Evening star., 1923-08-19

been In conference in controversy between the
two governments, ended their labors. Their
function was to examine, discuss. recommend
and report. Their report, or at any rate an Of
in it, will be awaited with interest. 1t may
may. not have for effect recognition of the
Mexican government by ours. 1t is generally
thought that II will.
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United States of America.-At the instance
of the President. the Coal Commission invited
the representatives of the anthracite coal
miners and operators who recently broke off
their negotiations at Atlantic City, in Disagree
ment so serious as TO threaten anthracite
strike on September 1. to Meet the commission
in New York city The invitation accept
ed and early in the week the commission estab-
lshed itself at the Pennsylvania Hotel ami
proceeded to confer separately with the groups
of miners and operators representatives
The former sprang surprise report which
gave one day of happiness to us, the "ho pol
loi. the consumers of anthracite. when we
can get it,, 1t was a proposal to the operators
contemplate Ono less) complete elimination of
the "check OFF" issue and thereafter getting to-
gether in the salubrous air of Atlantic City
over the wage question. The operators snapped
up the propose with gidsy 10y Joy and accepted
and the navigation ahead was easy Public an
like wiidfre through the town. The air was
full of confetti and fragments of sunday sup
their staid elders broke into dance and song
on the sidewalks. The strains of all the ma
tional anthems not excluding the typical tune
of Zanzibar, blended in harmony of
ineffabe beauty Drug stores dispensed ice
soda free and the cigar stores coronas
ditto. The park fountains coca cola. Air
planes hovered overhead dropping pictures in
color OF the millennium and the Herrin massa-
And then her, well, well sS,c aGcordng lii @ to Mr. Lewis
tors outrageously misconstrued the plainly
worded offer of the miners. According to Mr.
tee. the operators We're msled by the basely
equivocal, not to say mendacious. language of
that offer. And according to Commissone
George Otis Smith. "the trouble is that neither
side understands the language of the other
and we have difficulty in understanding both"
So there you are, or rather are not. having
arrived nowhere And the "hoi polloi" shiver
little. thinking ahead.
Commission it was agreed to resume negotia-
tions at Atlantic City. without, | understand.
preliminary commitments Let us hope that the
weather and the cuisine will help the 'hoi
poo'
and the four-power Pacific treaty tWashing-
ton conference treatiesl were exchanged at
those treaties became effective. Tomorrow
feet of twenty-one super Martin bombing
from Langley Field Hampton. Va and fly
Mitchell Field: then on to Boston. and on again
to Bangor, Me. After night in Bangor they
will return. and on the return trip the bombers
will lay a smoke screen hundred feet thick
gentlemen in Wall street and others not
opulent a little thrill from speculation on what
might happen should enemy feet gain con-
troll of the air over New York.
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Misceiinneous-The British control 50 per
cent of The worlds crude rubber supply
At Monela. town between Bologna and
Serrara, Italy communists, August 13. az
tackled fascist. In the fight that followed
twenty-six persons were wounded There
similar affair. resulting in about the same
number of casualties the 10Th at Campo
Lgure, near Genoa.