The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-15

cra government and the states af" I"
cooperate. OF course the federal gov
eminent cannot compel the states I"
cooperate. II will be optional with
any state whether it shall enter int"
an arrangement with the federal gov
eminent 70 look out for persons diS-
abled in any of the industries emu
morutcd. In case state desires IL CO.
operate i'm the work it will pay half
the expense.
Many Disabled in Industry.
The military records show that
there were in round numbers 2GlVn
casualties IA the United States army
during the recent war. The federal
bureau of statistics finds thar there
are in this country nj the present time
some 10000 persons who were dis
abled while employed in industry.
This number does not include persons
who suffer disabilities from street nc
cidentS. train accidents, accidents on
| farms. i'm homes and in Sundry other
places. II is estimated that the total
number of disabled persons in this
country ut any one time is much larger
| from civil life than from the military
! casualties i'm Europe during the recent
war.
The administration of the new voca-
| tiOnal act is To be lodged in the exist
ing federal board of vocational educa-
ton. The bill rs it has passed the
house appr0priatcS SJOO.o0o for the tiS-
cal wear ending June 80. 1920; SIJo,OH
for the fiscal year ending June 30,
| 1921, and 81 .OOO.Oo0 for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1922 The legislation
contcmplatcS an annual appropriation
of 81 100000 after June 80. 1923. There
is provision which authorizes the fed
ernl vocational board 10 receive gifts
and donations from either public or
private sources. This provision was
nut in because some wealthy persons
had expressed a desire To contribute
fo fund for rehabilitation work OF
this character
The senate last June passed bill!
somewhat similar to the bin which has
lust passed the house and ii is rea-
Souable To assume that since both
branches of the legislative body have
expressed themselves i'm favor of this
new kind of vocational legislation. 1t
will not be difficult to reconcile the
conflicting provisions of the two bills
Final Action on Treaty Near.
Ratification of the treaty of peace
with Germany by the United States
senate seems to be near ut hand
The recent test votes in the sen
ate have indicated clearly thai
body's desire to embody what it deems
appropriate reservations in the reso
luton of ratification. 1t may take sew
eral weeks to bring about an agree
ment on the number of reservations
and their phraseology. but it seems tt
be settled as well as anything can bs
: settled in advance of formal actor
that the treaty will be ratified witt
reservations.
Many of the senators are expressing
a desire that the final vote shall h'
reached not later than November 10
: Ii will be the policy of the senate 81
to frame the reservations as not to re
u quire the return of the treaty TO the
peace conference. 1t will he necessar!
for the government of the Unitet
States. acting through Its state de
; partment. to submit the reservation:
u to the various signatOries to the treat!
; for their approval. 1t Is very general
: Iy believed that. since the reserva
] tons will in no sense change 'he Ian
u guage of the treaty. the Other sigma
tories will agree to them.
OF course the senate may choose Il
debate the proposed reservations 70
several weeks. but every effort is be
ing made by the more influential o
:, the senators to obtain a gentleman
! agreement to the effect that debate
shall be limited. The senate as whole
for the first time since the treaty wa
submitted to il on the tenth Of las
II Julv is showing a keen interest 4
finish with Il. This Ia due in part. sen
ators say, to the fact that the senat
itself has tired of the subject. and il
! part to somewhat widespread de
VI mand from out over the country tina
J. the treaty be disposed of.
4 Might Be At a Disadvantage.
e There is yet another reason that
# having some influence on the senate
y and IL is the knowledge that Grea
% Britain, France and Italy have ratifie
l. the treaty and can put it into effeC
n rs To themselves any day by film
It their notices of ratification In Paris
l. II is asserted that the United States
l. since it intends to accept the treat!
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