The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-02-13

granting credits of $l5OOOO.0OO for
viate conditions In those countries
He says: 1T is unthinkable TO me
that we should withhold from those
people, who are In such mental and
physical distress the assistance which
can be rendered by making available
on credit small proportion Of our
expOrtable surplus Of food which
would alleviate the situation
Prospects Of agreement In the SEN
ate on the peace treaty dwindled still
further last week. The bipartisan eom-
mittee. unofficial. was looked to by the
more hopeful for solution Of the
| tangle. but the chances were not good.
| Article ten and the Monroe doctrine
clause were the sticking points. Sen
atOr Hitchcock peeyed by the contIn-
ued delay, threatened to take the
whole matter before the senate In open
| session. but later said he would not
do that until all hope of settlement
by private negotiation had failed. 9th
err senators said nothing would be
gained by throwing the treaty back
into the senate in the near future.
The president has promoted" Sec
rotary Of Agriculture Houston to sue
coed Mr.. Glass as secretary OF the
treasury. and has appointed Edwin T
Meredith of Iowa to the place Mr.
Houston will vacate. The changes will
take effect as soon as Mr.. Glass Is
sworn I'm as senator. The new sec
rotary Of agriculture Is both practl
cal farmer and business man. He Il
the editor Of Successful Farming anc
before establishing that paper was
publisher of the Farmers Tribune. ii,
Is president of the Associated Adver
Using Clubs OF the World, director
Of the Chicago Federal Reserve banl
and WAS one of the excess profits ad
, visers Of the treasury department an
pointed In 1917. He has said that on
OF his first undertakings as head Of tn
department Of agriculture will be 4
|
ting crops to market without to-
much lost motion" There has bee
, | evidence that Mr.. Houston was no
| very popular with the farmers. an
: the change Is counted on by the lead
ers Of the Democratic party TO restor
F.. good relations between the farmer
: and the administration.
! 1t was said In Washington that Sci
, rotary OF the Interior Lane desire
p to retire from the cabinet In the nea
= future. There has been no suggestio
I as to his successor.
Z Three fayorite sons dropped out {
) the race for the Republican presidei
: tial nomination last week. They wei
Governors Goodrich Of Indiana, Spro'
OF Pennsylvania and Coolidge Of MA
sachusetts. The managers Of Il
Wood, Lowden and Johnson booms r
' newed their activity In the chase Il
delegates. The boom for Hoove
though still restricted, gave indie
tions OF early expansion. In that co
nection a statement by Secretary Da
: iels to a graduating class In Phllads
phIa is interesting. Said he:
= Il can tell you who the next pres
. dent Is going 20 be. Do you want n
= 10 tell you who he is? don't kno
:. whether he belongs - my party
= yours. II he has one drop Of reactio
= airy blood he Will not have chance
! election. No old-fashioned politicii
y will do. He must be progressive al
V meet the new conditions"
When reporters asked Secreta
- Daniels whom he meant. he smile
y Asked II the name Of the man he hi
y in mind has been included among tho
IL suggested as presidential candidate
70 Mr.. Daniels replied: 1--WE will not d
=. cuss that"
The senate committee on militia
affairs voted. 10 to 5. TO retain univ
IN sal military training In the army
IL organization bill. and the measure "
be formally reported TO the senate
to Chairman wadsworth. The bin "
II, changed 10y the committee so that
d. provides for two training periods "a
Id year, and youth eligible TO traini
nd is perm tied to select any one of
M six periods Immediately following
M eighteenth birthday. Republican Lei
rs er Mondell in the house attacked Il
r. versal military training. declaring
ITS would cost the government a bill
dollars the first year and s700.00o.t
year thereafter Senator Wadswo
IT. In reporting his bill showed that ~
an delI's estimates of he cost were gre
Ill ~ exaggerated