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Freeing Wires
Is First Aim
Of Republicans
Bill Ready To Be Pushed
Through Congress to Re
turn the Lines to Pri
vate Owners at Once
Hard Fight Expected
Democratic Votes Counted
Upon to Terminate Con
trol of Burleson Regime
New York Tribune
Washington liurtau
WASHINGTON, April 12.?The first
move of the extta scssion of Congress
will be to ru?h through a bill terminat
ing at once the Kedernl control of the
telephone, telegraph and cable lines,
prominent Kepublican lcaders in the
Houae asserted to-day.
Representative Steenerson, of Min
nesota, selected by the reccnt Reoub
lican caucus to be chairman of the
Pottoffiee and Post Roads Committee,
said to-day he had decided on the form
of the bill which he will propose. It
was learned that this tentative draft
has already been submittcd to the
party leadcrs in the House, and meets
with their approval. The majority
leader, Representative Mondell. of
Wyoming, promised Mr. Steenerson
that the House would take up his bill
at once.
As approved. th new bill is brief.
The first section directs the govern?
ment to release the wires and cables at
once. The second section calls on the
President for a detailed report of the
management of the properties by Post
master General Burleson.
This section seeks information as to
the contracts made with the companies
for their compensation during the
period of government control, as well
?s other details of government opera?
tion.
Will Not Handicap Bill
It was decided by the leaders to
day not to handicap this bill, which
they consider is assured of a majority
in ooth Houses. with a third section
which had been under discussion. This
would have created a joint Congres
sional committee to audit the wire ac
counts of the Postoffice Department.
Such a section, it was thought. would
undoubtedly lead to violent resistance
in tbe Scnate by those Democrats who
always stand by the Administration.
All the light that could possibly be
thrown on the government operation
of the wires by this section, it is
pointed out, will be turned on later
by the vigorous effort to dislodge Mr.
Burleson. Many Democrats are ex?
pected to join in this effort, but by
separatinc it from this bill the pass
age of the bill terminating govern
menKcontrol will be obtained, it is
thought, much sooner than if the two
tights are combined in the one bill.
Vigorous Opposition Assured
Vigorous opposition to terminating
wire control is assured from such sup
porters of Mr. Burleson as Judge
Moon, who was chairman of the Post
fffiee Committee in the last House. It
nas Judge Moon who introduced the
icaolution in the last Congress ex
tending the wire control indefinitely
and authorizing the Postmaster Gen?
eral to negotiate the purchase of the
telegraph lines. But even with Dem?
ocratic control, the Republican lead?
ers point out, it was impossible for
?'udge Moon to gct the House to con?
sider his resolution even after he mod
itied it to meet some of the objec
tions.
From this, as well as from many
frank assurances from members on
the other side of the political aisle,
the Republican leaders are counting
on many Democratic votes, both in the
House and Senate, to support this bill.
There are Democrats as well as Re?
publicans who do not wan to give Mr.
Burleaon any further opportunity to
work out theories of standardization
or to make other increases in rates.
It ia estimated that the last advance
made by Mr. Burleson will cost the
public about $30,000,000 a ycar.
Mackay Co. Secretary
Replies to Wire Board
On lncrease of Rates
William J. Dcegan, secretary of The
Mackay Companies' Postal Telegraph
System, made the following answer to
^the statement of Mr. Burlcson's wire
control committee last night:
"Mr. Vail and Mr. Carlton are abao
lutely silent for reasons best known to
themselves and Mr. Burleson. They
leave it to Mr. Burleson, who has only
temporary control of the telegraph's
and telephones, to increasc the rates
and try to juatify them, although on
the declaration of peace, which is quite
near, all the telegraph and telephone
lines go back to their owners automati
cally under tho terms of the joint
resolution of Congress.
"Mr. Burleson says that the price of
everything has gone up. That is true.
If the wastcful and improvident man?
agement of the Wcstern Union was
ihanged there would be no need of in?
creasing telegraph rates. We also
have these increased expenses, but we
are willing to take a lowcr profit, and
it ia not ntcessary to raise the rates
:n order to offset lack of economy."
"Our geneTal manager discu?sed this
subject before the House Committee
of the Postoffice and stated to them
that the Western Union, by reason of
its free office rent, free operatora and
free facilities in railroad stations un?
der its railroad contracts, ought to
transact its entire telegraph businese
(.heaper than the Postal possibly can
because the Postal company has to pay
office rent and has to pay all of its
operatora and all inctdontal expenaes
in practically all of its offlces.
Supreme Court Asked
To Decide 'Phone Rale
lncrease This Term
WA8HINGTON. April 12.--The gov?
ernment filed a formal motlon to-day
asking the Supreme Court to hear
arguments at this term on the appcal
brought by the government from
Soutn Dakota Supreme Court decrees
denying Postmaster General Burleson's
authority to increase telephon<- rates
and enjoinmjf four telephone com?
panies in that state from complying
with an order issued by him last Jan
i?ry zi, incraaalng toll rates. South
Dakota authorities concurrcd in the
motlon.
"Mr. Burleson aaya that if wa put
the ratea back to what they vere?in
other words, abolinh the 20 p?r cent
increase--w* might earry one-half of
the busineaa between the great eities
;md towns which we r?sacb. What
business Is that of Mr. Burleaon?
'I ht pubh* v/iil take it? ehance of our
'<emg able to earry the traffic, and wa
t'un aaaure them that .we can and will
?arr> i*." f
Bar Associatioo
Refrains From
League Debate
Resolution Declaring That
Action Should Be With-;
held Until Draft Is Given |
Out Adopted at Meeting
Little Opposition Shown
Wickersham Amendment
That Advocated Revision
of Covenant Is Defeated
The question of the leegue of na?
tions covenant agitated the State Bar
Association yesterday at a special
meeting at 42 West Forty-fourth
Street. A report by the special com?
mittee on international arbitration,
which stressed the widespread demand
for such a league, called attention to
the fact that any such covenant must
be a compromise document and ex
pressed approval of the proposed con
stitution with the suggestion that
subscribers have the right to withdraw
after suitable notice and that the Mon
roe Dostrine be recognized, was with
drawn in favor of an amendment made
by George W. Wickersham.
Mr. Wickersham advocated revision
of the covenant to remove ambiguities
in phriuseology and its amendment "so
as practically to secure" international
lnw as the rule of conduct for nations;
so as to reserve to each member of the
league the right of withdrawal upon
notice and the right to handle its own
domestic affairs, inehuling immigration,
tariff and coastwisc trafflc, and so as
to safeguard the Monroe Doctrine."
Amendment Defeated
The Wick^feham amendment, which
was even more definite in the stipula
tions demanded. was finally defeated
and anotljer,,presented by William D.
Guthrie ih the Torm of an amendment,
was adopted as a resolution to expross
the atlitude of the State Bar Associa?
tion.. This resolution, which states in
effect that* the association should re
frain from expressing an opinion until
the constitution of the league had as
sumed definite form, follows:
"Resolved, That this association ad
heyes to its approval heretofore ex
prcssed of the fundamental principle
imderlying a league or society of na?
tions and recommends the creation
thereby of a court of arbitral justice
and a council of conciliation and ade
quate methods of procedure for the j
settlement of the rules of international
law, but that it is inadvisable at the
present time to express its judgment i
upon the proposed covenant or consti- !
tution for a league of nations sub- |
mitted by the peace conference at ?
Paris, because it is reported that the ;
draft thereof is in process of material |
amendment and revision, and this as- !
sociation should not attempt to ex
press the expert opinion or dcliberate !
judgment of any part of the profession I
in regard to the most important action j
the natiort has ever taken in its for- i
cign relations until the terms and pro- '
visions of the proposed. covenant or
constitution are finally determined and J
fully published by the American rep- |
resentatives."
. Little Opposition Manifest
Intense intorest in the question was j
evinced by all who attended the meet
ing. It was evident that opposition j
to the league of nations project had >
few adherents among those present and j
that they diffcred only as to whether j
the state bar should be committed to j
the covenant in its present form.
The question of an international po
lice force was dwelt upon in the report
of tho special committee on interna
tional arbitration. It was pointed out :
that the creation of such a force had j
been advocated since 1915 by the as?
sociation. It was pointed out also that
the creation of such a force was said
to be a demand of France. Xeverthe- ,
less, the committee said, the need for a
league was so great, the demand for it ,
so general and the fact that any con?
stitution must be the result of com- i
promise in which cherished points !
were surrendered was so obvious, that
it regarded the proposed covenant as
acceptable, providing the amendment
proposed were included.
Design of Victory
Medals for Troops
Approved by Allies
WASHINGTOK, April 12.?After pro
; longed conferences with all the Allied
governments General March announccd
. to-day a design has been approved for
i issuance to cvery soldier who partici
pated in the Great War on the Allies
| side of a "Victory Medal," in com
i memoration of his service to civiliza
tion.
The design will be similar for all
countries on the faco, but may differ
in detail for the various armies.
\ The obverse side of the medal will
: bear a winged victory and ori the rc
verse will be, in the language of the
country by which it is issued, the
words "The Great War for Clviliia
ion" and the arms of the Allies. A
campaign ribbon also has been adopt
i ed to consist of a "double rainbow"
, scries with the red in the centre. This
; ribbon will be similar for ail armies
; and is to be issued in the United
States soon.
A lapel button for civilian wear also
has been adopted. It will be of bronxe
j except in the cases of soldiers wound
! cd in action, when it will be of sil
? ver. This medal will represent a star
in a wreath with the letters "U. S." for
; the American soldier in the centre.
j The design for the victory medal
; has been tumed over to the National
j Art Commission, of which Charles
i Dana Gibson is chairman.
To indicate participation in the
more important engagements extra
| clasps will be attached to the ribbon
of the medal. For tho American army
: these clasps will bear the names of
' battlcs selected by General Pcrshing
; as the most important engagements of
the war. Special clasps also will desig
nate the place of service, as in France,
1 England, Scrbia, or Italy.
For the service ribbons similar in
siKnia have been approved, in the
form of stars to represent theae en
gagements. Citations of indlvidual
; soldiers wil! be shown by attachtng a
: Htnall silver star for each citation.
The engagements selected by Gen
: cral Pershing to be mentioncd on the
diacharges of soldiers who participatad
! in thern are as follows:
I Somrne defenaive, March 2l-April 6;
J Lya defensive, April 9-April 27; Aisno
Idafansiva (Chemln dea Dames and
| northaaat of Kheims), May 27-June 6;
! Montdidler-Noyon defensive, June 9
June 18: Champagne-Marne defensive,
, July 15-July 18; Aisne-Marne offenaive,
'July 18-August ?; Somme orTonatva,
! Auguitt H November 11; Oiae-Aiana of
i ftnejvc, AuguiH 18-Novcmbcr 11
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