditions and policies of the
United Stases. No intelligent Ameri-
can opposes the tribunal or its. pur-
poses. On the contrary, all approve
it. The worst irreconcilable Is not
against an international court of JUS
tice. It is the substitute eof the ire
concifables for the Leagne Of Nations.
Tt is the one thing they advocate MS tBss
solution Of international problems and
the safeguard againsss PRESTON and
kwar. But lit happensD that this inter.
national court is established thrpmgh
the medium of the League OF Nations,
a4sss indereRdent of the League soitar
l,as its fieldgf 1abpE IS concerned. It
deals with AsasspoTities qlsg Zion. but
|,oity with questions Of law. sIfs whole
purpose isPto build upasbiifxband ill.,!
terpret the ptineiplss @ fsteEnatiensl
Flaws and stblsi them e. Judicial dist
putes--a e61suipiaatidn most deyoutIv
so.bss~ishsd 81 aii-aaen4sS goea ,;MsIItl.
The court. designed did ffasnsd xs ;
organized .hy the best szsnds Ia stke
! world, Including Exam Roes. s,sr4Dwa
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-08

great authority on international law,
is formed under the. auspices of the
League of Nations. It has . faint Of
wisconsin. Therefore it is a thing
that the United States cannot touch.
We forfeit not only our leadership in
the creation of thissgreat tribunal of
unreasonable possibilities in the es-
tablshing of international law and
the maintaining of peace, but we re-
fuse even to participate in its con-
struction and we ignore the effort to
construct it, We merely wink at the
participation of Americans, in the no.
BILE task of framing and putting it in
to operation.
Could a great. enlightened, progress
sive people be put in more contemp-
tible position :; the eyes of the civil
lied world? The opinion of other
peoples concerning America, in the
light of this petty, pouting child's play
over benefcent worlds movement
towards justice, law and peace
would be interesting and instructive
to Americans. The incident illustrates
the curse of politics-the degradation
to which political partisanship leads
a great nation.-Post- Dispatch.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-08
CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT

President Harding on the 1st inst.
appointed former President William
Howard Taft Chief Justice of the
United States Supreme Court to sue
coed the late Chief Justice White, and
his nomination was promptly con-
frmed the same day by the Senate in
executive session by a practically
unanimous vote of 60 to A. The exec
utiye sessions of the Senate are held
behind closed doors, but some of the
occurrences of the secret chamber
naturally leaked out, as they always
do. The four opposing votes were
cast by three Republicans and one
Democrat, the Republicans being
Senators Borah of Idaho and Johnson
of California. noted reactionaries, and
Senator La Toilette, the somewhat &C.
centric reactionary progressive of
Wisconsin. The Democratic negative
vote was cost by Senator Watson of
Georgia. ,.. ,'-.~a 80,
Senators Borah and johnson led
the fight on the floor against con-
firmins the appointment, criticisine
Mr., Taft's public record and question,
ing his legal experience and attain.
ments, but their attitude was assailet
by at least dozen Senator's, among
them being Senator Underwood OF
Alabama, the minority leader in the
Senate, and Senators Smith of South
Carolina, Overman of North Carolina
and Broussard of Louisiana. In fact
all the Southern Senators except Sen
ator Watson of Georgia, voted for con-
firmation of the appointment. If the
real animus of Senators Borah's and
Johnson's opposition were known il
would probably develop that it rested
on Mr.. Tafts rather favorable atti.
tude toward the League Of Nations
Covenant with moderate reservations
in the fight that WIS made by Borah
Johnson and other bitter anti-leaguers
and brainstorm hqters of President
Wilson. t
Mr.. Taft has been generally recog-
nized as possessing a legal mind Of
pre-eminence and c jurist of no mean
attainments. This fact, together with
his universal popularity as man Of
generous impulses, friendliness, human
qualities and sincere convictions, has
caused his appointment and ready con.
firmation to be received by the. coun-
try as whole with much favor. In
this connection it is pleasant thought
that, when-President. he appointed the
late Chief Justice White, whom he sue.
ceeds, a Southern jhrist of eminent
ability who, throughout his tenure ,od
that exalted judicial position fully
justified President Taft's Judgment In
his appointment.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-08
WORLDS CHAMPION BRUIsER

The prize fight between Dempsey
the American heavyweight fistic maui
err, and Carpenter, the French cham
pion of the "manly art of self-de-
fense," to decide which was the cham
pion fistic slugger of the world, was
pulled off in New Jersey last Satur-
day as scheduled. In brief Dempsey
proved the most brutal slugger of the
two, knocking Carpenter out in the
fourth three-minute round with a
blow of his sledge-hammer fist that
put him to sleep" till the referee
counted ten.
The papers had been full of the
daily training antics of the pugilists
for weeks prior, the sporting world
had worked itself to a high fever and
gloating, and everybody more or less
was inoculated with the virus of yex-
pectancy. After the fight all the great
and lesser daily papers gave columns Of
graphic account of the mill and the
public read the details with avidity.
And all to what purpose? That the
primitive brutality of our nature,
which underlies the thin veneer Of
civilization that we boastingly parade
in our everyday walk. might register a
thrill. >. .,.. (r.. "
Physical culture is an admirable
thing-the building up Of the body,
developing the muscles and sinews, in
creasing physical endurance and beau
tifying the form. 1t promotes health.
energy and zest for the achievements
of life and the pleasureable sports
and diversions we all need at times.
But when it is misdirected into cul-
tivation of brutal force to be expended
for a low plane of notoriety, it is de-
grading to genuine manhood. Prize
fighting has no place in the progress
of civilization and cultivation of the
higher and better attributes of the
dual nature God has given us. Yet
how we encourage it is proved by the
fact that the Dempsey Carpenter
eight during the preliminaries and i'm
mediately after absorbed almost uni
versal attention. We may deplore and
disapprove--we debut like every
body else we sneakingly read and de-
YOUR all the details. Weldid-you did.
That is the primitive. the "cave man"
in us. We all have it more or less,
cbut we fail to arouse any enthusiasm
over such championship for America.