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Evening star., 1920-12-19
Democratic Senators
to Decide Attitude on
New Tariff LeqisIatior

A meeting OF the democratic steer
ing committee OF the Senate has been
called for tomorrow by Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska for the purpose of
considering what the attitude Of the
democrats shall be toward the
emergency tariff legislation proposed
by the republicans. Senator Under
wood. the democratic leader. is out
Of the city because of illness in his
family. and Senator Hitchcock was
requested by democratic senators to
issue the call.
: Opposition to the proposed tariff
program is developing among the
democrats. 1t was learned. This
threatens any tariff legislation that
the republicans may suggest at the
present session of Congress-. for
without the cooperation of the DEM
ocrats 1t would be impossible for
the republicans to put through an
emergency tariff bill.
The democrats are beginning to
fear that il they acquiesce in high
tariffs proposed on farm products as
now proposed by the republicans the
action will return to plague them in
the future.
Evening star., 1920-12-19
BARNETTscHARGEs
0EkILLINGs IN HAITI
ARE UNNARRANTED
fconfinued from FIRST PAGE. )

=
cording its opinion of much, and that
tions which have been made upon the
officers who have served in Haitf.
THE outstanding characteristic of
n,ander down, has been their svmna-
thetic attitude toward eyery stem fhat
would Iead 70 hstta.,ss me ne :
country and to imnrova.nent ~, .he
phyaicsl menfs, and ,,orsi .a,ss.,ns ~ .ns
~ fhe nonr1sfsar soauieions
~yvith sisrdsr rss,.
ou~fe adrnin;st s.t;.s e,ss,an.. au inaue =. :.
have .ccn,, nj shs.sI aaJl.y tney
,hsne a apnsneo mucn wnere any
1araz snu. .nan .soppression OF or
sihIe ec.'on seemed impos-
Evening star., 1920-12-19
WILL PRESS NAVY PLAN.
Borah's Program Approved by Miss
Adams and Many Others.

The Senate foreign relations COM
mitfee will be asked to consider the
Borah resolution looking to a 50 per
cent curtailment Of the naval pro-
grams of the United States. Great
Britain and Japan. at its next meet
Ing. Senator Borah, member of
the committee, has received several
hundred letters from persons approv-
ing the plan to bring about a reduc-
tion OF armament since he introduced
his resolution a few days ago. He
has received only two letters in op-
position TO the plan.
Miss Jane Addams. chairman OF
the Woman.s International League
for Peace and Freedom. called upon
Senator Bqrah last week 10 convey
the leagues approval and support
for his resolution. Two Japanese
students have tele9raphed him. sign
ing themselves Japanese students"
one Of them approving his resolution,
and the other assuring him that lib
eral sentiment In Japan would be as
prompt AZ liberal spirit elsewhere to
accept the spirit OF the resolution.
Evening star., 1920-12-19
WAR Finance BILL
ADOPTED IN HOUSE
Renewal Of Corporation as
Measure of Relief to Farm
ers Agreed On.

In amended form the House late yes
terday adopted the Senate resolution TO
revive the War Finance Corporation as
measure of relief for the farmers. It
is expected that the changes from the
Senate measure will be adjusted in con-
ference.
The House struck ont section 2 CT
the Senate resolutions. stating the
opinion of Congress that federal re-
serve banks should allow liberal
credits to farmers. The vote was 132
in favor to 20 against or the motion
to strike out.
The final vote came after five acurs
Of debate, Chairman McFadden of the
banking committee leading the opposi-
ton. He characterized il as class Leg
isla.ion which would lead to imitation.
ard charged that its proponents had de-
would help them.
"The farmers have been deceived. :.
Mr. McFadden said; they have been
told, this resolution will help them.
No advance to farmers has been made
by the corporation for more than a
year and could not be authorized
under this measure. Instead. the
corporation has made loans to such
institutions as the International
Harvester, the Bethlehem Steel and
Expect Aid TO Result.
Representative Mann. republican.
Illinois. supporting the bill. said he
probably would do sonne good. Rep
resentative Mondell, Wyoming. ma
jority leader, said THE bottom had
fallen out of business because pri-
to extend the required relief Re-
vival of the finance corporation would
help the situation. and could not. un-
der any circumstances. have a harm
ful. effect, he said.
Representative Stevenson. demo-
crat. South Carolina, denied that the
measure was class legislation.
The banks have gone the limit
he said. "and they cannot extend
credits further. We must do il by
snliing stock OF the corporation to
the investing. public"
Attacked ny McFadden.
Representative MeFaaden said the
ting the hard in the public Treasury
for the benefit OF special interests"
II don't believe honestly it is GO
ing to help the farmer in the way he
scxpects," he said. You will be called
upon to revive the grain corpora-
tion and other government war
agencies.
"Until the consuming public gets
the full benefit of these declining prices,
think. nothing should be done to in
terfere."
Representative Madden. republican,
Illinois, said the measure would add
another billion-dollar burden to the
backs of the people.
Already Europe ewes us $4,000
000, ,00os" no said. This would add
another billion 10 that debt II
moreover. sustains high prices and
does not aid the working people
whose wages are being reduced all
over the country"
Other speakers supporting the reso-
luton were Representatives Strong.
republican, Kansas; Steagall demo-
crst. Alabama: Tincaer republican.
Kansas; Wingo. democrat, Arkansas
Evening star., 1920-12-19
DEHMAN CABLES BALFoUR
Seeks to Clarity Secret Treaty DIS
+. closures, He SAYS.

William Denman. first chairman Of
the United States Shipping Board.
made public last night a cabierram
he has addressed to Arthur y. raj
four at the British foreign once. to
d.speP the belief that he, as head
OF the British war mission, had in
formed the President and other
American officials In 1917 of the cx-
istence OF secret allied treaties relaf-
ing to Shantung and other matters.
In statement. Mr.. Denman said
he had sought permission" to make
public his own knowledge on the sub
tect as one Of the officials who con-
ferred with the British mission.
"If Mr.. Ralfour win deny that ne
MADE rhe alleged disclosure. hA
added. ut will not be necessary for
me to procure the desired permis-
sion"
In his statement. Mr.. Denman said
there was a sharp conflict between
the public statements Of the President
and Secretary Lansing on the one
hand and Mr.. Balfour on the other
hand" on the subject, and that he had
sought permission to make public HIS
own knowledge, as he believed ..ts
lesser value should be contributed to
the American case"
Evening star., 1920-12-19
RIVER LOBBYISTS COMING.
500 Expected to Urge Legislation
for Mississippi Valley.
To urge the passage Of legislation

To urge the passage Of legislation
tending to the securing Of economic and
Commercial development OF the M!ssis-
sippi valley territory. delegation repre-
senting the legislative. commercial and
agricultural interests OF twenty-seven
states. comprising that territory. win
assemble here January 1920.
Organization of the delegation has al
ready begun. and 1t Is predicted that II
will exceed in numbers and influence Of
It's personnel the delegation of 500.
which in 1915 obtained an appropriation
OF $7,000,000 for the establishment. by
the railroad administration, of the barge
line upon the Mississippi river.
Tho Mississippi Valley Association, ac-
cording to officials of the organization,
will sndeavor to obtain representative
from each Of the more than ESQ con-
grcssionat districts Of the valley. rein
-osteu W iniuentiaf u1s.ness men, and
representatives OF farm organizations
total of about 500.
Evening star., 1920-12-19

=, Supporters of the pending treaty
between the United States and Great
Britain making desertion or non-sup-
able ofrense between the United States
and Canada will make vigorous effort
during the present session to have
the treaty ratified by the Senate.
Notwithstanding the fact that senti-
ment against the treaty has developed
in the foreign relations. committee,
and 1t may be reported adversely to
the Senate, there is still prospect of
favorable action by the Senate itself.
1t was said last night
Senator. Lodge. chairman Of the
foreign relations committee. is cham
paoning the treaty. and it is under
stood will endeavor to get the pact
to vote in the Senate.
The opposition to the treaty +centers
largely in the fact that wife deser-
tion has been included in Its prov1-
sions. Senator Pomerene of Ohio is
leading the opposition to the treaty.
He insists that his experience as a
lawyer has shown him that the wives
are usually to blame when a man
leaves hs home.
Hanging Fire for Years
The treaty has been hanging fire
for number of years. When Ssnator
Knox of Pennsylvania was Secretary
OF State, In the early par OF i3iS. -
set the wheels in motion to bring
about the negotiation Of this treaty.
TO remedy a situation in which ceser,-
ers of wife and children from ac,l
side of the line find safe refuge
from their obligations. The matter
was referred by the British foreign
Office to the Canadian government
1t was necessary to secure the as
sent of the various provinces of
Canada to the trsaty. and that.
to the war, delayed action. Finally.
however, consent was obtained.
Former Secretary of State Lansing
in 1915 directed the American en-
bassy in London to conclude the
treaty. This was done and the treaty
was signed. and in December, 1916,
was referred to the Senate committee
on foreign relations. where it has
rested since Senator Pomerene was
chairman of subcommittee to which
the treaty was referred.
Increase in Desertions.
Conditions in this country and also
IN Canada today make the ratification
of the treaty more desirable than
ever. its supporters say. Desertion of
wives and families in the United
States is on the increase. statistics
show. and letters from Canada show
that the burden on the relief associa-
tions is growing constantly because of
such desertions by Canadian husbands
and fathers.
Under present conditions an Ameri-
can who deserts his wife. or fails to
support her. may be extradited from
any one of forty states to the place
where he IL wanted for desertion, and
from any one Of all forty-eight states
if he IL charged with deserting or
falling to support his children. But IL
he crosses the line into Canada he is
Evening star., 1920-12-19
RECESS ACTION DELAYED.
Question Goes Over to Tomorrow in
Senate.

The question Of a recess during the
Christmas holidays came up yesterday
In the Senate. but action was deferred
until tomorrow. to await disposition
by the House ef the resolution to re-
ytye the War Finance Corporation.
In the discussion Senators Thomas.
democrat, Of Colorado. and Townsend.
repu bllcan. of Michigan. opposed q
recess. the former declaring that the
Senate should stay here and attend
to business"
Earlier in the day Senate leaders
had aered tentatively to virtual sus-
pension OF activity during the holi ;
days by recesses Of three days dura.-
ton under a '.gentIemau's agreenent'
meanwhile.
The House already has decided to
curtai1 it's recess to Friday and Satur-
day OF this week. but 1t has taken no
actionsas to recess at New Year.
Evening star., 1920-12-19
SENATE VOTES BILL
F|DRMOTHERS' AID
Measure as Modified Fails to
Provide for Nursing and
Medical Care.

zAe- eheppard-Towner bill for fed
erAl aid. through cooperation with
the states. to mothers and infants
vAs passed by the Senate yesterday
afternoon- It now goes to the House
for action
This measure 70 the first ON the pro-
gE11n- Of Legislation proposed by the
xA43ona1 League Of Woman Voters 1t
has hsd the active support of the
women, and Presfdent-elect Harding.
during the campaign. expressed his
interest IN the measure.
Hs111eA IN senafe.
Tho bin was considerably modified
~ the Senate before II was passed.
In hs naal form. It does little more
th4n proytde for q campaign Of In
affucttOa for mothers. The provisions
Tor nurDfng and medical attention
through government aid were strick-
en- out
The appropriation authorized in the
otu ~ IL passed the Senate amounts
to about $z.590. 900. which Il s1.50o.--
~ less than the amountsprovided in
the original measure.
Instead Of providing for the estab-
HshMent Of q new bureau to carry out
tne provisions OF the bill, as the meas
ure passed the Senate. 1t directs the
children6 bureau Of the Department
Of Labor to look to the enforcement
Of the proposed law. This will prevent
any considerable increase in the num-
pr OF government employees because
OF the enactment of the laws
Heassns Given For Changes.
These changes were made in the bill,
: Il vas said. largely because of the de.
Dieted state Of the United States
Treasury. Senator's confended that the
FEDERAL government was in no case now
20 undertake large expenditures, even
Tor 20 Audable purpose as the as
distance of mothers and Infants. On.
ponents OF the measure attacked It
too: on the ground that 1t was pater.
nalistic. 50
Supporters of the bill hope that the
treatment Of the measure. and thai
when 1t goes to conference between ths
TWO bodies. a considerably strengthen.
ed Dill will be forthcoming.
Evening star., 1920-12-19
PLEA TO PRESIDENT.

CORPUS CHRISTI Tex, December
1s.-Telegrams appealing to President
Wilson to exert his influence to secure
clemency for Augustin Sanchez and En-
riqus Garcia, Mexican citizens, under
death sentences In New York. were for
warded today by Mexican colonies at
Alice, Tex.
At the saflie time appeals were for
warded to the Governor of New York,
asking him to commute the death sen.
tences to life Imprisonment,
Evening star., 1920-12-19
TO REPORT BALL BILL.
subcommittee Action to Be Favor
able Despite Protests.

The Bali bill repeating the section
Of the code providing for seven day
notices to tenants to quit, following
a thirty-day notice. 1t Is understood.
will be reported, fayorably TO the Sen
ate judiciary committee by sub
COMMITTEES tomorrow. Notwithstanding
protests made against the measure by
members Of the District Bar Asso-
citation. the Washington real estate
board and Representatives OF the trust
Members of the subcommittee
made 1t clear, however. that they
would support some measure which
would prevent tenants who failed to
pay their rent when due from con-
ttnuing to occupy the premises. They
suggested that such measure pe
drafted and submitted by the repre-.
sentatives Of the Bar Association.
Evening star., 1920-12-19

Give GUIDES Flowers for Xmas.
Prompt service. Flowers telegraphed
to ali parts. of the world. 1914 F.
Advertisement.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-11-26
R,lekiss stay on Ground.

Cleveland. Nov. "a. = Organized
l-,esayers. masons and plasters re-
r. ii take balloon ascenslons. At
r. International convention OF this
E-Sapjzstion a resolution was present.
q - withdraw from the A. F. OF L..
f. ulaa received one vofe-the
minors
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-11-26

II 5 not the poor farmer who Is get
tiuE rich. fer ha Is zaN beng 50 meF.
cilessly squeezed BY tie esakS and The
spectators that ne : compelled to sell
bis wheat II trom = q 80 per cent
below the actual Casi ii production
A Congressional Committee inxeStt
eating the high cos 81 living in the
District az Columbia found that one
OF the big bakers made a profit Of
sS15.a5s during the preceding year.
In addition to hls aNn salary of $50
0ea not counted as profit The farmer
who gets &c pound for his wheat
and the consumer who pays ie an
ounce for his bread are the victims
Of al the Intervening midalemen who
make their millions out OF the star
OF life
The cost Of bread can be cut by
cooperation While the farmers are
cooperating 20 slice on the juicy
profits Of the wheat spectators and
the milling trust, the city workers
should combine 70 take the AXE out
of their bakery bills by establishing
their own bakeries
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-11-26
MAY CONSCRIPT
GERMAN LABOR
Radical Plan Un6er Considera-
ton Is Meeting With Much
DiSfavor.
LABOR UNIONS IN OPPOSITION
Scheme Is said 70 Be Working sue
eessfully in Bulgaria. but the Men
of Germany Are Not Believed In
Favor of the Plan.

IL is announced that the German
government has completed scheme
for the Introduction of compulsory
lahor into Germany. with a view 70
saving the country from financial ruin
and organizing the work of recon
structlon. The scheme. which viii
shortly be submitted 10 the cham.
hers, is believed to be very drastic.
and imposes the Obligation to work oil
all Germans. women and men, between
the ages of seventeen and tifty-fiye. for
one year, being modelled ON scheme
in successful operation in Bulgaria.
German labor unions do not view
the scheme with enthusiasm and Il
long controversy is expected tn FOL.
low Its Introduction into the reiehstsg
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-11-26
New South Wales Basic Wage.

The fixing of the New South Wales
rural basic wage by the board of trade
at f3 1Ss. per week has NOT satisfied
all the country workers. At Lithgow.
Mr.. De Rome, secretary of the Iron.
WORKERS. union. said that though the
living wage might well have been
larger, II was as much as they could
expect. seeing the basis on which the
board worked. Mr.. de Rome consid-
cred that the basic wage should have
heen fixed at a figure they deemed fair
IA IS. per week at least. II should
be noted that the wage for man, his
wife. and two children, applies also 10
single men.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-11-26

II is because he unions are contin.
ually seeking improvements In work.
ing conditions and the standard of
living for union and non.union labor
that the non.union shoppers have de.
creed that the unions must go and the
workers must be slaves
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-11-26
semiskiIled Labor Surplus.

There was surplus of semiskilled
labor of 6 per cent over the number
of places offered during the two weeks
ending October %, according 10 tg-
ures made public at Milwaukee by c.
e. Smith, assistant superintendent of
the state, government and municipal
employment bureau.
There were 33 per cent more posi-
tons offered for women during the
same period than there were appli-
eants for places The situation during
the two weeks is typical, he said, of
the past two months.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-11-26
How About nigh waeesr

Eldridge johnson. president of the
Victor Talking Machine company. dis.
cusses present prices In rhilaael
phia newspaper. and seems TO have
overlooked high" wages as the cause
for present conditions,
While learned editors and wise
statesmen are blaming workers. Mr..
Johnson said:
THE lumber people forced the price
so high that contractors stopped
building. When there was no longer a
demand for the big output of lumber
prices began to fall
THE same applies 10 the automobile
Industry. although these manufactur-
ers did not raise their prices as high
as some of the others Today the
prices are dropping And the same
thing may be said about the shoe fac.
tories and leather industry, The PEG.
Pile are not buying because they ex.
pect the prices 70 so lower yet. When
prices reach normal basis then the
people will begin buying"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-11-26
LARGE Sum for improvements.

George w. Stevens, president of the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, an
nounced, following an inspection he
made earlier in the month with +. NJ.
Whitaker ana G. b. Wall, vice pres
idents, and IL. Wall. consulting engi-
neer of the Chesapeake & Ohio shops
at Huntington. that S1,500,000 will be
spent Immediately for improvements
at the Huntington shops.
The money will be spent on the car
repair department. office buildings and
to enlarge the machine shop, President
Stevens said.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-11-26
Alien Workers Leave United States

Alien Workers Leave United States.
The United States suffered net loss
of 102,0O0 alien unskilled workers dur.
ing the fiscal year ended June 80 by
return TO their native countries. il was
announced by the interracial council
The total permanent increase In
alien male population was a,s77
The net gain in Immigration OF
skilled workers was f9,1S5. the an
nouncement said, which added thai
the net gain of professional people
was 1908. of farm laborers 12.5eo aud
of servants 1000.
Immigration figures showed that
more aliens departed for European
countries than were admitted from
that source whereas the total immi-
grafton from all sources exceeded emf
grafton by 1854 or this number
1854 were females and 5s.o6s males
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-11-26
Many Idle in Barcelona.

More than 25,000 people are without
work at Barcelona. Spain, the strike
of metal workers having extended to
other trades. The number of unem-
ployed is increasing hourly. The gov.
ernor is holding conference with the
workmen and employers with the OBJ
iect of finding solution of the ex-
listing difficulties, as other branches of
labor threaten to cease work Ia sym
pathy.
Ii is feared the workers in the cleo
tric plant will join the movement,
thereby cutting off the eity's light and
the power for factories.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-11-26
Diamond Industry Lays.

The number of union workers in the
diamoud industry in Belgium now re-
ported to be out of worl. is $500 ont
of a toral of 1900. Owing TO fall
ing off of the demand for cut stones
employers are seeking TO decrease
wages 80 per cent. The diamond work
ers' union mas objected to this and is
unwilling 10 accept diminution more
than Is per cent. The matter is being
arbitrated. In the meantime hun
dreds "a employees are seeking other
york.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-11-26
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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-11-26

The pudding Of iron by machinery,
hitherto unaeeomplished in the steel
industry, will be realized in n $780,
900 plant to be erected near Warren,
O., by local capitalists, headed by E.
7. Ford. according 10 announcement
made at Youngstown.