The Winslow mail., 1923-04-20

| establishing the Roman Catholic
church as the state religion, were al
| tered, all parish priests would forbid
their parishioners to vote for the gov
ernment 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 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,
Ca, 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 one 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 on 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 g. 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-
gressman to complete the term Of the
late James r. Mann of Chicago.
\ TTRIBUTING the present sugar
\ 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
ther 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 never grew an
ounce Of the commodity.
There Is something radically wrong
with an economic system that permits
the calm fleeing of more than 1OO,-
100000 American people. The remedy
for such situations as have been ere
ated by the unconscionable manipula-
tors Is not far to seek.
TT is quite possible to SO organize
that we will be able to refine our own
sugar and market the 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 it by being our
own salesman and our own financier.
"In 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 excuses 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
l. runners of the Atlantic coast. If
President Harding adopts the plan Of
certain administration officials. This
is that fleet of sub-chasers be sent
| out to rout the booze sQuadrons.