The Arvada enterprise., 1922-07-06

House Saturday for the purpose Of de-
vising methods upon which negotia-
tiOns for the settlement Of the coal
strike can be Initiated" 1t was un.
derstood that attendance at the meet.
Ing did not bind either the operators
or the miners to accept any conditions
that might be laid down. The belief
in Washington was that II the Presl.
dent failed to persuade the employers
and workers to get together volun-
tarily, he might determine on the up
pOintment of an arbitration commits
sion and call on both sides to abide by
its decision.
Officials Of the miners union have
realized that public sympathy is lost
to them by such occurrences US the
shocking massacre of nOn.uniOn men
In Williamson county. Illinois, and not
only dlsown all responsibility for acts
Of violence, but call on the strikers
to maintain the peace for their own
sakes. Many of the residents and
some Of the public officials of the
southern Illinois region where the out
rnges took place seem to be In SYM
pathy with the murderous miners. and
there is little prospect that the men
who slaughtered the strike-breakers
will be arrested and prosecuted.
Wounded survivors Of the massacre in
the hospital at Herrin were carefully
guarded, for threats had been made
that they would not be permitted to
leave the town alive, lest they testify
against the murderers. The mayor,
however. guaranteed their safety.
RESIDENT HARDING's statement
to congress last December sug-
gesting regulating of labor unions was
severely criticized by the special pol
Icy committee Of the American Fedora.
tion Of Labor In Its report to the Gin.
cinnati convention. 1T would seem."
the report says, 'that the propaganda
for industrial feudallsm supported by
political bureaucracy has found its
way Into the White House. II Is most
regrettable to note the utterances Of
the President Of the United States
wherein he disapproves Of labor's re-
luctant but necessary resort to the
right to strike against Industrial op-
preston"
A CQUITTAL Of Governor Small Of
"A Illinois on the charge Of cOnspir-
Ing to defraud the state was no sur
prise to those who had watched the
progress of the trial and observed the
attitude Of the Jury. The latter held
that the prosecution failed to trace to
the governor any Of the misappropri.
ated funds. A sad sequel was the
sudden death Of the governors wife,
who suffered stroke Of ap0plexy dur.
Ing the impromptu celebration at their
home in Kankakee. Sympathy for Mr..
Small In his bereavement was general
and genuine. but unfortunately 4 lot
Of ghOuls tried to make political CAP
itai out Of his great loss.
\ A EXICO got on the front page
IVA again because a bunch Of bandits
In that benighted country captured A.
Bruce Bielaski. former chief Of the
bureau Of investigation for the DE
rnrtment Of Justice. and held him for
5000 ransom. Finally he made his
escape. III, badly beaten up and hnif
Then came the story that
forty Americans connected with oil
In the Tnmpic0 region were
held captive by bandits. This report
was denied by President Obregon him.
.elf otter investigation. Our Stats
however. was Informed
lhnt the bandits had released the forty
md then hnd seized 81 employees Of
q Dutch.BritIsh oil company. including
six Americans.
g OvIET RUSSIA'S representatives.
, headed BY the willy Litvinoif. en-.
Icred the conference at The Hague
last week and at first assumed
defiant md uncOmpr0mising attitude.
They Insisted that the first thing to be
discussed and established must be- the
credits to be accorded Russia by the
other nations. and to every other
LitvinoR merely replied
I'VE want credits or goods: have you
got any1" Outside the conference hall.
he said cash was not necessary hut
Russia was anxious to buy abroad and
must have credits from either foreign
or foreign companies.
After this was settled. said he. the
conference could take up the question
of private property and debts and the
status Of Russian bonds. The experts
of Britain. France and Italy were
equally hrm In opposition and nnally
l.itvinon consented 70 submit 20 the