Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-19
EVENTS or WEEK.

- SATUADA EVENING, 10, 1921. -
EvEeTs ~ A WEEK.
After completing tome routine work and approving
ne nominations presented to It by tne prestdert the sen.
Ate has Adjourned. to reassetable when the entire CON
sfess haeets iii extraordinary session On April IL. This
date has been set by the PRECEDENT ihStesd Of the earlier
date, April. 4, for which the session was tentatively fixAd.
Among the appointments in which there will be considA
etab1e interest IL that Of Congressman icAon. Of WtAcon.
sin, to membership on the interstate commerce ~cerarais.
sion. Mr.. Esch sis one Of the authors Of the law under
which the railroads Ct the Country are nov operating,
ana advocates Of public ownership nave been pArtioulAfly
bitter Against him on this account. They have denounced
especially the provision which Is usually Interpreted as q
guarantee of dividends to DE roads. although it is some
thing quite different, and a particularly vserouA flint
was MAIDS against him On this account ia the last election.
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1t was ruraored that the poAtion Of Ambassador to
Great Britain would he filled before the adjournment Of
the senate, and that Colonel George Harvey was the man
slated for that place The Nomination was not made.
and there seems to be no very clear understanding as to
whAther or not it has actually been decided on. The
selection of Colonel Harvey for the first ambassadorial
position in the gift of the president would be interesting
becAuse Of the former associations Of the pusnAcioas edi.
tor. While In charge Of Harpers Weekly he devoted
space in the magazine tor some time to the presentation
Of various individuals for consideration for the Demo-
cratic nomination for president in 1905, the colonel him.
self being at that time of the Democratic faith. Among
these he devoted one article to Woodrow Wilson. then
quite conspicuous among school men for his controversies
with the trustees of Princeton. Of which college he wAs
president.
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The suggestion Of PresideAt Nn1on'A name plAsed
without arousing treat interest, but the former head
of Princeton soon became governor Of New Jersey. and
presently was nominated for president At the Baltimore
convention in 1912. Harvey supported him vigorously,
but subsidized when assured by the candidate that the &C
tive support Of q journal 10 identified with Wall street
interests as was Harpers at that tiape would operate
~ = DRAG on his campaign Harvey became cool toward
Wilson. but warmed up OCCASIONALLY. but the arrangement
became permanent, and in his various writings Colonel
AAFYeY has been rnEpaYin1/ in ha criticism If the ma
whnna many are convinced he made president.
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In making preliminary preparations for the congress
AoaAl session 1t has been decided BY the leaders to give
dt place on the program to ant-dunpinx legislation.
tAAs being conhdered to be the most urgent. and most
lkelJe to be disposed of quickly. There is quite general
70 prevent this country from becoming the slaughter
nszket Tor surplus foreign goods while our rivals abroad
are re-establhshinx themselves a. our com pet3tors in the
narkets Of tbs world.
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The Panama-costa hica incident seems to b in proc.
as at being Strengthened out. The suggestion that the
d3Gpute between the two countries be submitted to the
League of Nations for settlement brought from the state
department at washington the reminder that under a
treaty negotiated by Mr.. Bryan while he was secretary
Of state such disputes shall be arbitrated by the United
position on the part Of both disputants to permit the mat
ter to be adjusted in accordance with the terms Of that
agreement.
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AiAS uSSLiCQ "a II OIL q . aA1CAA
government remains in allegiance. Secretary Colby took
the position that recognition Of the obreson government
be conditioned on the acceptance by that government Of
the principle that the provisions Of the Mexican const-
tuition relating to such matters be not understood to be
retr oactive. Or to impair the legitimate property rights
Of American citizens. President obregon Il understood
to have expressed unwillinsnese TO make any conditions
precedent to recognition. The Harding administration
is reported to intend to insist on this condition, and mat
tsrs are at a standstilL-
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The latest reports from Russia indicate the resunnp-
ton Of control Of Petrograd by the Soviet forces, and
1.-The execution of a large number of the revolutionists,
this following as a matter of course. Little Of a def
mite nature has come from Kronstadt. but the little that
there is indicates the probability that the failure Of out
side support will result in the quashing Of the rebellion
there. OF news from the vast country districts there
has been practically none, and it seems quite probable
/. that the flame of revolution that flared up has subsided
I for the time. The smonldering fire is still therA how
ever, waiting to be famed by the first wind that blows.
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DR.. Simon. German foreign minister. has bAen gwen
q vote of confidence by the German Reichstas. following
hs return home after the London conference. In an
! address delivered in Berlin q few days ago Dr.. Simon
4 discussed the reparation question in a tone decidedly dif-
Z fsrent from that which has usually been adopted by
i German speakers. He said that his visit to London had
J. convinced him that the attitude Of thu Allies was not
z inspired h the intoxcatibn Of victory, but was rather
stA1 result OF troubles which the Allies themselves had
q hama He warned his hearers against I course which
>1enld p~recpttate hostiltttes, and said that nothing need
aeeA Hoped Tor by Germany from an appeal TO the world.
IN snhsklnes he HsclaEed that he haA.bAce4Ae convinced
sxl1k Nsorid asntinent was adverss to Germany.
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( Tho A1lisd 4occuration Of the German Rhine ports
49, hnsS m baan attended by no disorder. IN the n.ain
i eAaA order has prevailed In the occupied cities. and II
~ Is bAAskpected that Allied control over the customs
$500 ssaeFAl supervision over The import ana export trade
4ek Gsr1nany,s most importAnf1 industrial district WIN con.
ssttnue 10 be psacefM and unreaiatsd-
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Labor c6ntr0versies between two great groups Of
sAnssr3can woFIDen and their employers are N progress