Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-06-24

of the province of Shantung, China, as
soon as practicable. What her att
tude may be concerning Siberia anc
the northern half of Saghalien is not
yet known.
The British imperial conference,
which is in session in London this
week, planned to take up almost the
first thing the matter of renewing the
Anglo-Japanese treaty. Prime Min
listers SHUTS of South Africa, Hughes
of Australia and Massey of New Zea
land all have declared publicly TIA
the pact must not be renewed unless
1t is agreeable to the United States
Premier Meighan Of Canada, If he is in
accord with public opinion In the Do
minion, will oppose any renewal OF
the treaty. 1t is believed In London
diplomatic circles that the question
may be finally solved by the forma-
ton of a Pacific triple entente-Great
Britain, the United States and Japan.
The house of representatives, as
was expected, adopted the Porter
resolution declaring war with Ger
many and Austria terminated. The
vote was 305 to 81, 40 Democrats join.
ing the Republicans on the final roll
call. The senate absolutely refused
to accept this substitute for the Knox
resolution, and the prospects were ex-
cellent for a long deadlock in confer
ence. 1t may we'll be that such a de
lay would quite suit the plans of tn.
administration, but President Hardin:
Is taking no part in the dispute. Thu
objection of the house to the senate
resolution is that to repeal the decla
ration Of war might be taken to meal
that congress repudiated the action O
the government IN entering the war
The senators take the position tina
the constituttonality Of the Porte
resolution may be questioned and tina
this might open the way to ceaseles
litigation. They assert that the powe
Of congress to assume the function
Of a treatymaking body and declar
the war at an end may be open to at
tack In the courts.
Despite charges that the house bil
for regulation of the packing industr,
was drafted by attorneys for the PACK
ers, the senate. by a vote of 81 to 81
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drastic bill recommended by the ser
ate committee on agriculture. Tn
house bill vests the secretary of ayr
culture with authority to administe
the measure, while the senate bfl
creates under the department Of ae
riculture q federal live stock commits
sioner, appointed by the president an
subject to confirmation by the ser
ate, II regulate the packers.
OF more than local interest and In
portance was the arrest In Chicago G
big Tim" Murphy, powerful labo
leader, and some of his proteges, 70
Implication in q number Of big posts
robheries there and elsewhere. Coz
LESSONS of some Of the minor figure
In the band were followed by reco'
cry of part of the loot. The postf
authorities and Department of Justic
officers believe the gang which Mu,
ply is accused of directing commi
ted the million-dollar robbery In tt
ledo last February as well as those
Pullman and at the Polk street static
In Chicago.
Roy A. Haynes, the new mop
other words, national prohibition con
missioner-is now In Office. Thong
he is rotund and genial to the poll
of jollity, he declares he will enfor(
the dry law to the full extent of h
power, and he appeals to all goo
Americans to help him. He has n,
yet made up his mind concerning Il
dispensing Of real beer for medicin;
purposes.
The death roll of the week include
the name of William E. Mason of Oh
cago, congressman-atlarge for nlinoi
He had been prominent in polite;
life for many years, and his person;
friends were numerous. though /
alienated many by his course just b
fore our entry into the war and /
his bitter attacks on the draft.
!, The American Legion elected Ma
John G. Emery of Michigan its n,
tional commander to succeed the la
Colonel Galbraith. Like his predece
sor, he has an excellent war recor
He saw much of the fighting in whic
the American troops participated ar
wa wounded during the MensnA