Sioux County pioneer., 1922-12-14

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made no promises; exacted none.'
Mr.. COuzens, who was born In Ontario
fifty years ago, began active life as
newsboy and between 1903 and 1916 he;
acquired a large fortune through asso.
citation with Henry Ford in the manu-.
facture of automobiles. AS mayor Of
Detroit he gained prominence by his.
municipal railway venture.
+ INCLD SAM is getting exceedingly
- annoyed by the prohibition en-.
forcement question. Several recent
occurrences have ''got under his skin,
President, Harding's expressed opinion
that liquor would long he factor in
politics was so mlsinterpreted that he
felt the necessity of letting the country
know he is and has been absolutely in
favor of enforcing the Eighteenth
Then came. the orgy in
Philadelphia, following the Army:
Navy football game. in which the vio.
lation Of the law was migrant. Now
the government has Instructed fedora!
authorities everywhere to cooperate
loosely with the prohibition enforce.
lnent agencies and the federal attor.
ileys are told to push all pending II.
lluor cases and, when proper, to urge
The imposition of the heaviest, penal.
ties on conviction. Fifty new prohi.
bition agents were added to the force
in Philadelphia.
Japan moved out of the Shantung
y peninsula on December l, accord
ing to her promise and after having,
made large concessions to the Chinese
In. the amount to be paid her. Next
lay China took over. KiaochOw. Using
tao at the same time became an open
sort and the municipality is autono-
nous under Chinese sovereignty. China
&rill let the Japanese participate in
sublic enterprises in Tsingtao.
THE Italian chamber of deputies, by
vote Of 275 to 80, gave to Pre-
.mier Mussolini full power to bring
about economic reforms and carry out
a rehabilitation of Italian finances. He
Is, in fact, In the position of receiver
for a nearly. bankrupt country. The
extent Of his support by the people Is
indicated by the fact that many labor
organizations have offered to, work one
extra hour day for the benefit Of the
government. 5
COVERNOR SMALL of Illinois,
NJ guided by the dissenting opinion
of Justice Carter of the state Supreme,
court rather than by the opinion of
the rest of the court. has pardoned
William Bross Lloyd and Is of the
other Communists who had just been.
put in the penitentiary and jail for
violation of the state espionage law.
Comment is unnecessary.
TN THE death of James R. Mann Of
! Chicago the nation has lost one Of
its best informed, most courageous and
most valuable congressman. He had.
served in the lower house for 13 con.
secutive terms, or twenty-six years.
and was reelected last November. His.
knowledge Of legislation. pending and
past, was extraordinary and he was
absolutely independent in his attitude
toward measures in congress.
DRESIDENT HARDING, addressing
the extra session of congress which
opened Monday of last week, appealed
for the enactment Of q ship subsidy
bill. He said there were but three
courses to be taken In this matter
Constructive. obstructive and de.
structive.'' And though he admitted
there is. even In his own party, de-
cided opposition to such measure, he
urged that congress take the construc-
tive course. He argued that the meas.
ure as drafted provided complete safe
guards against exploitation for fa-
vored interests and said that he be-
lieved government aid for the mer-
chant marine was as justifiable as gov
ernment aid Of industry through tariff
laws or railways; through land grants
and loans. and government expendi.
lures for good roads. inland water
ways: reclamation and Irrigation
projects. 81 Il. & !8s u.
Mr. Harding especially emphasized
the point that the contemplated fegis.
lation would not call for new expendi.
lures. bpt instead proposes to substi-
@tute for the present annual drain Of
$50 900 600 upon the public treasury
direct compensation equal to a tride
more than half that amount. Il
Congress- listened to the President
calmly ami eoi.llY and ri,en the major
ity got busy with tile program, 10 do
the hest Il could In the circumstances.
The bill was quickly reported favor
ably BY the COMMITTEES On merchant
marine and on. Wedn rsday the house
adopted 4 special rule for lts consider.
alton. This provided for three 1aHs OF
general debate and three for consider
ationSof amen lments and a fnal vote
on Wednesday az This week, b Nom.