Evening star., 1921-11-13
BY HENRY w. BUNN.,. =

IN HE following ds a riefaeummary OF the
most important news Sf the. world for
the seven days ended November IL:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The injunction issued by Judge Anderson of the
federal district court at Indianapolis forbidding
execution of the contracts under which coal.
mine operators engage to collect from miners
their union membership dues and turn them
over to officials of the United Nine Workers
Union, has been. temporarily suspended by the
federal court of appeals at Chicago. In conse-
-uuence the. "check-on' continues. the strike
of the Illinos miners who struck have gone
back to work.
The tax revision bill. much amended since
it left the House was passed by the Senate
the sth. offered amendments proposing q
sales tax and soldiers bonus were we're voted
poses an appreciable reduction of the burden
OF taxation. For example: 1t is estimated that
under its provisions the yield from federal
proximately be sa,725, 100000. whereas under
existing law 1t would be approximately ss,s4o:-
100000: The public Will much appreciate rid
dance of nuisance" taxes. The bill now goes
The bill carrying a grant of s75.ooo,ooo to
supplement state appropriations for road con-
struction "nd Improvement has been signed by
:, Secretary Hoover has written letter to
Mayor Thompson of Chicago. rebuking him for
refusing to accept and act upon the recommen-'
dations of the national conference on unemploy-
ment. THE mayors of every city of impor-
co-operated fully with the conference
The usual enthusiasm displayed at the
On Friday. after &c ceremonies in which the
most distinguished throng ever gathered on
anRnoSn @ soder was pacsd in it's
sarcophagus in Arlington cemetery.
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THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.-THE
formally opened Saturday morning in Continen-
tai Memorial Hall tthe building of the
Daughters of the American Revolution) with
speech of welcome by President Harding.
In his speech at the London lord mayors
banquet the other night. Lloyd George in his
happy way stated as follows the extreme hope
entertained of the Warrington conference.
Every and woman of British blood
has been taught. to regard serious quarrel
tude of mind is in itself guarantee of peace
between these two powerful communities,
the President Of the the United States Of America is
an inculcation Of similar attitudes toward and be,
tween all peoples pie Of the e. world and when zen, that
the greatest event the world has seen for nine
teen hundred years."
1RELAND-The king has prorogued parlia-
ment to January 30 OF course parliament can
be reconvened at an earlier date should Irish
other developments make 1t necessary.
. In the. Guildhall speech from which We
have already quoted, Lloyd George said con-
cerning Ireland:
Last year 1 ventured here at this table to
extend invitation on behalf Of the people of
Great Britain to the people Of Ireland. that
they should quit the path Of bood-drenched
ferocites inevitable in all racial feuds and
come into the free partnership. Of the British
empire as equals. 1 cannot reveal any of the
secrets of the conference room that is the way
to bring conference to naught. What can
say it this: There is better prospect of that
invitation being needed today than at any time
for years"
One wonders whether the premier spoke
altogether advisedly about the Irish business;
whether the cheerful circumstances of the