The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-06-18

precluded him from placing any inter,
probation upon United States criili.na
statutes under which possible viola
tors might escape prosecution.
THE legallstic method adopted by
the attorney general was wholly inef-
fective as means OF price control;
II gave apparent governmental sane
tion to extremely high sugar prices.
which excited the cupidity OF Cuban
producers and caused an advance In
the Cuban market"
Congressman ''Billy" Mason Of III.
nols contributed his bit In the shape
Of charges that Mr.. Palmer aud An
thony Caminetti, commissioner general
OF immigration. used their Offices TO
obtain exemption from the draft for
J.. Kemp Bartlett. Jr.. nephew Of the
attorney general. According to copies
Of correspondence between the prIn-
cIpals. submitted by Mason. CnmInetti
signed the certificate which led to the
exemption. after the head OF the i'm.
migration service at Hot Springs had
refused to make such an affidavit.
Representative Mason broke out In
YET another spot last week. accusing
Barney Baruch OF having stolen $50
100000 from the government In copper
alone" When Baruch wrote Mason
demanding that he at once submit 10
congress and the attorney general tn.
evidence on which he based the
charges. Mason replied that since
looking over his previous statement he
would amend II to say that you and
your associates stole 500 000,0O0 IN
copper alone" He added that the mat
ter on which he based his charges NJ
ready was before congress In connec
ton with the investigation Of war ex.
pendiiures.
"You certainly do not expect me Il
present this matter TO your particular
friend, Mr.. Palmer. attorney general.
Mr.. Mason said, and added: II shall
IL live. ask the attorney general oi
the United States after March 4, 1921
to proceed civilly aud criminally
against you and your associates"
Women friends of "free Ireland
heckled the senate the other day and
were elected from the galleries. Mex
day they burned a British flag In from
of the treasury building. The senator,
were quite willing while ago Il
horn In" on Great BritnIn's Irisl
problem. but they don't want anyon,
to urge them 10 do II again.
Over In Ireland the republicans
are devoting themselves mainly TO ths
destruction Of police barracks. ant
meanwhile parliament Is making prog
ress with the home rule bill. The In
dications are that the whole age-lon,
quarrel will be settled by the adoption
Of dominion form Of government fo
the Emerald Isle.
Gregory Krassin. Russian boishevil
minister Of trade and commerce. wa
granted hearing In London by LIoy,
George and other members Of the gov
eminent and II was reported be wa
given permission 10 open a central Of
fee I'm the city for the resumption q
trade with Russia. This despite tn
strong opposition of Earl Curzon. hea,
Of the British foreign Office. The Dol
sbeviki are especially eager TO resnm
trade with America. but our govern
ment gives no encouragement.
In the field the soviet troops. wbic
had been pushing back the Poles. wer
themselves driven backward on III
been menacIng Minsk. But on Frida
came n startling report from copen
hagen 10 the effect that the Poiisl
army was In Wild flight. pursued b.
an enormous bolsheyik force Ac
cording to dispatches from CONSTANT
/ nople. The Eighth bolshevik army wa
evacuating Odessa under pressure iron
| the independent Ukranian army. Tn
reds made considerable progress Il
Persia. capturing the important cas
plan seaport Of Resh,. and some o
their troops advanced into Armenia
The Turkish nationaIlsts were har
hit by a great French victory at Air
/ tab and II was reported they ha
signed an arinIstice with the FreBc
In cilIcia. Allied control of the wa
tiers about Consfantinople was perile
By nationalist operations along ih
Sea Of Narmora.
Having received assurance that III
president would not call II back an
less some great emergency arose. con
gress adjourned sine die on Saturda,
The Republicans think. their reeo<'
during the session Is good enough f..
| campaign PURPOSES