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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-11
DELAY U. S. REPLY
White House Fails to Explain
HOld-Up on Genoa.
Believed Italy viii Withdraw
Conference Invitation.
INDICATE ANSWER is REFUSED
Known That Pres. Harding Be-
lieyeS Farley Premature.
Has Already Been Drafted and
Ready To Be Sent.
INDICATE ANSWER IS REFUSED

Washington, Feb. 11.-An atmos-
phere Of uncertainty was thrown to-
day about the administrations policy
with regard to the Genoa economic
conference. scheduled to meet in less
than four weeks TO attempt the COM
mercial and financial Sterilization OF
strife-r.dden Euroge.
Twice the WhTae House has been
on the verge of announcing this gov
ernment's reply to the invitation from
The Italian governrnent and twice the
announcement has been held up at the
eleventh hour.
Delay Not Explained.
while in neither case has there
been any official explanation forth
coming as to the cause for the delay
indications point to a belief and de-
sire on the part of this government
that the Italian government will itself
withdraw the invitations, thus saving
Washington from the embarrassing
duty of declining to participate.
The reply has been drafted, but 1t
had not been sent up to last night.
II will go direct to the American en-
bassy in Rome for presentation to the
Italian government by Ambassador
child, if it goes at all.
Polite But FiIsm-
According to authoritative informa-
ton, the American reply informs the
Italian government that under pres
ent circumstances, the United States
regretfuIly finds itself unable to par
ticipate IN the parley by diplomatic
observers.
1t politely assures the Italian gov
eminent that the United States is
deeply Interested in the conference
ana has every wish for its complete
success but etc. etc.
Expected Withdrawal.
Some surprise is plainly manifested
an
sovernmt MT has already not caned in
the Invitations in view of the italian
political situation and in view of the
obvious reluctance of France and the
United States to participate in an
economic gathering at this time
The reply from Washington has
been held up longer than usual in the
confident expectation that a with
drawal would be forthcoming any
cav
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CHICAGO 11VEsToCK MARKET.

Chicago, Feb. 11@CATTLE-Receip
800. Compared with week ago: Beef steers,
fully steady, low priced cows, Gamers and
cutters about 15c higher, others unchanged
bulls, 25c lower; good and choice handy
weight veal calves, steady; light calves,
around SOC off; stockers and feeders, most
HOGsZReceipts 5000 Market active,
strong to Zoe higher, mostly 10c higher.
Shippers bought about $500, good clear
anee; top, $10.25; bulk lights, $1010G
1925; bulk others, S960Q1O00; pigs, slow,
mostly. "5c to soc lover; bulk desirable,
$9.006950.
SHEEP-Receipts 4 1000 Today's receipts
nearly all packers direct; compared week
ago: Fat and feeder lambs, soc to 75e high
er, best kinds gaining most; fat sheep and
yearlings, 25c to soc higher.
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WEATHER.
Continued from Page one.)

Continued from Page Onel
CURED on February 8, 1890. The
temperature of ~ degrees was also
the highest in Topeka since November
7.
The highest temperature in Kansas
was rs degrees at Wichita, and the
lowest was 10 degrees at Goodland.
The highest temperature in the United
States was 81 degrees at Fort Worth,
Tex, and the lowest was % degrees
at Duluth, MINI.
The highest temperature ever re-
corded in Topeka on this date was 65
in 1915 and the lowest was 10 below
in 1889.
At 2:3O o'clock this afternoon the
wind was blowing at eight miles an
hour from the southeast.
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Wall St, New York, Feb. 11.-STOCKS-
and Royal Dutch featured the reactionary
tone of the stock market at today's open
ing. Other steels and oil as well motors,
equipments and food specialties, eased
fractionally under professional pressure.
Rails alone displayed firmness, althO sub
jected to realizing sales. Prices steadied
in part before the end of the first half
hour under lead of Baldwin. The entire
range of foreign exchanges forfeited more
of their recent rise, sterling losing ~
cents.
With a double holiday ahead and increas-
ing dissatisfaction occasioned by prospec
tive tax legislation today's brief session of
the stock market was dull and uncertain
of tone Shorts covered moderately in rails
and some of the representative industriaIs
but the general list, particularly low priced
miscellaneous issues, neoted an absolute
lack of interest, Prices rallied slightly in
the final dealings OF Mexican Petroleum
and Peoples Gas The closing was irreg-
qlar. Sales appropriated 275:O0o shares
showed nominal gains and losses.
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SHERIFF DEFEATS MOB PLAN
Man Accused of Staying Oklahoma
Woman Hurried Out of Atoka.

A4oka Okla. Feb. 11.-Foliowing
the murder OF Cora Jones. white
woman, here, Thursday. and the ar
rest of sam Watkins. who is charged
with her murder, d heavily armed
mob of about $50 men attempted to
lynch Watkins here last night.
The mob appeared and threatened to
break down the Jail but were assured
by County Attorney Sanders and SheF-
iff Phillips that the prisoner was not
in the jail A committee was per-
mitted 10 go thru the building and
satisfy Itself that Watkins had been
removed. Attorney Sanders and the
sheriff then prevailed upon the mob
20 dispense.
Sheriff Phillips heard of the gath
ering of the mob and spirited Watkins
away to an adjoining county.
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Kansas City, Feb. 11.|CAITLE-R
ceipts $50. For week: Beef steers, steady
to 25c higher; top, $780, she stock, strong;
Gamers, cutters and bulls, steady; calves,
averaging soc lower; better grades stock
ers and feeders, strong to 25c higher; other
grades, weak to 25c lower; stock cows and
heifers, strong to 25c higher.
HOGS-Receipts 500. Market generally
5@10e higher, one load to shippers, 500;
bulk good and choice 200 to 220 pounds,
$960@99; go Founders, 1925; bulk of
sales, $9. 2569.65
SHEEP-Receipts 700. For week: Sheep,
strong to 25c higher; lambs, 50@60c high
err; top, $3.50; feeding lambs, 25Q50c
higher.
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AWAIT WASHINGTON REPLY
ume Anxious Over L. S. Participa-
ton in Economic Conference.

Rome. Feb. 1.-THE foreign office
is anxously awaiting a reply from
Washington to the invitation to par
ucipate IN the international economic
conference at Genoa While no COM
munication has been received. Off
cials declared today they expected to
hear from the American state depart
ment within forty-eie.ht hours
Italian officials attach no credence
TO report from Paris that MyTOn It.
Herrick, the American ambassador to
France, and George Harvey, American
ambassador to Great Britain, may be
appointed observers at the meeting
to report all the discussions back to
Washington. Italy expects that
America will either participate ac-
lively IN the meeting or else refrain
from renrasantafinn efntirelN
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN MARKET.

Kansas City, Feb. 11-WHEAI-Cash
Receipts 32G ears Market unchanged to &c
lower. No. 1 dark hard, S12T614 10; No. 2
dark hard, $1-26a1.40: No. 1 hard, S122W
1.34: No. hard. 81. 21d1.33 No. 1 red, Sly
al Is: No. red. 81 26dL2T.
CORN-Market unchanged No. . white,
5O15 sic; No. : white. SOC; No , yellow,
50lsc; No. 3 yellow, 52e; No 2. mixed, SOC; ;
No. 5 mixed. 4g5sc.
OATs-MarEet unchanged. No. 2 white,
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RANGERS AT MEXIA BUSY
Holdups and Raids Come Rapidly in
Texas Martial Law Zone.

Mexia, Tex, Feb. 11.-One man is
under arrest and authorities are
searching for others of party of
masked men who about midnight held
up and robbed five men in an auto
mobile of cash and negotiable secur.-
ties valued at $500, near the Texas &
Brazoos Valley crossing here.
No resistance was made by the
holdup victims but the robbers beat
three of them over the head because
thew did not comply quickly enough
with the order to shell out"
Rangers last night arrested twenty
men in a raid on gambling game.
one of the prisoners was seriously in
jured when struck over the head when
he attempted to escape.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.

Chicago, Feb. 11-BUTTER-Mar low
er. Creamery extras, 36Qs65Ae; firsts, SIG
SOC SECONDS, 2sa5oc STANDARDS, o3a4e-
395 cases.
POULTRY-Alive, lower; fowls, 24c
springs, 25c; ROSTERS, 1Sc.
POTAT0ES-Mar steady. Receipts
4S cars Wisconsin sacked, round Whites,
$115G195 cwt. Minnesota sacked, round
whites, $1.T0@1.S5 cwt.; Colorado sacked,
Brown Beauties $210d220 ewt.; Idaho
sacked, Rurals, So cwt.
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Would Put Ban on cotton.

Columbia, S. ca Feb. 1.-THE
South Carolina senate yesterday adopt
ed a resolution calling on the states
delegation in congress to endeavor to
have legislation passed prohibiting the
planting of cotton in the United States
every other year for a period of four
wears beginning in 1923.
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British to Free Irish PoIiticals.

Kby Inc AssOCIdteu TIess-J .
London, Feb. 1.-THE colonial Of
flee announced today that pursuant
to authority granted by the British
cabinet steps were being taken to re-
lease the prisoners who were taken
into custody for offenses committed in
England, from Irish political motives
prior to the Irish truce.
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EIIzRkaE2Ts
additional late markets Will be
found. on another page of this paper.)

Chicago, Feb. 11-WHEAT-May wheat
sold at new high the pres
eHt upturn shortage after the
opening of the market here to-
day while July equalled the previous high.
The opening was sc to 5sc higher with
May at S1.32 to $1321a and July $1.17a4 to
Sis. May dropped a shade an hour after
the opening as did July but both held to
narrow limits
Just before the close wheat took an
other upward swing and both May and
July reached a new high on the present
upturn. May closed at $1.33 to $1.331s and
July at S1.171s. The market sagged a little
at the finish.
CORN-Corn was Nc to 1Ac up at the
start and held to within narrow limits.
After opening at 593sc to $3.50 for May the
market dropped but continued later to
show strength.
Corn held within narrow limits and sag
ged with wheat just as the market closed.
There was general disposition to even up
for the holidays on the part of the local
element The close was 1ac to &c under
the opening with May at 591sc and July
61Ac.
OATS-Oats started shade higher
OVISI0NS-Provision were strong
but trade small.
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ST. JOE LIVESTOCK MARKET.

st. Joe, Feb. 11.-H0GS-Receipts $500.
Market 5@15c higher. Top, S965; bulk of
sales, s. 20M9b5
CATTLE-Receipts 100. Market steady
Steers, S6.00QS.50; cows and heifers, $3.50
SIS; calves. $5.5C09o0.
SHEEP-Reeeipts 500. Market steady.
Lambs, S15.25@16.00; ewes, $6.75@I5O.
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKEr.

New York, Feb. 11.-Foreign exchange,
easy Great Britain, demand, 4.325s; ca
bles, 4.331s. Sixty day bills on banks,
4.299s. France, demand, $50; cables, o.5214.
Italy, demand, 4.79fa; cables, $50. Bel
GUM, demand, SIS; cables, S.131a. Ger
many, demand, .491a cables, 49al Holland,
demand, BIO; cables, 81 16.
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at 4:06 o'clock, and the treaties which
he presented were on motion of Sem
ator Lodge, Republican leader, re-
ferred to the foreign relations COM
Inittee and ordered printed.
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west the market rallied and closed with
net advance A large number of strong to
heavy weight steers were taken by the New
York CITY trade. some for export. and Los
Angeles buyers took eleven carloads or fat
cows. Local killers We're fairly active
Some choice medium and heavy weight
steers sold at $7-15 to $500; Nothing strict
" prime was offered. The bulk of the good
to choice steers sold at 500 to $40 COWS
were % cents higher, heifers strong and
veal calves and bulls showed small price
changes
STOGKERS AND FEEDERS.
Demand for stoekers and feeders showed
about the same volume as last week and
larger than usual for this season of the
year Prices were not quotably changed
Feeders sold up to $7.25, and steekers up
to 500.
Hog prices advanced eacH day this week,
and tho the top price today, due to plain
quality of the offerings, was 10 cents I'M
der Thursday the market was actually
higher by 10 cents. The top today was
$500, and sales ranged from $500 up. Pigs
sold up to $925. The market is in firm
headed towards the 10 cents level.
SHEEP AND LAMBS
With no good lambs here today, best of
to Is cents higher than Thursday and - to
80 cents higher than last week; Prime
lambs Thursday sold up to $3.50. Year
Hngs are quoted at $11.00 to $12-25, ewes
1919 to $3.50. wethers $775 to $3.50.
HORSES AND MULES.
Trade in horses and mules showed about
the same volume as last week with horses
lower. CHARLES NJ P1PKIN.
Market CORRESPONDENT.
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Chicago, Feb. WHEAT-Close: Nj
81. 331s July, S1.175s.
CORN-May, 59c; July, 61Ae.
OATS-May, 401Sc; July, 421Sc.
RYE-May. s10214; July, 93I4c
P0RK-May. $1S-75.
RIBS-May, 5000; July, S1O.37.
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TOPEKA CASH GRAIN MARKET.
FURNISHED by Derby Grain Co., $50 New
England Bldg Topeka, Kan.l

Topeka, Kan, Feb il
tThese prices are basis delivered kansas
wHEAT-NO. 1 G dark hard, s1soa1.4o; :
No dark hard, $I.3Od1 40: No. L hard,
81. 21@1.30 No. 2 hard, S1.20@12s.
CORN-No. 2 white, 50IhM51c; No. 3
white, soc; No. . yellow, 52d521ae; No. 2
mixed, SOC; No. 3 mixed, 491a@50e.
OATS-No. = white, 3Tc; No. white,
3615c.
KAFIR-No, mixed, s1.2o
MILO-No . $125
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wEEKI,y GRArN MARKET.

Chicago, Feb. 11.-Fears for the safety of
the domestic winter crop have spelled
higher prices for wheat this week. Com
pared with a week ago the wheat market
this morning was up 53se to S1se a bushel
corn showed gains of 35fc to 4@41sc and
oats u c to 15sc; provisions were unchanged
to 22e higher.
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HUNT FOR HOOTCH IN K. C.

Attorney OenefaFS OIIIce rams TO ne
store Normal Conditions.
Wyandotte county is getting too wet.
In consequence the attorney generals
office will devote much time to Kan
sas City, Kan, for a few weeks in an
effort to restore normal conditions in
the liquor industry.
The attorney general has conferred
with r. r. Hubbard, his assistant, and
will urge strenuous efforts to close
joints and discourage hootch and
home brew makers. Hubbard has re-
Gently been engaged in a liquor cru
sade in Leavenworth county.
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a4 @37c; No. mixed. s6@sIc; No. ? red,
i143c.
RfEAsTds9e.
BARLEY-51654c.
KAFIR-Si14M1.26 .
BRAN-$112M11 II.
WHEAT May, $1.21s; July,
CORN-May, 531kc; july, 5515c
HAY-Market unchanged.
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and lambs steady; mutton, steady 20 Sl;oo
shoulders. $50 to S2.08 highers plehies.
100 higher: Boston butts, Si.5o higler
and spareribs steady to Sl.o n sg,leas
ana lambs and light earry-over OF calves
Pork is well cleaned up
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NEW YORK LIBERTY BOND MARKET.

New York Feb. 11.-Liberty bonds close
ais, 300; first As, 1920; second As, 96.14;
first AVS, 963S; second IA s, 96.1S; third
AIS, 97.34; fourth AZ s, $500; Victory
81 s. $685.; victory AZ g. 10O10.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

New York, Feb 11-BUTTER-Mark
EGGs-Market firm. Fresh gathered
firsts. 41A043c.
CHEESE-Market firm.
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Topeka, KAN, Feb. IL
Hans 1 his and over. Ice; under 4 lbs,
dc: old ROSTERS, 1Oc: springs and breil-
ers. lb., .17e; staggy young r9osteFs' ,hs
5Sc; under & lbs. 2ac. SLIPS ISci geese
under IL lbs, per H., 1tr; oyer II Fps. ine
ducks under 81 lbs, re oger 3Is IDS 55e
No. l heavy turkeys. 12 lbs and over; Soc
hen turkeys lbs and over SOC, old tom
turkeys. 25c per ID: No turkeys &C per
ID. less; Gull turkeys, not Tanted: young
guineas soc zach; old guineas, 2oe each
Eggs-Ss1Ok case, delivered, including
new cases.
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Kansas City, Feb. 11-EGGS-Market lie
higher. Firsts. 32c
BUTTER@Creamery, unchanged, sec ;
packing, unchanged, 15c.
POULTRY-Market unchanged. Hens,
21e; springs, 25c.
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Topeka. Kan. Feb. II.
The poultry market is unchanged with
receipts showing liberal volume for this
time of year.
The anticipated decline in egg prices has
become effective with reductions of &c to
sc per dozen at Topeka. Receipts are heavy
and production is increasing rapidly.
Prices as follows: Hens 4 lbs. and over.
19c per ID; hens, under 4 lbs, 15c per ID;
young ROSTERS, Ice per H.: Leghorn and
black springs and stays. &c per ID. less.
Eggs-On a graded basis. extra firsts. zoe
per dOz. ordinary firsts. 24c per doz.: Sec
onds and checks, Ice per doz., cnse in
cluded; without case, 1c per dozen less
TOPEKA HOG aARKER.
FURNISHED by Wolff Packing Co. floor
of Quincy street. Topeka. hansas.l
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NEW YORK. STOCK MARKET.

New York, Feb. 11-SUGAR-Raw,q quiet !;
refined, unchanged, the demand being
light; fine granuIated, "5.00@5.10.
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Uruguay Gefs New Loan.

MOntsvfdeo, Feb. 1.-THE Uru-
guayan governments has accepted an
offer of a loan of 100000 Uru-
guayan gold pesos (normally about
S3.09O.O00) mado by a group of
American bankers. .
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK REPORT
Kansas City Stock Yards Feb IL
WEEKS LIVESTOCK PRICES HIGHER.
MARKET ACTIVE AT ADVANCE

MARkET ACTIVE AT ADVANCE
Livestock prices this week came in for
a general advance. Lambs reached a new
high level in more than a year past and
hogs were the highest of the winter pack
ing season. At the advance both were firm
with demand active. Hogs sold up TO 50. 10
and lambs up to $13 So In the first two
days Of the week fat cattle declined % 10
35 cents. but turned up Wednesday and
closed the week with a 10 to % cent net
advance.
Receipts this week were 35,465 cattle
$3.50 cal+es, A $50 hogs. and 30.575 sheep,
compared with 81 .275 cattle, 5000 calves.
IS $50 hogs, and 3, ESQ sheep last week and
$500 cattle. , 800 calves, 66,30S hogs, and
"a $50 sheep year ago
BEEF CATTLE
A moderate heavy run of cattle here and
heavy receipts in Chicago depressed fat
cattle early in the week, But later on active
shipping demand both from the east and
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Furnished by the weather bureau office
Topeka, Kan, for the twenty-four hours
ending at a. m. Saturday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co, POI
New England Building. Topeka, kan.l
10 a. M, Feb II, 1922
English sterling, 431B; German marks,
.49%
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NEW YORK COTTON MARKET


New York. Feb. 11.-CoTToN-Spo
quiet; middling, 17.60.
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NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET.

New Orleans, Feb 11-COTTON-Spo
steady; % points higher; middling, 1925.
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TopEKA POULTRT MARKEr.

FURNISHED by the Iopeha faSAI r ,e -
kanSas.)
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Orange of prices on grain futures on
the Chicago Board of Trade, as reported
by The Empire Commission Co., POI New
England BId)
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LIyEsrocK RECEIPTs.

Furnished by Empire Commission Co., POI
New England BuiIding.I
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN MARKET.

orange Of Futures on Kansas City Board
of Trade as reported by B. c. Chris
TOPPER & Co, 226 New England Bldg,
r. Topeka, Kansas.)
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TOPEKA POULTRY AND EGGS.

market quotations by Premium FouItfy
Products Co. 21O North Kansas avenue,
Topeka. KIM
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GRAIN RECEIPTS.
Feb. IL, 1922

FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co., POI
NeY<England BuiIding.)
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Hunger For Friendship.

'TheEworId has been hungering for
a better relationship for centuries.
since it has attained its larger con-
sciousness." SAID Mr.. Harding. 1.-THE
conception of the league of nations
was a response to a manifest world
hunger. Whatever its fate, whether it
achieves the great thing hoped for, or
comes to supersedure or to failure. the
American unwiilinCness to be a part
of it has been expressed That unWill-
ingness has been kept in mind, and
the treaties submitted today have no
semblance or relationship save as the
wish to promote peace has been the
common inspiration"
The president concluded his address
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-14
ALLEGIANCE OATH
OF IRISH DEFINED
Winston Churchill Explains
Free State Requirements
Collins Satisfied.

MOON June Is. -
Great Britain does not require an
oath Of allegiance from the members
of the provisional parliament in the
Irish Free State parliament after the
adoption of the proposed Irish con-
stitution. Colonial Secy. Winston
Churchill, announced in the house Of
commons Tuesday afternoon Sec'y
Churchill said however, that Great
Britain does require adherence TO
the Anglo-Irisn peace treaty from
the members Of the provisional gov
eminent, now in existence in Dublin.
This statements explained the oath
issue which has jeen little UNDER
stood by the public and has been
the subject Of much speculation in
the press.
4 am entirely satisfied with the
way things are going" declared
Michael Collins after an interview
with Churchill this afternoon.
Collins arrived from Dublin during
the morning for a conference on
Irish constitutional amendments
Following the initial conference the
famous Irish leader appeared in a
most optimistic frame OF mind.
Collins. while nominally minister
Of finance in the provisional govern
ment OF the Irish Free State. is
really the strong man OF Dublin"