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resolution Thursday and informed
congress he could not become party
to the peace program framed by re-
publican leaders of the senate and
house, because he considered 1t would
put an "ineffaceable stain" on the
nations honor. To establish technlcal
peace by such a method, the president
said, in his veto message, would be
to effect complete surrender of the
rights of the United States so far as
Germany is concerned and to relin-
quish all the high purposes which led
the nation into war and which were
embodied in the rejected treaty of
Versailles.
Colonel William Cooper Proctor,
Cincinnati manufacturer, described as
1.-THE angel of Major General Leonard
Woods Ohio campaign" testified
Thursday at the senate investigation
of preconvention political financing
that he had advanced 100000 to
Woods national organization He es-
timated that contributions from all
other sources would not make as
much
The league of nations commission
on plans for formation of an interna-
tional court Of justice will meet at
The Hague, June II, the American
minister to the Netherlands Thursday
advised the state department. Former
Secretary of State Elihu Root will at
tend the meeting.
Investigation was ordered by the
state department this week OF cir
cumstances attending the kidnapping
of two Americans in Mexico. The
American consul at Chihuahua was in
structed to conduct the inquiry, and
there were Indications no representa-
tions would be made to the new Next
can government unless the investlga-
ton develops that the men were
| seized by others than forces Of Fran
| cisco Villa 1t was assumed, however,
| the Americans were carried off at Vii
| las orders as part of his tactics to
extort tribute from the mining com
| panies.
| Sir Auckland Geddes, the new Brit
ish ambassador, formally presented
| his credentials to President Wilson
| Wednesday at the White House and
exchanged with the executive assur-
ances of good will and amity.
Authority for the treasury to make
! final settlement under which back
taxes, estimated at $1,000 100000, will
be paid the government, is provided
in a bill passed Thursday by the
house and sent to the senate. The
measure amends the 1918 tax law.
BY a vote of 236 to LOG, the house
| Friday adopted the conference upon
the army reorganization bill author
| izing maintenance of peace time
army of 297,5O0 officers and men.
Lacking 20 votes of the necessary
two-thirds, the house failed Friday to
pass the Knox resolution to end the
war with Germany and Austria, over
President Wilson's veto. The vote
was 22O to 1872, II democrats joining
/
override the veto, while two republi-
cans voted with the democrats 20
sustain it.
Advfces to the state department
from Mexico indicate the revolution
| lists have much to do before stable
government can be established. Mill
tary leaders are reported at various
points with small armed forces, either
| still loyal to the Carranza regime or
for other reasons hostile to the de
facto government.
After less than three minutes con-
sideration the senate Tuesday passed
! the annual pension bill carrying
s279 100000. The measure now goes
to conference for adjustment OF diff
ferences with the house draft.
Authority to accept for the United
States mandate over Armenia was
asked of congress Monday by Presi-
dent Wilson. The executive said he
was conscious that he was urging a
very critical choice" but did so lin
the earnest belief that 1t will be the
wish of the people of the United
States that this should be done"
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.