The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-05
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Saturday by the house, 289 to 80, and
sent to the senate.
Despite the recent reduction in
prices little relief from the general
reign Of high prices is seen by the
federal reserve board in its analysis
of May business conditions, made pub
lie this week. The board expressed
tie view that there has been no
change in the underlying conditions
responsible for the high cost Of liv-
ing
President Wilson vetoed the peace
resolution Thursday and informed
congress he could not become a party
to the peace program framed by re-
publican leaders of the senate and
house, because he considered it would
put an "ineffaceable stain" on the
nations honor. To establish technical
peace by such method, the president
said, in his veto message, would be
to effect a complete surrender of the
rights of the United States so far as
Germany is concerned" and to relin-
quish all the high purposes which led
the nation into war and which were
embodied in the rejected treaty of
Versailles.
Colonel William Cooper Proctor,
Cincinnati manufacturer, described as
"the angel of Major General Leonard
Woods Ohio campaign" testified
Thursday at the senate investigation
Of preconvention political financing
that he had advanced 100000 to
Woods national organization. He es-
timated that contributions from all
other sources would not make as
much.
The league of nations commission
on plans for formation of an interna-
tional court of justice will meet at
The Hague, June II, the American
minister to the Netherlands Thursday
advised the state department. Former
Secretary of State Elihu Root will at
tend the meeting.
Investigation was ordered by the
state department this week of cir
Cumstances attending the kidnapping
of two Americans in Mexico. The
American consul at Chihuahua was in
structed to conduct the inquiry, and
there were indications no representa-
tions would be made to the new Next
can government unless the inYestiga-
ton develops that the men were
seized by others than forces of Fran
cisco Villa. 1t was assumed, however,
the Americans were carried off at Vii
las orders as part of his tactics to
extort tribute from the mining COM
panies.
Sir Auckland Geddes, the new Brit
iSh ambassador, formally presented
his credentials to President Wilson
wednesday at INC WHAtO A4OuoO oAu
exchanged with the executive assur
ances Of good will and amity.
Authority for the treasury to make
final settlement under which back
taxes, estimated at $1,OO0,OOO,OO0, will
be paid the government is provided
in a bill passed Thursday by the
house and sent to the senate. The
measure amends the 1918 tax law.
Lacking 20 votes of the necessary
two-thirds, the house failed Friday to
pass the Knox resolution to end the
war with Germany and Austria, over
President Wilson's veto. The vote
was 220 to 152, II democrats joining
with republicans IN attempting to
override the veto, while two republi-
cans voted with the democrats TO
sustain it.
Advices to the state department
from Mexico indicate the revolution
lists have much to do before a stable
government can be established. Mill
tary leaders are reported at various
points with small armed forces, either
still loyal to the Carranza regime or
for other reasons hostile to the de
facto government.