Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-24
EVENTS OF A WEEK.

5iv during the last week. The coalition in favor OF
s~ratifying the proposed treaty with England will be
the strongest element in the parliament.
It is recognized however that all. obstacles to
the passage OF the treaty have not been removed as
yet. The labor party will have a fairly strong rep
Presentation among the members and their stand in
regard to the pact is uncertain. Both sides claim
Support from this element whose strength in the
ELECTION came as a surprise. The general result.
however, is regarded as strengthening the hands OF
1.-THE treaty advocates, and a defeat for the extreme
Closely connected with the affairs OF Ireland is
1.-THE news Of the assassination in London OF Field
Marshal Henry H. Wilson, who was chief of the
imperial general staff during the world war and
lately had been military adviser to the Ulster gov
ternrnent. The murder was committed by two
young Irishmen, one Of whom had held a commits
Sion in the Irish Republican army which however
promptly disowned his act.
Field Marshal Wilson. had, it appears, been an
advocate Of strong repressive measures in Ireland
sby the British government, and this together with
Ibis connection with the Ulster authorities seems to
be taken as supplying a political background for
his assassination, which is compared in the English
lpress to the murder of Lord Frederick Cavendish in
dublin in 1882 in the time of the Parnell agitation.
Comparatively little progress appears to have
been made during the week at The Hague economic
conference on the Russian financial problem. Two
points which have been settled, however, are Of
considerable importance. One of these is that
France will participate in the conference so long as
politics are barred, and the other is that the sessions
are to be open to the press, The latter, point was
agreedtto only after considerable argument.
In Washington efforts to give the soldiers
bonus measure right of way in the senate over the
tariff il-have failed. This plan was advocated by
Senator P. J. McCumber, but was opposed by a
majority Of the Republican senators supported by
President Harding. As a result the tariff will hold
the center of the stage until it is disposed of. Di-
rectly this has been accomplished, however, the
bonus measure will be taken up as a special order
OF business according to the agreement that has
been reached.
The Minnesota primary elections which took
place early in the week were signalized by the
choice of a woman, Mrs. Anna D. Oleson, as the
Democratic candidate for the United States senate.
Outside Of this/ the results of the primary were
about as forecast. q
logg and Governor J. A. o. Preus were renominated
without difficulty. They had previously been en-
dorsed by the Republican state convention, and the
ivote in the primaries is taken as an expression of
approval of the Preus administration Henrik Ship
Tstead was nominated for the senate by the Farmer
Labor party, which included the greater part of the
Nonpartisan league vote.
The coal strike situation has reached its climax
with an attack by striking miners on the non-union
! workers at the Lester mine in Williamson county,
i Illinois, which resulted in the massacre OF from rs
ITO rs non-union miners. Press reports indicate that
the circumstances surrounding the killing were Of
the most atrocious character, the non-union men
having been shot down in cold blood after their
camp had surrendered.
The available information also indicates that
the county officials made practically no effort to
&fhfo+eef fiA nor.1frio,, 1yCrkArc at71 since %hA , Aa:r
have made no effort to bring the perpetrators ia
II Justice. The sympathy of the greater number of the
officials seems to be with the mob. Governor Small
and the Illinois state authorities do not seem to be
lin any hurry to take definite action in the matter
and no troops have been sent to the scene Of the
massacre. s
As nearly as can DC judged at this time the
whole afaiY seems 10 have been in the nature lof an
aHabsolutc defiance of all law, including the common
Inv Of humanity and to call for the most drastic
seton. l844
The American Federation OF Labor convention
lfit Cincinnati has adopted the L,aFollette plan for j
drive for an amendment to the federal constitution
aElMhieh would give congress the owe Of veto over
ias4fhe decisions Of the supreme court. II has also
Ilpp'sovidlsd 8fors the establishment u ! labor defense
Organization at Washington. {.
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