Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-03

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SATURDAY EVENING. JUNE 8, 1922.
EVENTS OF A WEEK.
A cynical person might say that normal cond'-
tions are again being established in Ireland. There
has been more fighting in the northern part OF the
island than for several weeks past. ana every. Gay
has taken its toll of dead and injured. a peculiar
fact is that most of the casualties have been non,
eombatants who have been attacked when unarmed
and defenccless and done to death: Apparently the
safest place in Ireland just now is i'll the ranks OF
one or other of the rival military forces.
The recent disturbances have been most pro.
nounced in the city of Belfast, in other parts OF
Ulster, and along the Ulster border. The situation
has become so acute that a British regiment winch
'recently was withdrawn from Ireland has been re-
turned there, and everywhere the conditions are re-
parded as exceedingly grave. Whatever progress
has been made in the effort to bring the two fac
,tions in southern Ireland together seems to be IN
the direction of a yielding of the Free State party
to the demands of the irreconciliables under DE
Valera. The present arrangement between the two
is for 4 coalition government representing the two
factions. This brings up the question OF allegiance
to the empire, which the De Valera men have de-
clarcd they will never yield, but which is definitely
provided for in the treaty. This feature has been
considered of sufficient Importance to bring COM
mcnt from members of the British government to
the effect that no variation in the terms of the treaty
will be considered. with the inference that a new
military occupation may be necessary.
China appears to be making better progress
than ireland toward peace and order. Following
the defeat of the northern insurgents under Cen
eral Chang; and the declaration by General WI that
his only purpose was the establishment of order
and the bringing together of the northern and south
crn sections of China, the old parliament has been
er.rcnyened and President HS1l late head Of the
official Picking government. has rendered his resig-
nation in the interest of peace and unity. The pros
poets are generally believed to be good for the
recognition of DR.. Sun Vat Sen. of the Canton gov
eminent. as president of all China.
The deadlock in the senate finance committee
at Washington over the bonus bill has been broken,
and the committee has agreed on a report OF the bill.
substantially as it came from the house, with the
exception that the land reclamation included in the
house measure has been eliminated. The Smoot
plan for a paid-up insurance feature in lieu OF all
other forms of compensation for the service men
was voted down in the committee. Committee
Democrats who voted to report the bill in it's pres
cnt form explained that they did so for the purpose
of getting the bill before the full senate, and they
reserved the right to oppose any or all of it's fea-
lures, and to propose amendments. Nothing has
been done to meet the condition which the president
long ago declared to be essential, thar any bonus
bin should contain provision for the raising OF reve-
nue. out OF WHICH us payments cOulQ De made. Not
"withstanding Mr.. Harding's recent statement that
his views on this subject are unchanged advocates
of this legislation express confidence that he will
approve a bill in substantially the present form of
the on. now pending:
Tariff legislation lags. Discussions of the pend
ing bill in the senate have failed to induce the at
tendance of more than a handful of senator's. but
there have been some spirited passages, neverthe-
less. On one occasion Senator's McCumbcr and
Robinson, Of. advanced on each other
menacingfy, but there were enough other senator's
present to prevent bloodshed. In the meantime the
tariff bill has been temporarily laid aside in favor of
the army appropriation bill, which is to be rushed
through if possible.
The coal strike has reached the stage where the
government has seen fit to interpose to prevent the
extortion of unwarranted prices from consumers bv
those who have coal in store for sale. or who receive
coal from the mines which are still operating A
meeting of operators of these Independent mines
Wasralled by Secretary Hoover, and at his instance
Engagement was reached establishing $3.50 a tor
as the maximum price for coal mined during the
continuance OF the strike. This price has been ac-
ccpted by most of the operators affected. 1t repre-
sents some increase, but ii appears that the increase
Isl materially less than would have been extorted
had It not been for the interposition Of the govern
r1ent. so far as the strike itself is concerned, there
IS no evidence Of any change in the situation, nor is
their visible evidence Of any serious effort on the
part OF either miners or operators to reach an agree
sasnt which will result in the opening Of the mines.
the meantime, sumner is upon US, and within a
1vsxeeks the people Of the United States will. be
Mpedkkfif4 where their winters coalsis to be OBJ
%SlaNs&&p3fOWinE the announcement 81 wage reduc-7
~SssSSrHpdered by the railway labor board as applying
H1nAsfntenanc ct WY employees Of the railroads,
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