Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31

i III 10 tfls ONCE OF the department OF state
| q formal tender Of their services as rnedi-
/ ators President Wilson accepted the Of
! fer and both Huertn and Carfanza ac-
cepted the profKeTed mediation.
| The mediatory conference was held at
/ Niagara Falls. Canada. and opened on
| May 90 On June II the conference had
/ agreed upon a plan accepted both by
| President Wilson and Huerta. Then a.
/ deadEock arose ever the choice for prtgi-
denf-~the American delegates declined 10
accept the name Of any noneonstitutional-
/ list. ts.e~~ ' % -.
Meanwhile, the constltntionallsts were
making unfnistakable advance toward the
capital Their success was no pronounced
| that IL was evident they would soon be In
control Of the government,
On July 1 the conference came TO an
end without definite result, and four days
later Huerta was reelected president BY
his partisans. On July Is the dictator re-
signed the presidency aud took passage
for Europe, leaving the executive author
| ity In the hands Of a prominent citizen,
| Francisco CarbaJaL as
The new president and Carranza could
| not agree upon the surrender of the gov.
eminent TO the victorious constitutional
Int army, and on August 10 CarhaJal re-
! signed and the chamber Of deputies dis
| solved. Five days later, the constitution
| alist army entered the City of Mexico
without opposition. venustiano Carranza
| immediately took upon himself the office
Of president. although he soon announced
/ his purpose Of turning over the executive
function To q provisional substitute and
himself becoming a candidate.
On September % villa declared war up
on the provisional president Tho coHsti.
tntionalists hold q meeting at Mexico
City ON October and refused 10 accept
their chiefs resignation. AT cpnven-
ton Of the party held at Aguas Calientes
on October H. CarFafza again presented
his resignation and q few days later villa
promised TO support provisional presi-
dent named by the convention. At that,
Gen. Enialio Gutierrez was appointed by
tire convention, but Garranza refused to
recognize him The new president ap-
pointed villa commander I'm chief of the
government forces and ordered him TO
proceed at once against Earranza As
villa aad his men neared the capital.
Carranza ard his soldiers Withdrew
On November q the American forces
were Withdrawal from Vera Cruz and
soon nfterwafd CarrAnza and hts follow
ers took possession or the seaport villa
and zapata united III support. OF the
Gutierrez interests. and the prospect Of
peace m the Immediate future 10 far from
encouraging a
On December Is, 5000 United states
troops were sent 10 Mace to stop continued
firing by the Mexican factions Into United
Rtatea territory. The struggle between
the combatants In northern Mexico con-
unusa unabated -s=. ..es. .a...
Longest Congressional Session.
The first regular session Of the Sixty
third congress was tho longest since that
great law-makinR body came into exist
enee~from December I, 1918, 10 October
q 1914 After the holiday recess both
branches were addressed by President
Wilson upon the regulation OF corpora
tons, In his address the president recon-
nended the formation Of trade cammis-
sion, the doing away with inteTiocking d.
rectorates and holding companies, and IN
antitrust law, On january "a the senate
passed q bill authorizing the government
TO construct a railroad In Alaska. On
February ls the house passed the bill.
During this month. also, the admins
tration Introduced a measure Into both
houses to establish a rural credit system
by means OF cooperative banks On Feb
raary . a bill was introduced into both
branches which provided that the govern
ment might mine or lease on a royalty
basis certain coal lands in Alaska.
On March 5 the president delivered an
other address to congress In the house
chamber. In which he urged the repeal
OF the provision In the Panama Canal act
OF August. 1912. exenpting vessels en-
gagged In eoastwise trade from the pay
nent OF tolls With senate amendment
to the effect that the United States re-
linduished no rights under treaties with
Great Britain and with Panama, tile tolls
repeal bill became law.
On April % the president again adj
dressed congress. giving the facts In the
Tampico AFFAIR and asking authority to
use force In compelling a settlement Both
houses PASSED the necessary measures
without delay. On June 8 the three |
measures prominent in the presidents an
thrust ieglsiatien--the creation or trade |
commission, the Clayton bill, and the rail- |
road capitalization hili--were passed, but |
1t was not until August that the senate |
adopted the measure creating n federal |
trade commission. The Clayton antitrust
bin did not become law until October.
August 4 both houses unanimously
adopted an amendment to the federal re-
serve act by which the secretary Of the
treasury YVES given power to tssae addl- 4
tlonal bank currency In such amount as
would be necessary TO protect the htasi-
ness situation and avoid financial panic
On September 4 the president once more
addressed congress-. pointing out the need
Of raising additional revenue to meet the
deficit causd by the decline In imports
due to the European war,
The closing days OF the congress PASSED
in an active effort conducted by members
from the cotton.grpwlng states TO obtain
legislation for the retail OF the growers
or the staple.
On October - the frst regular session
OF the Sixty~third congress came 20 an
end.
American Government and Politics.
On January Secretary McAaoo and
Secretary Houston began a series OF
hearings to determine where the new fed
erai reserve banks were to be established
The federal reserve bank system went in.
TO effect November l6. On January 10
tho Washington authorities and the New
York, New Haven and Hartford railroad
officials carsa TO an agreement by which |
the railroad reiinquished Its trolley lines |
Its control of the Boston and Maine. and |
most OF It's steamship lines, In order 10 |
avoid further conflict with the Sherman
antitrust law, President Wilson norll- |
mated John shelton Williams. then assls- |
tant secretary Of the treasury, 20 be
comptroller OF the currency and ex-offaeIa
member OF the new federal reserve beard
On January "a the president signed an
Important order which established per-
naanent civil government In the Panama
Canal Zone. 60 so into effect Aprii l. A
few days later he nominated Col George
W. GoethRls TO be first governor On
February II the government brought suit |
at Salt Lake City 90 compel the Southern
Pacific railroad to ralinquish It's eontroi