The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-07-07

Of L. convention appointed to con
slider recent United States Supreme
court decisions affecting labor cases
recommended amendments to the Con
stitution prohibiting the labor of chill.
dren under 10; prohibiting the enact.
J ment Of any law or the making Of
judicial determination which would
deny the right of workers to organize,
to deal collectively with their employ.
ers, to collectively withhold their labor
and patronage and induce others to do
so; providing that IL the Supreme
court decides that an act OF congress
is unconstitutional. or by interpreta.
ton asserts public policy at variance
with the statutory declaration Of con.
gress, then II congress by a two-thirds
maJorlty repasses the law II shall be-
come the law of the land.
The committee also recommended
that congress be urged TO enact
child labor law TO overcome objections
raised by the Supreme court to pre-
vious laws
|nNE OF the worst labor clashes In
~ the history OF Illinois occurred
last week at the strip mine OF the
Southern Illinois Coal company ID
Williamson county. A gang Of steam
shovelers was at work there. and az
ter President Lewis OF the United
Mine Workers had declared they were
TO be treated as common strike
breakers" they were surrounded and
attacked by a crowd OF striking miners
armed largely with stolen weapons.
The nonunion men, after a long bafa
tie, surrendered and many Of theh
were murdered In cold blood by their
captors. The number Of dead Is un-
certain at this writing. but probably
Is as high as 40, and perhaps much
higher. Governor Small ordered
1000 members OF the state national
guard modified at Chicago. Though
the miners quleted down somewhat
after their orgy Of slaughter. there
was great danger OF recurrence OF the
disorders. IL Is too early now to at
tempt to place the actual blame for
the uisgrhceIui hHhlr. |
WELDING to the request Of the
L administration. the Republican |
senators agreed Ia get through with |
the tariff before taking up the soldiers
bonus bill. Then the senate. by "a vote
of 81 To - rejected Senator Walsh's
motion to sidetrack the tariff for the
bonus, and. after a long wrangle. voted
almost unanimously Ia make the bonus
bill the special order Of business Inn
medlately following the passage of the
tariff measure. During the debate
some OF the Democrats severely as.
sailed the President and the majority
party for delaying the adoption of the
bonus bill. hut Senator Lenroot re-
torted that the matter OF speeding II
up was now In their own hands, and
that II they would cease filibustering
against the tariff. both measures could
he passed before August I.
Consideration Of the ship subsidy
bin also has been deferred. President
Harding consenting to postponement
until the house has sent the tariff bill
To conference. When his letter TO this
effect was read In the house partisan
debate arose over the matter Of sell
Ing liquor on American vessels. The
Democrats again made Il clear that
they will keep this issue alive. Mean.
while the row over Chairman Lasker's
policy has been temporarily quIeted
by the issuance Of new Treasury de.
nartment rulings declaring that the
law does not apply on YES
sells outside the three mile limit.
DROvIDING for an enlisted person
mel Of $1,000 and carrying about
aaS. 10000. the naval appropriation !
bill was passed by the senate and sent
IN conference with the house. The &C
ion on the personnel Is final Amend
ncnis providing for withdrawal %
american marines from Haiti. the
Dominican republic and Nicaragua
we're defeated after long debate.
= OVIET RUSSIA. whose affairs are
y being considered this week by the {
commission nj The
Hague. thinks she has - modified her I
plans that the other powers {
must be satisfied According 20 Lit 4
lnnn. assistant commiSSar " for q
ign Affairs. the allRuSSian central b
Xecuiive committee r,-ccnfly has en- y
arrcd the scope q it, new econouii- \
'ulicy. making new dccrccs defining q
.riyate property rights. regulating con y
racis r,iniroiucinc lawyers and pub r
It. prosecutors and r,-cSiablishing \
Evil Law. until now the government ~ {
ards the guarantee prOblch as prac q
lcally settled In