Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-25

While Uncle Sans house cleaning progresses.
steps afoot to insure the United States against
the immigration Of undesrabes in the future
Many experts. including Mr. Hoover. anticipate
hat, now the blockade Of bolshevist Russia has
been lifted, additional means must be supplied for
preventing the export to US OF bosheVist agents,
propaganda and funds for substituting criminals to
create revolution" In this connection it is in
tercsting to note that Secretary Lansing has re-
Gently asked Congress for an appropriation OF an
additional fund of $4,000 to enforce the war
time passport regulations pending the passage OF
a stringent immigration law. Congress some time
ago extended these regulations until March 4,
1921. The number of aliens entering the country
is estimated being $4,000 month at this time
The Sterling Graham sedition bill. providing the
penalty of death for certain forms of sedition
tinues to await the action of the House. OPPOSE
ton to it developed during the week from num-
Der of sources, in addition to the previously re-
ferred to announcement by the American Fedora
ton of Labor, which organization maintains that
the measure threatens the life of organized labor
and would spread a reign Of terror of the nation.
Republican Leader Mondell is understood to be
opposed to the bill and Senator Owen of Okla
homa is of the opinion that it violates the spirit
Of the Constitution. Attorney General Palmer,
opposing the measure. submitted during the week
draft of new bill to the House, providing a
maximum sentence of $4,000 and twenty years
Imprisonment.
Thirty-eght alleged leaders of the communist
laDOr party, SelZeQ IN recent raids IN chicago,
were indicted there on Wednesday and held
in heavy bond for arraignment on Monday All
things considered there is every reason to be-
leve that if depression makes one blue and
blue and red make purple, American radicals must
have taken on a new shade during the week.
Developments during the week concerning eff
forts to break the senatorial deadlock in the
matter of treaty notifications will arouse no
great enthusiasm the i'm nd Iane
With monotonous regularity the news seesawed
from day to day--frst the prospects were bright,
next they seemed Observation-Disclosures. The truth
is. nobody knows, and the complexion of the
news depends much upon the hopes of the
individual correspondents and the state of their
individual digestions as upon anything else. 1t
is reported that much Roadway has been made
in reaching compromise Article x. hitherto
the main stumbling block One thing at least is
certain The Senate. under spur of the
doubted will of the nation that the treaty be dis
posed Of. is growing exceeding restless the
days pass. The sentiment is spreading that the
informal conferences in the Office of Senator
Lodge are leading nowhere, and that some other
procedure must be devised if concrete results
are to be effected. The days drifting by
swiftly, and there is a general feeling that
those remaining at the disposal of the bi-par-
tisan conferees are none too many. The hurry
call Of the nation is being echoed in the north
wing of the Capitol.
House and Senate conferess railroad legis-
lation appear to have reached a deadlock, and
reports indicate that being unable to agree their
sessions will end shortly. and the bills be thrown
bAbk Into the House and Senate. Apparently
none of the vital differences between the Eseh
and Cummns bills. including the provisions re-
garding railroad income, strikes, adjustment of
labor disputes. refunding of advances made to
the roads during government control have been
reconciled. President Wilson has proclaimed
that the roads to be returned to private
ownership on March l. Should the bills be
thrown back to open debate, it is pointed out
that many weeks may be consumed and it may
be necessary to pass emergency legislation until
the House and Senate be brought together
X X X
Somebody has said that the main trouble be-
tween Admiral Sims and Secretary Daniels is
either too much medaling too much medding
At all events. the Senate will air the entire row.
and Secretary Daniels has voiced his determi-
nation that the admiral be required to justify
his charges. even If it be necessary to call a
Navy court. The old quarrel between the fight
ing and administrative elements of the Navy is
on again. and the seriousness of the charges
made by Admiral Sims combined with the
prompt action of the Senate indicates that there
is rough weather ahead for some one