The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-03-07
Washington

Washington
President Wilson has denied the
published story Of his views on the
irish questions. John Sharp Williams,
Mississippi senator, says the presi-
dent. when asked about Ireland, re-
Dlied that the league of nations had
nothing to do with domestic ques-
tions.
Differences between Democratic and
Republican leaders over the legisia-
tive situation, echoes from which have
been heard daily since President Will
son made known his determination not
to call an extra session OF the new
congress until his return from France,
may be forced to an issue in the SEN
ate with the calling up of the victory
loan" bill. The Democrats are quoted
as being resolved to push the loan
measure.
London dispatch says: at is nee
essary to hold the Dutch army ready
against any effort to annex Dutch ter
ritory. the Dutch minister declared
in an address to the second chamber.
He said disarmament at present would
be dangerous"
A Paris dispatch says: st would be
difficult to exaggerate the success OF
President Wilson's first speech at
home, SO far as it's Paris audience is
concerned. President Wilson accurate
ly, forcefully and courageously put be-
fore the American people the condl-
tons in Paris, and it is further felt
that he is fighting in America to save
all the best possibilities of the Paris
conference"
News comes by way of Copenhagen
that Norman Hapgood of New York
has ben appointed American minister
to Denmark in succession to DR.. Maui
rice Egan, who resigned on account OF
ill health.
Nomination of Hugh G. Wallace OF
Tacoma, Wash, to be ambassador to
France, has been confirmed by the
Senate.
Authoritative opinion of American
navy officials apparently is definitely
crystalized against any proposal 10
sink the surrendered German fleet
An outline obtained of the views held
in Washington pointed out that such
course would represent sheer eco
nomic waste for which there could pc
no possible excuse.
Special allowances for travel and
subsistence are classed as compensa-
ton on which men in the military or
naval service are not required to make
income tax returns or pay taxes. pro-
viding the total does not exceed $3.-
500 for 1918.
Representative Frederick H. Gillett
of Massachusetts was nominated on
the first ballot by the Republican con-
ference as the party candidate for
sneaker in the next house of represen-
tatives.
The administration bill appropriat-
ing one billion dollars to fulfill the gov
ernment's guarantee of wheat prices
to the farmers for the 1919 crops was
passed by the senate, without material
amendment, and now goes to confer
ence
Uncertainty over the status of rail
roads in the immediate future has been
largely removed by Director General
Hines, announcement after comforting
with President Wilson that the gov
eminent would not turn the roads back
to private management until congress
had more opportunity to consider a
nermanent program of legislation.
Homer S. Cummings, of Connecticut,
has been reelected chairman of the
national Democratic committee and
the committee voted complete reor-
ganization for an aggressive campaign
in 1920.
Three additional cases of soldiers in
this country sentenced to be shot by
courts-martial for military offenses and
whose sentences were either RENTED
or committed by President Wilson,
have been made public by the war de-
partment.
Major General Crowder, judge adj
vocate general of the army, appearing
before the senate military committee
at a resumption of hearings on the
courtmartial situation, said that all i'm
prisonment sentences imposed on men
of the army during the war and found
upon review to be too severe would be
mitigated through the presidents pow
er of remission.
1t will cost the American people
about billion and quarter dollars
a year for the next twenty-five years
to pay off the war debt, in addition to
interest of $765,OOO,O00 year.