Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-08
SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1872:
EVENTS or A WEEK.

Is The coal strike, which began on April i, has
r,,been IN progress for a week, and apparently no
progress has been made in bringing the miners9and
re operators together for conference looking toward
y . 2 future agreement. Invitations, for a conference
have been extended by representatives of the gov
eminent, and the miners officials profess them
T selves willing to enter such a gathering. The. ma
g Jority Of the operators in the bituminous field re-
=, main firm III their refusal to enter a general confer
ence, though offering to confer by separate groups
i the miners are willing to proceed in that manner.
o. The miners hold that they have an agreement
: from the operators to decide by means OF a joint
Aeonference on wages and terms of work to take eff
81 feet on the expiration of the contracts which were
terminated on April l. This agreement they say
: the operators have violated. The operators say
II, that they are willing to confer with the miners state
= by state, but not in one great group, as they main
tain that the conditions i'll the several mining fields
= differ so greatly that no agreement can properly be
! made uniform for the entire field.
y There is no prospect at this time of ar agree
' ment. Predictions are made that the strike will
: last at least a month, and there are no conditions in
I: sight which are likely to bring it to a close even at
the end of that time. There seems to be no reason
4 to doubt the correctness of the opinion quite gener.
9 ally expressed before the strike that the miners,
Y having no hope of obtaining concessions from the
Y operators in any other way, have all along intended
] to force government Intervention if possible, ex-
. pecting that, as usual in such cases, a compromise
would result which would give the miners at least
q part of their demands. The operators have been
! represented to be determined to make no conces-
sions whatever, but to take what they believed to
be an. opportune time to force the fight to a real fin
I isl.
2 Congress has been observing the progress of
I the strike and making ~desultory inquiries about it
I awaiting the reports OF senate committees on tariff,
= bonus and army bill legislation; and, in the house,
3 listening to the excoriation OF Representative Blan-
y ton of Texas by his Democratic colleagues. Mr..
I Blanton has been the storm center on several occa-
! s'ons, and this time the controversy which ragged
: around him nearly-but not quite-resulted in an
exchange of blows.
One other subject has occupied a good deal of
congressional attention, namely, the action Of the
president in causing the summary removal of 30
employees in the bureau of engraving. These en-
ployes were notified that their services would not
be required after March 81, but no cause was as
signed for their dismissal. The result has been a
r!lmpus neither pretty nor inspiring. The dis
charged employees requested information as to the
reasons tor their discharge, representing that the
raid" had resulted in rumors affecting their repu-
tatlon which would handicap them in seeking other
employment. They were assured that no charges
OF Wrongdolng were made, but that the removals
Were Tor the good of the service AS was in
evitable, Democratic commentators have asserted
that the presidents act was. merely a move to re-
vive the spoils system and make room for deserv-
ing Republicans. In the meantime, the actual rea-
oohoA " llc lhSluent remain as OBSCURE as ever.
Is The economic conference at Genoa begins on
Monday, and both British and French delegations
have started for the Italian city. The British and
French pre1niers have reached an agreement on the
program which they will support, OF at least on two
OF the main items. First, there is to be no discus
sion OF amendments to the treaty of Versailles or OF
the cancellation of any part Of the German repara-
tons already agreed on. Second, while represent
atives.of the Russian Soviet government will be re-.
s#celVed and heard. there Is TN he rpfhi,,r ,o~ 4i...
avery partial and guarded recognition of the or
ganization which they represent, and any recogni-
ton will depend on the character of the assurance.
given Of good behavior.
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On Monday votes5of confidence in the respec-
tive administrations were given in the British com-
mons. and the French chamber. The Britis, vote
WAS particularly interesting because of the size Of
the majority, about four to one, and becausctit rep
the passing Of another of his numerous.
Asrises by the British premier. For a time it seemed
that Lloyd George would be unable longer to hold
together the heterogeneous group which he has,
gathered into his coalition administration. During
s8fhesWar years the government was held together by
the pressure OF the war itself. With that pressure
removed the mutually repellant forces within the
administration have tended 10 drive its several
sMsgfonFps aapaft, and Az Of the adroitness andresource-5
SsJlnlness sof the premier have been required 10 keeps
thkaprganization intact. The Genoa conference af-
ssIoeded the opportunity for a bit Of brilliant blay.
SasAd SMr. Lloyd George again depnonstrated his
s8skm06Hlsdge ct the game The importance sof send
q G;enoa delegation having lie an4uestioned
asllDnppoft ~ parliament ~ Net hsth, and t,e mem
53k1SAsn@ the insurgent groups siistened perhaps fhe
1M1 observation-disclosures not one OF these groups Is
E6Kesent strong enough to feel warranted IN nm
st4sStding iSsS task 81 organizing al administrator
ssx1Esiitss50 yn account.
MD between the United States and Germany
a1Ossnally declared FIVE years agoAonSAprii s.
IN B sArst Inns since tint event steps ~ being