Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-04-13

establishing the Roman Catholic
church as the state religion, were al
tered, all parish priests would forbid
their parishioners to vote for the gov
eminent in the impending elections
under penalty of eternal damnation.
The cabinet sought to resign, but the
king persuaded most Of the members,
including the premier, to retain Office
for the present. The national legisla-
ture will be called and a general cleo
ton called, although the government
fears this will result in a Fascist revo-
luton.
DRESIDENT HARDING had to de-
L vote considerable time to public
matters last week while in Augusta,
Ga, where he was completing his vaca-
ton. His attention was necessary to
the question of American participation
in the International court Of justice,
and continual pressure was brought to
bear on him in favor Of American mem
bership In the League of Nations. One
of his visitors was DR.. Nicholas Murray
Butler, a supporter of the league.
So improbable as to be ridiculous
was the story circulated that the Pres
ident and his advisers had decided to
make the open shop in industry a ma
tional campaign issue. OF course the
report met instant denial. 1t Is said
G.. G.. Dawes had advised President
Harding to make the open shop n OF
the main planks of his platform for
reelection. Mr.. .Gompers ran true to
form with a defiant statement that If
this was done, organized labor would
meet the challenge and fight to the
limit.
THE earl of Carnarvon, sportsman
l. and archaeologist and the discov-
erer Of the tomb Of King Tut-Ankh-
Amen at Luxor, died Thursday in Cairo
Of pneumonia following an attack of
blood poisoning caused by the bite of
an insect. Superstitious students of
Egyptian mysticism believe his death
was due to poison placed IN some OBJ
ject in the royal tomb thirty centuries
ago to revenge the dead pharaoh on
any who might disturb his rest. The
earl is succeeded by his son., who was
married last July TO Miss Katherine T.
| Wendell of New York.
JUDGE WILLIAM e. DEVER, the
- Democratic nominee, was elected
mayor of Chicago, having the large plu-
rality Of 103, 748 over Arthur G. Lueder,
| Republican, and w. A. Guinea, So
| cialist. The campaign was lively but
reasonable clean, for all the candidates
were men Of high character. Morton
D. Hull, Republican, was elected con-
gresham to complete the term of the
late James r. Mann Of Chicago.
\ TTRIBUTING the present sugar
"A prices to criminal manipulation"
of the market, the Farmers union has
| issued a statement from Washington
advocating a closer organization in the
sugar producing industry.
-''Some of the hard-pressed and
| gouged people of the Cities" said the
statement, ARE thinking that the
farmer is sharing in the proceeds of
the robbery. Nothing could be far
Their from the facts. All the sugar
of the last season has long since been
marketed and the supplies are in the
hands of men who grew an
ounce of the commodity.
There is something radically wrong
with an economic system that permits
the calm fleeing of more than 1O0,-
100000 American people. The remedy
for such situations as have been Gre
ated by the unconscionable manipula-
tors is not far to seek.
'It is quite possible to so organize
that we will be able to refine our own
G and market tho finished product.
We can stabilize the sugar market just
as we have stabilized the cotton mar
ket, the prune market and the raisin
market. We can do 1t by being our
own salesman and our own %financier.
I'm the meantime the farmers de-
mand the prosecution of the men re
sponsible for the recent raid on the
American pocketbook. They will not
be satisfied with and they
will not tolerate delays. They will
easily Identify the officials who may
be responsible for the escape of the
malefactors and they will remember
them at the polls in November of next
year."
THERE is woe in store for the rum
i runner Of the Atlantic coast, If
President Harding adopts the plan of
certain administration officials. This
is that a fleet of s~rb-chasers be sent
/ out to out the booze sQuadrons.