Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-10-24
Washington

Washington
While America talks and talks
some more, opportunity fulfill her
duty to the small states created by
the war awaits the formal re.establish,
ment, says Secretary Redfield OF the
department Of labor and commerce.
From the elevation of the spirit OF
war times, the secretary says we
have reacted into an apparent orgy
OF class selfshness varied by mob VIC.
lence. He says It seems that America
has made up her mind to let Europe
go to the devil and the devil take
the hindermost"
Secretary of Commerce Redfield
says Europe cant pay us what she
owes now, and urges extension of the
time for payment. We have the
means OF paying ourselves for the
goods We ship, nd they have not the
means OF paying us now.
Foreigners who withdrew their first
citizenship papers to escape service
in the army during the world war
are protected against deportation by
the United States by treaties with
their countries, Secretary Of State
Lansing has informed congress which
is trying to deport all men who evad.
ed the duty required of every Ameri.
can citizen.
A provisional division OF 5000 Unit
ed States regulars, assigned for serv'
ice in the American army Of occupa.
tion in Germany sailed from Hobo.
ken on the transport President Grant.
Saving to the government of bill
lion dollars year will result from
the passage of legislation providing
for national budget, the house appro-
priation committee thinks
The French government is wrought
up over the strenuous wooing by the
American soldiers of French girls,
and has the United States govern.
ment TO spank its children and
make them little more gentle
The longdebated Shantung amend
ment to the peace treaty, was rejected
in the senate with a majority Of an
even score against It. In the vote OF
thirty.fiye to fiftyfye, fourteen repub
licans swung oyer to the protreaty
forces, while three democrats lined up
with those supporting the proposal.
OF the six senators absent, two re-
publicans We're put on record as in
favor of the amendment and one re.
publican and three democrats are
it.
While fayoring universal military
training, Henry l.. Stimson, secretary
Of war under President Taft. told the
senate military affairs committee that
the peacetime army of $4,000 officers
and men proposed by the war depart .
ment was too large.
Officials of both the state and treas
ury departments emphatically denied .
reports from London that the United
states had made a loan of $4,000 900 .
to the Ukrainian government OF the
50 ,656, 419 ,494Si in credits established
by the United States in behalf of for
airn nations since April, 1917, none
has gone to Ukraine nor any other
government
Secretary Glass put his name to
check for s2,64s309, 17153, said 10
nave been the largest ever drawn. It
was made yable TO the United
States. but did not involve a transfer
Of that amount of money II was
made necessary to account for redemp-
ions of certificates of Indebtedness and
other obligations in June
Doctor Grayson says that the con.
dtion of President Wilson is very
hopeful and the treatment has been
for the patient
Rodman Law is dead at the govern.
ment hospital at Camp Sewer. He
was noted for his daredevil feats
dlt was DlblHtl VI mum Law Tue
aviatrix. Law was "a years of age.
He has been a patient at the United
States public service hospital for sew.
sral months, having been sent to
Ireenvlle from Kelly Field, Texas
Failure of the government cotton
'eport, issued some time ago, to rec
,gnize the abandonment of fields, is
blamed as causing an estimated yield
If more than ten million bales of cot.
on this year.
Quick action by congress on a res
,lution ordering the agricultural de-
,artment to issue a new cotton report
m November 2, showing the crop
condition as of October 25, was prom.
sed by house leaders. Representa-.
i've Byrns, South Carolina, author OF
he resolution, announced that he ex
ected to obtain house consideration
nder a unanimous consent agreement
iuch action was delayed by other Leg
Station holding the right Of way al
unfinished business, and a preyiousl
rider OF business will similarly prey
ent action at once. H.