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of New Mexico and McKeller of Ten
iii -.>e were the only two who are &up
I'mcii to oppose ratification.
Another t*-st vote came on an amcnd
iiten* offered by Senator Walsh (Mor.t.),
which was similar to the Robinson
stmendment, resulting in its being de
leatfcd by a vote of 27 to 50. The latter
vote differed from the first only to the
??xtent that some of the Senators who
voted on the Robinson amendment had
left the chamber.
Tnls test of relative strength came In
a flay of debate which was more spirited
than anything that has yet occurred.
Senator Lenroot (Wis.), regarded as
one of the keenest debaters on the Re
publican side, furnished the chief argu
ment for the Republican majority.
On the Democratic side Senator John
Sharp Williams <Mlss.), Democrat, in
jected Into the debate philosophy, humor
? nd some startling statements which
amused the galleries and stirred the ire
of some of his fellow Democrats.
The Mississippi Senator charged that
much of the opposition to the treaty was
due to those who felt that It would
assure peace with England, and what
they preferred was war with that coun
try so there "might be an Irish peace."
The Senator charged also that political
partisanship was the actuating cause of
the opposition.
Having avowed himself in favor of
the League of Nations Senator Williams
?tnid: "If a Republican President had
submitted the Versailles Treaty two- '
thirds at you on the Republican aide
would have voted for It, and If a Dem
ocratic President had presented this
treaty two-thirds of the men on the
I >emocr&tic side would be for it."
The Senator announced he Is becoming
? try tired of a system which provides
that one more than a third of the Senate
can prevent the United States from en
ering upon any International agreement
a sees fit to.
"I think the next constitutional
amendment," he said, "should provide
that treaties shall be ratified by a ma
jority of the Senate and House in Joint
'ongresa assembled."
Williams Stir* I'p Protest*.
Senator Williams's double barreled
:ingestion that oppoeltlon to the treaty
was actuated either by German Amer
" un or Irish American Influence, or by
party rancor, drew protests from both
Senator Robinson and Senator Stanley
(Ivy.).
"I am amazed," Senator Stanley eald,
' that so great a statesman as Senator
Williams should devote his brilliant
talents to so mean a purpose as to im
pugn the motives of a great people. I
have not a drop of Irish blood in my
\ eins. I wish I had. When the history
? >f all the world Is written, nothing in
story or song will be sweeter or grander
than that of the vuffering of the Irish
;>eople, and, thank God, Ireland to-day Is
ree."
The Kentucky Senator Ironically sug
gested that the -statue of Geh. Andrew
Jackson, opposite the White House,
should be torn down "because in his
youth he hated the sainted English," and
'hat statues of John Sharp Williams and
' ii-orge Harvey be substituted.
Senator Carraway (Ark.) volunteered
'.lie suggestion that there might be sub
stituted, also, statues of Gen. Ross, who
ournftd the Capitol, and of Gen. Packen
liam, who attacked New Orleans.
Developing his argument In support
of the treaty. Senator Williams said,
with sarcasm, that if Kngland were not
n the treaty, the opposition of German
Wnerican and Irish-American influence
would have ceased long ago. He ?ug
?v'Sted that In order to H*olve the ques
tion of dealing with English existence,
King: George and David Lloyd George,
ofrether with the heritage of English
law, English literature and English lou
'iiagr-, should be sunk In the depths of
he sea. ?
"I am r Democrat," Senator Williams
? xplalned, "a Bourbon Democrat, an old
'*hloned Democrat, a plain old Missis
sippi fool of a Democrat, but I have no
..atlence with partisanship In dealing
with International affairs."
VothliiK Greater Tb?i? Pmcf.
Senator William# Insisted there wan
nothing greater In the world than the
love of peace, and the only thing' that
? an dray the world out of Its present
?ondltion is a love of the doctrine of the
Prince of Peace. "I have no faith," he
jftid, "in those who cherish animoHilfcs.
n u who hate rather than lov? one an
other on this miserable planet."
The speaker said he believed the
Hrand'egee reservation took from the
treaty half of its effectiveness, but lie
?\ould vote for the treaty with,the reser
vation, accepting the haif as better than
nothing.
Senator Robinson (Ark.) answered
Senator Williams with considerable bit
terness, Insisting the motives i>f Sena
orB should not be questioned iffid deny
ing the existence of partisan influence
in his actions.
Senator McCumber (V. U.) opened
the debate this morning In favor of the
ti?*aty by proposing a pian^iw an as
-oclatlon of nations, lie read from the
Kepubllcan platform of 1920 In favor of
.?utch a plan, and said what he had to
uggest fulfilled this pledge.
"la it not an opportune time," l*?
ij-k' d. "to ask the President and the Ad
ministration what has become of the
uvneral association of nations for the
ipare of the nXrld?
When the Versailles treaty was be
fore the Senate the members of the Sen
ate and the pkibllc generally, no matter
how wide their differences on the Ver
sailles treaty, all agreed that some step
should be taken through some kind of
International agreement to prevent an
other such world conflict. The Repub
lican platform met this sentiment for
ome kind of international world agree
ment."
Denies Treaty la Alliance.
Senator I^enroot (Wis.) devoted most
??f his time to demolishing the argument
made the day before by Senator Borah
(Idaho).
He denies the treaty was an alliance
in the Usually accepted sense of an
alliance and showed there was no re- i
latlonsltip between tiiis treaty and the j
Augle-Japanese compact. It is true, he
admitted, that Article 1. of the Anglo- I
Japanese alliance provide* fur confer
ences much after the manner of the
fiMir-Power compact. Hut Article II., ha
showed, provides that in the event of
war each ally agrees to come to the '
other's assistance.
The absence of the word "improvok- i
ed" from the description of those ag- j
jrr<-"sioti* which are to be met In con
feifrtow action, he argued, showed the
interpretation placed upon the treaty
that It involves no agreement* or obli
gation for the use of force was cor- !
rect. It showed, he said. that it pro- t
)< ?<?*' to Include in the agreement "all ;
.iggreaslons," and leaves the Powers ;
free to say the aggressiiwis they mjght !
deal with were just or unjust as they I
Haw lit.
"I is?ali?e." lie eald, "there are some ;
who believe In a policy of Isolation for |
the United State?, and they are sincere. |
Hut there are some elements In this ;
country that are not thinking of peace,
but of war.
"There are eletment* which do not
wank friendly relations with Britain
and would welcome war. a flact that
explain* tha strong opposition of some
\tnericane of German d*-acent and I
others of Jrlsh descent. In the event of j
war with BrltaJn there are those who
hope that Germany's position would be
bettered, while others believe It would
i Id the Irlah cause. Hut universally
American* want peace with all the \
vorld. They know what war means, i
and they want none of it.
"There are others who l>eiieve If the
treaties are defeated the t'nlted State"
Till enter the l.cague of Nations. It ,
the*# trestles are defeated, we would
i ?\ rr enter th l.ague, and who would
want to enter Into any agreements with
i - Th Victory per flie treaty opponents
would ?pell the nation's peril,"
SHOWDOWN ON BONUS
WANTED BY HARDING
President Preparing to Meet
Issue and Will Make No
torn promise.
GILLETT AGAINST GAG
Speaker Declares for Full
Debate to Put Every .Mem
ber 011 Record.
CALLS IT BIGGEST ISSUE
He Will Confer With Fordney
and Oppose Any Attempt (
at Railroading-.
Special Vitpalch to Tji? New Yoik Hhhai.d.
Palm Beach, Fla., March 14.?It be
came rvident to-day to those in touch
with President Harding and members
of his vacation party that the Ad
ministration is preparing for a show
down in the open on the bonus bill.
Speaker Gillett of fhe House, when
he came ashore from the President's
houseboat here this morning, said he
was opposed to the adoption of any
"gag" rule to jam the bonus bill
through the House without full oppor
tunity for debate and amendment. He
will confer with Chairman Fordney of
the Ways and Means Committee on
his return to Washington next Satur
day and explain to Mr. Fordney his
position, which is in accord with the
view of the President.
Speaker Gillett made it clear that he
Relieved the bonus question is the big
gest facing Congress and the country
because tfTthe enormous sum of money
involved and the threat against the
financial stability of the banking system
and business conditions generally, be
sides being an attempt by a small
minority of the Iteople to frighten Con
gress into a raid repugnant to the
honest judgment of many men who ad
mit they will vote for it for political
reasons.
W ould Put All ou Record.
Such ft question should be considered
by the House, he believes, under rules
of procedure which will not prevent
either the friends or the opponent? of
the bill from expressing their opinions
fully and offering all the amendments on
the floor that may be necessary to put
every man in the House on record on
each important feature Involved in the
bill.
If the bonus advocates, under the
leadership of Chairman Fordney, at
tempt to force through a special gag
rule to limit debate and amendments
and to railroad the measme President
Harding is ready and anxious that the
showdown come on that issue first. The
1'residcnt and his friends betleve that
the adoption of such tactics, even though
they may bring temporary success in the
House, in the end will not help this
attempt to raid the Treasury Instead of
facing the issue squarely and postponing
the legislation or enacting a sales tax
to provide the cash.
Attorney-General Daugherty likewise
reflected the Administration view of the
bonus question.
A H?l Suimh Mivulvril In Claims.
"It might interest ttiose who are de
bating; tike question of a soldier**' bonus,"
lie said, "to know that claims are await
ing adjustment under the roof of the
Department of Justice, Involving in
round numbers $1,250,000,000. Of this
amount, $380,000,000 alone arises out
of alleged Infringement at patents.
Then there is 170,000,'45(10. which <omes
out of the Shipping Board.
"It Is no part of the Department of
Jufttice to deal secretly with the bonus
Issue, nor do I meaji to express any
views on that question at this moment.
But it is proper for the Department of
Justice to call attention to the financing
that will be necessary In connection
with these claims, aggregating approxi
mately $1,250,000,000, as a contribution
to the general discussion that Is now fo
ing on with regard to the nation's
finances and a bonus."
CONGRESS DELINQUENT
IN VOCATIONAL PAY
Thousands of Veterans Will
Not Get It To-morrow.
SlHclol Dinpatch to Tua Naw Tonic I!bmi-u
New Vork Herald Hnreaii. I
Washington, It. March 14. I
Thousands of Government trainees
among former service men now in voca
tional schools in New York and other
cities will fall to get their- maintenance
pay, due to-morrow because the War
Veterans Bureau fund for that purpose ,
Is (exhausted and Congress has not
passed the deficiency bill providing ad- i
ditlonal money for t'.e purpose.
Director Forbes of the bureau snld to- ]
day that to prevent hardship among any >
of the veterans h(%wil| make loans to j
them out of a revolving fund of |
$500,000 available In the bureau for
emergency purposes.
Regular maintenance checks for the
first half of this month probably will be
mailed to the trainees before the next
regular payment falls due, April 1. By
that time it la expected the deficiency
appropriations will be made available.
Director Forbes returned to-day from I
New York and announced that evacua
tion of Fox Hills Hospital, which lie
ordered vacated because It Is a "fire
trap," soon will be completed, as most
of the 800 patients there have been
transferred to other institutions, prin- I
('pally In New York city.
BONUS AMENDMENT
TO PASS THIS WEEK
Legislative Action Also Re
quired Next Year.
i?l Dispatch to Tub New T??k Hbiai.d.
?w York Herald Hurra it, I
Albany, March 14. (
T)i>' soldier bonus constitutional
amendment which Gov. Miller recom
mended early in the aesaion. will be
pass.d by the Legislature this week.
The measure agreed to was Intro
duced by Assemblyman Barnes. It. pro
vides that the state can Issue Its bonds
up to $45,000,000 for a soldier bonus.
The amendment will have to be adopted
hy both this Legislature and the Legis
lature next year and then submlttc" tn
the !<? ople. It pmvides, hnwev^ that the <
bftnds inn he lasued without it second
referendum.
BONUS BILL IS ORDERED
REPORTED BY 19-5 VOTE
Continued frutu First l'age.
arguments or to take part in the fu-1
sillade of questions that the members
hurled at each other.
Apparently Mr. Mellon had. not been
advised by Actuary McCoy that there
had been a mistake in transcribing his
estimated coat of the land settlement
provision, as was brought out later,
1 and that the correct figures should
have been $18,500,000,000. The Secre
tary tried to justify the figures by
I saying the whole estimate was prob
I lematic, as it is impossible for any one
to predict with accuracy the cost of
such a gigantic land development
project as is contemplated in the bill.
i Cheaper to Bur Farm Land.
Representative Hawley argued that
1 it would be much cheaper for Congress
to go out and buy farm land already
developed and give it to the soldiers
If the Treasury Department's flgures
were correct.
Secretary Mellon intimated that was
| so and said: "The reclamation feature
tn the bill Is a very Indefinite and un
certain proposition and to carry out
Its provisions It will rfltfoubtedly cost
a vast sum. I am son-fit Is In the bill
I at all."
Representative Crisslng (Ga.) next
asked Secretary Mellon: "What effect
would the insurance certificates, with
their loan provisions, proposed to be
j given to the ex-service men, tiave
upon business and the banks of the
! country?"
; "That question has been answered
fully in my letter sent to your com
mittee a few days ago," was the re
ply.
To a question by Representative
Froar (Wis.) Secretary Mellon can
didly admitted that the Treasury De
partment had found serious fault with
any and all plans to raise the bonus
so far proposed, and added: "Taxes
are now as burdensome as the coun
try should be asked to bear."
Moat Equitable Method.
To another direct question Mr, Mel
lon declared some sort of a general
tax, distributed over a large number of
items so that no class or particular in
dustries would suffer to the exclusion
of others would be the most equitable
way to raise the needed funds for a
bonus. To some extent it would re
semble the Canadian sales tax scheme,
! Secretary Mellon replied to another
: question. Then Mr. Mellon added other
possible sources of revenue, such as
additional cost of postage stamps, an
extra tax on tobacco, and the like.
Representative Frear replied: "We
> believe that the President would veto
i any bill carrying provisions for tax
| which you enumerate."
"We understand you oppose the
present plan of having the national
banks. State banks and trust com
panies make loans on the proposed
insurance certificates to be Issued to
th? ex-sehvice men. Will you give us
i your reason?" asked Representative
Longworth.
Mr. Mellon replied that the plan pro
posed Is little different from a direct
loan from the Treasury in that the
loans are to be made on Government j
security and are to be redeemed by the
Federal Reserve system at the end of
three years.
Replying to a question from Repre
I senlative Garner, Mr. Mellon said it
would be preferable to have the Treas
ury Department make the direct loan
i in that it would cost much less than
I the plan proposed.
I ' "J
KhcIjik n HUKf Ufiicii.
The Secretary at this point ex
plained that the Treasury Depart-1
ment is facing a huge deficit for the ;
fiscal year, and is in no shape to carry i
such a buuden as proposed. The fact ?
that no burden is to be placed upon
the Treasury for three years does not
relieve this apprehension, he pointed
out. At the end of that period, he
argued, there is no ctrtalnty that the
Treasury will be in any better finan
cial condition than at present.
He told of the huge sum needed to
refund the Victory notes and other
obligations of the Government coming
due at that time and of the uncer
tainty as to the time when the inter
est and principal from the money*
loaned European countries will be
available.
Representative Copley said the
money which will be advanced in all
probability by banks on the Insurance
certificates the first three "years will
not be more than eight-tenths of 1
per cent, of the total assets of the
banks.
"In view of that fact." he asked
Secretary Mellon, "do you think the j
proposed loans will be a serious men- |
ace to the banks or to business?" j
"They probaly will not be a serious ;
menace." replied Mr. Mellon, without
further explanation.
Wnrultiat \??<
Mr. Mellon said the Treasury De- j
partment would not consider It neces
sary to send out a warning to hanks j
advising them not to lend their funds
on the propose^ certificates. Reply
ing to a question by Representative
Longworth, the Serretary Rave it a*
his opinion that banks would hesitate I
in making loans on such "slow paper."
He added that banks undoubtedly will ,
be influenced In making loans by the '
condition of the other rollateral held,
but that no banks ordinarily make
such long term loans upon commer
cial paper.
Answering a question by Represen
tative Oarner, Mr. Mellon declared the
passage of the proposed bonus bill
"would have a tendency to stimulate
business for a short period, but re
action would surely set In."
Comptriifler Crlssinfcer was asked as
soon as lie took the stand if he had
said he was opposed to the national
banks making loans on the proposed
insurance certificates and if he had
been properly quoted in the news
papers on that subject. He admitted
he had "made the statement when 1
asked the question."
What Mr, Crlaalnger Would Do,
To a further question Mr. Crlsslnicer
declared that while he would not offi
cially advise the national banks to re
fuse to make loans on the insurance
certificates he would so advise them
If asked.
Replying to a question by Repre
sentative Copley, the Comptroller de
flared: "I know lots of hanks which
cannot loan one-tenth of one per cent,
on Ion* time securities."
Mr. Crlnslnger added he knew that
,a large number of the hi* hanks will
not bother with such loans.
Referring to the condition of the
small banks. Mr. Criwinger said: "it
i? unbelievable the amount of doubtful
paper some of the banks now carry
and If we were not very lenient many
doors"*1 W0U'd be force<1 to close their
The Comptroller explained that the
,"^t'onf1 ba"ka not allowed to
e long time loans on commercial
paper, but some of them do make loans
for one year on mortgages and for five
years on country property.
"In other words," said Representa
tive Garner, "you are permitting a
system of banking in the present
emergency that would not be per
mitted In ordinary times."
"Yes," replied the Comptroller, "and
for some of the Eastern banks, too "
Chairman Fordney said that If pay
ment for overtime paper was enforced
by banks most of the business Indus
tries in the country would be embar
rassed.
Quentloii of Multiplication.
"A *>ank that could not lend $176 on
a Government certificate would be In
a pretty bad way, would It not?" tusked
Mr. Fordney.
"But It would not be for only $176,"
replied the Comptroller; "It would be
for $176 multiplied by the large num
ber of men who would be likely to ask
for such loans."
Mr. Crissinger also stated that there
would be less objection to the plan if
the certificates were made eligible for
rediscount.
If you wanted to give the soldiers
anything you would give them cash,
and not a pawnbroker ticket," ob
served Representative Garner.
Yes, answered the Comptroller.
Governor tfardlng Testifies.
<jOV' Harding of the Federal Reserve
Board repeatedly refused to answer
hypothetical questions or those of a
political character. He comforted the
bonus Congressmen to some extent by
saying that he did not think the bonus
certificates provided In the bill would
constitute a menace to the Federal
Reserve banks.
But he shattered the optimism of
the supporters or the certificate
scheme in the next breath by explain
ing that he thought the Federal Re
serve banks would be extremely care
ful In tying: up their resources in un
liquid securities. He said the larger
banks had had too much experience
in the last two or three years to take
any chances that might Expose them
to possible Injury.
The Federal Reserve governor an
swered two questions with one reply.
The first, asked by Representative
Green, was whether the bonus certifi
cates would not be a good thing for
the soldiers. The other question, asked
by Representative Garner, who ex
pressed complete disapproval of the
whole bonus project, was whether the
certificate would be a good thing for
the banks.
Donblr Pointed lirplr.
"I Wlieve," said Gov. Harding im
pressively, "the certificates would be a
good thing for the service men but I
don't believe they will help the' banks
and business of the country."
Gov. Harding refused point blank to
drawn injo the controversy over
the pending bonus bill. For instance
Representative Crisp (Miss.) asked: '
"Do you think it advisable for the
country to pass a bonus bill at this
time?"
"We are creatures of Congress and
legislation of that sort is no concern
of ours. Our Interest in the proposi
tion is to see that the banks do not
get overloaded with unliquid securi
ties."
Gov. Harding would not venture to
suggest a plan of raising the bonus
which would be less hurtful to busi
ness in reply to another question from
Representative Crisp.
He refused to answer a question by
Representative Longworth giving an
opinion whether the pending bill ta an
improvement over the one recently re-1
Jected. |
Actuary Confessra to Krror,
Actuary McCoy admitted an error
In the tabulation of the estimated coat
of the land settlement feature of the
bonus bill. Ilia admission fully Justl
fled the declaration of one of the mem
bers of the committee that it was
"dome error." It consisted of the mis
placing of a decimal point. In the
letter to Mr. Fordney the "possible
cost" of the land certificates scheme
worked out on a purely speculative
basis was given at $180,165,000,000.
Mr. McCoy told the committee It
should have been $18,500,000,000,
which is almost four times as much
as the promoters of the bonus raid
say the whole scheme would cost.
The revised fljrures were predicated on
the assumption that 8 per cent of the
veterans would select the land settle
ment option.
The bonus advocates made much ado
about this error. They seemed to
think It fully Justified their declara
tion that Secretary Mellon and other
officials of the Department didn't
know mucb about figures.
Convinced that neither facts nor
arguments would halt the bonus mem
bers of Congress from putting through
their program, the dissenting com
mitteemen did not waste any time In
fighting Mr. Fordney's motion to
order the report of the bill.
The onl/ Important amendment
was one that makes the service cer
tificates redlscountable among na
tional and State banks and trust com
panies, which inspired Representa
tive Oarner to suggest sarcastically
that pawn shops be also Included.
Of the five committeemen who voted
afcainst reporting the bill, three,
Oarner, Kitchln and Collier, are Dem
ocrats. and two, Tilson und Treadway.
Republicans. Representative Mills of
New York did not vote, as his selec
tion by the Committee on Committees
had not been submitted to the House.
At the first meeting of the commit
tee in the morning Chairman Fordney
moved that a favorable report "be or
dered on the bill. He met with stub
born resistance from the combination
of Democratic and Republican mem
bers, who Insisted that the measure
be held open for amendment and fur
ther information from officials of the
Treasury. The result was that Mr.
Fordney was supported by eight Re
publicans and two Democrats.
Totlnir AKfllnat Fordney.
The members wJto voted against
him were Ix>ngworth of Ohio, Bacha
rach of New Jersey, Tilson of Con
necticut. Mott of New York, Trea<*way
?f Massachusetts, Young of North
Dakota and Watson of Pennsylvania.
U. S. Commerce Chamber
to Get Jobs for Veterans
Special Dispatch foTH?N?w Yo?k Hwai.d.
New York Herald Bureau. )
Washington, D. V., March 14* J
THK Chamber of Commerce of
the United States to-day
called upon Its member or
ganizations to cooperate with the
American Legion In a national em
ployment day to be observed on
March 20, when a national cam
paign will bo launched to aid vet
erans out of work or in distress.
In a letter urging member or
ganizations to Join In this move
ment. Elliott H. Goodwin, vice
president of the national chamber,
writes:
"The work is to culminate, ac
cording to the announced plans of
the legion, in a mass meeting to be
held in each town on March 20, at
which problems Incident to the
local condition will be discussed and
a definite campaign of assistance
formulated.
"The welfare of our veterans is
of high concern to the nation. It
is believed that our organization
members will respond to the re
quests of the American Legion con
cerning the employment situation
and render every assistance within
their power."
V /
Republicans, and Oarner of Texas,
Collier of Mississippi, Kitchin of North 1
Carolina (proxy), Oldfleld of Arkan- !
aa.s, Crisp of Georgia and Martin of.
Louisiana, Democrats. ?
Mr. Fordney got the votes of two
Democrats?-Carew of New York and
ICague of Massachusetts. Six amend
ments were voted down for one rea
son or another, all of which revealed
a wide division of sentiment among
the members of both parties.
The sales tax amendment was de
feated, 19 to 5. Proposals to substitute
a straight cash bonus, surtaxes, grad
uated excess profits taxes and to use
the foreign debt were beaten, 18 to 6.
The two New York members of the
committee?Mott (Rep.) and Carew
(Dem.)?voted to report the bill, al
though it is not certain the former
will approve it on final passage. Al
though there has been no lineup of
the New York delegation, it Is ex
tremely probable that the majority of
the thirty-four Republican members
will vote against the bonus bill. The
two New York Senators already have
declared their opposition to It.
Tammany (or Bonna.
?
The nine Tammany Representatives
undoubtedly will vote for it. One of
them said to-night that Leader Mur
phy had sent order to the Democrats
from New York to vote for the bonus
at all stages.
Representative Warren I. I<ee (Rep.)
of Brooklyn to-day declared his op
position to the bonus. He said: "I am
unalterably opposed to the bonus. It
is unscientific and cannot be equitably
distributed among the veterans them
selves. *
"The bonus cannot be regarded as a
payment for acts of patriotism, for
that is neither asked for by the vet- i
erans, nor could so great a debt ever
be paid. It cannot be regarded as
compensation to the wounded and dis- i
abled, for they only share equally with
those who returned unharmed.
"To aid veterans who are in need
because of service to our country or
who have been incapacitated in whole
or in part. I would. If necessary, legis
late our last dollar. I cannot, how
ever, Justify an indiscriminate pay
ment to many who neither need nor
ask for what in the present situation
would constitute a stupendous drain
on our resources and would deal a
staggering blow to the already over
burdened taxpayer."
THINK U.S. MAY YIELD
AUSTRIAN PRIORITY
British Financial Controller
Says Schober Must Remain
Chancellor.
Special Cable to Tub Niw Yokk Mmald.
Copyright t Hit. by Th? Nhv Yosk Hculji
Vienna, March 14.?Oreat Britain has
set herself up as the director of Austria's
political as well as financial destinies
If the step ascribed to Edward Hilton
Young, the British Financial Controller,
' may be taken as having the sanction of
the British Government. Following his
declaration yesterday that the parties
must quit squabbling over unessential
details Mr. Toung is said to have told
Chancellor Schober that the Entente in
sisted upon his remaining as the head
of the Government In order that the
credits already made and those to be
extended in the near future by the Allien
and Little Entente Governments can be
utilized for the purposes for which they
were loaned. The leader of the Christian
Socialist party staid that the members
of his party would no longer demand k
change in the Chancellorship. The Na
tionalists are expected to deolde to
morrow whether they will give up their
bitter opposition to Herr Schober.
Interviewed by the Keuea Wiener
Journal, Mr. Toung said that Austria's
will was good, but horribly slow, ana
that he had to ask the Government:
"Are you ready? If so, do something,
for God's sake." He is optimistic in the
hope that the concentration of all the
political forces will enable a speedy
carrying out of financial reforms. He
said all his reports from abroad are
encouraging and that from America he
has received news that the United States
probably will consent to give up her
priority claim and that tile Austria
Hungarian Bank will be liquidated, so
as to leave Austria a considerable por
tion of her sold reserve.
BRITISH BOARD HERE
STUDIES POISON GAS
Special Dispatch, to Thi New Turk Hbrai.d.
New York Herald Bureau, j
Washington. D. C., March 14. J
A commission of British experts now
in the United States is charged with
the duty of investigating American
methods for producing noxioup gases,
with a view to incorporating into the
British service any improvements which
may be discovered. The Investigations
of this commission, which Is headed by
Col. M. L. Wilkinson, will include both
industrial and military plants. Permis
sion for the visitors to inspect "Edge
wood, the army gas center, as well as
several other army camps and posts,
has been granted by the War Depart
ment.
According to American army officials,
nothing will be kept secret from the
commission. Capt. J. D. Pratt, for
merly of the famous Gordon Highland
ers. and now a specialist in the British
chemical warfare service, is expected
to remain a long time at Edgewood.
(American gas experts are thoroughly
In sympathy with "the British point of
view, which, according to officer*, is
that the only defense against poison gas
is preparedness.
The British army. It is stated, has
definitely decided that the gas mask
shall be a part of -the regular army j
equipment.
TUNNEL CONTRACT AWARDED.
The New Jersey Interstate Tunnel
Commission, whose Democratic members
are ousted by a bill which they expect
will be passed over Gov. Edwards's veto
at Trenton to-day or to-morrow, met
at the Hall of Records yesterday and
adopted a resolution awarding the
subacqueous construction of the vehicu
lar tube under the Hudson River to
Booth & Minn, Ltd., whose bid of $19,
331,000 was the lowest received when
bids were opened February 15. ,
The New York Commission met in
adjoining offices, but took no action.
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ll
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Custom Shop
and the patterns
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They are
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Men's Shops?Separate Entrances
On West 88th nnd 87th Sts.?Street Level
2,000 Troops on Rhine
Cost $200,000 a Month
Special Dispatch to Turn Xiw Yoek IIebaid.
N>w York Herald Bureau, I
W asliii'tlmi. I). March 14. J
AD.IT.-GKN. P. C. HARRIS to
night estimated that there
still are 2.000 American
troop." on the Rhine. More than
7.000 were there before the with
drawal order was issued. About
half of the men withdrawn are on
two trar\eports making their way
across the Atlantic.
War Department officials to-day
aalfl thnt the approximate cost of
maintenance of a force of 2,000 men
on the Rhine would be more than
$200,000 a month. The pay for the
men alcrtfl would be about $100,000.
Other costs wouH bring the total to
more than double that sum each
month.
The cost of .he army of occupa
tion up to September 30, 1921,
totaled $283,849,256.77, of which
$24,866,686.25 wis spent in 1920 and
$l?,tf63,423 41 for the year 1921 to
that date.
'RESERVE' U.S. CLAIM
FOR WATCH OK RHINE
Continued front First Page.
people tliat no matter liow much they
might object to the payments, no other
course was open to them. That the
allied Governments believed that the
army would be of assistance, it was
argued, was proved when they virtually
implored this Government to keep our
troops on the Rhine.
LOUCHEUR REPEATS CRY,
U. S. WILL GET NOTHING
Debtors Have No Bad Faith,
but Are Unable to Pay.
Special Cable to Tin New York Hhkai.d.
Copvriffht, IVtt, by Tiis Nrw Yoek Hssalb.
New York Herald Bureau. )
Purl*, March 14. |
The lucubrations of Louis Loucheur,
formerly Minister for the Liberated Re
gions, are causing great concern to the
Poincare Administration. M. Loucheur,
who refused to explain hlfc, speech in
Lyons, returned to the attack to-day in
an interview in the Homme IAbre, reiter
ating that France would not pay the
American debt.
"I've been reproached for using laiv
guage which Is likely to hurt the feelings
of our American friends," says M.
Loucheur. "I retract nothing. Business
men over there like to play with the
cards on the table; and it is not by
taking a thousand petty precautions that
j we shall obtain anything from them.
I While the Senate is discussing the
! method the United States should employ
I to obtain money from her European
I debtors. It is not a bad Idea to cry out:
" 'Your discussion Is pur&iy academic.
You are losing time. You will never get
anything?not that your debtors do not
recognize their debts, of that th?y have
bad faith, but simply thai it Is impossi
ble for them to pay.' "
M. Loucheur added that International
reconstruction, moreover, was Impossi
ble without the assistance of the United
States: and that FYa.nce must continue
groping along blindly until Washington
decides to intervene.
THREE POINTS NOTED
ON AMERICAN CLAIM
Paris 'Temps' Reports Action
by Allied Ministers.
i Paris, March 14 (Associated Press).?
I The formal reply of the allied Flnanc*
! Ministers to the American demand for
j the payment of $241,000,000 as expenses
i of American occupation of the Rhlnc
: land before any other reparations are
I paid was handed to Roland W. Boyden
| to-day. According to the Temps, th<s
I note contains three points:
First?The allied Ministers take note
of Mr. Boyden's memorandum.
Second?The note states that a claiif"
was introduced into the agreement of
the Finance Ministers of March 11 re
serving the rights of the United State?.
Third?The Finance Ministers agreed
they were unqualified to settle the ques
tion, which they agreed came within the
competence of the various allied Gov
ernments, with which they suggested the
American Government should take up
the question.
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