Evening star., 1921-05-15
THE STORY THE WEEK HAS TOLD

idea Of a strike. For example. with nearly four
millions out of work part time. the
government will find trouble in procuring
"blackleg" labor.
There is great deal Of distress among the
miners, but they show no signs OF yielding.
Apparently nothing has been done toward
resumption of conferences between the mine
owners the miners executive committee and the
government. If were to arrange the par
ticipators in the controversy in the order OF
their stupidity, the most stupid at the top. we
would find the government topping the rest,
next below the miners executive committee
next the owners, and the miners at the bottom
But there is little to choose They are all
brethren in stupidity.
Each day of the coal strike adds $4,000
more men and women to the unemployed ranks.
Some 1900 ships, of total Of some 100000
tons laid up at the several ports of the
kingdom for lack of coal. In April the value
of imports fell of by so.0oo.ooo pounds and the
value of exports by 16o,0o0,o00 pounds.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-On May
10 the Senate interstate commerce committee
began it's investigation of the railroad situa-
ton.
The Young emergency tariff bill, much
amended since leaving the House, was passed
by the Senate on May II, and has gone to
conference.
Fifteen thousand paper mill workers are on
strike. Plants producing over so per cent Of the
neWSpr1nt paper output are CioSe0 GOWN.
refuse to accept 80 per cent reduction
in wages
The American Federation Of Labor Is going
to fight the proposed sales tax.
Senator Kenyon has offered a bill which
would create a department of public welfare.
under cabinet officer. The immigration bill.
out of conference. goes to the President for
approval
MISCELLANEOUS-An Associated Press
report from Riga declares that things are
really looking up in Russia in consequence of
Lenin's concession. The people have been
reconcilated and are no longer in a mood for
revolt This apparently does not apply to
western Siberia, reports from which indicate
that the revolts are spreading. Gen. Antanoff's
revolt, only the other day in the full tide of
success in the Tambof area, has been snuffed
out. 1t is reported that Premier Gounaris Of
Greece having visited the Anatolian front, dis
covered a gloomy prospect for the Greeks
A week ago we are informed that the Turkish
nationalist assembly at Angora, yielding to
Russian bolshevist persuasions, has repudiated
the agreement concerning Cilicia signed in
London some weeks ago by representatives of
France and the Angora government, and that
fighting had broken out again in Cilicia between
French and Turks Now it appears that the
assembly has ratified the agreement with GER
tain reservations" of what nature does not
appear.
1t is pleasing to learn that jobs have been
found for Prince Feisal and Prince Zeid. sons
of the King Of Herjaz. Prince Zeid is to be
governor of Trans-Jordania, apparently in some
sort of subordination to Sir Herbert Samuel,
high commissioner for Palestine. Prince Feisal
is to govern Mesopotamia, presumably in SUBJ
ordination to Sir Percy Coke somebody else.
What title the princes shall boast does not ap-
pear. 1t really up to Britain to do some
thing for those fine fellows; for they have been
treated shabbily.
In general the May day demonstrations this
year tame Those in Japan were Except
for Jaffa in Palestine) the most lively and sig
nifcant of all. Great assemblages in all the
large cities passed resolutions demanding the
eight-hour day, wide extension of the franchise,
unemployment benefits, etc. There were process
sions and much Haunting Of the red flag adorned
with such inscriptions From slavery to
emancipation" Revolution is near at hand"
Proletarian songs were sung. A far cry from
the Japan Of Hideyossi and Iyeyasu