Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-26
PASSES war RISK
INSURANCE BILL
WITHOUT DISSENT
Measure lnSureS American YES
sells Trading Over Seas Dur
ing European Trouble.
open DOOR" is DEMANDED
Senator GaIlinger in Resolution In
sists Upon the Continuance of
u. S. Policy in China-Diplo-
mats Returning to Capital.

mats returning 10 capital.
Washington, Aug. 22.-By a vote of
IS 10 rs, the senate rejected the Ken
yon amendment to the Clayton anti
trust bill making crininally liable
| officers and directors Of common car.
riers who intentionally or negligent
! ly suffer" funds of the corporation to
be embezzled or misapplied
Washington, Aug 22-The senate
by viva voce vote passed the war
risk insurance bill providing insur-
] ance for American vessels travelling
] over seas during the European war.
Before passing the bill an amendment
offered by Senator McComber of North
Dakota was adopted permitting the
board intrusted with fixing rates of
insurance to TX those rates lower
than the rates fixed by belligerent
soTernments fer their own merchant
vessels. Another amendment adopt.
ed provides that the war risk insur-
/ ance bureau shall be abolished imme-
! diately upon the termination of the
! war.
Senator Lane of Oregon offered an
amendment providing for the insur-
ance OF the officers and men sailing
On the merchant vessels during the
! war. This vas rejected.
Washington Hears From China.
Il was learned at the state depart
rlent that the inquiry of the Chinese
government relative to the trustee
ship OF the United States in the trans
fer Of Kiauchau from Germany to
China has reached the department,
and that the matter will be taken up
with the president by Secretary
Bryan. The secretary would not
comment on the matter, saying:
an not prepared at the present
tine to comment IL any way or the
far East situation and it is not prob
abe that We viii i've any Official an
nCGnceme2t to maze Cn this subject
FOR some time to come"
Insists on open Door Foley.
a resolution reaff1rming the atti-
tude OF the United States toward the
Integrity CT China and insisting upon
the continuance CT the open door"
policy IN that country, was introduced
in the senate by Senator Ga!linger,
Republican leader in The senate.
it was referred to the foreign reia-
items committee.
TIE text OF the resolution follows:
Whereas Recent developments
pC.Gt 70 the extension into the regions
Of the far East, OF the existing armed
cClEicl Ct ElIcre, be It
Received, That the United States
rea---I:l IL altitude as TO the territor-
il. integrity OF China, and renew its
adherence to the principle Ct the
open door in that republic
BE il further TeS0lved that the
United States could net view with in.
difference any sug3 -sticn locking to
the alteration Of I'll exiting territor
la status qGo Ct the Islands Ct the Pa.
CHE anu Oceanica CT to any change in
the character c. their pI 9sen: occupa.
ticn and settlement"
Diplomats Return to Capital.
Prompted by a desire to keep in
close touch with the state depart
ment on the war situation abroad, and
because their summer leaves of alb
senca are expiring, the diplomats ac-
credited to Washington are coming
back to the capital The German am
bassador, Count Won Bernstorff, is
supposed to be on his way from the
scene of war. The French ambassa-
dor, j. J. Jusserand, who was in
France at the opening of the war, is
expected here soon. The entire staff
of the British embassy, with the ex-
ception of Ambassador Spring-Rice,
who is in England, has returned from
the summer embassy at Manchester,
Mass.
The ambassador from Russia, NJ.
Gorge Bakhmeteff, and the Italian am
bassador, Constantin Theodor Dumba,
will stay for a few weeks longer at
the seashore, sending messengers here
from time TO time
Both the Japanese ambassador, Wis
count Chinda, and the Chinese minis
ter. Kai Flu Shah, have remained here
during the hot weather. They are in
constant communication with their
governments and keep watch on state
department developments concerning
the war.
The German charge d'affaires, Han
Tel Won Haimhausen, has been In
Washington for some time.
TWO Killed, Four Injured
Boston, Mass, Aug. 22.-Two men