Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-20

coercion of a threat of war.
Already the British have removed
the barbed wire and sandbags with
which Dublin Castle was protected and
they are transferring the records to
London. Amnesty was agreed upon by
the two governments and all Irish
prisoners, including those condemned
to death, have been set free. In a
word, the English are evacuating Ire
land as rapidly as they can, and they
seem mighty glad to get out.
TRUMAN H. Newberry Is rightfully
United States senator from Mich
igan, but he spent too much money
in winning the place. Such is the de-
cision Of the senate, reached by a vote
Of 46 to Al. The Democrats were solid
ly against Newberry and nine Repub-
licans voted with them to GUST him.
But the day was saved for him by the
addition of a clause to the resolution
seating him, criticising the acknowl-
edged expenditure of $195,000 in his
behalf and condemning the lavish use
Of money in political campaigns. This
brought into line a number of Repub-
leans who had been wavering. Sen
atOr La Toilette of Wisconsin init
mated that he would reopen the case
at some future date.
Mr.. Newberry appeared to speak
in his wv defense, breaking the
ctIonon khok hn bod nnoinfnfnnd For
the three years since his election.
He read a carefully prepared address.
the substance of which was that when
the Michigan primary and election
were held he was absent from the
state performing his duties as a
lieutenant commander in the navy;
that he had no personal knowledge of
the expenditure Of money! by his
friends In his behalf, and that he was
%astonished and grieved when later he
learned that about $195.0o0 had been
spent in securing his nomination and
election. He closed thus:
"As God is my witness, l an not to
this day and hour conscious Of having
done, In connection with either the
primary campaign or the general cleo
ton in 1918, a single act that was or
is in any way unlawful, dishonorable
or corrupt, and this I say to the
senate without reservation or qualifi-
cation"
CENATOR PENROSE'S seat has
- been filed by the appointment of
George Wharton Pepper of Philadel-
phia, and this selection by Governor
Sproul has met with general approval.
Mr.. Pepper, who is a lawyer of dis
%tinction, has been prominent in the
councils Of the Republican party, but
has not before held public office. He
will be a candidate for election for the
complete term in November.
In accordance with the rule of
seniority, Senator McCumber Of North
Dakota has been made chairman of
the senate finance committee to sue
coed Penrose, and the vacancy on the
committee was filled by the selection
of Senator Frelinghuysen Of New
Jersey. That committee is still work
ing on the tariff measure, especially
the American valuation feature. A
delegation of southerners appeared
before the committee to tell it that
southern business men had become
convinced that prosperity was pos
sible only under a high tariff.
CHAIRMAN FORDNEY of the
- house ways and means committee
announced the administrations plan
for a soldiers bonus. 1t provides for
the payment of cash bonuses from the
interest on the $11, 900, O00, 1000 allied
debt to the United States as soon as
it, or part of 1t, is refunded into long
term obligations. If the interest is
not sufficient, the proceeds of the
sale of part Of the securities to the
public will be used for the urpos
NE of the most important court
~ decisions ever won by labor was
that rendered by Justice Wagner of
the New York supreme court, en,
joining the garment manufacturers
from combining to enforce a 49-hour
week and a piece work system. This
was the first time d labor union has
invoked legal action to restrain m
ployers from breaking a contract.
Suits for several million dollars, repre-
senting wages lost by the garment
workers who have been on strike for
two months, will be begun at once.