The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-09-15

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TELLS OF WAR.
MUCH UNREST
Much Of the devastated territory of
France, torn and mutilated during
the World War. = rapidly being
transformed into beautiful Highways
ana smiling fields and gardens, ~.
cording 70 d. @. Day Of Helena, who
returned homo last week from 8 tour
Of Europe during which he attendeA
the the international conferences Of
supromo council Of Scottish RITE
Ffoemaeonry ct Lausanne. 0witsor.
land, - . delegate from the supreme
council, southern Jurisdiction Of the
Unltod States. Judge Day said that
In many places the original forests.
torn and shattered by shell fire. have
been completely eradicated and ~
placed By vineyards and grain fields.
Judgo Day and other American
delegates left Boston May 3, landing
In Liverpool. England, May -, fol-
lowing which they journeyed to Ddin.
burgh, Scotland, and London. On May
% they sailed from Dover, England,
for Calais, France, arriving In Paris
the following day. The conference
ct Lausanne lasted five days, one Of
which was spent by taking Z tour
on Lake Geneva to the city Of Geneva.
The conference was presided over BY
Albert Junod. grand commander Of
Scottish Rite bodies Of Switzerland. I;
International Conferences
The international conferences Of
Scottish Rite bodies in the past have
been more or less irregular, said
Judge Day, the later ones being held
at Brussels. Belgium. In 1907, and
at Washington. D. c., in 1919. At
the Washington conference It was
voted to hold the meeting every five
years. but because of the World War
no conference was held in 1917. The
conference this year was originally
planned for 1921. but was postponed
one year on requests by several Eu-
ropean councils.
The conference in Switzerland this
year was attended by delegates from
the southern and northern jurisdic-
tons Of the United States, France,
Belgium, Brasil, Peru, Portugal, Uru-
quay, Argentina. the Netherlands,
Cuba. Mexico, the Dominican repub-
lie. Italy. Greece, Egypt, Serbia.
Switzerland, Spain, Czecho-Slovakia
Central America and Poland. The
Hon. Albert Junod, who presided
over the sessions at Lausanne, IL
connected with the management Of
transportation Of the state-owned
railway systems of Switzerland.
The conference, said Judge Day,
is not legislative body and has no
other authority than that Of recon-
mendation and advice and its acts
are not binding upon any of the coun-
ellis represented unless and until ito
acts are approved by such supreme
councils.
"A matter Of special interest to the
United States was the clearing up of
. conflict between the supreme coun-
ellis of Spain and those Of the United
States; growing out of the establish
ment Of Masonic bodies by Spanish
authority within the territorial juris-
diction Of the United States. A full
and frank discussion Of this subject
was had and many difficulties can
vassed with the result that the Span
ish organizations have undertaken to
remove as rapidly as possible all
causes for objections.
"A closer relation between various
bodies Of Europe was brought about
and prospects are good for more
united efforts in the future as a re-
suit of the conference. A recognition
Of the Rite in South America was &C.
corded by the conference by q vote to
hold the next conference at Buenos
Aires. Argentina. in 1897.
Trip Through Italy
Following the conference the
American delegation travelled through
Italy. visiting the cities Of Milan,
Florence. Rome, Venice, giving US
q splendid opportunity Of seeing q
great deal of Italy, as we'll as the
chief centers Of art and industry.
The trip from Milan to Rome occu-
pied q full day and carried US
through the vast plains Of Lombard,
across the Apennine mountains, down
the river Tiber and through the Cam
pegna into Rome. From Rome to
Venice we travelled over the same
route for some distance, then divert
ing by way Of Bologna along the
coast of Italy to Venice The crops
were most luxuriant and field, vine
yard and orchard all gave promise
OF q. wonderful harvest. The intens-
ity Of cultivation and variety of crops
were . most interesting surprise to
the American delegates. Laborers
seem comparatively few but the pass
erby is not generally q good Judge in