Indiana daily times. [volume], March 09, 1922, Home Edition, Page 8, Image 8

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COMMONS WILL
DEBATE INDIAN
CRISIS PROBLEM
Plans Adjournment to Con
sider Demands of Home
Government.
WAR PROMISE CITED
LONDON' March o.—Edwin Samuel
Montagu, secretary of state for India,
has resigned as a result of recommerida
toins of the Indian government relative
to Turkey, it was announced today.
Austen Chamberlain, government leader
leader in the House of Commons inti
mated the Indian secretary’s resignation
was due to publication of the Indian
government’s manifesto which conflicted
with the cabinet policy.
The cabinet, he indicated, had not sanc
tioned publicatoin.
The resignation of Lord Reading, Brit
ish viceroy to India, may follow.
LONDON, March o.—The House of
Commons probably will adjourn this eve
ning to debate the situation created by
unprecedented public recommendations
on the part of the Government if India,
relating to Turkey and revision of the
Keveres treaty.
Adjoumement of the House of Com
mons must be moved by a member be
fore the scheduled business of Parlia
ment can be suspended, and an unex
pected development debated.
The Indian government has nrged:
1. British evacuation of Constantinople.
2. Suzerainty of the Sultan over the
Holy Places.
3. Restoration of the Ottoman empire of
Thrace including Adrianople a:.d Smyrna.
The object of these recommendations
which were made In a dispatch .from Lord
Reading, viceroy of India to Edwin S.
Montagu, secretary of state for India,
Is to mollify Mohammedan feeling in the
Near East.
The dispatch, which was made public
over the head of the home Government
declares fulfillment of these points Is of
gravest Importance to India.
demands are
EMBA R RASSIVE.
The Indian demands already have
caused the greatest embarrassment to
the British government and will do so
In view of the allied conference on Near
East matters which Is to meet In Paris,
March 22.
Today's press makes a sensation of the
demands. It is felt Lord Reading has
taken a grave and serious step—ln most i
quarters, it is tald to be an improper j
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one, 5n making recommendations for re
vision of the Sevres treaty at this time.
The British administration in India,
however, has not taken this step except
after consultation with native leaders and
It constitutes officially recognition of
growing disaffection among the Moham
medan elements of India’s populo£on and
the restlessness which has spread tq State
troops.
Lord Reading’s note says this action
is taken on the eve of the Near East con
ference with a purpose of emphasizing
the intensity of feeling in India regard
ing necessity for revision of the Sevres
treaty, in which Turkey was severely
treated. The viceory points out Moslem
troops fought under the British flag
against Turkey with the understanding
Great Britain would keep her promisnot
to weaken the Sultan’s position when
peace was made. This promise, the Mos
lems declare, has been broken and .their
supreme ruler reduced to an ignominious
position.
INDIA INSISTS
DEMANDS ARE FAIR.
The message adds India’s services in
the war, in which Indian and Moslem
soldiers so largely participated, entitles
her to claim to the utmost “her just and
equitable aspirations.’’
The message which is the most formal
and direct communication ever received
here from the Indian government ques
tion, has cause a tremendous sensation.
It is almost unprecedented for a native
population under British rule to have
Its religious prejudices regarding another
country recognized by the local British
government in this way and urged upon
the home government.
Two Turkish foreign ministers repre
senting the Constantinople and Angora
governments are expected In London this
week to present their claims before the
British delegation leaves for the Near
East conference at Paris. The Sevres
treaty never has been ratified and it is
recognized it Is the cause of growing
Indian discontent.
Trade Associations
to Discuss Problems
WASHINGTON, March 9.—Problems of
business stabilization and methods to
prevent periods of industry and commer
cial depressions will be discussed at a
conference of trade associations to be
held on March 21, Secretary of Commerce
Hoover announced today.
The conference will be attended by rep
resentatives of the leading trade associa
tions and will be participated in by offi
cials of the Commerce and Labor Depart,
meats.
HOXEYMOONEBS IN PARIS.
LONDON, March 9. Princess Mary
and iVscount Lascelles left London to
day for Paris where the Princess will
spend seevra! days shopping before the
honeymoon journey to Florence is con
tinued.
RAILROAD WAGE
HEARINGS WILL
REQUIRE WEEKS
No Definite Ruling Is Ex
pected Until Some Time
in June.
WILL CONTINUE TO MAY 1
CHICAGO, March 9. —Indications are
today that the wage cut hearings be
fore the United States Railroad Labor
Board, which begun Monday, will not
be completed before May 1. The ruling
of the board is expected some time In
June.
Bitterness between the so-called
standard unions or those affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor, and
the "big four” brotherhoods, is increas
ing. The “big four” brotherhoods are
negotiating a separate wage agreement
with the railroads and the charge hits
been openly made at the present hearing
that the railroads are seeking to crush
the other unions while “petting” the
brotherhoods. Announcement of an agree
ment between the “big four” and the
railroads is expected soon.
The present outlook, according to ob
servers, points strongly to a crisis in
railroad affairs similar to that of last fall
except the train service men, comprising
the brotherhoods, will not be Involved.
The shopmen, telegraphers, maintenance
of way men and clerks who are Involved
In .he present controversy are expected
to take drastic steps In the event further
wage cuts are ordered.
EVIDENCE CROWDS
OFFICE ROOM.
The railroads today continued presenta
tion of documentary evidence In support
of their wage cut petitions. The enor
mous amount of documents Introduced
has so crowded the present quarters of
the board that larger offices are being
sought.
Railroads because of paying high
wages are able to maintain equipment
for Immediate requirements only.
When business resumes, they will have
an accumulation of locomotives and cars
out of order which will to bo placed
in serviceable condition.
These claims were made by James G
Wfllber, representing Eastern lines In
supporting the application for permission
to reduce wages.
CANT COME BACK ON
WAR-TIME 6CALES.
“So long as wages must be maintained
upon a war-time level the railroads will
be prevented from adjusting their con
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, IZ2.
dltions to peace-time basis,” said Wal
ber. “If their Income Is to be absorbed
by war-time scales of pay, correspond
ing reductions must be made in working
forces."
Walber told the board It was natural
that the shipping public felt railroads
should contribute toward readjustment.
Outside industries, he said, are making
comparisons between wages which they
pay employes and those the railroads are
paying.
“The pul itc, Including wage earners In
other Industries, should pot be called
upon to pay transportation charges
based on an inordinately high level of
railroad wages.** he Bald.
Exhibi s were submitted by the East
ern railroads In an effort to show living
costs today are back where they were in
1918.
Exhibits were also submllted showing
result of an investigation by the Eastern
roads of comparative wage schedules as
paid in outside industries and paid by
railroads for comparable labor.
INDIANA BANKS
WEATHERSTORM
IN GOOD SHAPE
Only Four Close Doors in
1921, Announces State
Commissioner.
Indiana has fared well as to the con
ditions of her banking Institutions, since
the beginning of the present fiscal year,
Oct. 1, 1921, Charles W. Camp, State bank
commissioner, said today.
In that time, four banks have been
closed in this State and Mr. Camp said
conditions in the country have been
enough to "make one's hair stand on
end.”
In five months, according to reports re
ceived by the commission, 260 banks
have been closed in the United States.
Only four of this number were in Indi
ana, and three of the four In this State
occurred in Harrison County Involving
the Corydon Bank and Trust Company,
and the Elizabeth State Bank, which were
owned principally by the snme capital,
and represents really one failure, Mr.
Camp said. This explanation means ac
tually only two failures have occurred In
this State since Oct. L
Mr. Camp said he considered condi
tions In this State good, using the num
ber of bank failures elsewhere as a cri
terion. He attributed this to the State
banking laws and also to a more healthy
condition of affairs generally than In
some other States.
The national reports reaching Mr. Camp
Indicate the South and Southwest have
beeu hit harder than other sections of
the country.
TIME FIXED
FOR PASSING
‘BONUS’ BILL
Under Set Rules, House May
Take Action Monday,
March 20.
DEMOCRATS FAVORABLE
WASHINGTON, March 9.—The soldier
“bonus” bill will be passed by til© House
Monday, March 20, unless plans com
pleted by House Republican leaders to
day are changed.
Under set rules of the House, the bill
can be called up on that date and by a
two-thirds vote sent along to passage
without opportunity being offered for
changes, and on a direct vote on the bill
itself. It is confidently believed the bill
will get far more than the required two
thirds of all votes cast.
The rules of the House on that day will
limit discussion of the bill to twenty
minutes, but, because of the general in
terest in the legislation, an arrangement
will be made whereby longer time for
discussion will be allowed.
This course has been decided upon ten
tatively by House Republican leaders to
choke off a threatened move on the part
ol' advocates of a sales tax from joining
with advocates of re-enactment of an,
excess profits tax to hang to the “bonus”
lull a provision carrying these two taxes.
Few of the House leaders favor a sales
tax and no Republican leader will stand
for an excess profits tax.
The Army appropriation bill will be
brought out next Monday. A sharp fight
between advocates of the Army as it now
stands and those demanding a smaller
Army is In prospect. It will take nearly
all of next week to dispose of this legis
lation.
Democratic members of the Ways and
"Means Committee will meet with the Re
publican members who framed the “bon.
us’’ bill next Saturday to consider the
bill. It Is expected some of the Demo
crats, possibly all of them, may vote to
report the bill favorably from committee.
It is certain a number of Democrats will
vote In the House for passage of the
measure as framed.
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4, Arrested After Auto
Accident, Discharged
Charges against four young men w-ho
were arrested following an accident Feb.
24 on the Lafayette pike, were dismissed
In city court today. The men -are Albert
Clark, George Harvey and Charles Baker,
all charged with vagrancy, and William
Howard, charged with operating a motor
vehicle while nuder the influence of li
quor. Baker also was charged with
drunkenness. The police who made the
arrest were confused in their testimony.
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One said Howard drove the automobile I
that went into the ditch and the other |
testified Baker was the driver of the car.
The only thing the police agreed on was I
that W. M Michaels, who fell out of
the automobile, was Injured and wa
taken to the city hospital, Michaels, who i
was not In court, Is charged with drunk- I
ennese.
1921 Income Tax
Shows Huge Loss
WASHINGTON, March o.—The 1921 In
come taxes will bring the Government
$2,500,000,000. which Is about $750,000,000
j below the total received last year, the
Treasury estimated today.
The first quarterly payments will reach
! no more than $460,000,000 which is SIOO,-
009,000 below the quarterly average of
last year. It is believed.
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