Willmar tribune., 1920-03-03
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

bine, woman seated In the conven-
tion next to Mrs. L. r. Swift arose and
asked that the packers' side OF the
question be heard, as matter of fair
play. She said that the report had
been unfair. The delegates agreed
that the packers official "explainer,"
Doctor Weld, a $4,000 man formerly
a university professor should have 10
minutes to explain. !
Weld expended his first three min.
utes in an attack on Mrs. Costigan, |
who happens to be one of the ablest |
leaders In the new organization. Then |
he patronized the delegates, telling
them that this meat problem was too
difficult for them to understand at
short notice. Finally he declared that
the clumsy hands of the government
must be kept of the delicate mechan-
ism of modern business, or business
would be smashed.
The women tried to be polite, but
smiles and laughter interrupted his
remarks on their mental capacity.
When he was done the resolution Of
fered by Mrs. Costigan was carried by
a unanimous shout.
NEW PEACE URGED.
Senator France Of Maryland, who
has taken the place Of the late sena-
tor Lane of Oregon as the irrepres-
s1ble Yankee liberal Of that body, has
offered resolution 6. J. Res. 1897
declaring peace with Germany and ad-
vising the president to make treaties
of peace and of trade with the Ger
man republic, without annexations or
indemnities, all points in dispute to be
submitted to the Hague tribunal.
His resolution further provides, in
great detail, that the president shall
call a conference Of all the nations, to
meet in Washington next November,
ito consult concerning the formation
of a more perfect general concert and
union, the establishment of general
justice, the assurance Of general tran
quillity, the promotion of the general
welfare, and the securing generally of
the blessings of liberty to the peoples
now living and to their postsrity."
Among the specific objects to be
considered at this worlds conference,
Senator France mentions the welfare
and development of the protectorates,
colonies and other backward coun-
tries, the congestion Of some coun-
tries population and the lack of peo-
pie in other regions, and the develop
ment of lines of transportation which
will improve this situation.
HERALD ATTACKS GRoNNA.
A recent editorial in the Washing.
ton Herald, which is largely owned by
Wheat Director Barnes and Mr..
Hoover, denounced Senator Gronna OF
North Dakota as having been pro
German during the war. It specified
that he voted against the Liberty bond
issues. This editorial appeared when
Senator Gronna's bill abolishing Mr.
Barnes's job was under discussion be
fore senate committee.
The senator made fiat denial o1
this part of the charge on the senate
floor. He showed that he voted for ali
the financial measures necessary fo1
the carrying on Of the war, although
he had fought for better means o1
paying the cost, as, for instance, wher
he wanted higher rates of taxation
upon big incomes. He declared, how
ever. that he never had denied, no.
wished to deny, that he voted agains
the declaration of war, against tn.
conscription law, and against the es
pionage act. He voted for the wa
declaration against Austria becaus,
war with Austria was already fact