The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-19
FOREIGN

ton treaties was signed by King
George few days ago. 1t is now en-
route to Washington for the exchange
of Publications.
Officers and crews of inter-island
vessels who struck recently against
proposed wage reductions have fatty
refused to accept government arbitra-
tion. Foreign steamers are using spe-
cial permits and supplying a limited
passenger and freight service.
A violent clash between Socialists
and Fascist caused a suspension Of
the session of the italian Chamber of
Deputies said a Central News dis
patch from Rome recently. Anger rose
to fever heat. Revolvers were drawn
and there were threats of killing.
Deaths in the typhoon of Aug. 2 at
Swatow, a seaport 200 miles northeast
of Hongkong, now are estimated at
$4,000, the American consul at Swatow
has reported to the American legation.
The consul added that 100000 were
homeless and relief was needed urg-
emily.
A law to enforce the prohibition of
| absinthe by shutting the lid equally
on all absinthe substitutes has been
passed by the chamber in Paris. In
the course of debate the United States
was cited as a country where "mor-
phine and cocaine have replaced al
cohol."
The japanese ambassadors to Eng
land and France and the minister to
Belgium have been appointed dele
gates to the forthcoming assembly Of
the League of Nations. X. Horiguchi,
minister to Brazil, has been appointed
japanese envoy to the Brazilian CEN
tenary.
| Even Spain has its midsummer
American invasion. Although Spain Is
generally overlooked by the American
tourist throng, a party of forty-five
American students have arrived at
| Barcelona under the guidance of Miss
Marcial Dorado of New York. The stu
dents will spend the summer studying
ut Rector University.
News of the approval of a tariff
rate of % cents pound on sugar by
the Senate at Washington has been
|
| planters. The protection they consld
| er the figure affords them has put a
damper ON political agitation against
continuance of free trade relations
| Opponents of free trade have charged
that 1t Is designed to make the islands
| economically dependent on the United
| States.
| coal nina
| in Nova Scotia is closed by Il strike of
upward of 1900 miners. Five thous-
and Cape Breton miners at a mass
meeting at Glace Bay, and other Large
meetings, repudiated the agreement
which their officers made with the
British Empire Steel Corporation and
declared for the strike. Terms of the
latest company offer raised minimum
day rates from $2.S5 to $3.25 and con-
| tract rates 10 per cent. This would
give u rate of pay about % per cent
below the wages of 1921, which the
| miners are asking.
GENERAL
Earl Z. Burman, %, of Detroit was
killed in Il collision on the jackson
| (Mlch.) speedway. Robert Burman
brother of Earl, was killed in 1916 al
| Corona, Calf, In similar accident.
More than 253,0o0 citizens have
voted for the modification of the Vol
| stead law to permit light wines and
beer, in the poll of CIT ,S3S voters re-
ported in the national referendum con-
| Quoted by the Literary Digest. With
an additional 12S,5OO voting for a re
peal of the amendment on prohibition,
| Il total of 3S1 800 are in favor of a
| change as against 236,329 for continu-
| ance of the amendment. In returns
from factory workers, Il decidedly
wet" vote has been predominant
Attorney Levy Mayer, one of Chica-
go's most noted lawyers, was found
dead in his suite in the Blackstone ho-
\ tel.
| George Cnrrey, former governor OF
| New Mexico, was appointed by Presi.
dent Harding TO be the American com.
| missioner on the United States Mexico
international boundary commission.
Twelve men were buried alive in a
small mine near Evarts, Ky, recently,
according to word received by messen-
ger. There is no telephone connection
with the camp and details were una
vailable.
George L. Hossfield of Paterson, N
j.. won an all-American typewritins
speed contest at the pageant of prog
ress in Chicago against Il field of 16i
entrants by writing 126 words a min
ute for thirty minutes.
Fred brown, wounded and captured
some time ago near Medicine Bow,
Wyo., by a Wyoming posse that sought
him as the man who chained and held
prisoners two Omaha women in