River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-05

tionalists, in the form of a poster dis
played in many cities, pledged Amer
lean aid for the campaign to over
throw British rule in India. This
precious document was signed by A
Americans, among them Senators
Norris of Nebraska and Walsh Of
Massachusetts, Congressman Burke Of
Pennsylvania, Mayor Hoan of Milwau-
kee and former Governor Dunno Of
Illinois.
Rioting In various parts of Egypt,
including Cairo, Port Said, Alexandria
and Suez, followed the foreible re-
moval of Said Zougloul Pasha, nation
alist leader, and others from Cairo to
Suez, whence they may be taken to
Ceylon. A number of the natives were
killed and wounded by troops and hum
dreds of arrests were made. Nominal
.ly, Of course. this Egyptian revolt Is
against the sultan's government. but
actually it is against the British. for
the sultan does always what the
British high commission advises.
HNE wonders whether President
~ Harding is not already repenting
his Christmas mercy in freeing Eugene
Debs from prison. From the moment
of his release the Socialist leader has
been emitting steady stream of
sentimental bunk, disgusting to all
save those who believe, like Debs,
that all prisons should be abolished,
that lawbreakers should be- petted
instead of punished, and that the
proletariat can do no wrong. With
the expressed intention of starting out
TO obtain from every man. woman
and child in the world a pledge never
to take up arms, he yet gives ex.
trayagant praise to the Russian revo-
lutionists, who have slain hundreds of
thousands.
9 ENATOR MCCORMICK and his as.
- sociates of the committee which
congress sent to investigate conditions
in Haiti will recommend occupation
of the island by American marines as
necessary to the peace and develop
ment OF the island. 1t will also ask
the appointment of an American high
commissioner to coordinate and super
wise the work Of the American admin
istrators created by the treaty Of
1915, and expedition in making the
proposed new loan so that the debt
held in Europe may be discharged on
advantageous terms and the claims
of Haitians against their government
satisfied One of the greatest needs Of
the island, says Senator Mccormick,
is good roads. This includes the re-
public of Santo Domingo, where also
J the committee holds the American oc-
cupation must be continued for the
present.
HILE last week accepted peru's
~ proposal that the two govern
ments send plenipotentiaries TO Wash
ington to continue negotiations for a
settlement of their disputes. and Peru
then suggested that each nation first
cable to Secretary Hughes asking the
consent of the United States for hold
ing the negotiations in Washington,
and also asking that President Hard
ing act as final arbitrator of all DIFF
ferences between the two countries.
no appeal from his decisions being al
lowed Bolivia is insisting that Chile
give her an outlet to the Pacific. and
Peru offers her help in settling that
question. So the war cloud that has
been hanging over the west coast OF
South America Is getting thinner
daily.
2 ENATOR LA TOILETTE of Wis
~ consin has come out with the re
markable statement that a secret con-
ference was held in Washington De-
cember by representatives of the
railroads and of the coal, steel and
lumber interests, and that they at
tempted to obtain from farm organi-
cation leaders. and did obtain from
some such leaders, adherence to an
agreement not TO push legislation to
repeal the guaranty section of the
transportation act and to restore state
control of state transportation rates.
"If the farmers Of the country abide
by the agreement entered into by few
of their representatives, said Senator
La Toilette. "the railroad interests
will defeat the united demand Of farm
ers in every section of the country for
relief from the present extortiOnate
railroad rates."
James r. Howard, president of the
American Farm Bureau Federation.
one of those named by the senator,
denies that there was anything secret /
or unholy" about the conference.