The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-07-26
MAY DELAY VOTE ON
TREATY TILL OCTOBER

Washington, July 25-(Specia1 y
The refusal of the foreign affairs com |
mittee of the Senate to authorize the !
President to name a representative of I
the United States to sit with the re- |
paration committee of the allied and |
associated powers in France, was taken |
by democrats to mean that the repub- |
lican opponents of the league of ma
tons will cling together ever to the |
bitter end
The republicans, with the exception |
of Senator McCumber. who is a sup
porter of the league of nations. voted
in a body Their reason. according |
to their statements was that the Pres |
dent had no authority to name a men, |
Der of the reparation committee-and |
no other man or body of men had such |
authority-prior to the ratification of
the pending treaty.
The reparation committee as result, |
will sit. without the United States be-
ing represented-will sit, and in all
probability, proceed to render important
decisions and make awards. If under
such conditions, the republicans re-
fused to permit the naming of a COM
missioner from the United States, will
not they continue to refuse to permit
the ratification of the treaty and the
| league of nations?
| The President has been made aware
| of the serious nature-if not the last
! ing nature-of republican opposition.
His course has not been determined,
| Recent illness has prevented his EN-
| ployment of aggressive tactics If he
desired to employ such tactics. The
idea grows, however, that the President
will follow his precedent. we'll as
| his formerly expressed determination,
and go to the prime source of author
ity, the people.
| He believes the people, almost solid
| ly, support the league of nations. 1t is
understood that he feels certain the
| people will not permit the republican
party destroy the league and-the
prospect of long if not permanent
peace.
The indications are that many weary
weeks will have elapsed before the
| treaty is subjected to the strength of
| its opposition in the Senate. The SEN
| ate. on account of the desire of prac-
/ rically all its members to explain them
selves by means of long and learned
! speeches. has not as yet finished the
! FORMAL reading of the columinous doc
| ument. L may safely be predicted
that the committee when it is formally
in possession of the treaty. will ponder
over its every word and clause 1t is
| the best judgment of conservative de-
mocrats that republicans will hold the
treaty in committee for at least
month.
In all probability. this momentous
peace document. containing what is
| termed the most important proposal
ever before the Senate of the United
| States, will not be finally disposed
! of before October.
lCLAIM KILOGRAMS
ARE BEING INSPIRED
Warrington, July 25-(Special)-As
many hundred Alabamians sent kilograms
and letters protesting against the pass
age of the Kenyon bill regulating the
| Zig packers of Chicago, they will prob
ably be interesed in the alleged evidence
of Senator Kenyon that packers not only
inspired the propaganda" but in in
| stances bore the burden of expense
After a brief speech, Senator Kenyon
] printed the following telegram in the
/ Congressional Record:
/ Armour Co. representatives actively
| working this section among retail grocers
| influencing them write or telegraph
Washington opposition to Kenyon bill, in
| troduced to prevent monopoly food prod
ucts by big five packers. If you are flood.
ed with protests in their behalf you will
4 know what pressure is being brought to
bear by big five packers. just advised
| using same methods through the south.
No doubt all over the country many re-
tail grocers may be influenced. Com
| municate with you their behalf by smooth
/ tcngued trained representatives. One of
! Armour's representative admitted all their
statesmen were called into meeting. No
doubt they will be instructed along this
/ line as well as other distributors. Food
products are beginning to feel pressure
of control in canned goods. Rice, salmon
and many other lines other than meats.
Unless Kenyon bill is passed we believe
it will practically be but one source of
supply. Food commodities competition is
the life of trade and will be obliterated.
We only ask to be placed on a competi-
tive basis and that special privileges en-
joyed by the big five packers in trans
portation be discontinued
THE KENNEWEG CO,
Wholesale Grocers.
JOHN G. LYNN, President
Senator Overman of North Carolina. fol-
lowing Senator Kenyon, said:
Mr. President: | am receiving. and I
presume every other senator is receiv-
ing, kilograms and letters from mer-
chants and retailers all over the country
similar to those which have been received
by the senator from Iowa, and which
he has read. The packers. through their
own agents, are getting up these letters
and kilograms at their own expense and
sending them here to senator's"