The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-08-09

Same - that vetoed By President
TAN last year. A reduction Of duties
OF approximately Fl per cent IL
claimed for 1t, and the senate prob
ably will pass It within Q short time,
Washington.-The I'VE Judges Of
the United States commerce court
would be retained in ofiice as circuit
judges by an agreement reached by
the house and senate sonferess on
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation biil. The commerce
court would be definitely abolished
~ the agreement and its work turned
over to the district courts In which
the various cases may have arisen.
The conference report was submit.
ted to the senate. It provides also
for q modification Of the civil service
term. fixing 1t at seven years. After
each term federal civil employees
would be required to again qualify
for their places by examinations or
otherwise. Those now in the service
would b credited with admission to
a seven year term beginning next
September.
Washington, D. 6. - The United
States senate issued a warning to
the nations of the world against
encroachment upon the continents Of
North aid South America. The Unit.
cd States will not see without grave
concern" said the senate. any suitable
naval or military site pass into control
OF a foreign corporation. when such
possession might threaten the COM
munications or the safety Of the Unit.
ed States"
So vital were the issues discussed in
the Lodge resolutions. which set forth
the policy Of the United States as to
points situated like Magdalena Bay, in
Lower California. that the doors of
the senate were closed for three doors.
while the resolution was debated In
secret session. II finally passed with
only four votes against 1t.
Notwithstanding the comparative
unanimity Of the senate upon the note
OF warning II was understood the meas
ure did not have the official indorse-
ment OF the administration. 1t was
framed entirely outside the state de-
partment and II IL understood the ex-
ecutive consulted with regard to the
senate's procurement.
The resolution arose from the re-
ported attempt Of q japanese syndi.
cate to secure land about Msgdalena
Bay. In the form finally adopted BY
the senate. 1t declares against the &C
QUESTION of any threatening location
by foreign corporation (which has
such a relation to another government
as to give that government practical
power to control for naval or military
purposes"
Those who opposed the resolution
on its final passage were Senators
Cummins. McCuuber. Percy and
Stone.
Demand was made in the secret ses.
sion for the designation 70 the coun.
try toward which the resolution was
directed. These who supported II, In
GLIDING Senator's Lodge. Root. Burton,
Hitchcock and others. declared 1t was
not . warning to any nation in par.
ticular. but Q definition of this coun.
try's position. before embarrassing
might arise"
Senator Cummins opposed the reso-
luton because he believed II was not
direct AID specific enough. he said,
In its reference to the control of land
by foreign corporations. Senator |
Lodge insisted that the opening of the |
Panama canal made 1t necessary for |
the United States to make clear at |
once its opposition to the establish |
ment Of any foreign power. either d. |
rectly or through q commercial cor.
poration. where II might threaten the |