Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-23
MORE TEETH IN FOOD CONTROL ACT
HOUSE VOTES DRASTIC CHANGES
$4,000 fine FOR PROHTEERING
HASTEN TREATY
Start Work on Amend
mentS Today

In EHurt to Report II Out OF Cuna-
mittes Before End Of Next Weess
-One Of First Amendments 10 N
considsrea Will Do Shantunu
Washington. Ang- 2e-In q deIer-
mined esfnrt I'd report the peace
treaty before the end OF next week.
the Senate foreign relations commit
tee suddenly interrupted its public
Hearings rofay and arranged 10 60
To work tomorrow ON proposed
amendments and reservations.
Although one witness VIII be heard
Monday members thought ii might
be the last hearing before the rreaty
was reported. Il was Indicated that
the waiting list Of others who are 10
appear later would not be permitted
m stand IN the why of IN early re-
port
Senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska. the
Democratic leader. declared his be-
lief thai the report would be laid
before the Senate during the coming
week and asserted that he had been
assured the Republicans would CO.
operate 10 the end Some Republi-
can members agreed with his pre-
dictinn but Chairman Lodge declined
ID say when he thought the commit
tee would act
Late today plans 10 expedite fhe
consideration of amendments were
discussed at a conference Of Pepup-
6can members Of the COMMITTEES and
they will go over the subject again
rumurruw morning before The cum
mi1tes session begins. II ID likely
that among the first amendments
! voted On win he one proposing to
strike eut or modify the articles giv
ing Japan cnurrol in Shanrung prev
ince. China
The story az the nesctatiuns rusulf-
ing in the ShHntung provision was fnlr
tn tina cnmm1rree by Ruf H Z. wH.
lfxms. who was technical adviser n
the American peace deIega ion.
He said ne had strongly ohjected'
70 the settlement reached, and faaunrn-
the American delegates SHOULD NOT have
zsssrted 70 it
during the day there was more de-
hate ON the treHty in the Senate. Sena-
tor Thomas. Democrat. Colorado, crit
iclz ng the provision for an inrernatinn-
a. labor organization, and Senator Fail
Republican, New Mex;cn, taking e.
csptiun TO inflammation given t,1e cnm-
mitree by President wilson Regarding
the resumption Of trade with Germany.
whether he WON vote fnr the treaty
Senator Thomas Expressed grave duubr
as 10 the wisdom of the lab-r provisions
and said there were articles in the la
ber section which seemed 10 violate
the American constitution by delegat-
ing Legislative and judicial functions r
international bodies
SenRtnr Fall referring 10 a Statement.
by the President that. SO far as he
knEw, the United States WIS not trad
ing with Germany, declared there had
been suspension of the trading with the
enemy act winch could be efferted only
by presidential authority. and that mer-
chant vessels were sailing direct ne
tween American and German parts
The export trade 10 Germany IN June
he said. amounted 10 ssBsea0a
No explanation was made OF the de.
els ON 10 begin work On amendments n
! euce in the but II is known To have
seHn reached after Democratic members
had renewed their requests FIR eRrls
action and after some Of the Repuhli-
can senators. not ON the committee. had
sxnreHsed strong disapproral Of delay.
,<-.~
nesses summoned yesterday.
On Monday the committee viii
| hear Joseph w Folk who was II
have appeared tomorrow. On behalf
! of the Egyptians. The succeeding
DAYS up to Friday are 10 be devot-
ed 10 work on amendments In the
hnpe of agreement on a report by
I Thursday night
On Friday the Creeks and other
mid European peoples are 10 be
heard, and On Saturday a session
! with be devoted To Irish claims.
Once IN the Senate. the treaty In
expec1ed 10 be under debate for
some weeks befnre final action and
committee members pointed out thai
a supplemental report might be filed
Developments today pointed with
increasing certainty to the cnmpiefs
Collapse Of the effurt TO pass q
compromises resolution along tbs
lines Of Pressaenf Wilson:s sugges-
zion fur reservations apart from tht
ratification itself. Republican lead
ers declared that presentation of thu
resolution had Revealed hevunt