The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-08-11

mons when Premier Lloyd George an
nounced Great Britain's hearty ac-
quiescence in the proposal was a
memorable one. The premier spoke
to a hushed and crowded chamber,
and when he said the government wei
coined such a move and would
do it's utmost to make it a success,
there was a crash of applause from
all quarters, which in the opinion Of
old journalists, has not been equaled
since the announcement of the arms
tice with Germany"
Papers of all shades of opinion ex-
press their hearty approval of the
proposed conference, the British and
the French press being unanimous.
Italy is favorable and Japan no doubt
will be. This wonderful enthusiasm
is simply the expression of the deep
yearning of people everywhere for
peace. Men and women believe they
see in the presidents plan way of
escape from the back-breaking burden
of taxation that they are now carry
ing and also, they have faith to be-
ieve, from the horrors of war.-Indi-
annapolis News.
10000
The Great WaterwAy-LAke-Ca
River Route
Looks like the Great Lakes-St.
Lawrence and ocean waterway route
is gaining strength. A party of rep
resentatives from many states have
just finished a tour of this proposed
waterway. They are convinced that
such a water route would be a bless
ing to the country.
The folks of the great middlewest
country would be the most benefited
by such a project. Cheaper rates
from farm to market. The midwest
is the great granary of the world to-
day. 1t is sometimes called the cream
jug of America. 1t is the great meat
reservoir of the continent. This
waterway would be the cheap rate
outlet for millions of dollars of pro-
ducts from this vast and rich domain.
Railroads and New York City OPP
pose the spending of any money in
this direction. 1t would hit New
York and take from her millions and
billions of dollars of grain, meat,
wool and dairy trade.
The railways are not looking for.
any such strong competitor in the
shipping business. The cost is esti-
mated at less than what the Panama
canal cost this country. Canada is
ready to join in part of the cost of
this great undertaking to build the
necessary canals and locks to enable
ocean steamers to anchor and dock
more than 1000 miles inland.
The world is demanding cheaper
transportation and will have it. Just
now the worst holdup is the Pullman
car charge for sleeping berths. The
wheat, meat and wool growers of
Australia and South America have
cheap water rates to our big eastern
city markets why should not our own
American farmers have cheap rates
and be in better condition to compete
with these far away countries? The
excessive rates of today place us at a
disadvantage. Cure the disease.
10000
Death won in a cross continent air
plane race when Timothy Spellacy,
63, Los Angeles oil man, died at a
hospital in Lima, O., as his brother,
Michael Spellacy, raced eastward
from Tulsa, Okla, to his bedside.
Fifteen minutes after receiving a
message that the death of his brother
was imminent, Spellacy had engaged
an airplane and the race began. Death
came before the Tulsa man reached
Lima.
10000
Owing to a new outbreak of yellow
fever in Tampico and other Mexican
cities, vessels from Mexican ports are
obliged to remain anchored off the
quarantine station at the mouth of
the river four or five days.
10000
Twelve thousand enlisted men will
be discharged from the navy upon
application to reduce the personnel
to legislative requirements of the
100000 men for whom pay is pro-
vided.
10000
Chicago moving picture magnates
announce that the "dime movie will