The northwestern bulletin., 1922-09-23

ID RESIDENT hAhDiNG anu Secre-
1 tary Of Labor Davis were greatly
pleased by the news Of the partial
strike settlement. The secretary said:
American industry has overcome
the last obstacle in the way of the
greatest economic revival the nation
has ever known. With the settlement
Of the strike on many of the trunk line
railways assured, the whole Industrial
machinery of the country Is ready for
a forward movement unprecedented In
our economic history.
"The disturbances in the bituminous
and anthracite coal mining industries
are In the past, and the 100000 coal
miners Of the country are back at
work. Our representatives In New
England have advised me that In the
textile workers strike settlements are
rapidly enabling the mills to resume
operations.
These three great Industrial dis
putes have been the only hindrances
to the nation in its rapid recovery from
the Industrial depression which we
faced year ago. With them out Of
the way progress toward prosperity
will be swift and sure"
IT is true, as Mr.. Davis says, that
the disturbances in the coal mining
industry are ended, but the disturb
ances in the minds Of the consumers
Of coal are just beginning. The deal
ers, greedy, INSCRIPTIONS and con-
scienceless, are demanding exorbitant
prices for coal and the people are wall
ing, with, little prospect Of relief ex-
cept In some states where the authori-
ties haze both the power and the will
to check the profiteering. Meanwhile
the congressional conferees have been
disputing over the Cummins- Winslow
coal distribution and price control bill,
disagreeing as to It's application to In
trastate as well as interstate ship
ments. Henry Ford Is the most vocifer-
Gus of the big coal consumers, and ac-
cording to the latest reports he had not
altered his intention to shut down the
Ford plants. He charges that the inter.
state commerce commission, through
it's control over empty coal cars, '.is
playing into the hands Of coal prof
iteers under guise of regulations for
the public good" and adds: 'sThe
same interests which own the public
utilities, railroads and mines are using
the commission as part of their scheme
to fleece the public, and the scheme is
so simple that nobody sees it,,
CONSIDERABLY battered by results
~ in recent primaries, the "old
guard" Of the Republican party re-
sumed it's smiling appearance last
week after the primary elections were
held In Massachusetts,. Michigan and
Washington. Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge won over Joseph Walker by a
three to one vote, and will have to
contest the election with William A.
CASTOR, who defeated Sherman L.
Whipple for the Democratic nomina-
ton. Senator Townsend of Michigan,
who was opposed by three candidates,
won his denomination by plurality
OF about 25,0O0-a notable victory
since he was hampered by the issue
Of "Newberryism." Out in. Washington
Miles Poindexter had little difficulty
In obtaining a denomination for the
senate. The Democratic nominee Is
g. G. Dill.
Two Democratic gubernatorial pri-
maries In the South were of general
interest. In South Carolina T. G. Nc
Leod defeated Governor Blease, and
the state Is to be congratulated. In
Georgia Governor Hardwick was beat
en- by Clifford w. Walker Hardwick
has opposed the Ku Klux Klan, which
probably accounts for his defeat.
Names election. which used to be
considered reliable indication of re-
suits In the nation generally In No
vember, took place Monday, and the
Republicans won by what the. party
leaders professed to regard as satis-
factory majorities, though naturally
they were far below those Of 1920.
Senator Frederick Hale's majority over
Curtis, Democrat, was about 27,00O,
ana Governor Baxter had slightly
larger margin over Pattangall. The
four Republican congressional candi-
dates were elected, but the Democrats
increased their membership in the
state assembly from Is to 40 and in
the state senate from none to three.
Republican leaders In Washington
called the Maine results an endorse
ment Of the administration, while the
Democratic chiefs found satisfaction
in the reduced size Of the Republican
majorities.
THE Greek debacle In Asia Minor
= was complete. COnstantine's
troops-those that were not captured
were withdrawn from the mainland
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