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NATIONAL CAPIW, e AFFAIRS e Problem of Millions in Alien Property I TX7ASHINGTON.—The complicated * problem of passing legislation to dispose of the $350,000,000 worth of property held by the alien property custodian that will not be confiscatory and still protect American interests and claims against Germany is being considered in congress. Under the prevailing statutes, noth ing can be done with German property here except to liquidate it and turn the money into the treasury. This procedure is being frowned on by administration leaders, who contend that the sequestered property should be returned intact to alien nationals where possible. If it were not for the American claims against Germany, a settlement which is no w being ne gotiated between the State department No Recognition for Mexico in Sight United States is not going to *■* extend recognition to Mexico on mere promises of protection to Ameri can rights. This government must have some thing more than personal assurances of Mexican officials that all will he well with Americans in Mexico in fu ture. There has been no change in the American policy toward Mexico since Secretary of State Hughes stated the position of the government many months ago. That position requires that Mexico enter into a treaty with the United States providing for guarantees of pro tection to American lives and property rights and providing further for ad justment of claims resulting from past outrages. Today the United States stands just where it stood at the outset of the Harding administration and recogni tion must come through a treaty. There will be no recognition and then the negotiation of a treaty afterward. The United States says in effect to Mexico: “Negotiate with us now a treaty of guarantee to protect American lives and property and f hat treaty automat ically will constitute recognition of your government.” The foregoing was disclosed here Anti-Trust Laws Throttling Business? ARE the anti-trust laws, as now interpreted, throttling American business? Business men generally an swer in the affirmative, and the Har ding administration has become so im pressed by their assertions that it has indorsed an investigation to determine whether the restrictions on business need an overhauling. l. A resolution introduced by Senator Edge of New Jersey, which has been approved by the administration and is scheduled for passage soon by con gress, provides for the appointment of a joint committee of three senators and three representatives to conduct the inquiry. This committee is to “investigate existing conditions of industry and commerce in the United States and Restricted Immigration Is to Continue TD ESTRICTED immigration seems assured. The senate adopted the resolution extending the 3 per cent immigration restriction law. The life of the present law, which expires June 80. 1922, was extended to June 30, 1924, one year longer than provided by the house. In order to strengthen the restric tions and prevent aliens reaching the Unitea States after brief residence in Mexico, Cuba, and Canada, an amend ment was adopted requiring foreign ers to live five years in these coun tries before they may be admitted to the United States. The house reso lution required only one year’s resi dence. Another amendment Imposed a fine of S2OO upon steamship companies which bring aliens to this country in excess of the quota. It also requires that the steamship company shall re fund the passage money to aliens re fused admission. Amendments offered by Senator Har rison of Mississippi to extend the operation of the immigration law for five years and to compel immigrants to travel In American vessels were defeated. Senator Jones of Washing and the German foreign office, the seized property would be returned im mediately. These claims include damages for loss by fire and loss of property at sea, due to the ruthless submarine war fare, and American property seized by the German alien property custodian. Sixty millions’ worth of American property was seized. The German custodian is now of fering a return of the American prop erty at the depreciated value of the mark or a reduction of approximately 96 per cent from the pre-war value. This offer would mean practical con fiscation of American property by Ger many and will not be accepted. There is a German tax against all capital brought into the country, in cluding property returns. Under this tax the returned property would be confiscated and no provision made to compensate Americans for their losses. The general feeling in congress seems to be that before the property is returned the United States should arrange to have the German tax re tained in this country as a fund to satisfy the claims of American citi zens when their cases against Ger< many are adjudicated. in an authoritative quarter. The gov ernment’s position was reiterated as a result of current reports that recog nition of Mexico was believed to be imminent following the dispatch of a note from the State department to the Obregon government. There has been no note sent to the Obregon government, but officials ad mit that the State department has communicated frequently of late with Mr. Summerlin, American charge d’affaires ■at Mexico City, who is in almost constant conference with Mr. Pena, the Mexican foreign minister, with regard to re-establishment of dip lomatic relations with the United States. It was pointed out that the Ameri can government is not being swayed by propaganda from many sources fav oring recognition. the markets of foreign countries, in so far as the same directly affect in dustry and commerce of the United States, including questions as to pro duction, distribution, labor and busi ness methods, and to report to con gress and to suggest such legislation, if any, as it may deem best upon these subjects, with a special reference to the most effective ways and means to revive industry and to stimulate for eign and domestic trade, to stabilize business conditions as to the future, to minimize the danger and distress of recurring periods of business de pression, with their resultant cycles of general unemployment, and to de fine the rights and limitations of co operative organizations as distin guished from illicit combinations in restraint of trade.” In Indorsing the Edge resolution, Secretary of Commerce Hoover wrote Senr. tor Jones, chairman of the sen ate committee on commerce that his department was in a position to assist in the consideration and development of legislation that will make for the advancement of public interest through these trade associations and at the same time eliminate from their organ ization those destructive practices that have crept into a minority of them. p£. ton stated that the merchant-marine bill now being written would require that 50 per cent of the immigrants be transported in American vessels. Discussing the effect of the first eight months of the operation of the existing law, Senator Colt of Rhode Island, chairman of the immigration committee, said: “The number of alien immigrants from southern and eastern Europe ad mitted to the United States is only about 6,000 more than the number who have departed, and the number of alien immigrants from northern and western Europe admitted to the United States during this time Is only about 36,000 in excess of those who have departed.” NORTHERN WISCONSIN ADVERTISER, WABENO, WIS. X3Ae AMERICAN •LEGION* (Copy for This Department Supplied by the American Legion News Service.) WILL PLAY BALL IN JAPAN Ward Gilbert, Balloonist, and Em mons Clay, Who Served as Gob, Off for Tokyo. Johnny Jap is going to have anoth er look at the great American game as it is played by jF T % the baseball nine of Indiana uni versity. The rick shaw men of fi". : T Tokyo and the merchants of 'feISJT"- Nagoya are going to carry and .*!|l!i!i y * trade with two ib : |I meml)ers * the team who left [ \ / / . Seattle, Wash., f !. .. •.% to the tune of a . - . .. band and the cheers of the American Legion. Ward O. Gilbert of Kokomo, Ind., one of the Hoosiers’ pitchers, went back to col lege after 11 months as a balloonist in France. Emmons Clay of the catch ing staff served 19 mouths as a gob. When the Legion men in Seattle dis covered this they turned out and wished the pair good luck. From Seattle the Indiana party went straight to where the sun rises. There Japan college teams will be taken on, but they will be the guests of Waseda university of Tokyo. So great has been the interest shown in the visit that the Japan university has guaran teed the American players $15,000 for expenses. Baseball has been intro duced in Japan before. Two other American college teams have traveled the Pacific and shown their wares. Tokyo has an American Legion post and its members are planning to show the ex-service men much of the Orient and its attractions during the Indiana team’s stay. TO AID THE EX-SERVICE MEN Mrs. Madge King Johnston, South Da kota, Gives Up Music for Amer icanism Work. After years of study-in America and Europe Mrs. Madge King Johnston, Aberdeen, S. D., national vice president of the ijgj- Kjr \ ‘ American Legion •’ auxiliary has sacrificed a ca- M reer in music for In charge of stores in eight states wnere articles made by disabled fighters are sold. She is national chairman of the auxil iary’s American committee and has specialized in the formation of citi zenship clubs and organizations of children of ex-service men. Before engaging in auxiliary work, Mrs. Johnston appeared as a concert artist in many western cities. This she relinquished for activity in be half of ex-service men. Her husband, Dr. M. C. Johnston, is a big game hunter and has brought down mountain sheep, elk, deer and bear in the (Rocky mountains and moose in the Canadian woods. Mrs. Johnston has accompanied him on many hunts. Y M. C. A. HELPS PRISONERS Men Confined in “Disciplinary Bar racks" at Governor's Island, Appreciate Training. Thanks to the Y. M. C. A. many of the “disciplinary barracks” maintained by the United States for its soldiers who fracture the rules that govern the buck private and officer alike aren’t all dark walls and dark living. Such a one is historic Fort Jay at Governor’s island, New York harbor, where be tween 200 and 300 soldiers are usually confined, most of whom are “in” for minor offenses. A few, however, are being “cared for” only a few days, prior to their taking up a longer resi dence at Fort Leavenworth, the army prison. Col. John E. Hunt was commanding officer of Fort Jay during the World war, and he introduced “Y” activities for its inmates. Since that time the secretaries have kept up their work. The “Y” is housed in the first build ing of its kind the organization ever built in this country. Every Wednes day the confined men are allowed to attend the “sing-song,” and about 175 of the men make the walls resound. The Sunday evening religious service Is even better attended, more than 200 faking part. Another feature of the work is the leaching of volunteer instructors of educational subjects. Spanish and French courses, together with reading, writing and arithmetic, are proving the most popular subjects. The men show a desire to absorb as much knowledge as possible during their period of co finement. “BILLY SUNDAY OF LEGION” Dan Hollenga, Lecturer, Former Stretcher Bearer, in Demand in Ail Parts of Country. Sixteen months’ service as a stretcher bearer in France should be excellent a preparation for a battle in behalf of disabled fight ers of the World war. Dan S. Hol lenga, special representative of the American Le lioles of red tape In an effort to obtain compensation and hospitalization fbr ex-service men. Although he was born in Holland, Mr. Hollenga had little difficulty in mastering the “American” language. Asa speaker for the Legion in all parts of the country, his oratorical ability has become so well known that he is called ‘‘Billy Sunday of the Amer ican Legion.” A citizen of the United States for a number of years, Mr. Hollenga volun teered as a private shortly after war was declared. He was soon made a drill sergeant, but found no joy in this “squads right” career because of his desire to get to France. He obtained a transfer to Base Hospital 65 and served with this unit overseas. When the war ended Mr. Hollenga spent more than a year organizing chambers of commerce in the South, and then served as a field represent ative for the Legion. He was later appointed director of organization at Legion national headquarters and served in that position until National Commander Hanford MacNider sent him to Washington as a personal rep resentative to aid disabled ex-service men in obtaining justice from the gov ernment. CITIZEN OF TWO COUNTRIES Frank Sinclair, Historian of Janesville (Wis.) Post, Honored by Bourges, France. The average American newspaper sporting editor considers himself lucky to preserve a mere semblance \ of citizenship, but Prank Sinclair, F i who bolds that f ["u il position on a \ Janesville (Wis.) .■s? newspaper, bears V'vL#: : "■f/ the distinction of . '\Jf being a citizen of / k two countries—or iff historian of the Janesville post of the American Legion, was honored with citizenship in the city of Bourges, France, while a regi mental sergeant major with the Cen tral Records office, G. H. Q., sta tioned in the French town. The honor, usually conferred only upon high governmental representa tives, was given to Sinclair for pro moting closer relations between the Yanks and citizens of Bourges through the medium of “The Cro,” largest post newspaper in the A. E. F., of which Sinclair was managing editor and co organizer. The common council of Bourges awarded the honor. Lawrence J. Weidman, Boston, and William F. Wragg, Brooklyn, were also made citi zens for co-operating in Sinclair’s dip lomatic work. Sinclair and Weidman also won renown as the authors of “The Battle of Bourges,” which a Paris English language newspaper said should be in every American home. For Pity's Sake. The o. S. S. no matter, it was the U. S. S. something—was on its way to France. It was a rough night, and the only persons visible on that part of the deck were Gubbins, the worst gob in the navy, who was doing deck guard, and Lieutenant Commander Giblet, the gruffest and most generally unpopular commander in any navy. Suddenly there was a splash, as the ship gave a lurch, and no more lieu tenant commander was to be seen. Gubbins wrestled with his con science for a moment, then gave up the struggle, dove in, and grabbed his superior by the neck as be was going down for the third time. “Gubbins,” gasped the latter, “I thank you. If we are rescued I shall do anything I possibly can for you.” “Sir,” answered Gubbins, “if it isn’t asking too much, would you mind not telling the gang who it was that saved you? They’d half kill me.” —American Legion Weekly. | Carrying On With the | I American Legion Tombstones, and even war memor ials, are being bought from Ger many by English and American cities, because Germany is able to underbid other markets. * * * Breezy letters from home-town bud dies are being sent wounded Kansas soldiers in a hospital at Fort Bayard, N. M. The barrage was set up by Kansas posts of the Legion. * * * A pilotless plane is becoming the sensation of the Villacoublay airdome, France. 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