Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-19
HITCHCOCK PLANS A SPEECH
Senator From Nebraska Puts in Sub
stitute to Lodge Resolution.
PATTERNED AFTER MR.. SUFFERS
Resolution, hut Nebraska sena-
tor Finds Flaw In It--Grain
Men Are Busy.
lFrom a staff correspondentl


WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.--(speclal Tele-
gram.)-senator Hitchcock is not satisfied
with the terms or even the verbiage Of
Senator Lodges Joint resolution relating
to President Taft's action OF abrogating
the treaty between Russia and United
states, concluded December 1s 1882. af-
fecting passports. He expressed himself
very forcibly In the committee on foreign
relations Of which he Is a member when
the action OF the president came up and
was the only member OF the committee
to vote against the terms OF the reso-
lutions as presented by SENATOR Lodge
Senator Hitchcock introduced substi-
tute to the Lodge resolution today, which
follows the sulzer resolution very cioasly
and be gave notice that he Eoulti speak
on the resolution tomorrow.
In this connection II may be said that
President Taft has had the question of
abrogation Of the trsaty OF 1889 under
consideration for more than year and
only the form Of it's abrogation has been
the subject OF discussion. lie has been
ready to serve notice on Russia that the
treaty had outlived its usefulness ana
that a new and more up-to-date agree
ment should be made suizer's resolution
accentuated the necessity OF dealing with
the subject in a diplomatic way and the
president took advantage of the oppcr-
tunity to use his larger knowledge OF
conditions rather than accept the point
of View as outlined by william sulser.
II Is understood that Congressman Sui
ger viii be satisfied with the joint reso-
luton as introduced by Senator Lodge
and which will give Senator Hitchcock
an opportunity to make a speech.
Grain Men Alert.
John A. Kuhn and Ed p. Peck, repre-
senting elevator interests in Omaha and
its territory, with their attorney. E. p.
Smith, have been before the Interstate
Commerce commission fighting for the
principle laid down by the supreme court
In the Peavey case-that an elevation
charge was not In violation Of the Inter-
state Commerce commission regulation.
II appears that the Interstate Commerce
commission Is seriously considering MAX
ing new regulations which will throw
Omaha elevator men out OF their present
advantage. especially on long haul and
stoppage In transit And this situation
brought representative grainmen OF
Omaha to Washington. They left tonight
| for Omaha.
Representative George W. Norris OF Ne.
braska will deliver an address on the sub.
| ject OF Progressive Republicanism" al
the Ingram Memorial church In this citS
Tuesday evening. The address will be q
repetition OF his well used chautaudua
lecture upon this subject.
Postal saving banks will be establishei
on January 10. as follows:
| NebraAka-Auburn Peru. Waco.
Iowa Bloomfield. Guthrie Center, Noun
Ayr, Sloan, Westley.
| South DakOta-B Bristol, Bryant Mellette
! Neutrality-suspicious.
Jacob w. BOmbock OF Anamosa, la.
has been appointed a watchman in tn,
Smithsonian institution.
Elmer V. Gregg OF Story county, Iowa
has been appointed assistant engineer II
the United States penitentlsry at At
lanta, Ca
Joseph B! Kingsbury OF Mitchell county
Ia. was appointed clerk in the agrlcul
tural department.