River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-03-16

" hlculfC VI GSS III.
that the absence of the United States
will detract from the usefulness OF
the conference. But if Europe will not
hold the kind of conference in which
the United States can helpfully par
ticipate, it must not expect US unnec-
essarily to become involved in Euro
pean questions. Better luck next time,
maybe, when things get down to brass
tacks.
r LLOYD GEORGE resigning the Brit
- ish premiership doesn't fit in with
American notions of the little Welsh
wizard. But either he had it seri-
ously in mind--or he ran gorgeous
bluff. Anyway, he served an ultima
tum on the Tory leaders of the Goa
lition party that unless he could be
assured of loyal support and co-opera-
tion he would resign. Whereupon all
Britain buzzed like disturbed bee
hive. Sir Arthur Balfour was named
everywhere as the probable successor.
But the coalition chiefs got busy at
once. Sir George Younger, the union
list "die-hard" leader, was made to
step back into the line; it was his
speeches that had forced the issue.
Other leaders publicly voiced their
confidence in the premier. Balfour,
as conservative leader, put the fin
fishing touch by declaring emphat-
ically for a continuance of the Goa
lition government and indorsing the
leadership of Lloyd George. who he
| declared was incomparably the great
/ est figure Of the greatest age In Brit
ish history. So the crisis has appar-
emily been passed-though possibly
only for the present.
| Sir Arthur, by the way, is very much
in the British public eye just now.
King George has bestowed upon him a
knighthood Of the Order of the Garter.
His achievements at the Washington
arms conference are universally ac-
claimed as regaining for Great Britain
the world dominance lost during the
World war. Anyhow, In declaring for
Lloyd George he bowed himself out
of the premiership.
CANADA'S fourteenth parliament
~ was opened Wednesday by Gov
nor General Byng. w. l.. Mackenzie
King is the first liberal prime minis
ter to hold the reins of government
since Sir Wilfred Laurier was defeated
ten years ago on his policy of reciproc-
ity with the United States. Premier
King is a veteran of the Laurier min
istry Of 1911, In which he served as
minister of labor. Rodolphe Lemieux
of Montreal, selected by Premier King,
is speaker. The government COM
mands about one-half of the members
of parliament. The official opposition
group, numbering about fifty In
house of 235 members, is led by Ar
thur Meighen, the defeated premier.
T. A. Crerar leads an unofficial pro-
gressive group of about So, who are
expected to support the government
in most of its policies, especially on
the tariff. Both liberals and progress
sives believe in customs duties ''for
revenue only" as against the conserv-
alive policy of protection. Who said
reciprocity"
EIUME is on the map again and
seems to be trying to rival Vesu-
yius. The Fascist and their adher-
ents have chased out President Ia
neIla of the Free City government set
up under the treaty of Rapallo be-
tween Italy and Jugo-Slavia. Gabri-
ellie d'Annunzio has sent word that he
supports the uprising" The Italian
parties have chosen Giovanni Giuri-
att, former chief of the poet-warrior's
cabinet, as head of another provision
al government for the Free State. The
Jugo-Slavs are rushing troops to the
frontier, ostensibly to repel threat
ened raids by the Fascist. They are
insisting upon observance of the treaty
of Rapallo. Italy apparently intends
to restore order in Fiume and enforce
the Rapallo treaty. She also has
moved troops forward.
MAX says he isn't marrying Ma
lV1 thilde for her money. Mathilde
began the romance at eleven by call
ing Max Uncle" Max has taught Ma
thilde the "Swiss language" Let the
wedding bells ring out and the Swiss
navy fire salutei
politics makes strange bedfeIlows'
which is TO say that the new treaty
gives zap prohibition, with Americans
exempted.
William Jennings Bryan, crusading
against Darwinism, says nobody can
make a monkey Of him. Mr.. Bryan
is self-made man.