The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1923-08-16

when his mind Is made up he Is as
'irm as New Hampshire mountain.
Inevitably Mr.. Coolidge comes for
Nnrd now ns leading possibility for
the Republican presidential nomina-
lion next year. He has some ten
months In which to prove to his party
that he Is Its best choice, and fifteen
months In which to convince the cOun-
Try that he should continue to hold the
office. At present his main strength.
politically. lies In the East. In the
Middle and Far West 1t Is believed
Senator Hiram Johnson will be n
powerful opponent and Senator LnFol.
lette Is conceded II good many votes In
the convention. AS one Washington
correspondent puts It: II; will be
mainly a tussl. between eastern con.
sci 'utisn. fortified by control OF the
administration, End western progress.
ivisn. running strong In the prima-
rIes.''
Much depends on President Cool
idge's attitude toward American mem
bership In the world court, and what
this Is no one seems to know. Not
withstanding his declaration Of inten-
ton to carry on the Harding policies.
the party leaders In Washington do
not expect him to make the world
court an issue with the senate and
risk the chance OF IA party split. which
they say would be playing into the
hands OF Senator Johnson.
MR. COOLIDGE may have chance
AV1 to add greatly to his prestige. II
he Is called on to settle the strike OF
anthracite miners. Remembering how.
as governor OF Massachusetts, he
smashed the policemen's strike. or
gnnized labor does not feel comfort
able over the prospect. SO far the
nothing In the case. II reported last
week that plans for compulsory arbi-
tration OF wage disputes In the coal
industry offer no hope for effectively
dealing with the problem. 1t recon-
mends that future wage agreements
include n clause providing for nuto-
matte renewal except as to such points
as may be subject OF dispute. No
tee Is to be- given OF these points
ninety days In advance Of the expi-
ration. and II nm agreement Is not
reached prior to sixty days before the
expiration. notice Is to be given to the
President OF the United States who
Will appoint commission to Inquire
into the subjects ut issue and make
public report before the renewal
date.
New England uses II large percent
age OF the anthracite coal mined, and
the consumers OF that section now
threaten TO abandon its use entirely II
the miners strike.
n HANCELLOR CuNO, striving to
~ save Germany from utter collapse
and his administration from downfall.
presented his program Wednesday to
the reichstug. called In special scs-
sion because OF the financial crisis.
Its three main points are:
l. A gold loan.
.. Placing taxation. including In
come and customs. indirect and direct.
upon gold value basis.
B.. levy upon Industries, which
have made millions of dollars.
His plan was npplauded by the ma
jority OF the assembly. but the Com
munlst members ragged and howied.
haunting Cuno and bitterly assaillng
Hugo SHINES, the Industrial magnn,e,
who sat unmovcd and silent. The
CHANCELLOR retaliatcd oYly with the
remark that 1.-The growing activity Of
communism in Germany and else
where will lead to the ruin ot Europe"
To which the Communists replied
"She Is ruined already"
Concerning the reparn'ions muddle,
Cuno expressed extreme dissatisfac.
ton with the British draft OF reply
to the German note. declaring II con.
tnined much that was impossible Of
fuliillmcnt and that England had gone
extraordinarily far In her concessions
to the French viewpoint.
at Is necessary to continue with
all our strength passive resistance.
free from mad acts OF violence and
terror" he said. "nnd to support nc.
lively from the unoccupicd territory
the population which is pcrscvering In
a passive resistance OF It's own WILL
Repeating the French statement