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Arizona republican., 1919-10-26
Informal Tea to
 Be Event of Week

informal Tea 10 Be Event of Week
 One of the events scheduled for this week is the informal tea to be given Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Eben Lane as hostess Mrs Lane will en- certain at her home, 326 East Culver street.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-26
To Give Tea for
 Mrs. Beuiah Stanton

To Give Tea for
 Mrs. BeuIah Stanton
 An affair of Halloween week will be the tea Mrs. Rnssel Halstead will give in honor of Mrs. Beulah Stanton. whose marriage to William B. Melee more will be a November event Mrs. Sims Ely Gives Informal Luncheon
 Mrs. Sims Ely was an informal lun- cheon hostess Thursday when she en- tertained Mrs. A. c. Foster, Mrs. E. F.. Kirkland and Mrs. Hugh Campbell. Mrs. Goodrich to Return Early in November
 Mrs. Roy S. Goodrich who has been greatly missed during her long ah- sence on the coast will return from Los Angeles the first of November. Week ends on Coast With Sons At School
 Mrs. Louis Dysart has returned from wee'r end at Beaumont, California
Arizona republican., 1919-10-26
Home From Summer Spent at Flagstaff

from Flagstaff where she passed the summer season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
story's Toughest Task Ahead of the Next CONGRESS

wv TASHINGTON, March 6.-Nevcr
AA before III the history Of the
w United States have so many
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

take the matter summarily out of the
hands of Secretary Baker.
Unless the plan for Withdrawing the
American troops from Russia in the
early spring is carried out before Con-
grees meets. there Will be renewal of
the fight of Senator johnson. of Califor-
MIA, and others to force the Administered
lions hands in this respect also.
That old fundamental difference be-
tween the two political parties. the
tariff, is also scheduled to bob up again
to worry the legislators for the first time
since the war in Europe began. The
Republican House may be expected to
pass a bill imposing higher customs
duties ON many articles. including par
tculary protection for such now war
encouraged industries as dyestuhs. pot
ash and other commodities imported in
the old prcwar days almost exclusively
from Germany. Right here will be pre-
Scnted to the Democrats one grave en-
barrassment. Many Democrats will find
1t very much to their interest to support
val iOuo amendments DIOlcCJlUS lnUuS-
tries in their districts and states which. if
included by the generous Republicans,
will either force them to vote for the
protective measure as a whole or face a
dlscOnccrtng situation at home in the
next campaign.
Just to give one illustration of what
the war has done in this respect Sena-
tor Hitchcock, of Nebraska, one Of the
staunchest of Democrats, has seen de
velop in his state, because of war cond-
lions, a vigorous potash industry which
would be utterly ruined by the adms-
sion, without duties, Of German potash
He can see nothing unreasonable about
the idea of stiff duty on potash
The imposition of Republican tariff,
OF course, including restoration of the
old duties on Sugar-under which, the
Republicans gleefully point out, sugar
sold retail at five cents a pound. thereby
proving their old contention that the
duty has little effect on the price to the
ultimate consumer-would remove the
necessity for many of the burdensome
taxes imposed by the new revenue bill,
the bite of which has so far not really
been felt except by those who have al
ready filled out their income tax state
mcnts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Woman Suffrage Sure
TO Be Important Issue

Woman suffrage viii assuredly come
before the new Congress. There is little
doubt now that the Federal amendment
will receive The necessary two-thirds
vote IN both Houses with but little delay
and be submitted to the states for rati-
fcation
fight to grant suffrage to the Dis
trlct of Columbia and TO give the District
representation at least in the House. is
also in prospect, though with far less
chance Of success.
If the unemployment situation should
continue to be serious it is probable that
the opposition to an old fashioned omni-
bus public building bill will be greatly
reduced, giving one a chance to pass for
the first time in eight years.
President Wilson wants the Council
of National Defence to continue. There
is much difference of opnion in Con.
gress about this. and there will be de-
termined attempts to abolish this organ.
ization
Strenuous laws for the enforcement
Of the prohibition amendment are OK
pectcd to DC passed. Attempts wiz be
made to provide an army of Ninspect-
ors'' and detectives to run down Illicit
dlstilling and brewing and keep the ma
ton as bone dry as possible.
An effort to modify the antitrust
laws, IN the light Of recent DEVELOPMENTS
and of the Webb export bill will Is
made
The magazine publishers are prepar-
ing to make another vigorous fight for
the repeal of the postal zone act, which
has been matter of sharp fighting at
the last several sessions.
The Senate Will have one bitter cleo
ton contest 10 settle--thc Ford New
berry case from Michigan.
Another of the problems of chanpins
the wartime organizations back to a
peace basis is that of the War Risk In.
surance Bureau. If time permits tho
next Congress will reorganize ShiS
bureau 1890
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

however, the next Congress must map
out some sort Of naval building pro-
gramme. If the league has done this,
then the question would come up to
Congress for approval of the leagues
action.
The army appropriation bill and the
army reorganization must also he
worked out. This indeed, is one Of the
very first Jobs which the new session
must attack, since the fiscal year ends
on June so, and there will not be much
opportunity for delay. OF course, the
old habit of passing resolutions contin-
uing last years appropriations for
another month can be pursued, but in
the case of the army this year this will
not be a sensible or economical procc-
durc, and no one is in favor of it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

New York members of the House the
water power situation at Niagara Falls
requires prompt attention. They say I'M
less legislation is enacted before Julv
all the existing plants taking power from
Niagara Falls must close down for lack
of legal authority to withdraw water
from the river above the falls. This
applIes, they say. not only to the tempo
rary permits but to the old grants.
Another great reconstruction and en-
pIoyment proposition is that of Score
tary of the Interior Lane. which passed
the House this time but failed in the
Senate. This is comprehensive svs-
tenn for the utilization of all unused land
which is tit for agriculture. or can be
made so. Carrying an initial appropri
alton Of 100000 600, Secretary Lane
admits that this is but drop in the
bucket, and that revolving fund Of
between four and five billion dollars
should be provided in the near future
Inc total cost of the proposed improve
ment will reach $4,000, 100000. accord
ing to his estimate. He says there are
about 275,0O0,Q00 acres of arid lands
winch can be irrigated swamp lands
which can be drained and cut-over tim
Der lands which can be stumped and
made into farms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Size of The New Arm,
Is Question for Debate

There are almost as many problems
tucked away in this army legislation
as are in the naval bill, and perhaps
wider differences of opinion. The first
consideration is the size of the regular
army. The Secretary of War and gen
eral staff recommended an army of 500
900 men, The House beat this PROPOSE
ton after the committee had reported it,
cutting the size of the army to $4,000
men.
The fight is not over Almost all the
strength of The army establishment, nat
uraly enough, Will be thrown against
this proposed cut, for the reason that
there are almost three times as many
officers provided in the War Department
plan as in the House n}an, SO that the
demotions from ranks attained during
the war will be much sharper if the plan
proposed in the House is accepted than
If the War Department plan can be
pushed through.
Advocates of universal military train
ing, who viii make d hot fight for the
adoption OF their principle at the coming
session. for once in their lives arc fight
ing side by side With the old "lttle
army crowd They declare that if an
army of 800 600, with its quota of Off
GERS, is fastened on the permanent mill
tary establishment there will be no
flow Of promotions for thirty or forty
years; there win be second licutcnants
with white hair, as there were thirty
years after the Civil War, and tho OK
pcnse Of The big establishment Will be
terrific.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

OF the taxes Just imposed so that the
President viii be forced into the position
of telling the country to keep on paving
these taxes instead Of shifting the bur
den from the direct tax to the custom
houses.
Present indications are that the repeal
OF the luxury taxes, about which every
zone IS agreed now, viii be rushed
through without waiting for the new
tariff bill. 1t is also hoped that the
water power and oil lands leasing bills
can be rushed through without great
delay, though this is always question:
able. At the big political dinner of the
common Counsel Club" back in the
winter of l9l5-'l6, Senator Walsh told
the assembled Democrats, including
President Wilson and his Cabinet, that
the big conservation measures had not
been passed by Congress because the peo
pie did not trust the Republican party
to handle these matters, but now That
the Democratic party had amended the
tariff and reformed the currency system
tins problem would be solved without
delay in the interest of all the people.
Three years have dragged by, and
the fourth is crowding in, with this leg
lslatlon still Enacted on by Congress-
The bills would both have been slipped
through at the end of the session had it
not been for Senator La Toilette, who
considered the solution Of the problem
by the Democratic controlled Congress
entirely TOO "reactionary"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Part OF His Plan Is
Called Near Boisheyisn,"

HIS proposal IS to divide the tracts. as
they are improved, into communities
through which good roads will be made
school houses and community centres
bullt and a farmhouse and the necessary
outbulldlngs erected on each farm. The
land Will be given its first ploughing and
TIE INITIAL crop put IN Then each farm
IS TO DC turned over to a purchaser, who
is allowed period ranging up to FORTY
tive years in which to pay to the govern
ment the assessed cost, which includes
each farms share of the cost Of the
roads and other improvements. Interest
VIII be charged the purchaser at the rate
of per cent
Mr.. Lane says he would put 100 600
men at work on this within three months
of the passage of the bill There is a
great deal of opposition to the bill. how
ever. particularly to a clause giving the
Secretary the right to commander land
for his projects, which is characterized
AS near bolshevism" by its opponents
The next Senate will have to ratifv
the peace treaty. If the President
should persist in his refusal to call Con
gress together until his return from
Paris, this probably will be the first
problem put up to the new Upper House.
The attitude Of the Senators of the next
Congress toward the league of nations
as now proposed has been set forth at
great length in speeches and indicated
clearly in the round robin. Certainly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09


there Will be much discussion of il before
any ratification occurs
In the Senate alone, also. VIII centre
the fights over combinations. The only
bitter fight is that over John Shelton
Williams for another hye-year term as
Controller Of the Currency If there
IS no change in existing sentiment, the
next Senate will reject Mr.. Williams,
the Republicans apparently being solidly
lined up against him. while his friends
on the Democratic side are for him only
because of the Presidents insistencc for
the most part, and would not be dis
pleased seriously if he should fall by the
wayside- Mr.. Williamss chances are
distinctly not good.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

Then there Is sure TO be q not fight as
to the revision Of the military law The
exposures by Major General (snce re-
duced by Secretary Of War Baker to
lieutenant coloneD Ansel to the Senate
Military Affairs Committee of the Sc
we're penalties inflicted on young men
in the army for what, in the opinion Of
the legislators, were very mild offences
has already provoked storm, and there
will be a determined effort to force
changes that viii make such penalties
impossible in the future
The National Guard reorganization
problem is another which must be set
tied
Mention of the case Of General Ansell
brings up the whole question of nvest-
cations. There is sure to be whole
flock of them in the coming session. Few
branches of the government will escape
the searchlight Of some committee, and
its errors Of omission and commission
viii be heraldcd TO the country. When
the Democrats came into control of the
House, in 1910, after a long period of
Republican control, there was a wave of
Investigations to uncover whatever ras-
cahtcs had been perpetrated in office for
use on the stump in the ensuing presi-
Dental campaign.
All indications are that this investiga-
ton mania of 1910 by the Democrats
Will sink into nothngness compared with
what the next House and Senate will do.
The activities Of the government have
so greatly increased since that time, so
many new boards and commissions have
been created during the Wilson admin
istration, that the old Stanlcy-Steel,
Mulhull and Pujo-Money Trust investi-
cations will be like a wagon show as
compared to thrce-ring circus
One of the most embarrassing of
these probably will be that of the Office
Of Alien Property Custodian, which will
be pressed in the Senate by CALDER, of
New York, and Frelinghuysen, of New
Jersey. The embarrassment hes in the
fact that Mr.. Palmer has been named
as Attorney General, and there is no
precedent for holding up the nomination
Of Cabinet members.
1t is probable at this tlmc-as midi
Gated by the heavy vote in the Senate on
March 4 in favor of the rehabilitation
within thirty days Of all troops except
the regular army now in the United
Statcs-that there will be an attempt
to put through some legislation forcing
a speeding up of the return of troops
from Europe and Fastening the demobil
ization once they are in this country
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
La Toilette is Sure
to Make Bitter Fi0hf

Mr.. La Toilette can be counted on to
make a long and bitter fight against
these measures in the next session, but it
is thought they will be pushed through
despite his opposition and that of those
who agree with him.
The tremendous Importance of these
measures with respect to reconstruction
and unemployment problems can scarce
ly be overestimated. Senator Jones, of
Washington, told the Senate the other
day that concerns were all ready to start
on projects capitalized at $3.50 600 900
Immediately on the passage of the water
power bill alone. Scventy-tvo per cent
of the potential water power of the coun
try is in states which have little or no
coal. Mr.. Jones declared also that with
the passage of the water power bill the
population of California, Washington
and Oregon would double within ten
years.
Opening up of work on these water
power projects would give employment
to a tremendous number of mon AS
would also the opening up of the oil
fields. The oil lands withdrawals of
some years ago has acted as a brake on
TINS industry comparable only with the
fact that since 1910 no permits have
been possible for water power projects
on navigablo streams.
In the OPINION of some Of the Western
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Expect President and
Congress to Lock Horns

This is one of the propositions on
which Congress and the President are
expected to lock horns. 1t will be one
Of the measures, and there are not as
many Of them as would normally be
expected, where a presidential veto Of
the kind President Taft gave to the
Democratic tariff bills of 1911 and 1912
can be looked fer
Wrapped up in the tariff bill, how
ever, probably will be, according to pres
emit Republican plans, the repeal Of some
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Naval appropriation Bin
Is Hard Nut TO Be Cracked

Another subject which VIII occupy
iong time in all probability before it
reaches the stage where the President
san affix his signature is the naval APP
Preparation bill, which Senator Pcnrose
mildly observed during the closing days
Of the session just over, when unanimous
consent for vote was asked, contained
month debate" There arc many
YeHing questions concerned with the re-
organization of the navy on a peace
oasis' but the stumbling block of the bill
al the session just closed-the building
programme-is apt 10 be a hard nut to
crack.
The bill which failed provided that not
before July !, 1920, the keels Of ten cap
hai ships and ten scout cruisers could
oe laid down. That is, they could if the
resident should think it wise, or he
Gould reduce the number in his discrc-
'Vn' On ne could decide not to have any
.ao down. This was fought because the
''cp' 'hcans felt it would be i club in the
'a'i~0 Of the President at the peace table
"@htin2 either for disarmament or
~ league II nations. On the other
"Sn0 they attacked it as paper
~ and insisted that no discretion
.fa}efef mould be vested in anybody
NV Congress As 70 the me Of the navy.
@'''e 81 ihem declared it you'd be un-
Constitutional for Congress to ATTEMPT to
"ansfer thu discretion
"nether on the return Of the presj-
, ssa' from Paris there will be any fur
'"se need or desire for such discretion
alS powers is a point that cannot safely
projected nov, but If discrctjonarv
pD"e'1 are desired by President Wilson
- secretary Daniels there is not much
. 'a,Ne Of their being granted With re-
g''ean majority Of nearly fifty in tho
Hwer House.
pnsss the league Of NATIONS bau hy
"a ,Sas nfao been formed, and H. ready IN
ss sfnaine Immediately what the rizc Of
- navy Of thu United States shall be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Hot Fight Is Certain
Over military Law Revision

Then there is sure to be hot fight AS
training viii make large army unncc-
ossary, that $1,000 mon would be ample,
while The benefits Of the training, both
~ a way Of preparedness and in the way
Of benefits 10 the young men Of the coun-
try, would be utterly incompatible with
the evil effects Of maintaining 100000
idlers" in a regular standing army.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
immigration Problem 10
Bring on Bitter Fiqhf

NO vote WAS obtained in the House at
this session ON the bill favorablv re-
ported by The House immigration Com
mittee to cut off all immigration abso-
lutely, save those fleeing from religious
prosecutions, for four years There is
strong feeling on both sides and bitter
fight is assured Should the bill pass
the two Houses no indication has been
given of whether the President Will sign
It, His objections, which caused the veto
Of the old immigration bill on two occa-
tons, on the latter occasion the bill be
ing passed over his veto. do not lie
against this measure He opposed then
the Gteracy test as a proper sclectiye
method Of determining whom to admit
as desirable immigrants
Also VIII come up another bill from
the same committee, that dcporting I'M
desirable aliens, which failed to reach
action by the House at this session.
The so-called Americanization bin is
another measure which Viii be vigor-
ously pressed by Secretary of the In
terror Lane. This aims TO eradicate
illiteracy among adults as we'll as chil-
dren all over the country within six
years. 1t Will break up, Nh Lane says.
the German and other communities OF
transplanted foreigners. making Amefi-
cans Of all
Mr. Lane points out in defence of his
bill that 20 per cent of the families IN
the United States at the present time
speak in their home life some language
other than English. The bill provide
for cooperation between state and FED
eral authorities with view to making
English the universal language IN this
country and ending illitcracy.
Much attention was attracted to The
failure. when Congress adjourned. Of the
appropriation of 10000. 600 for carry
ing on the construction Of ships and
other work of the shipping board. The
new Congress must not only make this
appropriation, with such limitations as it.
see fit, but it must map out a whole
new policy with regard to the American
merchant marine. 1t must determine
whether the government will operate the
ships, lease them to private corporations
or sell them. 1t must decide whether to
change the present seamens laws, IN
Guiding the La Toilette seamen's act,
and, perhaps, if the President vetocs the
legislation accomplishing all these things,
work out some plan less satisfactory 10
1t which the President viii sign. That
problem, of course. Is present on ali the
legislation passed by the next Congress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
viii Be Slow " Ork
Even i'm the House

1t is expected that in the recess the
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee Republicans will work out
some plan for the solution of this prob
lem, so that when the next session con-
vencs there Will be no long delay in re-
porting bill to the House and starting
the legislative machine grinding this
particular grist.
In the very nature of things, how
ever, this measure is one that will move
with only moderate speed through the
House, and with sowness that is apt
TO be somewhat wearing on the country
when It comes to the Senate. Every
shade of opinion as to the question is
represented in The Upper House as we'll
as the Lower and viii be expressed, it
can he confidently predicted. with little
rgard for the passage of days and
week.
As Nh. McAdoo pointed out, there are
iTcc forms Of solution-governmen
ownership more rigid government con-
'rol than in the past, but a continuance
Of private ownership and the old plan
There arc innumerable variations of
these plans. For instance, there is the
plan suggested by S. Davies Warfeld,
representing an aggregation of security
owners, which provides for division of
the profits over a given percentage be-
tween the companies, the employees and
the government; and there is the plan
OF the brotherhoods and other employees,
which would divide the profits between
the government and the employees, after
the government takes the roads over,
nut with q reservation that in case of q
deficit that should be made good out of
inc ederal treasury-or by taxing the
people
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Country Is Demanding
Return of the Troops

The new Congress viii convene with
every office swampcd with letters urging
hurry in getting boys out Of the army,
and there will be a strong disposition,
unless some very radical move is made
meantime by the War Department, to