The Holly chieftain., 1923-05-31

barring the teaching of 1t In any insti-
tuition supported by the Presbyterian
church. After hot discussion this
was rejected in favor of another. much
milder and more liberal. In the next
big contest Bryan and his followers
won signal victory. This was over
the reports of the committee on bills
and overtures on the case OF DIR. Harry
Emerson Fosdick, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church Of New York. ac-
cused Of liberalism amounting to
heresy. The majority report lodged
the Issue, recommending that 1t be de-
fered for year. 1t was signed by
all but one member. Doctor Maclen-
nan of Philadelphia brought in MI
nority report making provision for the
New York Presbytery. which is con-
ducting an investigation into the Fos-
dick case, to report its action in full
transcript to the one hundred and
thirty-sixth general assembly next year.
The report also reaffirmed the utter
ance of the general assembly Of 1910 to
pronouncements made upon the virgin
birth of Christ and other points Of the
doctrine of the denomination. This
minority report was finally adopted by
a vote Of 439 to $50.
The assembly adopted plan for the
reorganization Of the thirteen boards
and agencies into four boards. and in
dorsed the report of the committee Of
nine laymen to help in securing an
adequate endowment for the care Of
retired ministers and widows and or
phans.
EORMER JUSTICE DAY found the
work Of umpire of the American
German mixed claims commission was
too strenuous and resigned last week.
Judge e. B. Parker, member of the COM
mission, was named to succeed him.
The American war claims against Ger
many filed with the commission total
almost one and half billion dollars.
The United States government is the
largest claimant. asking 1896. .113, 900,
and the smallest claim is for 81 which
a former prisoner Of war asks for loss
Of property. The claims by indlviS-
uals, growing out of the sinking of the
Lusitania, total $22,S06. 800 and were
the first taken up by the commission.
SOCIALISTS from every important
~ country met in Hamburg and
formed a new organization known as
the Socialists 1nternationale Of the
World, the Vienna Internationale and
the Second Internationale uniting.
Only the more radical representatives
from Russia and the Baltic states dis
sented. and they we're left out. Social
ism is thus given more united front
than it has had since the Copenhagen
convention Of 1910, in the opinion Of
the delegates. America was repre-
sented by Victor Berger, Morris Hill
quit and Judge Rankin Morris Berman.
The Socialist Party Of America,
meeting In New York, rejected over.
lures from the Farmer-Labor party and
the Workers Party of America to Join
in nationwide labor party move
ment, but decided to continue its par
ticipation in the work for progressive
political action "for the purpose Of
forming Independent political labor
parties" in the different states. without
''the loss of integrity or the political
standing Of the Socialist party"
In both Hamburg and New York the
Socialists directed attacks on the Ital-
ian Fascist. That organization en-
countered its first serious trouble last
week when great numbers Of its mem
bers in the Naples district rendered
their designations en- masse. These
men quit because the Fascist had
| joined forces with the Nationalists, to
whom they always have been bitterly
! opposed.
DEN W. HOOPER was reelected
chairman Of the United States
railway labor board last wednesday.
Voluntary wage increases aggregating
several hundred thousand dollars an
nually were reported to the board by
many roads. The Pennsylvania system
increased the wages of 5000 shopmeD
by about $4,O00000 annually.
AN INTERNATIONAL banking
: group, the American unit Of which
is headed by ]. P. Morgan & Co., has
arranged with the Mexican government
a plan for the adjustment Of the Mex.
lean public debt. The American and
Mexican commissioners who are arrang
ing for resumption Of diplomatic re