The Owosso times., 1922-03-03

@ for entertainment of Prince OF
tee, In one of its economical spasins,
reduced the estimates of the Depart
ment of Commerce TO the extent or |
S3,0S0,S9l. and those Of the Depart
ment of Tabor by S1,227, ~.
DREMIERS LLOYD GEORGE AND
POINCARE met privately In
France Sunday for the purpose or 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
poncd 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 rs time passes.
Secretary Hoover, in WaShingtonS
birthday address in Chicago, gave
what might be considered an unofficial
expression OF the administrations
views on this matter. Without Decom-
ing too specific, he made 1t plain that
the United States could not be 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,
oycrtaXed peoples, large armies ana
an unbearable debt, both domestic ana
external--all bearing their fruit OF In
ilation and instability"
Mr.. Hoover added: "We find our
selves much torn between an earnest
| desire to be Of service and rightfnl
| desire to keep ourselves free from
matters TO which we are not party
and which we cannot remedy; particl-
patton in which, nevertheless. would
undermine our strength, our influence
and our ability to render real service
IN the future"
T>RUCE has been agreed upon by the
l. ouarreling Irish-F'ree State sup
porters on one side and republicans on
the other. Ard Fheis, the convention
of the Sim Fein, on "Wednesday ad-
iourned 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
Is to be held until after that referen
dun. Michael Collins announced he
would resign the craftsmanship OF the
provisional government IL in the three
months the opposition gained contro
Of the Dali Eireann. His majority
now is exceedingly slender. One thou
sand members OF the Sim FEN me-
with De Valera and formally organ
lied the republican party, and plan!
were laid for campaign In ever!
county against the Free State ana th'
proposed constitution.
T>HE resignation Of Judge kenesaV
i M. Lands from the federal bencl
, of the northern Illinois district
, cause for sincere regret, except PEI
, hans on the part Of baseball fans
> Though often spectacular in method
, and speech, Judge Lands was Away
r fearless, just and impeccably hohes
I and he had an uncanny ability 10 ge
. at the truth and commentator
v tendency to ignore unimportant tecf
i nicolities. If these latter quailtle
o were shared by the lesser judiciary
z tbe region where Judge Lands ha
;. baen exercising hrs activities tner
o would be less cause to complain or tn
v prevalence of crime there ana Oh ihi
r carriages of justice.
N REPRESENTATIVES. Of 4 >'ailwa
n unions and Of the United Mil
Workers of America met In Chicae
:, and entered into defensive allianc
, but there will be no sympathetic ra
" strike ON April /, when the coal mine
:, are expected to quit work. The agre
. ment. moreover, does not become o
= erotiye until 1t has been ratified by Q
. the organizations. If any Of the lab
- unions embraced in the agreement
=, made the victim of unwarranted Q
% tacks. or It's integrity Is jeopardizeo
WAYS and means will be consldere
any action to be approved by each
- the II organizations. An executi
- committee, composer OF the CHER
~ ecutives of all the unions, will ma
sa the necessary recommendations.
m
m WHAT may develop into M
Sc Wv political party was born In "
% cago last week when several hundr
W farmers, Socialists. union labor ieadt
Mt and others started movement for
II. election to congress of men and won
90 of the working class. At present I
,w participants In this movement
In pledged to nonpartisan political
es- tion. Radicals of many types and
grees, were present at the conferen
IT. but I. w. WIS were not admitted.