Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-12

As q matter of parliamentary pro-
cedure, the treaty now goes through
the entire course through which It
passed before its rejection Oh Novem-
Der 10, so any amendments are In or
der. Senator johnson hurried back
from the far West with the assertion
that he would push his amendment
giving the United States six votes in
the League Of Nations, the same as
the British empire. This, Lord Grey
intimated, was preferable to the Len
root reservation, which sometimes
would bar the empire from voting at
ALL johnson and his supporters say
now that opponents Of his plan will
find themselves in the position OF be-
ing more British than the British"
In any event Lord Grey's letter has
justified, to the British and to many
Americans, this counuy's hesitancy to
enter the League Of Nations without
full consideration and careful exam
fnation, since It is 50 radical de-
parture from our traditional policy.
It will go far toward restoring or
maintaining sympathetic relations be-
tween America and Great Britain, es-
pecially II We do finally enter the
league.
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels ap-
peared before the senate subcommit-
tee investigating navy awards and re-
pied vigorously to the charges made
by Rear Admiral Sims ana others.
He read prepared statement in
which he took up point by point state
, ments before the subcommittee by
Admiral Sims and dwelt at consider
T able length on the two major dis
agreements voiced by the admiral
namely, the awarding OF decorations
to officers who lost their ships through
submarine attacks or by, mines, and
the relative Importance ct shore and
sea duty. On the latter Mr. Dan
iels said he had not and never would
"approve a disparity between awards
given men who served on shore as
compared with the men who went to
sea-" Admiral Sims, he asserted,
!. probably advocated high awards for
many officers who served on staff duty
ashore and few awards for officers
who went to sea because "most Of
Admiral Sims duty in the navy has
been on shore" =
Secretary Daniels declared there
was nothing the matter with the
morale of the pavy except shortage
, of enlisted MEN in many ratings and
insufficient. pay for officers and men
left. ~ 81
The conference committee of the
; senate and house reached full agree
ment on. railroad legislation, and it
seemed certain that the. remodeled
.Esch-Cummins bill would soon be
| reported to both houses and. passed
| before March l. AS it now stands
the tCummins antistrike provision is
omitted but the Esch voluntary arbi-
tration plan is strengthened by the
creation of board of appeals of five
members to be appointed by the pres
hent. Public opinion will be relied
on to prevent strikes. The Cllmmlns
section providing for an average re-
turn of 51a per cent remains sbut the
Interstate commerce commission / IS
given authority after one and half
or two years, to change the percent
age. Earnings above 6 per cent are
to be divided equally between car
riers and a fund to be administered
by the commerce commission Tor the
benefit of weaker railroads. The
guaranteed standard return now in
effect is to be continued for six
months, the government PAYING. the
deficit. A revolving fund Of $500, O00,-
| 600 is established to make loans to
/ the railroads.
All week representatives OF the rail-
! way administration and officials OF the
! railway. unions endeavored to reach
an agreement on the wage demands
of the brotfierhoods, but at this writ
ing the results were nil. On Thurs
! day the executive committee Of the
! maintenance of way employees and
railway shop laborers met in Detroit
I to consider wage demands. The
grand president of the union predict
i ed a general strike on the railways If
a satisfactory adjustment was not
reached at Washington. Some OF the
railway labor LEADERS, are seriously
discussing the formation OF third
big political party with government
ownership and lowering of the cost Of
living as IT'S platform. and with q
showdown at the presidential cleo
fsOc v,avf fall