The Holly chieftain., 1923-05-24

PAdu6 dCEObb liC AIhktASA SAlAhASAt
believe from personal knowledge and
experience that 1t would be destruc-
tive of the best interests OF his coun-
tfy to become enmeshedt in the poll
tics OF Europe is branded as can
didate against President Harding"
THIS leads to consideration Of the
i report from Washington. after
series of political conferences In the
White House, that Attorney General
Daugherty will not manage Mr.. Hard
ing's campaign for denomination ow-
ing to his continued III health. In
deed, 1t is believed he may soon re
sign from the cabinet for the same
reason His successor as pre-cOnyen-
ton manager for Harding was not se-
lected, but among the men discussed
for that work were Charles D. Hilles
Of New York, Will II. Hays and A. D.
Lasker retiring chairman Of the ship
ping board. Those participating In
the conferences had no doubt. SEEM
ingly, that the President would win a
denomination.
These leaders had good deal to
say about the situation In New York
state where they fear the effects Of
the prohibition issue. There was a
rumor that Theodore Roosevelt would
offer himself us gubernatorial can
dldate next year. his admirers assert
ing he is the one man who might de-
feat AL Smith.
DASSAGE Of a bill repeating the
New York prohibition enforce
| ment acts led a citizen Of Newburgh
to write President Harding urging
that congress be convened and that
| every legislator who voted for the bill
and Governor Smith, II he signs It,
be suspended as traitors. In replying,
the President reiterated the statement
that his administration would use
every means to enforce the prohibition
amendment to the Constitution. and
| continued:
II venture that, II by reason Of the
refusal or failure of any state to dis
charge its proper duty, the federnl
government Is compelled to enter upon
the territory and jurisdiction Of the
state and to set up those police and
| judicial authorities which would be re-
| quired, the most difficult and trying
situations would Inevitably arise.
More or less conflict between state
and federal authorities would seem
unavoidable in such circumstances.
The impression would be created that
the federal government was assuming
to interfere with the functions Of the
states, and the distressing results that
would ensue readily suggest them.
selves"
IRON various government agencies
| Kin Washington there came last
week reports further confirming the
stories of enormous general prosperity
in the United States. The railroads
are doing a record-breaking business
in hauling the products Of factory ant
farm, and although agriculture has moi
yet come In for Its full share of the
good times, the increased buying pow
er Of the farmer Is shown by the
spring orders of general stores ant
the new business Of mail-order houses
In Its report on Industrial employment
conditions for April 80 the Department
of Labor says there is little unemploy
ment anywhere In the country, an(
increased demands for all classes O
J skilled labor, skilled mechanics ant
farm hands were general during April
The predicted shortage of competen
farm labor already is fact.
What is declared to be "seriou
situation throughout the country" con
J fronts the building industry, and rep
resentatives of all its branches wit
met in conference In New York las
week adopted a resolution recommend
ing that all new building construction
be deferred for a few months in orde
to check the steadily mounting cos
Of both material and labor. Project
| under course of construction, It wa
agreed, should be completed.
:, 1t is stated that building project
, totaling s100. 100000 in New York cit,
and $75,000.0OO in Chicago already ar
, held up indefinitely by high costs. Il
. the face Of this some Of the building
construction unions in both cities ar
demanding further advances in wages
and dealers In materials show no dis
position to lower their prices.
A T THIS writing the American
, "A and Europeans held as hostage
! by the Chinese bandits near Linchen
] have not been released, and ans
iety over their fate is Increasing. Tn
: outlaws have enlarged their demands
and there is likelihood that they vii
, be incensed to the murder Of thei