The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15

make more than before since the new
agreements eliminate jurisdictlonal
strikes and they will have steady work.
More important In the long run Is the
fact that Judge Landis has freed the
union workers from the imminent
danger Of the open shop. The carpen.
ters, plasterers and sheet metal
workers declined to enter the arbitra.
tion and some other crafts were ex-
cluded because they refused what the
Judge considered suitable agreements.
II Is predicted those crafts will have
TO contend with the open shop before
very long.
Uncle Sans troops did not have to
fire shot In West Virginia. As soon
as they entered the disturbed region
the rebelIious miners submitted and
were disarmed and sent home. Quiet
came so speedily that preparations
were being made last week to send
some Of the troops back to their
camps.
Meanwhile another but less serious
mine war was brewing In southern
Illinois. where the union iluor spar
miners were gathering, with arms to
march through Hardin county. Their
objectiyes were the towns Of Rosi.
clare and Elizabethtown. The miners
had several clashes with deputies and
detectives, who according to the union
officials, are creatures of the mine Op-
erntOr- Governor Small ordered an
inquiry into charges Of persecution
and abuse made against the Hardin
county authorities. mine officials and
guards. The trouble there iny0l,rs
both wages and unionixm. and, as In
West Virginia. Is Of long standing.
The conference between Mexican
officials and American oil men con.
cerning taxes on Mexican oil resulted
In m agreement highly satisfactory
to the Americans and the resumption
Of work In the Tampico fields. II was
believed tllls would lead to the speedy
settlement Of the treaty dispute he.
tween the United States md Mexico
and the recognition Of the Obregon
government. At present. however, the
diplomatic deadlock remains unbrokeR.
Memorial services, solemn and beau
tlful, were held In Westminster ab-
hey for the American and British
victims Of the ZR-2 disaster. and
about the time the muffied notes of a
bugle there played The Last Post"
the British cruiser Dauntless steamed
slowly out Of Devonport harbor bear.
ing the remains Of the American dead
back home for burial. As the Daunt-
less passed every battleship In the
harbor flred minute guns.
Charles G. Dawes has completed a
tentative draft Of the federal budget
for the next fiscal year and submit
ted It to President Harding. who heart
lily approved 1t. The President has
also declared himself pleased with the
course adopted by Chairman Iasker OF
the shipping board and with the prog
ress made by the joint committee on
reorganization Of the departments and
bureaus. In a long letter addressed
to Senator Mccormick the President
replied to the criticisms of the admin.
istration by Chairman White Of the
Democratic national committee. He
praised the work accomplished by
congress. and said: ut Is plain that
we are working our way out Of the
weiter OF waste and prodlgal spend.
ing"
The senate finance committee Is
struggling manfully with the house
tax revision bill. and called on Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Mellon for lot
Of Information. after which II began
rewriting The measure. Senator Cal.
der has devised plan for inclusion
In the blu Of a tax on distilled spirits
and beer which he believes wond
yield s175,OO0.0OO.
The great bordes of unemployed In
England are IN an ugly humor and
are holding demonstrations In many
cities that are little short Of riots.
In Bristol they carried red flags and
attacked the building occupied by the
board Of guardians, and In Liverpool
they were kept from violence only by
the pledge Of the lord mayor that
plan to give them work would be
formulated.
The British Trades Union congress
adopted a resolution approving the
calling Of the conference on limlta-
tion Of ornaments hut declaring the
affair would be n failure unless labor
were adequately represented