Sioux County pioneer., 1922-11-09


operate In preventing liquor smuggling
from the st. Pierre ct Miquelon is
lands of the southern coast of New
foundland. According to French Off
cials, the islanders trade French
{ liquor for food at Newfoundland and
Prince Edward island ports, and do
not themselves smuggle the booze into
the United States. 1t is said this liquor
trading is essential to the fishermen
Of the islands.
CAMUEL GOMPERs, Frank Morri-
- son and James O'Connell, the ex-
ecutive committee for the national
non-partisan campaign Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, have issued
a manifesto denouncing the present
congress as ,reactionary and calling
on the voters to "put progress I'M at
the November election. The appeal
says the congress has performed no
service for the people, but has "tried
by every trick and device to serve pred
atory interests" Its action in re.
moving the excess profits tax and re-
ducing the surtaxes and concerning
the soldiers bonus is especially con.
demned.
TEN members ,of the /. w. w. are
= on trial in Sacramento for VIOLA
ton Of the California criminal syndf-
calism law, and last week the state
produced witness who told q star
Ting story Of ''wobblles'' plots during
the waF. He Is W. q. Townsend and
says he was the right-hand man Of
w. d. Haywood, head Of the organiza-
tion. He testified that he and several
hundred other wobblies were employed
In the Chicago packing houses and,
under orders from the I. w. W., con-
spired to send to our troops spoiled
and poisonous canned foods. He also
told Of sabotage plots on railroads and
in harvest fields.
NAVY DAY was celebrated through.
~ out the United States on Friday
which also was the anniversary Of
the birth Of Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
The occasion brought forth many ap-
pea1s for the maintenance Of the eff.
cheney Of the navy personnel, which,
according to Rear Admiral Rogers,
should number not fewer than 10000
men. To maintain our ratio under
the Washington treaty, said the ad-
miral, we should build fifteen or
twenty cruisers Of 10000 tons each in
the course Of the next few years, be-
sides large submarines. President
Harding In letter to Secretary DENLY
said: 1T is well for us to have in
mind that under program Of lessen.
ing navy ornaments there is a greater
reason for maintaining the highest
efficiency, fitness, and morale in this
branch Of the national defensive SER
vice. know how earnestly the navy
personnel is devoted to this ideal, and
want you to be assured Of my hearty
concurrence"
DREMIER POINCARE is to send
out invitations to the Near East
peace conference, which is to be held
In Lausanne, Switzerland, but at this
/ writing the date Of the meeting is un-
certain. Lord Curzon, British foreign
(. minister, insists that the United States
should participate. Italy says that
Russia must be permitted to sit in the
conference and also to sign the treaty,
and France may consent to this in
view OF her improved relations with
the soviet government. Evacuation Of
Thrace by the Greek civilians con-
tinues amid considerable disorder
though the allied forces are doing
their best to prevent trouble. The
Greeks carry of all they can and
often destroy the rest Of their posses
sions, including crops. The American
Red Cross has announced that It will
care for 100000 Of the refugees. The
press Of Athens complains bitterly
that the United States is the only na.
tion that is giving aid, George Horton,
American consul general at Smyrna, Is
on his way home to report on the de-
struction Of that city and the attend.
ing circumstances. His statement az
to the origin Of the confagration is
awaited eagerly as the payment of in.
surdnce may depend upon 1t. Mr.. Hor.
ton gave no advance information as
to his report, but in his conversation
there was an Indication that he would
tell the State department that the
Smyrna fire was started by looters
( and not by Turkish soldiers. g{s a5s 55:,s
ZEN big transports steamed out Of !
= the port Of vladivostok last We'd
spesday, bearing all the Japanese
troops that have held that city and
most Of the Japanese civilians as well.
The forces Of the Far Eastern Repub-