The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-04

us who are trying to be good. Laugh
at them first" In this manner this
charming woman spread her whole
some doctrines. She is gifted with
delightful manner land a personal
| ity that leaves no doubt as to her
sincerity. 1t is little wonder that
she has captivated the people of two
continents.
COAL STRIKE TAKES
1T COURSE
Despite the fact that Congress has
had a committee investigating the
cdal strike, and that in addition the De
pa ment of Justice is busy with pro-
secutions in relation to the industrial
upheaval, there is an apparent dis
position in the National Capital to
let the coal strike take its course.
AS there is neither coal shortage nor
cold weather to aggravate the situa-
ton, the public interest in the
strike is not acute outside of the re-
gions in which che mines are located.
Some stimulus has been given to
the suggestion that labor and arbitra-
ton boards be set up by the Govern
ment, but in Congress, where mea-
sures along these lines are pending,
there appears to be an inertia which
promises very little for the immediate
success of any such Legislative
methods. 1t is plain that watch
full waiting" will continue to be the
Government policy with reference to
the coal strike.
THE TARIFF FIGHT is ON
The traiff bill is before the Senate.
It is little more than year late
inasmuch as the Republicans promis-
ed it as one of the first acts of the
Harding Administration. But the
tariff makers never had as hard a
job before, owing to the fact that all
the tariff making standards had to
be revised to meet the changes made
in economic relations with the out
side world by great war. Senators
are now making long-winded speeches
telling what is good and what is
bad about the bill. To the average
citizen the subject is minus of thrills.
Nevertheless it will be the theme for
popular education in the campaign
speeches this Fall.
WknsT
FANCY SALARIES IN
SHIPPING BOARD
Congress has been having q hard
time with the Shipping Board appro-
priations measures. Many Of the
salaries paid to officials of the Board
are in excess of the highest amounts
that are paid officials like Cabinet
officers, Senators, and Bureau chiefs.
The Shipping Board runs behind
about a million dollars month, and
the theory in hiring men who are
supposedly" expert in the shipping
business, at salaries of $4,000 and
$4,000 a year, contemplates the
growth Of shipping activities to a
point where the Board will not drain
the Government quite so hard. 1t
sounds well-but Congress does not
appear to agree with the ound-
and it is pointed out that Government
operation of the shipping business
has thus far shown no evidence that
it ever will be successful. To this
conclusion even the Shipping Board
agrees.
HAYS GETS ACTION
IN THE MOVIES
When Will Hays left the Cabinet
of President Harding to direct the
affairs of the moving picture world,
there was lot of criticism of his
course. It was asked: Could man
do as much for the common good in
such a position as it was possible. to
achieve as head of the Postofice De-
partment? American moviedom
was stunned by the decision to throw
two or three million dollars worth of
Arbuckle films into the junk pile. 1t
took good nerve to issue such an
order, but i'm doing SO Hays has ac-
complished good deal towards
cleaning up the movies"