Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-02

otheTyise credited In thas paper and also the local news
SATURDAY JULY 3. 1921.
EVENTS OF A WEEK. (.
Unless something unforeseen occurs In the meantime,
" before these lines are printed, the state Of war existtns
between the United States and Germany and between
n United States and Austria Hungary will. be at an end.
Resolutions to this effect have passed both houses ana
were expected to be forwarded Immediately to the pres-
tdent to be signed by him. This ends a controversy Of
long Standing over the manner in which tho technical
state OF war should be ended. In the present congress,
TWO separate, proposals were made. In the Knox resolu-
lions in the senate It was proposed to repeal the resolu-
tton Of April. 1917, declaring war with Germany and tho
subsequent resolution declaring war with Austria Hun
gary. Objection was made to- this on the ground that
" might imply a reputation Of, or a dissent from the
former resolutions. In the house the Porter resolution
undertook no repeal Of former declarations, but merely
declared the existing state Of war to be At an end It
was this form in substance which was accepted. The
resolutions agreed to In the conference made certain pro-
vision with reference to the custody Of enemy property,
and safeguarding the rights Of. the. United States which
had been acquired during the war, and it will be subject
to subsequent adjustment.
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Little OF general interest has occurred abroad during
the week. Germany has continued her payment OF rep
arations claims, and it is OF some interest in this county
to note the tendency there to adopt for purposes Of in
tarnational exchange, the American dollar standard.
This it is explained will facilitate many transactions
which would otherwise be exceedingly complicated and
y will make the basis Of exchange easier for al persons
to understand.
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The Irish situation remains as obscure as before.
The Ulster premier responded promptly to the invitation
Of Lloyd George to a conference. and made arrangements
for the attendance Of himself and all OF his cabinet OH
GERS but one. This one is to remain to look after the de-
tails of administration in the absence Of his colleagues.
In the stnn Fetn camp there wa not the sanae ready
Response. De Valera, it was announced, took the confer
ence invitation under AMUSEMENT, and later declared that
it would be impossible for him to accept It because Of its
limitations No explanation Of this has been pubAshed
70 Tar. and It WIN be a mystery to many readers because
OF the general understanding that the British rren4er's
invitation contained no limitations whatever. A. the sit
uation stands now, there is little prospect for an early
conference sasH%
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The first meeting Of executive and Administrative
heads OF the American government for the purpose Of
launching a movement for snnpltficaton and economy
in the government has just been held. The meeting was
presided over by President Harding, and the principal
speaker was Charles g. Dawes. director Of the budget.
Mr.. Dawes talked to his audience in his customary
forcefrl and informal manner, outlining the imperative
need for the Introduction of better system into the az
fairs of the government and for the limitation of expense.
He declared It TO be his business to aid in bringing about
economy, and said that his first efott in that direction
would be to see that the cost OF his own department was
at least rs per cent lower than the congressional appro-
priation OF 1925, 600 even If his own salary had to suffer.
The prospect is that Mr.. Dawes will be one Of the busiest
men in Washington and in certain circles, one Of the
most unpopular. No man can WELD an axe In the man
ner3 which is expected of him and retain his popularity
with individuals whose chief object is to hang onto their
Jobs
The new tariff BIZ. has made its appearance in the
house. Like all other tariff bills It will be the subject
OF controversy unttl its passage and after. Lake all its
predecessors, it is largely the result Of the work Of men
laboring without adequate information or preparation.
and impressed among other things, with a profound sense
of the political importance Of what they are doing. The
bill is very voluminous which is unavoidable, and there
is at the outset sharp disagreement as to whether Its
schedules are higher or lower than those OF its pr>1eces7
sors. Chairman Fordney says that the average will be
considerably. lower than the average Of the Payne-Ald-
N rfc1 rrhedrJee urhf3Aa Tia DAYoNrratA 1epAralfv insist that
the schedules are the highest on record.
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IN the house OF representatives the bill! prohibiting
the prescription Of beer for patients by physicians was
passed BY an overwhelming majority. It is generally
accepted that the ban on this particular medicine viii be
made permanent, and the hopes Of those who have
hoped Tor a legalizahon OF the lighter alcoholic beverages
80 Eliranaering
S9s@s For the first time in history q rnan who has served
III president OF the United States has been appointed to
ths chief justtceship OF the federal supreme court That
distinction has been given to former President TAFT, who,
since his retirement from the presidency. has devoted
votes were recorded against confirmation OF this ap-
poanfrnent. These were the votes OF Borah, OF Idaho,
johnson, Of California, IAFollette, o. wisconsn, and
watson, OF Georgia It u nid that the three first named
the appointment because Of the alleged inca
packy of the nominee They might - well have de-
s8clared their objection to arise from 4 political crouch
p4 N hays attempted 70 hids their real reason behind an
abMn1gd4ty.
Sscm Jufy 4 the wage awards Of the railway labor
b0erd went into edect, the compensation Of railway am
cent southesn Pactic employees have rejected the
SNArdL and make an appeal for further adjustment The
ssst3tsds Of most of the railway unions has not bsen
S-6sfinttssy Aseared. and furthsr announcAraent wiz Be
Y4Nssitea vith intsrsst
S$51aanA c1Ay q ousbsc has besn having al ezzperseaee
eaSSsSnKsWhAx audlar 10 that Of Boston sonne time aSo Il i
2xEfkkx by poHc4msn ana 1renaen, with 4 repetition. On
aa16G1f ec4ls, of ~ disorder which occurred in Boston