Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-15

EVENTS OF A WEEK.
The second week of the strike of railway shop
men closes with the strike still in full torce, with the
air full of conflicting rumors concerning the prob
s, ability Of an early settlement, with disorder not gen
eral, but increasing, with federal troops held IN read
mess to proceed where needed to preserve the peace,
4 with a strike of eight thousand stationary engineers,
lioilers and fremen called for Monday morning, and
,chairmen of the maintenance of way organization
demanding of the president of that group that he
call out the men in his department. at once, and with
the head of the order remaining firm for the time
being in his refusal to accede to this demand:
Reports as to the number of striking shopmen
who have returned to work are very conflicting, but
st is a fact that the railway shops of the country,
while operating in most cases. are greatly under
manned, and the difficulty of getting repairs made
lis having a decidedly injurious effect on transporta-
ton. Beginning very soon cars and motive power
will be needed beyond the capacity Of the roads I'M
der the most favorable conditions for the moving OF
an unusually heavy crop. If the strike were called
off now, and all the strikers returned to work imme-
diately, there is no possibility that the property OF
the roads could be restored to the right physical
condition in time to meet effectively the demands
which will be made.
The president has issued a proclamation in
which he declares the right of the individual to- work,
and the duty Of the government to protect him in
the exercise of that right, but there is no evidence
ofreal progress toward a settlement, and all parties
appear to be marking time for the present. The use
of federal troops to protect the operation of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas road from interference
seems probable That road is in the hands of a fed
cral receiver, and the government of Texas has de-
clined to comply with the receiver request for state
troops. The p~ostofice department is arranging for
an emergency mail service to supplement the inter-
rupted service by train.
The coal strike, like the rail strike. is proceed
ing without suggestion of arbitration, with irme-
date resumption of work. the operators generally
have indicated a qualified acceptance. 1t is under
stood that the heads of the striking organizations
will reject the offer.
The fuel situation, especially in the northwest,
is developing as has been foreseen. On the docks
at Duluth there are only small quantities of coal,
with the navigation season half gone. 1t is quite
certain that the northwest must depend for it's win
tier tuel very largely on coal carried the entire dis
tance from the mines by rail instead of having, as
usual, the advantage of the long lake shipment and
The comparatively short rail haul from Duluth.
Statements from Washington tell Of numerous
cabinet and other conferences to consider the coal
Situation, and President Harding is reported to have
said that the government has full authority to mine
coal to meet a national emergency. In the mean
tinne the coal IS not being mined, and the approach
ofEw1nter seems to be regarded academically. some
what as the approach of winter on the northern half
Aof the planet Mars.
The two great strikes now in progress have
5overshadowed matters Of Legislation in the public in
Sterest, and the proceedings in congress have received
Sscant attention. Following the failure Of the ~cloture
Ill movement the Senate has resumed it's wearisome
81 discussions of the tariff bill, and every item is good
for z prolonged wrangle
The collapse Of The Hague conference which
az this writing seems certain, is likely to end for
some time Efforts to effect business or political ar
engagements between elemepts SO mutually r~epellent
Asethe Bolshevik government Of Russia and the gov
ernr1ents OF the rest of Europe. The Hague con-
IA tsrence was in effect an adjourned meeting Of that
atsGehoa. The Moscow government has evidently
sM E61rluded that because the other governments were
Wiling again to enter into negotiations with it, a
sssless plant attitude might probably be assumed.
AAScnrdingly the sessions at The Hague were marked
81 b sdcrnands from Russia which the other represents
fives found amazing in their effrontery. and the con-
viefion seems to have been unanimous that the
soviet government had placed itself beyond discus
son. and that the only thing that could BE done was
Qgadjjour TIE conference.
sfsgThe old question Of German. reparations Is
ss3fain Atathc front at the sessions Of the rcparations
11mdsissio ID Paris. Germany asks that q mora
iaalai < sdeclared Immediately on an further rep
a6healo S payments for hisSSyear. and as 4 separate
w S1Mp6ossiti0 requestS the extension Of the rnoratori-
l11 fprsNhe ensuing no years. The request Is srp-
Sc M bbyy statemet,ts that unless this relief il Frant-
\ sfl1at prpgress may BE made III floating 4 for
1eal1ex1e the contipued depreciation of ne mark
fkp<Eressrapidl ~ the complete dissoiution II
Na9@aoofair, iinapeial and social lifeo 81 GERMANY S.
gMppxspyisiora goxernnuent al ;the Irish Free
M14Nasintained it, firm akitnde towardSirree-
a3ee&kss6f Al kinds iarTayed aeainsx II. Liberai
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