The Holbrook news., 1921-06-17
yard, the majority having relented in that matter.

yard, the majority having relented in that matter.
 Memorial day not only was cele- brated fittingly all over the United States, but in England and France as well, where many of our dead war riors still lie. In this country, of course, the most notable observance of the day was in the national ceIne- tery at Arlington, where the Presi- dent delivered the address. Mir. Har- ding took advantage of the occasion to declare that America must and will do her full part in helping to stabilize the world, to restrain ambition for empire and to prevent the disaster to civilization that would come from a denial of the equality of sovereign states or persons. The United States, he asserted, will neither pursue pol icy of isolation nor surrender any of it's independence of action, but will stand ready to accept leadership in the restoration of normalcy in the world.
 In a Memorial day address in Chicago suburb, former Senator James Hamilton Lewis predicted a war with Japan in which America will stand alone Not one country in Europe is truly the friend of the United States" he said. "The time is coming when we shall have to pro tect ourselves against an invasion of the Asiatics." England, France, and Italy, he said, will be appealed to by Japan to force the United States to grant the Japanese the same privi- leges as they enjoy In Europe.
 The federal railway labor board has announced the wage reduction that goes into effect on July l, when the national agreements are abrOgated. The average wage cut is to be 12 per cent and this eventually will reduce the pay rolls of the 1O4 roads affected by $400, 100000 a year. The board in it's decision sets up new uniform wage scales for all groups of employ ees, and these will later apply to every road in the country. The abrogation of the national agreements, 1t is be- heved, may save the roads an addi- tional $30O,O00,OO0 yearly. In labor circles 1t had been feared a greater wage reduction would be ordered by the board; hence 1t is predicted the action may arouse little open Oppo- sition. The chiefs of the railway unions reserved comment.
 The day after the boards ruling was made public President Harding surprised the interstate commerce commission by calling at Its office for a conference on freight rate reduc- tion, which he deems of vital impor- tance in the restoration of business. He made clear his desire in this line, but 1t was evident that he would have to overcome strong opposition. The cabinet agrees with the President that prohibitive transportation rates large ly account for the stagnation of busi- ness and the continued high price of the necessities of life.
 Chairman Clark of the interstate commerce commission and Senator Cummins, chairman of the senate con- mittee on interstate commerce, agree,
  who contend that rates cannot be re- duced generally until 1t has been proved that railroad expenses can be cut to a point assuring an adequate return on the investment.
 Aviation in America is hard hit by disaster and>economies. The country eh4 h1 Washington in which an army plane, caught in a fierce electrical storm, was destroyed and all its seven occupants | killed. The victims included several | aviation officers and former Congress- man Maurice Connolly Blame for the | accident, if there is any, is hard to | place though it is felt that the es- tablishment of altitude observation | stations would do much to avert sim | liar disasters.
 At the government proving ground | at Aberdeen, Md, where rehearsals for the army and navy maneuvers in Chesapeake bay were taking place. a 50-pOund bomb filled with TINT fell | from a plane and the explosion killed | five men and injured twelve Apparent ly the mechanism of the bomb-carrying rack was defective.
 All the air mail routes established with so much flourish, except the trans continental line from New York to San Francisco have been abandoned, Post master General Hays saying this is due to lack of money and to difficult