Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-27

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EVENTS OF A WEEK.
Perhaps the bit of news in which the greatest
number of Americans felt keen interest during the
past week was. the announcement that by order OF
the Interstate ornmerc commission, freight rates
throughout tho country are to be reduced on an
average of ten per cent, the reduction to take effect
July /. This order lowers the present rates on
practically all commodities except agricultural pro-
ducts, and on these it provides for the continuance
Of the rate reductions made some months ago by
the roads themselves as an emergency measure,
and which reductions would have expired July l,
had it not been for this order.
The reduction order graduates the changes, the
general average being 10 per cent, and that for this
northwest territory being 1875 per cent. The beard
proceeds on the theory that the rates collected by
the roads should be sufficient to enable the COM
panies to earn 5.T5 per cent on their capital invest
ment, and it is held that under the new rates they
will be able to do this. The railroad people them
selves are not all in accord with this view, many of
them holding that the new rates will cripple the
roads and make their revival impossible unless sim
liar wage reductions are put into effect. Some of
the railroad men, however, take a more optimistic
view, and believe that the rate reduction will slim
ulatc business, and that as a result there will be
more business for the railroads, and greater earn
iHgs. In this connection it is noted that after a con-
ference which the President had with prominent
railway men early in the week, Mr.. Harding ex-
pressed the opinion that the present railway law is
in need of important notifications, but it was sug-
gested that this matter would probably be allowed
to 20 over until the winter session of congress-.
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In the matter of bonus legislation there has been
no sign of a break Il in the deadlock which exists in
the senate. The Republican members of the finance
committee are equally divided in their support OF
the amended house bill, which is favored by Chair
man MeCumber, and the Smoet proposal for paid
up insurance for the service men in lieu of all other
compensation provisions.
The tariff bill drags slowly along. In order to
reach the end OF an otherwise apparently intermin-
able debate, the application of cloture is being
strongly urged, ard, as-always, there is a loud out
cry against cutting down the speaking time of a
senator and requiring him to conRne his remarks to
the subject which is supposed to be under dis
cussion. - no.
The Genoa conference has been the subject of
discussion in the legislative bodies of several of the
European countries, Lloyd George, among others,
having delivered a notable address in the house of
Commons in defense OF his policy. The British pre-
rnier declared that though the conference was in
strumental in a~verting h%ostilities which were threat
.ened in several quarters, the war atmosphere re-
mains, and he emphasized the Importance of bring
ing about a change which would free the peoples OF
all the European nations of this dangerous menace.
Mr.. Lloyd George could not maintain that the
Genoa conference had accomplished all that was
This own policy, and he was rewarded by a vote of
confidence from which only about IS members dis
sented.
Rioting and other violence has continued in
Ulster, and the Ulster government took drastic
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ers, these being Sim Feiners and members Of other
organizations which are opposing the Ulster gov
ernnnent's rule. The prisoners have been interned,
aand It appears that they are to be used as hostages
IN order to insure the maintenance of peace.
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II was predicted that when the Genoa confer
encesfaiied to provide a basis for the establishment
Of relations between Soviet Russia and the rest 81
the world, there would be scramble to make sep
arate treaties browsing for the relations of each sep
arate nation with Russia. One such treaty, that be-
tween Russia and Italy. has just been negotiated.
tween Rus.i and itsly, has lust been negotiated.
Is cufieus report, having an international angle,
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