The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-07-14

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to all points where trouble was likely
to arise, and doubtless every federal
agency necessary will be used to pro-
tect the mail trains and facilitate their
regular movement.
DRESIDENT HARDING'S confer
ence Of representatives of the coal
mine operators and striking miners in
the White House brought no immediate
results, but hope of peaceful ADJUST
ment was not abandoned and the con-
ferees agreed to get together again
July 10. They know that Mr.. Harding
has In reserve some drastic govern
ment action if they fail to agree,
though he has not revealed its exact
nature.
In Kansas the coal miners who sup
ported the program of Alexander
I1ONdlL VIII, Will LnClA OAhNAttis',
were expelled from the United Mine
Workers of America, have decided to
return to work, that being the only
way they could recover their autonomy
and be restored to membership in the
union.
TN HIS Fourth of July speech at
L the celebration in Marion, O., Presi-
dent Harding had some significant
things to say of the industrial situa-
ton. For instance:
"a free American has the right to
labor without any others leave. 1t
would be no less an abridgement to
deny men the right to bargain collec-
lively. Governments can not tolerate
any class or group domination through
force. 1t will be sorry day when
group domination is reflected in our
laws. Government, and the laws
which government is charged with en-
forcing, must be for all the people,
ever aiming at the common good"
Disclaiming any note of pessimism,
he asserted that the republic is secure.
"Menaces do arise" he added, "but
public opinion will efface them. Mean
while government must repress them"
These of course are truismS, but it
is well that they should be repeated
from time to time by the voice of
highest authority.
General Pershings who also spoke at
the Marion celebration, was loudly APP
plauded when he advocated fearless
use of ''the strong arm of the law" in
communities which "openly sympa-
thize with ruthless murder of inof-
fensive people in the exercise of the
right to earn livelihood"
CAPTURE of the Four Courts build
~ ing in Dublin by the troops of the
Irish Free State by no means ended
the bloody conflict with the republi-
can irregulars. The latter took re-
fuge in hotels and other buildings in
O'Connell street and there continued
the battle until the shells Of the regu-
lars set fire to almost every structure
in that part of the street. The con-
flagration could not be stopped and
most of the rebels surrendered. De
Valera, who was with them, was said
to have escaped in disguise and fed
to County Wicklow. Cathal Brugha,
minister of defense in the De Valera
cabinet refused to surrender and was
seriously wounded. Among the pris-
oners was Mrs. Terence McSwiney,
widow of the late lord mayor of Cork,
and Rory O'Conner, commander Of the
irregulars. The provisional govern
ment is now putting its entire military
establishment on an active service
basis and has issued a proclamation
calling for recruits.
The republicans are preparing for
a final struggle in the vicinity of Cork.
That city is in their hands and, hav-
ing Skibbereen, they claim control of
the entire county, as well as of Coun-
ties Kerry and West Limerick, Water
ford, East Limerick and parts of Tip
perary and Kilkenny.
N ESPITE the vigorous action of the
II government in Berlin, the monarch
lists have been stirring up trouble
in many places in' Germany. These
were aggravated by the anti-monarch-
list demonstrations that were staged
on July by the Democrats and Social
lists. One of the incidents of the
week was the attempt to assassinate
Macmillan Harden, the famous edi-
tor who is so thoroughly hated by the
reactionaries.
There is a movement on foot in
Germany that is likely to upset the
cabinet .of Chancellor Wirth and re-
suit in the formation of purely
socialistic government in place of the
| present one, which is coalition of
minorities. To forestall this. an offer
has been made to the Independent