The Holly chieftain., 1922-08-31

consent. In this letter the President
refers to the unfavorable effect of the
question of the sale of liquor on
American ships on the subsidy legis-
lation, and also refers to opposition
which has arisen to the feature of
the bill which provides tax exemption
to shippers of freight on American
ships equal to percentage of the
money paid for such shipments. The
fact that 1t will be difficult to keep
full attendance during the campaign
period, he indicates. also enters Into
the situation.
THERE Is some reason to believe
that the civil war in China Is
about over and that the country will
he united under one or another of the
strong men who have been leading
the factions. The conferences at
Shanghai lead to the prediction that
this man will be Or. Sun Yat-Sen, late
ly head of the southern government.
President LII Yuan-Hung has said he
will resign In favor of Doctor Sun If
the parliament approves, and General
WI, the north China military leader,
has pledged his support to Suns pol
icy for reorganization of the govern.
ment. He also has the backing of
the labor organizations. and Of large
delegations from various cities.
TRULY martyr to the cause he
1 served, Michael Collins. head of
the Irish Free State and commander
Of its armies, was slain last week by
the republican rebels. In his death
and that Of Griffith Ireland has lost
her two strongest leaders, but others
will endeavor to carry on the work
OF establishing government and re-
storing peace. Collins with q guard
of dozen men was making a tour
Of inspection In County Cork and was
ambushed by party of several hun
dred irregulars. The fight lasted an
hour until the general fell. shot
through the head. He lived for 10
minutes, cheering on his comrades
and firing his revolver. Collins was
scarcely thirty years old and was
soon to be married. He was beloved
by the Free Staters and highly re-
spected by all Great Britain. He had
labored earnestly to placate the re-
publicans and was planning to redraft
some sections Of the Irish constitu-
tion to which they objected. william
t. Cosgrove Is now acting head of
the Irish provisional government.
DREMIER POINCARE, in an ad-
dress at Bar-le-Duc, reiterated
and emphasized the intentions Of
France concerning Germany. He said
France was determined to make Ger
many pay for the devastation she
wrought in the war and that II nee
essary she would act alone. He as
serted that France would not consent
to moratorium of any character for
Germany unless the German state
mines of the Ruhr and the national
forests are placed in the hands of the
allies as a guarantee, and, no matter
what happens, France will not depart
from this policy. He denounced as
false the claims that France sought
to enslave Germany in revenge, but
gave figures to show that Germany
was responsible for her own collapse
and that her failure to live up to the
demands Of the reparafions commits
sion had been deliberate. He said the
execution of the treaty and the pay
ment Of reparations were vital to
France, while Great Britain, finding
its industries paralyzed and its peo-
pie out Of employment, was obsessed
with regaining its markets. He
added:
1--WE are greatly disposed to aid
other nations In the effort to restore
the world. We know the world does
not end Mt our frontiers. We well
come broad and generous European
policy. We fervently desire to remain
allies of our allies and friends of our
friends. We ask nothing better than
to resume with our enemies Of yester-
day pleasant and courteous relations.
But we wish to have our ruins re-
paired-and they will be-"
TN A month or so Great Britain,
France and Italy are going to hold
conference on the Near East in
Venice and they have instructed
Greece and the two Turkish govern
ments to send representatives there
to present their respective Claims
Just to put themselves In the strong
est possible position before this meet
Ing. the Turks have begun great Of
fensive against the Greeks in Asia
Minor. Soviet Russia, it is said. Is
giving aid to the Turkish national
lists, not desiring peace there this fall.