The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-03-06
Washington, D. G.

Bill Sunday morning. after an all-night
session.
Norman Hapgood has been named as
Minister to Denmark, succeeding DIR.
Maurice Egan.
4. Mitchell Palmer. of Pennsylvania,
has been named as Attorney General
to succeed Acknowledgement Gregory.
retired.
Nominations Of hundreds of post
masters We're sent to the Senate by
presidend Wilson February 10Th, most
of them being denominations.
Thomas w. Gregory. retiring Attor-
neyGeneral, will accompany President
Wilson to Paris as advisor and assist
ant at the Peace Conference.
Herbert Hoover has been appointed
by President Wilson as Director Gen
eral to Ee in charge of the S1OO.OOe,OCO
fund for relief Of European famine Suf-
ferers, recently appropriated by Con
greSS.
The Republicans have threatened to
defeat by tilibuster the passage Of the
bill authorizing the next Liberty Loan
in order that the President may be
forced to call an extra session Of the
new Congress, which is Republican in
both branches.
\ Republican conference of congress
men Thursday night of last week NOM
mated Frederick II. Gillett, Of MasSa-
chuSettS. as Speaker of the National
House of Representatives. The nomi-
nation was made Oh the first ballot
James Il. Mann. of Illinois, ran second.
Thursday of last week President
Wilson, on foot. led the parade Of re-
tuarned veterans down Pennsylvania
Avenue. in Washington They were
some thousands of The men who fought
in France duriyS the great offensive.
Many of theip>parents were also in the
parade.
In conlk3fance with resolution of
fered " Senator Ransdell. Of this
state. Secretary Lane has furnished an
estimate whereby it is shown that III
per cSnt Of the total known oil supply
of tie United States has ,een ex-
hauJed. not counting the oil shale de-
| posts in three states \ total produc.
tionsof 4.59S. S.OOO,OOO barrels is shown.
| Senator Knox. of PENNSYLVANIA. in {,
speeth in the Senate last Saturday. bit
terlv attacked the proposed League OF
Nations constitution on the ground. ht
said, sthat it conflicts with the consti
tutiolt of the United States. reduce.
American sovereignty. violates h {
Monroea Doctrine and would promote
war rather than minimize the chance:
of war.
The Gay Amendment to the suffrage
law provides that the Federal Govern
ment shall not interfere in state affairs
in the enforcement Of the right to vote
The Southern congressman hsve~11s1:
opposed the measure because it In
wolves matter. thus eliminated. tina
would have brought the race question
to the fore in the granting of the righ
to women to vote in Southern states.
Representative Johnson. of Soutl
Dakota, Grating, in the House again>
the court martial system in force il
the Army. said last Thursday that ST
soldiers of the American Expedition
AIRY Force had been sentenced to deaf
and would he executed unless some
body did something to stop it. Gel
Pershing. he said. had refused Il
order from the War Department cal
ing for the records in the cases.
The National Democratic Executiv
, Committee. in session in WaShingto
Wednesday of last week. electe
Homer :. Cummings. of COnnecticu
Chairman. voted Il complete reorsan
ZatiOn for progressive campaign du
f 1920. passed Il resolution greeting I'll
, President on his return and cOllgrat,
, lating him upon his achievements /;
the Peace Conference. and also pasSe
another resolution favOring the feder;
enfranchiSement of women. A natiOl
wide wOnlan'S auxiliary was al:
created.
=. A committee representing fourtee
: states called at the White HOu
Wednesday of last week to lay befG
President Wilson their plans for pr
viding homes for discharged soldier
: \ bill is pending before Congre
y which embraces the ideas Of the col
: mittee. and Secretary Tumulty assu
I, ed them that the bill was favored al
y by the President, who would short
take active steps to further its paSs;,
to the extent of his ability and inf
= ence Texas Oklahoma. Arkansas Ill
Louisiana We're represented Oh t
committee.
Several hundred veterans just !
turned from overseas have signed Il |
tition addressed to the United stat
- Government through Secretary of W
: Baker. asking that all slackers evade
= of the draft and critics of the war NJ
held i'll prisons on such charges be
- leased. The petition recites that X,
~ sia. Germany. Italy and other natio
IL have already released their polite
a prisoners and it i'll beseemS the natl
leading the world in democracy to
less liberal. The petition was pass
OH to President Wilson by Secret;'
4 Baker without recommendation or co
nf nent.
a. President Wilson. at Il dinner civ
ce by him to congressman Of the Forei
III Relations Committees of the HOl
and Senate Wednesday night of i
IS week. told his guests that unless
~ League of Nations was formed to $
rs bilize world affairs that turmoil Il
Mt chaos beyond description would res
in in Europe The President seemed
ct. think that only by the United Sta
ss- entering the League Ind using
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