The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-07

Rene Vivfanf. Frances special en-
voy to the United States. has been re-
ceived by President Harding, despite
the ridiculous protests of the Friends
OF Irish Freedom. and in converse
tfons with the Chief Executive, Secre-
tary Hughes and other administration
leaders began his task of discovering
on what terms the United States will
/ Join the allied nations in restoring
peace to the world. He is here. he
insists. only to listen and report. and
not to make any suggestions on be-
half of France. For definite answers
to his questions he must wait until
President Harding takes up interna-
tional questions with his cabinet and
with leaders in congress-.
Discussion of one of the adminfstra-
ton s most serious problems-that of
the railways-was taken up in earnest
last week, and though to the lay mind
it seems almost insolvable. the ex-
perts in such matters believe it will
be solved by the interstate commerce
commission and the railroad labor
board working in closer conjunction
than had been contemplated when the
latter was created. Senator Cummins
and Representative Mondell assert the
machinery under the transportation
act is adequate in the situation and
that no further legislation will be
needed. 1t is the position Of the Pres
ident and his advisers that the gov
ernment should do all it can to facil-
itate the return of the railroads to
former conditions. and it is admitted
that both high freight rates aud high
wages must be- reduced. Present
rates are undoubtedly retarding great
ly the movement Of commodities. es.
pecially farm products. and the roads
suffer in revenue accordingly. Of
course the railway unions are oppos
ing any reduction In wages, asserting
this would be unnecessary were it not
for willful extravaganza on the part
of the railroad managements. The
senate committee OH interstate COM
merce plans an investigation that shall
establish the truth or faIsity Of the
charges made by organized labor.
AS had been expected. President
Harding appointed Col. Jay j. Morrow
governor Of the Canal Zone. He also
named Capt. S. E. w. Kltteile Of the
navy governor Of the Virgin islands
Hubert Work. president of the Amer
ican Medical association. first assist.
ant postmaster general; Charles II.
Burke Of South Dakota. commissioner
Of Indian affairs; George Carter Of
Iowa. public printer. and Thomas
Robertson of Maryland. commissioners
of patents. A public task for Gen.
Charles q. Dawes of Chicago has been
found by the President. who has ap-
pointed him chairman Of n commits
sion Of eleven to investigate the prob
lens Of soldiers relief and to formu-
late definite policy and program. The
other members of the commission are
all well known and competent men
and women.
With the most impressive rites of
the Roman Catholic church and in the
presence of the greatest aSSemhlage
Of ciurch dignitaries ever seen In this
country. the remains Of James Card
inal Gibbons were laid to rest Thurs.
day in the crypt of the Cathedral of
the Assumption Of the Blessed Virgin
in Baltimore. BY special decree of the
pope there was sung at the mass II
solemn Gregorian chant previously
heard only ut the funerals Of sovereign
rulers of the church in the Sistine
chapel in Rome. Not the church alone,
but all of Baltimore paid tribute to
the memory of its beloved and tlistin.
guished citizen. and as the clocks of
the city tolled ten. the hour OF the
ceremony. every wheel stopped. every
activity ceased
| Sharply contrasting with this finer
al in pomp and place. just as the life
work of the men contrasted. was the
| 'o''S' dI VI oo'h A'us'Vo6hSs llIc uc-
loved naturalist and author. who died
last Tuesday on passenger train in
Ohio. On the eighty-fourth anniver-
sary OF his birth his body was in.
tered at Roxbury. high in the Cats
kill mountains close to the old house
in which he. was born. and large
bowlder on which he often snt forms
the headstone Of his grave. This deaf,
of nature writer's Is deeply mOurneu
by the great and the humble alike OF
the entire natl