The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-09-08

consent. In this letter the President
refers to the unfayorable 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 tn percentage of the
money paid for such shipments. The
fact that II will be difficult to keep "A
full attendance during the campaign
period, he indicates. also enters into
the situation.
THERE is some reason to believe
L that the civil war In China Is
about over and that the country will
be united under one or another OF the
strong men who have been leading
the factions. The conferences mt
Shanghai lead to the prediction that
this man will be DIR. sun Yat-Sen. late
ly head Of the southern government.
President Ii Yuan.Hung has said he
will resign In favor OF Doctor Sun II
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
L served, Michael Collins, head of
the Irish Free State and commander
of its armies, was slain last week bSe
the republican rebels. In his death
and that Of Griffith Ireland has lost
her two strongest leader. bot oehsrj|
will endeavor to carry % the wof1
Of establishing q government and 70
storing peace Collins with q guard
of dozen men was making q 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 Is
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. lie had |
lnbored earnestly 10 placate the NJ
publlcans and was planning to redrnfs /
some sections Of the Irish constitu-
ton 10 which they objected. William
T. Cosgrove Is now acting head OF
the Irish provisional government.
DREMIER POINCARE. In nm ad.
L dress Mt Barbecue, 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. lie as
serted that France would not consent
to moratorium Of any character for
Germany unless the German state
mines ~ the Ruhr ana the national
forests are placed In the hands Of the
allies as n guarantee. AMI. no matter
what happens. FRANCE viii not depart
from this policy. lie denounced n
false the claims that France sought
to enslave Germany In revenge. hut
gave figures 10 show that Germany
was responsible for her own collapse .
and that her failure 10 i've up o. the
demands 81 the reparations commits
sion had bce.. deliberate. lie said the
execution ~ the treaty and the pay.
France. while Great Britain finding
~ Industries paralyzed and lis peo-
pie out ~ employment. was obSessed
with regalnlng Its markets. lie
added:
I'VE are greatly disposed 90 aid
Diher nations In the effort 70 restore
he world. We know the world docs
not end M our frontiers We wei.
ONE n broad and generous European
,olicy. We f.rvcnily desire 20 remain
lilies 81 our allies and friends 81 our
friends. We ask nothing better than
a resume with our enemies Of yesier-
lay pleasant and courteous relation,
sut We wish 20 have our ruins re-
,airpd-and they will be-
~ 4 month or - Great Britain.
France and Italy are going 20 hold
conference On the Near Fast IN
'enire and they have insiru-fei
'reece and the two Turkish govern
lents 20 send representative there
D present their respective claims
ust 70 put themselves In the strong
- possible position before this meet.
~. the Turks have legIn n great o.
ensive against the Greeks IN Asis
ilnor Soviet Russia. u T. aid. 1.
living aid to the Turkish national
IT'S not desiring peace there this fail