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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1923
Page
2
A sweeping 1922 survey traces unrest in Europe with the rise of Mussolini in Italy and the Ottoman successor state in Turkey, Greek retreat from Asia Minor, and Lausanne talks. It notes U.S. labor strikes, tariff action, prohibition enforcement, political reshuffles, and landmark rulings shaping diplomacy and domestic policy.
The Washington conference on armaments and Pacific issues led to the five power naval limitation treaty and an open door for China. Britain pledged Wei Hai Wei to China. Delegates approved treaties to restore liberties in China and form an international wartime rules commission before adjournment.
The provisional government of the Irish Free State was established in January after Dail Eireann accepted the treaty with England. De Valera refused to accede and Republican forces soon engaged in a year of warfare marked by numerous assassinations and ongoing violence as the Free State consolidated.
Domestic affairs discuss U S mood after prosperity with high costs and farmer woes. The piece notes conservative candidates losing to progressives in primaries including Beveridge in Indiana and Frazier in North Dakota, and signals Democratic gains expected in November. It highlights reduced Republican majorities in both houses and mentions figures like DuPont Kellogg Townsend Caste Poindexter.
The year saw major votes and vetoes including a 25 year foreign debt refunding plan, the Dyer anti lynching bill stalled in the Senate, and passage of the soldiers bonus bill amid fierce battles. Approval of cooperative marketing and tariff revision followed, with Harding urging enforcement of prohibition and an expanded national credit and transport framework. The ship subsidy faced Senate opposition as Congress adjourned and reconvened.
The piece chronicles twin rail and coal mine strikes in 1922, Harding mediation attempts, stockpiled coal fears, federal troop protection, and wage disputes. It notes August deals in bituminous fields, September anthracite settlement, and a government restraining order by Attorney General Daugherty that helped end the rail shopmen strike.
The year saw numerous disasters from a Greek destroyer explosion to a Chicago fire and a Quebec church burning. Other losses included mines, ships, floods, earthquakes, and large death tolls in Serbia and Serbia tied events. A long roll of prominent figures is listed by month and region.
The January necrology notes Sir Ernest Shackleton, the British Antarctic explorer, and Marquis Okuma of Japan among those who died this month, highlighting prominent figures from exploration and governance.
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