Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-02-12
WORLDS
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RSELY and
BRIEFLY TOLD
Washington

Secretary Bryan shut of all Asiatic
exclusion legislation at the present
session of congress with statement
to the house immigration committee at
Washington that any agitation of the
subject would involve present diplo-
matte relations between this country
and Japan and Mexico.
President Wilson announced at
Washington that he would endeavor TO
have repealed at the present session
of congress that provision of the Pana-
ma canal act which exempts American
coastwise ships from the payment Of
tolls. He made his position clear to
callers in unequivocal terms.
Postmaster General Burleson an
nounced at Washington that he did not
approve Of postmasters' conventions
under present conditions. He said too
much time was lost by postmasters
and other employees.
The United States has issued call
for the third peace conference at The
Hague next year 1t took this action
at the request of Queen Wilhelmina Of
Holland.
This bill attempts to Russianize
America; il would establish a censor
ship over the press by the postmaster
general American newspapers will
not tolerate IT," Such was the com
ment OF Senator Hitchcock to fellow
members Of the senate banking and
currency committee at Washington at
the hearing on the stock exchange reg
ulation bin offered by Chairman Owen
| A constitutional amendment abolish
ing absolute divorce with the privi-
lege OF remarriage was introduced In
the senate at Washington by Senator
Ransdell OF Louisiana.
The Burnett immigration bill provid-
ing literacy test for applicants for ad-
mission to the United States was
passed by the house at Washington
by a vote OF PAL to 126. All proposed
amendments relating to the exclusion
of Asiatic immigrants previously had
been eliminated.
Preparations are being made by the
weather bureau for the establishment
OF a bureau and substations in the
Panama canal zone to warn ships.
A protest against the USE OF fire.
arms and the employment of armed
guards and private detectives In la
Dor disputes and strikes was made by
Secretary w. b. Wilson OF the depart
| ment of labor in his first annual re-
port submitted TO President Wilson at
Washington.
House Democrats In caucus al
Washington sustained President VIII
son In his position that female suf-
frage is a state and not federal
issue. BY a decisive vote OF 127 TO
50 they adopted a resolution referring
the question back to the states and re-
fused congressional action.
Vice President Marshall laid before
the senate at Washington a resolution
from the committee on privileges and
elections that Frank p. Glass 10 not
entitled to seat In the senate OF the
United States as q senator from Ala
| bama."
Following spirited debate the SEN
ate at Washington. adopted by Al 10
IL Senator Norris resolution request
ing the interstate commerce commits.
sion to ascertain whether In the las.
six years the United States Steel cor
poration has been guilty OF giving or
| receiving rebates.
That experts Of the navy depart,
ment at Washington juggled stats.
tics in the navy year book for 1918 80
as to make the American navy appear
inferior to Germany's. and thereby set
the United States down from second
to third place as sea power. was
charged by members OF the house who
oppose big navy"
Domestic.