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Evening star., 1922-12-10
Reioices i'm Freedom of Ireland
After Years of Heroic Struoele

hear OF the glorious intelligence that.
IKE unto the Bastille of France, the
bolts and bars of Dublin Castle had
Deen burst asunder by the heroes of
Ireland. such as the late Hon. Arthur
Grimth and others of the Free State.
and that there had come to Old Erin,
by the work and services of her own
people. a constitution for its govern
ment, moro liberal in it's terms and
provisions than is now enjoyed by
Canada. Australia, Newfoundland and
other countries. which have only a
bare semblance of political connection
with England. After years of suf-
fering and sacrifice, after years of
watchful waiting; after many revolu-
tons and rebellions, after much
ton Of her men and women the torch
of freedom is to shine on the soil
and among the people of that wonder
full land-for today its Free State
has been ushered into the fellowship
and communion Of the commonwealth
of the world.
I have met Eamonn De Valera. and
exceedingly regret his objections
to the establishment and institution.
Of this Free State, have never been
able to ascertain any reasonable or
rightful basic foundation for his op-
position. A brief correspondence
with the late patriot Arthur Griffith
is one CT my treasured memories. The
appointment Of the Hon. Timo-
thy ]. Healy Is a very appropriate
elimination in the establishment Of
the FREQ State as It's first governor
general. Every sincere. real, sympa-
thetic friend Of Ireland should now
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Rewriting the Constitution.

WHEN one hears a devotee of the
w Order That Is speaking in solemn
tones about the Constitution of the
United States. one often wonders if
it is really frozen as solidly into
ultimate perfection as its worshiper
thinks it is. Within the past dozen
years four important amendments
have changed rather fundamentally
the Constitution that the fathers
knew. And now in Congress and in
the country serious talk of other
amendments is in the air. Four
amendments today are about as def
nitely set in the aspirations of the
people as the four latest amendments
were a dozen years ago.
A child labor amendment seems to
be inevitable.
An amendment providing for the
immediate session of Congress after
the November election has a strong
public sentiment behind. it.
An amendment abolishing tax-ex-
empt securities has been recommend
ed by the President and seems certain
of submission by Congress, possibly
next year.
An amendment restricting the
power of the federal courts interests
the ultra-liberals and has much wide
ly separated but pretty insistent
for 1t.
These proposed amendments taken
Evening star., 1922-12-10
BY HENRY ". BUNN.

TIME following is q brief summary of
the most important news of the world
L for the seven days ended December 8:
The United states of America-The special
session of Congress ended on Monday. and at
noon, the same day. the final regular session
of the Sixty seventh Congress began.
! The radical progressive group prevented
confirmation in the special session of the
nomination of Pierce Butler for associate JUS
tice Of the Supreme Court. His name has again
been submitted to the Senate, and confirmation
is expected against heavy opposition.
At last the champions Of the antf-lyncnins
bill admitted themselves whipped. and the
flibuster ceased How sweetly the gods must
erend seniors absolutely estopped from doing
business by rules they themselves have made
and themselves could rescind. Perhaps they
fear to give offense to their constituencies by
abolishing typically American sport. AS
ment that dirty linen had best be sent to the
local laundry.
Forwarding to Congress tn .judget esti-
mated for the fiscal year ending June 80. 1924.
President Harding stated that it is now be
viii will be mot not mo more ' than s274,oooooo instead Of
s697.0OO, 900, first estimated He is even hope
it e M es ear s xpse re
at s3slsls35s. and @ espendtures end at ss'lso'-
Secretary Mellon in his annual report to
Congress recommends reduction of the highest
@ ne esn rate a the ,ha @
He says that the yield of the present higher
surtaxes tends Ito drop toward the vanishing
point
Human nature is what it is While the
gentlemen of the new radical progressive
bloc were disporting themselves in the peoples
legislative services swimmin' hole. the ad-
ministration was mean enough to steal some
of their clothing A rural credits bill ap-
proved by the administration has been intro
duced by "old guard contemptibles' in both
House and Senate. 1t proposes to use the
machinery of the present federal farm loan
system and to provide a revolving loan fund of
GooOO.0oO for the farmers With both con-
servatves and "progressives' pulling for the
farmer (whether or no in a spirit of complete
disinterestedness) the farmer should worry.
The President delivered his address to Con-
gress Friday--a very notable address, con-
Ireland.-The Irish constitution bill and
consequential provisions bill having passed
the lords. the former without amendment and
the latter with only trifing amendments. and
the royal assent having been given to both
bills on the 5th. the Irish Free State thereby
acquired full legal status a member of
the British commonwealth of nations On
the 9th Timothy Healy ian appointment uni
versally applauded) sworn in governor
general the members of tho provisional par
lament took the oath prescribed by the
stitution. and thus the provisional parliament
became the lower house of the Free State
parljament; the chamber elected Mr.. Cos
yra We 'president of the executive council Gin
his choice of six ministers to constitute with
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"As | See 1t"
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this turmoil of insurrection. that's
what they are doing.
1t is odd, too. when one thinks Of it.
that President Harding should not share
the odium which is heaped upon his
party. Senators as the sands Of the sea
were defeated for voting for Newberry.
vet the President, who upheld New
berry's hands. shielded him socially and
POLITICALLY, goes unscathed. Daugherty is
reaping the harvest Of his past, but the
President. in whose official family
DauRherty has offended. suffers person.
ally not at ALL He vetoed the bonus.
fish in Congress that passed the bonus
for him to veto. The farmers ask for
bread and he gives them ship subsidy.
But they do not hoot at him. For doing
half what President Harding has done
President Taft got himself in position
where he had to come out on the front
porch of the White House every morn
in9 and Jaw the American people. But
the White House today is place of
pure delight to the populace. President
Harding appoints three hard-nosed re-
dictionaries to the Supreme Court and is
forgiven when he declares against the
tweive-hour day. And all because
what?
vote Of the country against him for
serving one poor, pale. little cocktail at
a private luncheon? Was it Mr.. "Doo-
ley' who said that Roosevelt could have
rolled q keg Of beer in the front door OF
the 7. NJ. C.. A. and knocked In the
head without causing any comment
more serious than We'll. isn't that like
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unite in unbroken concord and ac-
cord for the peace. progress and
prosperity of Old Erin. To that end
and for that purpose. no moral or
material aid or assistance should be
given to those who are still engaged
in the very unpatriotic if not traitor
Gus endeavor to impede the Free
State in all it's forward movements
for the good and welfare of the Irish.
conclude by quoting what has been
admirably said by Governor General
Healy, who is a native-born Irish
man, a learned lawyer and patriotic
citizen of unimpeachable character
and pronounced ability. and who is
in all respects worthy and fully quali-
fed and equipped to faithfully and
efficiently execute and perform all of
the demands, duties and requirements
of his high office. Referring to the
status of the Free State, he declared: :
1--WE have been given measure OF
freedom as large as that enjoyed by
any of the states in the American
Union The only blot is the separa-
ton of the six counties from the rest
of the country, but l hope that in
few years by a spirit of mutual con-
cessions the north and the south Will
come together in the Ieunification of
the country. We ask the American
public" he added, ito give the new
Irish government their moral support.
or at any rate not to give It's enemies
financial support"
JNo. T. GooLRIcK.
Fredericksburg, Va.
Evening star., 1922-12-10
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
By way Of Introduction allow me
to state that my father was born in
Sligo, Ireland. He was ever and al
ways an ardent and sincere friend to
Old Erin, and, therefore. q tireless
champion for the right Of her people
to determine to some extent at least
the form of their own government,
which was crystallized In what has
been designated as homo rule.
When suffering came to that land
and famine stalked abroad, at the
personal cost and expense to himself
and two others he forwarded a ship
load of provisions for its relief. 1
remember as boy seeing my father
burnt in efiigy in front Of our old
home because Of his aggressive op-
position to the know nothing party
with it's creed Of hate against the
Irish and the Catholic Church: Among
his closest friends he numbered the
late Charles O'Conor and John Mitch
ell, the Irish patriot" who was a
volunteer staff officer in the confed-
crate army. and who had two sons
who wore the gray. one Of whom was
the father Of the late mayor Of the
city Of New York.
How his heart would be gladdened
and how his homo would be made
happy if he were with us now: To.
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together indicate curious state OF
mind in the country, and especially
when one considers them Win tne
four recent amendments to the con-
stitution. They all indicate move
ment in the national mind not toward
liberty but toward equality. The III
rect election Of the United states
senator's. the establishing of the IN
come tax, the granting OF the paiiot
10 women and prohibition all tend 10
remove distinctions and make us al,
in one mold. SO do these proposed
amendments listed above.
Their proponents would argue that
all of these amendments. those,
achieved and those considered. terd
for expression under government; al!
were designed to curb the strong ana
protect the weak And SO before the
amendments were passed and Whlie
they were pending they were de-
nounced as "socialistic" by those op-
posing the amendments. as "revotu-
tionary." So they are. Indeed. when
this tide or drift or wave or current
in our affairs is checked or subsidies
historians may look back at 1t: be-
ginning with the early years OF the
Roosevelt and raging through the
Taft administration. only to calm
somewhat during the war and surge
up angrily in 1922-historians may
describe this era as our second period
of revolution.
For we are changing our institu.
tions, altering our ancient political
landmarks and going out upon new
and strange adventure in the relation
of men to one another instituted In
government. The revolution OF this
twentieth century may some day be
considered as important as the revo-
luton Of '76. We overthrow social
distinctions in the eighteenth GEN.
tury. Clearly we are trying to over
come economic distinctions that classify
men today. We are part OF a most In
teresting spectacle. whose Importance
is greater than we realize. We are
remaking our Constitution to fit
new era-the day of the average man.
The superman is dead Long live
Perkins.
Evening star., 1922-12-10
CHILD CONSERVATION
LEGISLATION URGED

A committee representing nearly
200 fraternal societies in the United
States, with a combined membership
of 5000, 900, has urged upon Secretary
of Labor Davis action on q proposed
child conservation bill to supplement
the sheppard-Towner child weifare
bill.
The suggested legislation. would
take care Of children more than one
year Of age and up to fourteen. and
the Congress Of the United states
would be asked to appropriate
amounts for care of children equal to
appropriations made by the states.
The committee was appointed at a
recent convention Of the National Fra
ternal Congress, and is composed OF the
following: H. c. Evans.of Iowa, chair
man: F. S. BALI. Iowa; Il. II. Gerard.
Indiana; L. M. Dixon, Illinois: w. l..
Shirley, Oklahoma: Mary La Rocca. Ne
braska; Cobb Landis, Tennessee. and D.
S. Cox. North Carolina.
Secretary Davis was declared to be
in favor Of the proposed legislation, but
was understood to take the stand that
wider affirmation Of the bill was neces-
sary. Tho committee after leaving the
Labor Department went 10 the once Of
the children's bureau.
Evening star., 1922-12-10
The Story the Week Has Told

himself the executive council (all were MEM
eers of the eabne5 Of the
constituted upon so admirable plan, will be
" Yea ssss0a a0a Amonf the nominees are W.
The coors of the Free State flag are green.
white and orange. But the orange is emble-
the Ulster parliament unanimously voted
address to , the throne, throne, contracting" Ulster
All went off with uncanny. quietness on the
9Th. Not republican peeped. But on the 7th
and a member Of the house was killed as
they were on their way to session Of tho
revival of irregular activity in sundry parts
Of Ireland"
leader 'es Of sni 1hs in the Four
AFFAIR of last June: Liam Mellowes and two
court-martial. Having been found guilty: they
were executed the next morning This in re-
warning to all engaged in "the conspiracy Of
assassination against the representatives of
the Irish people"
lreece-Prince Andrew Of Greece, uncle of
the king tried for dsobedience Of orders in
the presence of the enemy during tho great
Greek push toward Angora in 1921 Gan offense
very properly punishable by death). was found
guilty and sentenced to life Punishment and
forfeiture of rank.
The sentence was thus lenient because the
court admitted the extenuating circumstance
pleaded by the accused--to wit, that it wasn't
fair regard him like an ordinary general. as
he was merely prince and a fgurehead.
owing his position. not to military talent. but :
to the royal favor 1t brought out in the
evidence that. if the prince had obeyed his
orders, the great Greek offensive might well
have succeeded. Cen Papoulas has been
leased from arrest and apparently the chapter
of executions is over. the revolutionary
mittee having taken into account the dis
pleasure of the great powers.
Turkey. Etc--This week at Lausanne was
devoted in part discussion regarding the
Greeks in Turkey. but chiefly to discussion of
the question of the straits.
Lord Curzon opened the latter discussion
with the following elegant statement of the
main issue
ba allowed to pass through the straits
England contends for absolute freedom for
all mercha ntmen and warshps and wishes to
have the straits free from fortifications, 20 as
to make sure that the Turks will keep their
promise not to close them. The Russians
seeking to retain the Black sea as their own
private lake, want the straits closed to ali
warships and fortified to enable the
Turks to prevent foreign fleets from forcing
them. In this matter the Russians are mora
pro-Turkish than the Turks for Ismet Pasba
is really willing to waive the right to build
fortfrations.
Curzon next invited 1snet Pasha to state
Turkeys position. lsmet muttered something
gave the floor to Tchitcherin. who stated the
Russian postion in true Tchtcherinian and
propagandish style. demanding that the straits
be closed to warships other than Turkish and
that there be curtailment whatever of
Turkish sovereignty. Ismet, still playing a
Evening star., 1922-12-10
The Two Blocs.

THE agricultural bloc contained a
l. considerable majority Of liberals,
but also it held a few standpatters,
like Senator Gooding of Idaho: a few
easy-going regulars. like Senator Kel-
logg of Minnesota; a few monde
scripts, like Senator Norbeck OF
South Dakota. La Follette's bloc con-
tains only Observation-Disclosures lib
erals. 1t is stronger In the Senate
than in the House. And in the Sen
ate it can count upon thirty liberals
Of both parties to vote with either
party and make a majority. II either
party lines up for or against a meas
ure the La Toilette crowd. voting as
a liberal group, will make q majority
out of one side or the other.
Party government in the United
States is a fiction for the white-col-
Jared moron whose father made him
believe in it. American party gov
ernment is a snap by which the fes-
tive and INSCRIPTIONS political insur-
gent gets in his deadly work. Party
government in the United states is
in its present state Of chaos as the
result of determination OF the
party bosses to make the two party
systems fit a people amtcted with q
multitude Of variable minds!
Evening star., 1922-12-10
Unable to Subscribe to Belief
That Germany Is Near Collapse

! t!on of German industries, to which
pr. kober SO feelingly alludes. beg
I" quote from a bulletin issued by
the ashlngton Loan and Trust Com.
pany on December Z. as follows:
The editor OF Playthings, the lead
ing New York paper devoted to the
or the magazine:
Industrially and commercially
! Fermany is more active than any
other country of Europe. Actual rep
arations payments are practically in
significant in comparison with the
amount other countries, like France.
England or the United states. are
paying on their bonded debts The
collapse of the German mark is
caused largely by the fact that the
Germans themselves want nothing to
do with it. To the mind of the writer,
the collapse of the German mark is no
indication whatsoever of the collapse
OF Germany. but a sure indication
that Germany does not intend to pay
its debts'"
Again. quoting from the bulletin of
the Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany:
"On October 81 German note circu-
lation amounted to 4ss.456.7s7. 900
marks against a gold reserve in the
Reichsbank Of 1.004.ss2, 900 marks.
These figures indicate ah imitation in
nOl6 CIRCULATION since January OF
more than 100 per cent, with prac-
tically no increase in the gold re-
serve"
There is widespread impression
among economists that this debauch-
ment of the currency has been de-
liberately brought about for the pur-
pose of pleading the baby act on this
question of reparations. No other ex-
cuse can explain the gigantic eco
nomic folly.
These items from the above quota
tions, it seems to me. do not bear out
the fears of DR.. Kober that the Ger
man people are on the point of i'm
mediate starvation. No hostile enemy
has devastated German territory: no
German mines were flooded; no facto-
ries destroyed: no. cities burned: no
works of art consigned to the flames.
There is a widespread feeling among
unprejudiced minds that the German
people are quite able to take care of
themselves.
The sentiment of sympathy with
and love for the needy, the sick, the
cold and the starving is one of the
highest attributes Of human charac-
ter but it seems to us that in allevf-
ating distress those who have brought it
upon the world should be the last to re-
ceive aid. H. w. WILEY.
Evening star., 1922-12-10
Coal Parley Here This Week
For Purpose of Suasion Only

representatives of each side here next
week in an attempt to impress upon
them that the American people en-
pect wage agreement to dismiss the
possibility of another coal strike neNr
April
About a half dozen operators and
probably three representatives of the
mine union will appear separately
before the commission, the chairman
said, adding that while the commits
il had the power of persuasion and
suggestion. Mr.. Hammond said the
commission realizes the gravity of
the situation facing the nation if an
other strike in the coal industry be-
gins next April. The men to be heard
next week will represent only the
union bituminous fields. The nom
union situation will be taken up at
a later date. Mr.. Hammond said. while
contracts in the anthracite fields run
until next Septembere
ConI Industry Overmanned.
Mr.. Hammond explained that the
coal industry is overmanned by from
80 to 40 per cent, and that some re-
duction in the number employed in
the industry must be brought about
before living annual wage for
workers can be obtained, and before
the consuming public can reap the
benefit of lower coal prices. The num-
ber of coal miners in itself makes most
of them unable to earn an adequate
yearly wage, he declared.
The chairman said the commission
had gone about its job of finding the
facts in the coal industry with an
open mind. and had put up to every
factor in the industry, including large
purchasers of coal, the question.
What would you do to improve con-
ditions in the coal Industry"
Later. Mr.. Hammond said, MEM
bers of the commission expect 10
visit many coal mines to make per
sonal Investigations on the ground
of conditions in the industry BY
February 1. he added. the commits
sion expects to show definite results
of its original fact-finding work. and
on or near that date public hearings
will begin.
John L. Lewis. president of the
United Mine Workers, will probably
not be heard before Thursday, pre-
ceded by a few operators.
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the conference includes "any other
questions which the countries repre-
sented at the conference unanimously
desire to consider" This, Of course. is
a veiled reference to the establish
ment of Central American republic
composed of the five now ow-independent
countries of Guatemala, Ell Salvador,
Honduras. Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
The representative of Honduras spoke
vigorously in its favor at the opening
session Of the conference. but the
representative of Costa Rica respond
ed by the suggestion that the time
was not yet quite ripe for this mighty
achievement. 1t is doubtful, therefore,
II the adjournment of the conference
will witness a big forward step for
the Inauguration of a Central Ameri-
can republic. but it may take other
important steps preparatory and lead
ing to 1t. In this connection one
dominating thought looms up The fu-
ture position, influence, progress and
prosperity, as well as the standing of
Central America in the family Of the
pan-American nations. will largely
depend upon the eventual consumma-
tion of united and permanent Cen
trail American republic. Today none
Of the five Central American countries
has any particular position of influ-
ence or recognition throughout pan
America, but powerful Central
American republic, with it's large
population and area, would immedi-
ately take a position alongside that
Of the United States and Mexico in
North America and Of Brazil. Argen-
tina, Chile and Peru in South Amer
ica- With this prospect before them
how can Central America eventually
fail to become a pan-American and,
therefore. in a degree. a world recog-
nized power?
Our concluding observation is that
this conference on Central American
affairs has in it vast potentialities for
-pan-American or western hemisphere
solidarity and cooperation which
will promote the peace and progress
not only Of the new world, but Of ali
the world.
Evening star., 1922-12-10

Following a call issued Friday for
a conference here next week be-
tween miners representatives and
coal operators, Chairman John Hays
Hammond of the federal coal fact
finding commission made it plain yester-
day that in the conferences. i'll which
the commission will urge upon both
sides the necessity of averting d
coal strike next April the commission
has nothing to do with arbitrating
differences between miners and
operators and will make no attempt
to settle controverted points other
than by suggestion
The commission is very much con-
cerned, Mr.. Hammond said. over
failure of miners and operators to
reach an agreement on wages at their
conference in Chicago, and lis calling
Evening star., 1922-12-10

Teddy" 1t depends upon the man. One
star difereth from another's glory,
So we have the spectacle OF the re-
publican party getting a good licking
wherever it offered a man who SUBJ
scribes to the Harding creed, while Mr..
Harding. the good. "Cherruble Brother"
smiles. rubs his hands and holds the
esteem and affection of the people or
such stuff heroes are made.
Evening star., 1922-12-10
Plan to Keep Peace
In Central America

CONTINUED from First PaeeD
Evening star., 1922-12-10

THE following is brief summary Of
the most important news Of the world
i for the seven days ended December 8: