The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-24

precluded him from placing any inter-
probation upon United States criminal
statutes under which possible viola
tors might escape prosecution.
1.-THE legalistic method adopted by
the attorney general was wholly inef-
fective as means of price control ;
it gave apparent governmental sane
ton to extremely high sugar prices,
which excited the cupidity of Cuban
producers and caused an advance in
the Cuban market"
Congressman BILLY" Mason of Illi-
nois contributed his bit in the shape
of charges that Mr.. Palmer and An
thony Caminetti, commissioner general
of immigration, used their offices to
obtain exemption from the draft for
j. Kemp Bartlett, Jr., nephew of the
attorney general. According to copies
of correspondence between the prin-
cipals, submitted by Mason, Caminetti
signed the certificate which led to the
exemption, after the head Of the Inn
migration service at Hot Springs had
refused to make such an affidavit.
Representative Mason broke out In
yet another spot last week, accusing
Barney Baruch of having "stolen $780,
100000 from the government in copper
alone" When Baruch wrote Mason
demanding that he at once submit to
congress and the attorney general the
evidence on which he based the
charges, Mason replied that since
looking over his previous statement he
would amend it to say that "you and
your associates stole $200,000,000 IN
copper alone" He added that the mat
ter on which he based his charges al
ready was before congress in connec-
ton with the investigation of war ex-
penditures.
"You certainly do not expect me to
present this matter to your particular
friend, Mr.. Palmer, attorney general"
Mr.. Mason said, and added: II shall,
if / live, ask the attorney general of
the United States after March 4, 1921,
to proceed civilly and criminally
against you and your associates"
Women friends of free Ireland"
heckled the senate the other day and
were elected from the galleries. Next
day they burned British flag in front
of the treasury building. The senator's
were quite willing a while ago to
thorn in" on Great Britains Irish
problem, but they don't want anyone
to urge them to do it again.
Over in Ireland the republicans"
are devoting themselves mainly to the
destruction of police barracks, and
meanwhile parliament is making prog
ress with the home rule bill. The in
dications are that the whole age-long
quarrel will be settled by the adoption
of dominion form of government for
the Emerald Isle.
Gregory Krassin, Russian bolshevik
minister Of trade and commerce, was
granted hearing in London by Lloyd
George and other members Of the gov
eminent and it was reported he was
given permission to open central Of
flee In the city for the resumption of
trade with Russia. This despite the
strong opposition of Earl Curzon, head
Of the British foreign Office. The boil
sheviN are especially eager to resume
trade with America, but our govern
ment gives no encouragement.
In the field the soviet troops, which
had been pushing back the Poles, were
themselves driven backward on the
center of the front, where they had
been menacing Minsk. But on Friday
came a startling report from Copen-
hagen to the effect that the Polish
army was In wild flight, pursued by
an enormous bolshevik force. Ac-
c0rding to dispatches from CONSTANT
nople, the Eighth bolshevik army was
evacuating Odessa under pressure from
the independent Ukranian army. The
reds made considerable progress in
Persia, capturing the important Cas-
plan seaport of Resht and some of
their troops advanced into Armenia.
The Turkish nationalists were hard
hit by great French victory at Ain
tab and it was reported they had
signed an armistice with the French
in Cilicia. Allied control Of the wa.
ters about Constantinople was periled
by nationalist operations along the
Sea of Marmora.
Having received assurance that the
president would not call it back I'M
less some great emergency arose, con-
gress adjourned sine die on Saturday.
The Republicans think their record
during the session is good enough for
campaign purposes.
believe Japan has been made more rea.