The Raymer enterprise., 1923-08-23

new German chancellor.
with the vigorous way In which he 10
tackllng his tasks Politicians give
him first place In the list Of aspirants
for the Republican presidential nom
nation next year. Last week he held
conferences with number Of RepuA-
lican leaders from Southern states
and there were signs that the South
ern delegate support was drifting his
way. In line with this was Mr.. Cool
idge's appointment of G. Bascom
Slemp as secretary to the President.
Mr.. Slemp was formerly congress.
man from Virginia and has long been
one Of the most important Republic
ans OF the South. Tie Democratic ma.
uonal committee promptly character
lied the appointment as ''the first step
to round up Southern delegates" for
Coolidge. and then went on to at
tack Slemp, asserting that he war
Exposed on the floor Of the house Do
cember Is, 1922, In connection with
the alleged trafficking In offices by Re
publicans In Southern states."
EFFORTS Of the administration to
~ prevent the suspension Of anthra.
cite coal mining after September l
have not yet met with success. With
the approval Of President Coolidge,
the federal coal commission head
ed by John Hays Hammond invited
the representatives Of the operators
and miners to meet Il IN con-
ference In New York city. Accord
lngly the sub-scale committee, four
men from each side. Joined the board
members In discussing the questions
at issue. The miners proposed to
abandon their demand for the
"check-off" Of union dues II the op.
orators would cease their practice Of
collecting explosive and fuel accounts
by the same method. To this the op-
orators agreed, but with conditions at
which the miners baked. Mr.. Ham
mond said frankly. the outlook Is dis
couraging."
Meanwhile other government depart
ments are preparing for . possible
strike.
ToHN BARTON PAYNE and Charles
y B. Warren, representatives of the
United States In the prerecognition
conference in Mexico City, have con-
cluded their task satisfactorily and
by this time are back In Washington
with the signed records Of the ses.
sions. These comprise the two claims
conventions and the Mexican govern.
ment's Interpretation Of the bearing
Of the subsoil petroleum and agrarian
laws on American property In Mexico.
It Is believed the agreements reached
by Payne and Warren with the Mexl.
can representatives will be acceptable
to the American administration and
that the resumption Of diplomatic re-
lations will soon follow. An agree
ment was made to have the president
of the permanent court Of interna.
tional Justice at The Hague appoint
neutral umpires for the United States
and Mexican claims commissions,
which are to be created through the
revolutionary and mixed claims con.
ventions, II and after diplomatic rela-
tions are resumed.
THE gasoline price war which Gov.
! ernor McAiaster started In South
Dakota where the state placed the
fuel on sale at 18 cents began to
spread to other states in the Middle
West and resulted In the Standard
OIL company Of Indiana meeting the
cut, though 1t protested that the
price was below the cost Of produc.
tion Other concerns followed suit
and the consumers were comparative
y happy. In q few days Governor
McMaster, after comforting with lnde-
pendent oil jobbers, raised the price
In South Dakota to 20 cents, so the
prevailing price would have the same
relative reduction as In other states"
The war ID still going on, and 1t may
be the federal government will take
hand.
nNE hundred and thirty-elght men
~ were entombed In q coal mine at
Kemmerer. Wyo, BY an explosion
about loo feet below the surface,
and despite the frantic efforts Of res.
cue workers 9S Of them perished.
EAMON DE VALERA, the Irish
- Free States chief thevu.ln.the
nesh. was becoming altogether 700 &C.
tive In the campaign fhr the election
sooA to be held. 30 government troops
grabbed him while he was addressing
q big meeting Of republicans At Ennis
County Glare, and locked him up, He
probably Will Be kept In jail In Dm,lin
until the country b more oeaesfsL