Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-02-27
etbe Roumanians engendered by their
footing of Hungary.

|Fbe RoumanianS engendered by their
looting of Hungary.
Somewhat dishearfened by the inter-
national complications, the treaty csnl-
promisers in Washington attempted
little last week and made less prog
reSS But congress entered on another
struggle that promised to he lively.
This was brought on by The S,IbnliS-
SION TO both houses of the conference
r"'ort of the railway reorganiZation
bill. 1t came up in the house Safur-
day and Il long and heated debate en-
sued The measure WAS scheduled fnr
consideration in the senate on Tuesday
if the house should moi reject il.
Opposition to the hill was led ny The
officials of the Federation of Labor and
of the railway brotherhoods. They
were against the whole measure in the
first place because they favor govern
ment ownership and operation: and
specifically they object 70 fhp sarfion
providing for compulsory investigation
of wHge disputes and decisions by Ia
bor tribunal which. while not hind
ing are likely to have the support of
public opinion and to that extent viii
deprive strikes of public sympathy.
They also object TO the financial pro-
visions which labor views rs a valit!a
tion of water stock and guarantee of
abnormal profits. Representatives Of
f.~x-ay i'm Snid thny S.,ri
fed with the financial provisions.
Something Of a Jolt was admins
tered to the war department by the re-
port of the subcommittee of the house
which had heen investigating aircraft
production and expenditures out the
department has had So MANY such
iolts that it probably has become cal
lous. The report finds that there was
"woeful extravaganza. total incompe-
tency. utter failure and a. wild riot of
waste" Secretary Baker. Colonel
DisQue, who supervised spruce prOduc
ton. and Director Ryan are severely
criticized The subcommittee strongly
recommends the creation of separate
air service. Virtually all of tile facts
of the collapse of aircraft production
during the war have been known to
the public for long time. They do
not make pleasant reading and the
American people would like TO forget
them. since ii seems impossible 10 pun
ish those to blame: hut they make fine
campaign ammunition.
Disregarding the many and loud pro-
tests, the United States shipping board
tried to pull off its proposed auction
sale Of 30 former German passenger
liners. Bids were received for single
vessels and for groups. but all Of them
were so low that they were rejected
Then temporary injunction against
the sale was granted by Associate JUS
tice Bailey of the district supreme
court in Washington, He said the
statutes did not show an intention on
the part of congress TO place in the
president or the shipping ,haSrd the
power to sell the ships. They board
has asked congress for authority TO
offer the vessels for sale again 1n1ce
Chairman Stevensiis the only y
of the board opposed to'iheeS
says their true valuation haS
been worked out and that the
worth S750O0,00O. whereas less
half that amount was bid. CharmN
Payne and the other members thought1
the ships should be sold to relieve the
government of the expense of recondi-
tioning them and also because the fu-
ture market for ships is uncertain.
Senator Pomerene of Ohio has with
drawn from the race for the DeIlOcrat-
lie nomination for president alleging
important business in the senate and
the impossibility of his obtaining a
solid Ohio delegation. He never had
much chance. anyhow. Mr.. AlcAdoGa(
has declared that he is not ca2f
date. but admits that if nominst
would be proud to accept.
Indiana cities petitions are in
ton to have the name of Vicy
dent Marshall placed on the Den
ic presidential preference ballo:l
is dona without the knowledg
consent Sof Mr. Marshall who ga
would III seek the nomination.
the Republican side about the only
Aoa1l development was the dec
owden managers TO-