The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-09-11
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Republican voted against the report.
Otherwise the reports was made on
party lines. The DemOcrates of the
committee will submit minority re-
port against the reservations and the
amendments. The debate Is fOrcaSted
to begin in the Senate about the 10Th.
An increase of $50 in the annual
wages of all pOstOffice employees is
provided by Il bill which passed the
House last Thursday and was sent to
the Senate. The increase is retrOac-
tive to July LIST last and affects 2JO.-
900 postoffice employees.
William c. Redfield. Secretary of
Commerce in President Wilson's cab
met, has rendered his resignation,
which is to be effective November l..
He denies that he is leaving the cabinet
because of friction and says he Is mere
ly anxious to attend to his private af-
fairs after spending more than eight
years in Washington.
The eleventh convention of the Ma
tional Federation Of Postal Employees,
held in Washington last week. adopted
Il resolution asking the Government for
increases in salaries amounting to GO
per cent Also they asked for Il A.
| hour week with time and Il half for
| overtime and an allowance of thirty
days each year for sick leave.
DIR. Samuel q. lnmall. of New York.
an officer Of the League of Free Ma
lions. who has Travelled extensively in
Mexico. defended CarranZa before the
Senate Investigating committee Monday
and said that Intervention in Mexico
would greatly delay the development
of the pan-American idea by intensity
ing the suspicion Of the South American
peoples of the imperialistic designs OF
the United States.
Washington officials are said, in I;
dispatch of Monday. to regard the re
ports from Mexico City of conspiracy
against the life of carralEa and the
spreading of rumOrS Of American III
PREVENTION in the Mexican Republic t.
have been put forth by the government
itself for the purpose Of unifying the
Mexican people in the support of thu
CarranZa regime. That the influence
of the carranza party is weakening i.
seen in these events and others of re
cent date. according to the Washington
officials.
| senator binknedu. OF LAldDdnld, Is
sued Il statement from Washington las
Saturday urging that the South maxi
arrangements as quickly as possible t
furnish credits to European countrie
that will enable them to buy the 1900,
900 bales of export cotton that will b.
available from this years crop. TX
) says that the Government cannot Fl
nance the movement Of the crop ant
that the Southern people will have t
: do so in order to avoid the consequence
} for 10th themselves and the European
| customers of the great diSadvantag
and hinderance of the heavy exchang
rates.
: Friends of Capt. Leonard +. Mat
lock. the officer who recently rescue
the two American aviators held fO
ransom by bandits in Mexico and the
5 led Il punitive expedition against til
Misunderstanding many of them-ar
l trying to obtain for him a congre.
sional medal and an act Of Congress
retiring him on the same terms i,
thirty-year enlisted men are retired
The Captain has served nearly til
f thirty years required but injuries +,
Gently received in the discharge of dut
$ will force him to retire from the servic
D before his thirty years Of enlistment
$ finished