The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-12-09

OSboDSIs EFlueHJly our foreign
commerce was not ruined, after ALL
The Elko Free Press tells of a
worker over that way tanking up
on bootleg booze one night and the
next morning he was unable to
tell when daylight arrived. A doc
tor was summoned and he found
that the man was suffering from an
overdose of wood alcohol. Any
man who monkeys with a boot
logger, these glad days, has most
surely seen about all that he is 60
ing to see.
The state department has ordered
the sale of the lease of the Ameri-
can consulate at Newcastle, Eng
land. A few months ago the con-
sulate was closed because the British
government objected to the activity
of the consul and his assistant in
obtaining cargoes for American YES
sells. A thorough investigation by
the state department disclosed no
ground for the protest, but there
has been no move to assign new
American Representatives to the
post. The order to sell the lease
indicates that the consulate is to
De closed permanently. British
trade circles at Newcastle are said
TO be much concerned over the mat
ter, but they have only their own
government to blame for the situa-
ton.
Senator Walsh suggests to At
torney General Daugherty that pro-
posal be submitted to President
Harding that the latter issue a
proclamation calling upon the Ku
Klux Klan to disband. Mr.. Walsh
says that he recently received a
letter from a former assistant at
torney general of western state
declaring study of legal practices
had convinced him that there was
ample authority for the president
to issue such proclamation"
Sounds suspiciously like very clever
advertising for the Ku Klux Khan,
whose phenomenal growth rather
confirms the statement that "every
knock is boost"
The Civil Service Reform League
announces that it is going to ask
President Harding to recommend
that congress place the entire prohi-
bition enforcement gang under civil
service rules, as a means of obtain
ing better enforcement of the Vol
stead act. Concurrent with this comes
forth Commissioner Haynes with the
word that he is going to reorganize
the enforcement gang, from top to
bottom. To blanket lot of men,
who have fully demonstrated that
they are too quick to respond to
bride money, with the protection
of civil service rules, would be moth
ing short of sheer folly.
The British Embassy denies that
its government is carrying on a
propaganda to influence the Ameri-
can congress against the pending
ship subsidy legislation. The denial
may be strictly true, but let nobody
suppose from that fact that British
shipping interests are not doing
everything in their power to cripple
the American merchant marine. The
records of the Shipping Board are
full of evidence to prove the charge.
The British government does not
operate merchant ships but it sub
sidizes every important British ship
ping company, and it follows that
the methods of competition adopted
by those companies meets with the
sacit approval of the home govern
ment.
When the figures on imports are
ublished it will probably be found
hat foreign countries are still en-
Dying a fair shade of the Ameri-
AN market. 1t may even be found
hat imports are greater than they
were in the preceding month under
the low duties of the Democratic
aw, due mainly to the fact that
the general prosperity which is now
manifesting itself in the country
has resulted in greater purchasing
power. But the imported goods will
pay higher rates of duty which will
increase the receipts Of the treas
ury, and the tariff will prevent
foreigners from cutting prices to
such an extent that they can drive
Americans out of business and
then mark up prices because of
monopolized business. Altogether,
thus far the protective tariff law is
living up to the optimistic pre-
dictions made for it while it was
under debate. BY the time 1924
rolls AROUND it will be discovered
that it has justified itself and vim
dictated the Republican party.