The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-20
EXTENDED TREATY
RELATIONS anew
Administration Plan Seems
Assured of Success Fol-
lowing Senate Action.

Washington. Feb. 20.-Extension OF
general arbitration treaties with for
ctgn nations as the first move in the
general policy of the administration
to rehabilitatc the foreign relations of
the United States, seemed assured to-
Gay. after the senate had taken ur
for consideration the expired treaties
and closely defined the issues involv-
ed confronting the nation.
Before the debate began on the
treaties with Great Britain. Japan,
Italy, Spain. Norway. Sweden, Portu-
gal and Switzerland. the president
conferred with senators and repre-
sentatives about treaties and also the
paramount issue of the Panama tolls.
They assured the president that they
would vote to repeal the toll eXemp-
ton, after which the treaties We're
ratified.
The president explained that it was
be the universal law Of European ma
tons. the United States violated the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty by the eXemp-
ton clause in the Panama act. al
though no official Representations
We're presented.
In. the senate lines Of declaration
regarding foreign policies were sharp,
ly drawn when Chamberlain submit
ted a general amendment to all pend
ing treaties which are exempt from
arbitration by The Hague tribunal a.
follows:
Admission OF aliens into the United
States.
Admission Of alien children into
the schools Of various states.
All questions of the canal act ex-
cmpting coaetwise shipping from
tolls.
Discussion was enlivened in the
senate behind closed doors and a
clash between O'Gorman and Root
marked the climax of a heated de-
la to.
After an executive session a num-
Der asserted that the situation was
we'll in hand, and predicted the ratif-
cation of all treaties by a comfortable
majority.
Agricultural! Report.
Chairman Lever of the house COM
mittee on agriculture, completed the
measure, and Will today report
the house annual agricultural appro-
priation bill, which aggregates nearly
Sl?,000,00O. exclusive of permanent
$1,000 900 over last years total.
The bill is accompanied by the most
comprehensive report ever submitted
by the committee.
Many rad!cal changes are proposed.
including the reorganization of tho
weather bureau. tho preparation by
the secretary of agriculture OF A plan
reorganizing and systnm*tizinS the de-
part1nent work so rs to better co-ordi-
nate its activities.
The bill appropriates $4,000 to en-
courage and aid the agricultural de-
vclopment Of government reclamation
1yffo.4e {j,rpNvvL lor,,,,c f ,, ! I >,,- - - RI
advice to settlers. An increase OF
$4,000 ove the present apprupria-
zion is provided for cooperation with
the states in protection from fire of
the forcsted watersheds OF nnvigable
streams.
Banks Last Warning.
Washington, Feb. 20. = \ fna;
warning was sent tonight to hundreds
of country national banks in the Unit
ed States, which have failed to signi-
fy their intention to enter the new
federal banking system. Application
for membership must be made BY
pare t" 20 into, liquidation within ten
months.
To Comply With Decision.
Thu president desires that the pro.
posed trust regulation bills be
pllrased and adapted to decisions al.
ready rendered by the United States
supreme court on the Sherman law
so the efficiency of that statute would
be neither impaired nor complicated
but properly supplemented,
Callers We're told by the president
that this was the principal object o.
his conference last night with Attor,
ney General McReynolds. The presi
dent regards the bill creating the in.
terstate trade commission as a centra.
figure of the trust program.
Asserting that the power of the
federal government under the consti.
tuition to control the building of al
water power projects but recogni
ton at the same time of equitie:
therein Of the states cardinal prin
ciple is the conservation policy o
the Wilson administration as far a.
affects the navigable streams of tn,
country.
Secretary Garrison authorized tn,
plan which was endorsed by tn,
president and cabinet. The detail
will be made public later.
In substance, congress will b,
asked TO pass legislation authorizing
the secretary OF war to issue permits
for the construction Of water power
projects and such permits will be is
sued only in what might be deemed
proper cases by the war department
YANkTON GOES DRY.
Yankton. S. d.. Feb. 20.--Yankto,
is dry" six saloons closing as the re.