Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-17

CHICAGO'S street car strike came
~ along according to schedule. Some
10000 employees of the surface and
elevated lines quit early Tuesday
morning and no attempt was made to
take the cars out Of the yards. Motor
vehicles of all descriptions We're called
into service and on the first day there
was terrific congestion Of traffic. BY
Wednesday the police, motor clubs and
individual motorists had worked out
a system that brought the situation
almost to normal, and many Chica-
goan began to wonder If the city
couldn't get along without the noisy
street and elevated cars. Also they
learned the worth of one-way street
regulations in the business center.
Toward the end of the week peace
negotiations were resumed, but the To-
cal president of the employees said he
saw no prospect for an early settle
ment. The men are fighting not only
a proposed wage reduction, buta nine
hour day. Chances Of an order by the
state public utilities board reducing
fares and politics enter into the CHI
caR0 situation, and it was frequently
and openly asserted that the strike
was "put up job" to prevent the fare
reduction ard to deal blow to Mayor
Thompson and his organization. The
mayor has long promised a 5-cent faro
and last week tried to take steps to.
ward the establishing Of municipal
bus line to supplant the street cars.
| A Z THIS writing it appears prob.
1 \ able that United States Senator
james A.. Reed has been renominated
! by the Democrats OF Missouri, defeat
ing Brecklnridge Long in fight that
was hot and even bitter, Mr. Long had
the support Of former President Will
son, during whose administration he
was assistant secretary Of state. The
dislike that Mr.. Wilson and many 9TH
ers tfaye for Reed dates from the years
Of the World war. The Republicans
of Missouri nominated r. r. Brewster
Of Kansas City for the senate,
In Kansas. W. Y. Morgan. Hutchia,
son editor, was leading former Gov.
w. r. Stubbs for the Republican CUB;
ernnt0rfal nomination when about Is
| per cent Of the returns were in. PHI
Campbell, veteran member of con.
| gress from the Third district, failed
Of denomination. Senator Howard
Sutherland was renominated by the
Republicans of West Virginia.
Republicans Of Iowa, in state. con.
yention at Des Maiaes, warmly in.
dorsed the record OF Senator CHmmins
and pointelly neglected to tleHti9p
Smith w. Brookheart, the party nom.
inee to succeed Cummins. This was
pleasing to the Democrats, also in con.
venti0r. and their candidate. Clyde l..
Herring. predicted he would win with.
/, out any Republican opposition A
ERMANY has been trying to post.
~ pone the payment Of debts to
French citizens contracted by Germans
before the war, and last week France
grew tired of this and brusquely noti-
fed Berlin that unless assurance Of
the payment of $1O,OOO,OOO by August
Is were received within four days
France would impose penalties Of an
economic and financial character. Il
was stated In Paris that these penal
ties would include the seizure of such
German industrial enterprises as are
still tolerated In Alsace-Lorraine. It
meg he some industries in occupied
Germany WI be seized. A still more
elaborate schea,s sgas proposed by
members Of the French t'a1JlIament to
Premier Pdincare. This is nothing less
than the separation of the Rhineland