Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-09
SATURDAY EVENING; SEPTEMBER ., 1922.
EVENTS, oF A WEEK.

SATURDAY EVENING, ., 1922.
EVENTS ,OF A WEEK.
While it is generally believed that the terms
foii. ated for the settlement of the anthracite coal
strike Will be accepted. the settlement is not yet an
actual, fact. and at the conference of mine union
leaders it is said that considerable opposition de-
veloped to acceptance Of the proposed terms. Pres
ldent Lewis, however, says he is confident that the
agreement as framed will become ~effective, and that
mining will be resumed within a very short time.
Production has been increasing in the soft coal
fields, but it will be some time before the mines are
producing to capacity. In many of the mines which
have been idle for FIVE months pumping and repair
work is still in progress, and the actual delivery of
coal is still in the future. There is growing a reali-
cation of what confronts the northwest, and atten-
ton is at last being given to the fact that it will be
impossible to unload at Duluth this fall anything
like the customary supply of coal for the use of the
northwest. Whatever additions are made to the
northwest fuel supply must be by means of rail ship
nnents during the winter, and by the use of wood
and Ignite.
Ignite mine operators of North Dakota are
organizing for the stimulation of mining, and Gov
ernor Nestos has issued an appeal to the people of
the northwest who can do so to place their orders
for Ignite early in order that as much as possible
of the demand may be supplied before cold weather
is upon US. The Ignite men agree to maintain a
Oil pllSC OASIS, dIlu all pOSSlDlc HcdHS Will DC taken
to place fuel in the hands of the consumer at rea-
sonable- figures.
The rail strike remains unsettled. and only
vague information is available as to what steps are
actually being taken to end it. The position taken
by some of the railway managers is that the strike
has already failed, and that only a little time is re-
CURED for transportation conditions to be restored
to normal. Conferences of representatives of the
striking unions are being held in Chicago, but their
r,,r~or &c lya~k 41-,% t. H. --.-A:-.
discussions of the possibility Of separate agreements
between individual roads and their former employees.
The strike leaders have insisted that only national
agreements could be considered, and have chung to
this idea almost as tenaciously as they have to their
claims for unimpaired seniority rights.
A number of arrests have been made for alleged
violation OF the federal in junction order restraining
all persons from interfering with transportation,
while it may be only a coincidence, strike news from
the country at large has been generally more pacific
since the in junction was issued. The issuance of the
injunction. as was to be expected, has brought forth
loud protest. President Gompers, of the A. F. l.,
has denounced the order as a violation Of the con-
stltutlonal rights of the working man. There has
been talk of a general strike in protest. and of a uni
versal cessation of labor for "a hours as demon
stratlon against the injunction procedure. Neither
OF these suggestions seems to be entertained seri-
ously by the more prominent labor leaders. Appli-
cation has been made in Washington for an order
~ 1SSSI l4lHS llC enforcement . Cne ln1u1Ct1Of1, ana
in and out of congress there has been talk Of at
tempting the impeachment of Attorney General
Daugherty for asking for, and of Federal Judge
Wilkerson for granting the injunction.
Congress has passed the "fact-hnding" bill for
an investigation of the coal industry, and the bill
providing for the. distribution Of coal and for the
prevention of profteering in it. There is agreement
on the main principles involved in each case, though,
as the measures have beer-passed in different forms
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There was a tilt in the senate over the provision in
the fact-hnding bill for an investigation into the
possibility and desirability of government operation
Of the coal industry. The provision was retained.
asst ascertaining the facts and reporting on them
the committee will not commit the government to
any policy.
The Illinois grand jury investigating the Herrin
rnassacres has reported a large bunch Of indictments.
and is still at work. Several Of the indicted men
luctance on the part to several witnesses to testify,
and # is evident that this reluctance is inspired by
tear OF consequences, IL testimony is given unfayor-
able to local people who are charged with RESPONSE
bIlity for the murders.
At the opening session of the League Of Nations
carly IL the week the newjpresident Of the orfganiza-
ton was chosen from the western world. He is
Asigustirc Eduard, of Chile, and his election was
ssF ppfactisally unanimous. There was 4 hint 81 the old
aHbySthe Peruvian delegation Of the name of tie presi5
dent III Czecho-Stovakia for president, but the Incl.
dsntg passed with every appearance Of amity.
a9s IheaGre torres III Asia Minor have suffered
asdi.sstro1s defsaa which u sid practically IL Nave
a6inihilated tn Efeek army of 10000 nten as {
eAtg5g tbfcks@DetailSgo the eneaeennenfs fssdiax
o4lai9c onsnmlnstio are lacking but II has beenn
xfpr4xeMk@f tai 4eAEt days tii9t thT TurkisfI forces wcrx
r9eysnt ~ stseas tof Their a.tagonistss g .antiei-