Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1920, Page 10

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The first meeting of the assembly of the League f Nations has adjourned. Aside from endless dis- cussion, and the admission of several small and un- mportant countries to membership, the postpone- ent of action upon most questions that seemed to require immediate attention—that seems to have een the sum total of accomplishment. So far as: is known the people of ‘the United States were the only ones to take any pains what- ver to go into the provisions of the league and satisfy themselves as to their meaning. The people f this country, therefore repudiated the covenant and refused to become a member. © Now since the members who did join without investigation have discovered statements and omissions in the covenant prejudicial to: their own interests they have sought the adoption of amend- ments, only to find that every amendment must re- ceive the unanimous approval of the nine nations forming the ‘league council and, in- addition, the ap- proval of a majority of the nations composing the assembly. In short it is practically impossible to alter the original language of the undertaking, a fact early emphasized by the debates in our own senate. Realizing the hopelessness of revising the covenant to meet the widely divergent views of the forty or more member nations, the committee appointed te consider the varidys ‘amendments. pro- posed reported against them all. . Thereupon the rgentine delegation; presumably acting upon cabled instructions from: their home government, withdrew from. further participation in the pro- eedings. Another disconcerting fact that appears. to have just dawned upon the lesser members of the as- sembly is that the covenant bestows control of the league council in! perpetuity upon the big five which dominated the peace conference-at Paris. Quite naturally the smaller countries do not take kindly to the domination through all future time of the executive body of the league by the very nations that wrote the covenant. And, of course, it is quite impossible to alter that relation through amend- ment, as the consent of each member of the council is necessary, which in this case would’ never be granted. The notorious article 10 of the covenant, about which revolved! most of the fight om the league in this country, received similar denunciation at Ge- eva. The fact that the article was framed and inserted. at the personal insistence’ of Mr. Wilson appears not to lessen the storm against it. Mem- bers have boldly asserted that they did not care to guarantee the integrity of all other members, and Canada introduced a resolution to. eliminate the ob- jectionable language. But that amendment, like tll others, was rejected, and the obligation for mu- tual defense among the forty-odd members: still re- mains a thorn in the side of each of them. The people of the United States have renewed meason for congratulation that theirs is a republic in fact as well as in name. The assumption of ob- ligations such as those contained in the league coye- nant was a question for their decision and not for the determination of autocratic leaders, for them. Their representatives in the senate saved them from the pitfalls into which the individual in the White House would have plunged the nation, and the peo- ple themselves, by popular vote, ‘condemned’ the covenant. Had the citizens of other countries been given equal opportunity for investigation and action upon the league it is probable that the Geneva meet- ing would never have assembled. LABOR AND REPUBLICANISM. During the eight years of the Wilson adminis- tration it was a notorious fact that radical labor thad the ear of the president and; that its advice was largely followed. Conservative labor and its real friends found many diculties:in the way of an audience with the executive. During the recent campaign these same radical leaders threw their support to the Demperatic party. Whea the Democratic. party failed to, carry the is a slant ow any ungettled’ public question that has Na election: these leaders were sorely, disappointed. To rover their chagrin and secure what revenge they ‘| dered with greater cheerfulness. ) AP SAUL aoe REA an * ey charged the Republican party with being inimical to the laboring’ classes. Nothing is more fallacious, as a review of the industrial history of the country will show. Al- ‘though it has never endeavored to promote the welfare of the laboring man. by class legislation or special privilege, the Republican party has been a true and consistent friend of the wage earner. It |. has been the friend of labor by promoting the gen- |’ eral welfare in which every class will participate. bia is the only sound and reasonable plan to serve a Tr. In the demand for protective tariff legislation owners of American jndustrial enterprises have taken the lead and it has been the effort of the Democrats to create the impression that because capital has been most active in this direction pro- tective tariff legislation would be in the interest of capital only. It must be readily apparent, how- ever, that capital can not profit by enlargment of American’ industry without a measurable benefit being reaped also by wage earners. Limitation of importations means increased home production. Every. increase in home production means an. in- crease in the number of American wage earners employed, with a.corresponding effect upon wages. The man with capital- invested in American enter- prise has been most active in urging tariff legisla- tion because he is best able to secure statistics demonstrating the need of protection and to pre- sent his arguments before legislative committees. Indirectly he is the spokesman of men whom he employs, for his endeavor is to secure an import duty which will represent the difference between the ‘wage paid to: labor in foreign countries and that paid in the United: States. Whether the Democratic or the Republican party is the true friend of labor was demonstrated in 1913-14 following enactment of the Wilson- Un- derwood tariff law. Prior to the enactment of that law the monthly trade balance had been in favor of the United States. As soon as a long: list of com- modities had been placed on the free list and the import duties: of another long list had been greatly reduced, the United States began increasing its purchases abroad with the result, that the favorable balance rapidly decreased until finally the balance appeared on the wrong side of the ledger. It re- guires no college training im economics to enable any’ person to know what the result of such a policy must be. Every dollar spent“abroad meant a dol- lar more for the foreigr» wage earner and a dollar less for American. « Moreyer, since every dollar changes hands ten times a year, in the course of twelve months of every dollar sent abroad meant ten dollars: of imereased activity in foreign industry aril ten, dollars. less. of turnover in American’ in- i v c 8 p t The Republican: party stands today where it has always: stooe—fqg the- promotion of the.,gen- eral welfare of the United’ States., Under its poli- cies the laboring man; along: with all others, will enjoy the largest possible prosperity. Undoubted- ly during the next few months: there will be much ' unemployment due to the reaction: from: the state of high inflation brought about gby Denjocratic policies, bub eventually the restoration of Repub- licam principles in our economic system: will’ restore industrial activity with resultant benefit to the wage earner. 1 t It is tough enough to be left waiting at the | ehurch for the bride; who never came; but i leoks like rubbing it in to be sued in’ court for the cost of the elusive bride’s trousseau. That's what Mr.. John O'Donnell of Logansport, Ind., thinks, too. ABOLISHING A NUISANCE. The Washington authorities are having: consid- crable trouble with the 40,000,000: gallons of whisky now in government bonded! warehouses. As a means of relieving the government of any further worry and annoyance it has. been’ suggested that the stock on hand in close confinement be liberated for one last glorious spree to be held’ on Christmas and New Years. ‘ It is urged? that this whisky is a nuisance to | everybody ard: a: temptation to the highjacker, that | so long as it remains: in’ existence it will promote erime and develop unscrupulous cunning on the | part of those who covet it. It is estimated that there would be’some who would not care for a share on a division of the stock } on hand, but that there would be sufficient to give | each person, who would reluctantly accept a share, a half gallomeach. A quart for Christmas and an- other for New, Years. With: everybedy’s system pure and holy and entirely free from alcoholicscontent or trace, a half |/ gallon would be entirely adequate to provide a holiday. party, the like of which was never ex- perienced in the old day. % Followmg’a deluge such as suggested, it is as- | serted that the béne dry burden would be ‘shoul- It is not the desire to raise any false hopes in |/ the breast of any friend of J. Barleycorn, but sim- ply. because the millenium has not heretofore oc- currect is no argument that it may nof occur. All|} the while there are those 40,000,000 gallons locked up in storage and the gladsome -holiday period |) right on hand. If ever an- enterprising millenium | had an opportunity to do its duty, the time is ripe. |} | Mr. Harding has been entertaining a | varieties of opinion at) Marion recently great many got been received that question is of no great’ im- | t portanee. | éuring the last year: tur thieves have the backing of a pow- @ thr ‘mi FURS AT RK OF ES THEM TO STREET BANDE (By: Uyited: Press) CHICAGO, Dee, 22.—Banilits: hav vlarted snatehing: fur coats from th Lacks of Chicago women, according’ to volice reports, and many women of Chi ving garments: of ordinary textu’ Five hundre® fur coats were snaich- “d from the backs of worten last year," snid I. C, Greenburg, secretary of the! Associated Fur Industries. “From. present indications the record will be equaled) this: winter.” .Greerburg, whose erganization was formed: to protect fur merchants and manufacturers from burglary, said. that urs valued at $500,000 were stalen here He alteged the rful fur thieves “trust? that “fences” in all large ‘cities, Police reports show that ten 1 tores have> been; rebhed. -reeent’y, of has $70,000 worth of furs amd that many and girls; have hady their colts. at the, point at Sratehers nd bandits only 15. pe alue of the coatg from the, “fences” jh whom they deal He said the t r ntind” of the “fur. thieves rust” directs the places to De robbed n@ gets most of the proceeds. i The ‘‘furt trust," according to Gréen furg, gudravitees legal aid in case a fir andit is apprehended. “Twenty per cent off on all bedding}. his week at EXCHANGE. 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