The Holly chieftain., 1922-05-11

rinity river. 2-Arcnitect's drawing
wn of Clear Valley. Minn., after 1t was
of four days was declared and peace
committee of five members of each fac.
| tiOn was named. 1t is hoped the op-
posing sections of the Irish army will
be able to find n basis for unitication.
Before this the Free Staters had
! stormed and captured Ormonds cas-
| tie. the last stronghold of the irregu-
lars in Kilkenny; the police barracks
in Mullingar, occupied by irregulars,
had been blown up. and there We're nu-
merous bloody encounters elsewhere.
| The situation on the Ulster border was
reported as again becoming serious.
| NHEN the fifth Pan-American con-
w ference is held next March In
Santiago, Chile, 1t may become an
other conference on limitation of arm
ament. Acting on instruction from
his government, the Chilean ambas-
sador to Washington has suggested to
the Pan-American union that the Ques-
tion of reducing military expenses Of
the American republics be placed upon
the agenta.
IN THE United States the most in
teresting event of the week was the
defeat of Senator Harry S. New for
denomination in the Indiana Republic
an primaries by former Senator Albert
J.. Beveridge. Since New was running
on the record of the national admins
tration his failure was looked on as
something of blow to that admins
tration and the regulars" in the sen.
ate were frankly disappointed. Sena.
tor Mccormick, chairman of the Re.
publican senatorial committee, how.
ever. said the committee had taken nc
part in the contest and would support
the nominee energetically. Mr.. Bev
eridge served twelve years in the sen.
ate and was leader in the Progressive
party movement. He made his cam
paign on such planks as demands foi
the repeal Of the Adamson law, repeal
or amendment of the Sherman law
adoption OF a sales tax and the promo
tion Of greater efficiency and wiser
economy In government.
Samuel Ralston, former governor Of
Indiana, easily won the Democratic
nomination, and In him Beveridge will
find strong contender for the senate
seat. 1t may be that modification Of
the VOlstead act will become promi
nent issue Of the campaign.
| CAMUEL GOMPERS was in the pub
~ lie eye and the public ear to con.
siderable extent last week. In May
day manifesto the venerable head Of
the American Federation of Labor
made vigorous attack on Bolshevism,
declaring that American recognition Of
the Russian soviets would constitute a
needless and base betrayal of civiliza
tion." He denounced the Bolshevlst
propaganda in this country and assert
ed that he had ample proof to substan.
tiate the charges that "Red' millions
have been sent to America for propa
ganda purposes and that "W. 2. Fos-
ter, who had no money, went to Mos.
COW and came back and announced
that he was building great secret
| machine to undermine the American
labor movement and turn 1t over to the
Red internationale, owned by Lenin
He began publication of an expensive
magazine and proclaimed "a thousand
secret agents In a thousand communi.
ties"
A few days later Mr.. Gompers was
one of the principal speakers at q
mass meeting called by the New York
branch of the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment, and In his ad
dress said that Labor must make the
fight now, and we will never stop fight
ing until the rights Of the people have
been restored to them" Continuing
he said: 81 and the federation l repre-
sent are in favor Of beer and light
wines and against any attempt to en-.
force sumptuary laws aimed at per.
sonal liberty. Temperance was the
rule Of the great mass Of organized
labor, but the prohibitlonists and the
so-called Anti-Saloon Leaguers have
done more to undermine the morality
and temperance of the workingman
than any other agency know. have
travelled all over the United States be-
fore prohibition, including Its so-called
dry territories, and today as I pass
through these sections I have found
more drunkenness than ever before"