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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1922
Page
2
Congressional skirmishes over a soldiers bonus and army cuts clash with warnings of a coal strike as Washington plots budget shifts. Reports cite Hughes and Mellon on policy, a Great Lakes land transfer, drought seed aid, and postal savings gains alongside industrial unrest and global upheaval.
President Harding marks one year in office while policy battles over the Genoa conference and fiscal reform unfold. The dispute centers on forest service transfers to the Interior department and Alaska development, with White House plans drawing opposition from the Agriculture Department.
The long watched battle between the Interior and Agricultural departments becomes public through a statement by Secretary Fall, signaling a shift in official Washington's scrutiny and interest.
Secretary of State Hughes informs the Italian ambassador Senator Ricci that the United States will not participate in the April 10 Genoa European financial and economic conference. The note calls the meeting political in character and unsuitable for U S participation, signaling a firm nonparticipation stance.
Gov General Byng opens Canada's fourteenth parliament. W L Mackenzie King becomes the first Liberal prime minister since Laurier. Rodolphe Lemieux named speaker. The government controls about half the 255 seat House. Arthur Meighen leads the opposition, with J T Crerar heading a Liberal Progressive bloc likely to back government on tariffs.
IUME is challenged by Fascisti who chase out President Za nella of the Free City government formed under the Rapallo treaty. Gabrielle d Annunzio backs an uprising while Giovanni Giuliati leads a provisional government. Jugo Slavs rush troops to the frontier to enforce Rapallo and repel raids as Italy moves to restore order.
The text notes AX denying a money motive for marriage to Ma thilde as romance enters its early stages with Ma thilde calling Max Uncle. It mentions Max teaching Ma thilde the Swiss language and a call for wedding bells with a Swiss navy salute amid political quips about treaties and Bryan's crusade against Darwinism.
Parent directed ad promotes California Fig Syrup as a quick bowel cleanser for sick, constipated children. It urges mothers to choose the genuine product with age specific directions on the bottle to avoid imitations.
A humorous exchange notes a returned soldier boasting of a Congo harem while a woman rejects a hat purchase. The soldier shrugs that the wives dressed by nose rings when needed, framing a comic gag about costs and fashion.
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