The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-10-10

rectOrate'S policies, 1t was said, would
include the seizure of economic val
ues, the control of prices, increased
production and the giving up of the
eight-hOur law. 1t is asserted hat the
Bavarian dictatorship is not a sub
ject of controversy.
Under the plan of Minister Of FL
Helferding, the time has ar
rived for the Industrialists headed
by SHINES to begin paying real taxes
with which the government intended
to start paying Preparations to France
so that an adjustment in the Ruhr
might be accomplished. SHINES and
his crowd asserted they could not pay
these taxes or permit a part Of their
property to be cO~niscated, and insist
ed a ten or twelve-hOur day for work
men was necessary If Preparations
were to be paid, for it would be neces-
sary for Germany to undersell the rest
Of the world.
In Bavaria Dictator Won Kahr is
defying the Berlin government and
the civil commissar 1t appointed for
his state. He also defes the Social
lists and to their threat Of a general
strike retOrts with an order forbid
ding strikes and making them punish
able by imprisonment. For terror
acts or sabotage penal servitude with
unlimited fines is ordered, while for
endangering lives or treason to the
new system the penalty is death.
1.-The monarchy In Bavaria will not
be proclaimed nOw," said Won Kahr,
but it is growing, and it will come
by itself when 1t is ready" 1t is
probable that Crown Prince Rup-
precht will be placed on the throne.
This is the aim of HITLER, chief of
the Bavarian Fascist, who is support
ed by General Ludendorff and to whom
it is said Won Kahr has been making
friendly advances.
ROyalist uprisings took place in sew
eral parts Of Germany last week, the
most important being at Kustrin,
Prussia, where an organized band cap
tured the fortress, only to lose 1t next
day. There was some bloOdshed, and
the leaders Of the revolt were impris-
J oned.
In the occupied regions miners and
post Office employees resumed work
generally, but the French officials ne
gOtiated in vain with the railroad
workers. The cities of Dusseldorf,
Essen, DOrtmund, Wirden, Horne and
Bochum began paying the expenses of
the French and Belgian armies Of Oc-
cupation. The separatists Of the
Rhineland staged a demonstration In
Dusseldorf which developed into g
battle with the German police in the
course of which a number were killed
and hundreds wounded.
ONCE again the attempt was made
- last week to persuade organized
labor in the United States that II
should form a national labor party
At this writing it seems certain Il
fail. Delegates from Illinois and Min
nesOta to the annual convention of the
American Federation OF Labor in Port
land, Ore, introduced resolutions call
ing for adoption of independent Pc
litical action for workers."
Two fraternaI delegates from Grea
Britain, without trying to influenci
the action Of the federation, told o
the recent great successes of their La
Dor party, which is now the official op
position in parliament and Is not un
likely to get control of the govern
ment before long.
President Sam GOmpers was as al
ways quick and forceful in reply. H
outlined the distinctions between tn
schemes, showing that In England tn
labor men had only to drive at on
Objective-control of parliament
while here there are congress and a
the legislatures. He spoke of the vas
difference in citizenship.
1--WE are wage earners," he sail
ITO have a dominating influence !
= determining the laws emanating frol
the employers officers is of create
Importance to the men and wome
who toll than any laws passed by COZ
. gress or legislatures"
Dennis Lane, international pres
: dent of the meat cutters and butcher
g union, announced that Al intensi'
campaign would begin at once to r
organize the workers in the meat pac
: ing industry. The international Pia
v terers' union pledged It's cooperate
n in aiding ex-service men TO become
v fcient building trades mechanics. al
y it was believed other building trad
8 unions would take similar action.
; Secretary Frank Morrison report,
that the defense fund of the federati
+ amounts to $1S3,994. The total ]