The Arvada enterprise., 1922-03-02

tee, In one Of its economical spasns,
reduced the estimates Of the Depart
ment Of Commerce to the extent Of
$3.OSO.SO1, and those Of the Depart
ment Of Labor by $l,227.7l2.
DREMIERS LLOYD GEORGE AND
l POINCARE met privately In
France Sunday for the purpose OF ar
ranging the agenda for the Genoa con.
ference on the economic and financial
regeneration Of Europe. There are re-
ports that the conference may be post.
poned for several weeks. OF course
the European nations are exceedingly
desirOus that the United States shall
take part In the meeting, but this
grows more unlikely as time passes.
Secretary Hoover. In a Washlngton's
birthday address In Chicago. gave
what might be considered an unoficial
expression Of the admlnlstratioo's
views on this matter. without becom.
ing too specific, he made It plain that
the United States could not b ex-
pected to lend assistance to the nations
Of Europe until they had worked out
some Of their present pressing prob
lens, including unbalanced budgets.
overtaxed peoples. large armies and
an unbearable debt, both domestic and
external-all bearing their fruit Of In.
hatiOn and instability"
Mr.. Hoover added: I'VE and our.
selves much torn between an earnest
desire to be Of service and 4 nghtful
desire to keep ourselves free from
matters to which we are not q party
and which We cannot remedy; PARTED.
patton in which, nevertheless, would
undermine our strength. our innuenco
and our ability to render real service
In the future"
TRUCE has been agreed upon By the
1 quarrellng Irish-Free State sup
porters on one side and republicans 90
the other. Ard Fheis, the convention
Of the Slim Fein. on Wednesday ad-
journed for three months. at the end
Of which period the people Of the Is
land will BE- called on to vote on
constitution, and also on acceptance Of
the treaty with England. No election
IL to be held until after that referen.
dunn. Michael Collins announced he
would resign the chairmanship Of the
provisional government II In the three
months the opposition gained control
Of the Dali Eireann. His majority
now Il exceedingly slender. One thou.
sand members Of the Sim Fein met
with De Valera and formally orgnn-
lied the republican party. and plans
were laid for a campaign In every
county against the Free State and the
proposed constitution.
THE resignation Of Judge Kenessw
! n. Landis from the federal bench
Of the northern Illinois district is
cause for sincere regret, except per-
haps on the part Of baseball fans.
Though often spectacular In methods
and speech, Judge Lands was always
fearless, Just and impeccably honest.
and he had an uncanny ability to get
at the truth and Q commendabls
tendency to ignore unimportant tech.
nicalIties. II these latter qualities
were shared BY the lesser judiciary Of
the region where Judge Lands has
been exercising his activities there
would be less cause to complain Of the
prevalence Of crime there and Of mis-
carriages of Justice.
D REPRESENTATIVES. Of 10 railway
N unions and Of the United Mine
Workers Of America met In Chicago
and entered Into q defensive alliance.
but there will be no sympathetic rail
strike on April I. when the coal miners
are expected to quit work. The agree.
ment, moreover. does not become Op-
errtive until II has been ratified BY all
the organizations. II any Of the labor
unions embraced In the agreement "is
made the victim OF unwarrRnted at.
tacks. or Its integrity In jeopartixeti."
ways and means will he considered.
any action to be approved by each of
the II organizations. An executive
committee. composer Of the chief a.
ecutlves Of all tie unions, will make
the necessary recommendation.
vx/HAT may develop into q nsw
w political party was born In Chi.
cago last week when several hundred
farmers. Sociaiists. union labor leaders
and others started movement for the
election to congress Of men and women
q the working class. Al present the
participants Ia this movement are
pledged 10 noopa artisan political &C.
tea. Radicals Of many types and d.
efooo, wsss present. at the conference,