Kansas City, Sept. 28.
Politicians here to-day were con-vineed that former Senator James Reed, Democrat of Missouri, must soon announced his candidacy for the Presidency of the Urited States on the Democratic ticket Belief that Mr, Reed, who was, fiery member of the United Star te from 1911 to 1929, must soon mnounee his Presidential candidacy.
based upon his announcement of to-day that the prohibition issue must be considered during the Presidential elections next year.
Mr, Reed said. that from an economic point of view prohibition must be considered in connection with next year's presidential election campaign in view of the fact that already unsuccessful efforts lentorce the dry laws have cost:.$4,000,000,000. Another G.#4,000,- }000,600 has' been lost to the Gov-Jernment in the form of revenue, fa result of the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act, Mr. Reed declared—United Press, Cologne, Sept. 29.
The special court established by President von Hindenburg to settle the dispute in the Ruhr coal fields has decided upon a seven per cent. fent in wages. This is to remain valid until January, 1932, the existing working-time agreement con. tinuing until the end of March, 1932, Collisions between the guards mounted over the coal dumps in the Ruhr district and the unemployed have been rather frequent to late. Faced with the prospects of empty stores, bodies of unemployed have tried to make of with supplies. fuel from the coal dumps at the colliery' pitheads.—Reuter.
Cologne, Sept. 20.
'A. whirlwind strike affecting six collieries gave a startling tum today to the wages dispute between the rainers and. mine-owners in the Ruhr coal-field. The strike was organised by Communists and came as a sequel to the announcement that the owners had reject:
the decision of the special arbitration court yesterday.
The situation in the Ruhr coal field has not been too promising in recent weeks, as body employed have tried to coal-dumps at the colliery pit-heads. While some of them have succeeded, others have been arrested by armed guards and several sanguinary encounters have occurred.—Reuter.
Berlin, Oct. 1.
Reports from various parts of the country of attempts to' seize food!
money by violence are receiverable prominence in the to-day, These incidents are regarded as significant of the probable plight the. unemployed during" the coming]
ter.
Tu the Ruhr coal-folds the ate tempts of unemployed to raid coal dumps continue, while crows workless men and their are raiding orchards and Westphalia in search of anything] eatable, In one district a fight took place today between a forester and group of hungry men who were trying to raid an orchard. The Forester was attacked and in self-fence fired at the raiders with his rifle. One of the men was killed and his comrades, some of whom were armed, avenged his death by shoot~ ing the forester dend on the spot. Reuter.
Essen, Oct. 3.
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