Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-20
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
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 one of the most interesting have ever taken" said Congressman Glynn of Connecticut. who, with Mrs Glynn and Congressional party of forty has just returned from the Canal Zone. And Mr. Glynn ought to know what constitutes an Interesting trip" for at heart he is genuine soldier of fortune" so far as love of travel is concerned; and has "tripped it. in all directions both home and abroad.
 The Glynn party sailed through the canal on a submarine chaser, from Gaten locks to the locks at Pedro Miguel, inspecting the locks and the spillway. They were shown great courtesy by the officials of the Pana-
 ma Republic. They made the trip on the, U. S. Transport Matoika, for
 merly the Crown Princess Alice. Cofrrv
 menting on the cosmopolitan make tp of the canal zone, MT. Glynn refer red to the great number of Chinese and Hindoo merchants to be seen there. Ships in the canal were fly ing the flags of all nations, some from the United States, but New Zealand and South America furnished 2 great number of those passing through the canal at that time. Mr Glynn visited the island near the zone and in com mehting on protection in time of in
 vasfon said We. fcund the canal pret-
 ty well protected, but I think it was generally agreed to by the whole party that Taboga Island should be forti- fed It lies in the Paeafio ocean six
 or eight miles from Panama and is
 not now fortified.'' When. asked how prohibition had effected the Canal zone
 MT. Glynn said "A white chalk line drawn on the street marks the dividing line between the United States and the Panama Republic. The Panama side is wet and the American side dry. People are not supposed to carry liquor across that line" Mir Glynn
 had much to say about the remark able cleanliness of the zone, due to the zeal and efficiency of the United States government in clearing up the misquito pest and unsanitary condi- tions which formerly made the zone almost uninhabitable except for nat ives.
 After leaving Panama the congress sional party sailed over to Porto Rico, g. trip of about three days Here they were lavishlv entertained by tf 2 government officials, Gov. Wager show ing them marked personal courtesy. The Porto Rican house of delegates l entertained them, and the statement 1 was nadeI to them that Porto Rico | in the 20 years of American rule had made greater strides than in the 400 years of Spanish rule. The military roads of the island won the admira- | ton of the party Mir. Glynn describ- 1 ing them as wonders of civil engineer . ing and being "a chief cut on the side l of a mountain" Commenting on the 1 Porto Rican hotels Mir. Glynn said l We found one big hotel run by New 1 York people with ham and eggs and ] other American breakfast dishes l anong the specialties." The prices were American too, he added with a 1 sieHifcant smile.
 1 Mr. G'..'nn ssid the 500 native sol l dfers had no difficulty in .preservins 1 order. He described in detail mary 1 of the courtesies they received at the l hands Of officials in Panama and Porto l Rico and the entertainments provided l for them. Apparently the visitors lost 1 but one sight on the whole trip = 1 and that was bull fight. which they just missed.
 l The statements which are wide spread, to the effect that the treaty
 and league will soon be accepted by the senate on the ground of com I promise based on other than the aodge reservations, seem6 at close l range, to have very unstable founda- tfon From the first it is been pretty i well accepted that @ slight change l might be--pade in the preamble, but 1 beyond that nothing would be agreed to by the majority of the senate. And 1 by majority, it is not meant the ma iority party-but literally a majority of the senators, including men on both sides of the aisle which separates the republicans from the dem0erats. Dilig l ent inquiry among men rated as ir- responsibles, stand patters for the 1 reservations and the so- called mild 1 reservationists of both political part iss fails today to reveal any firm i ground on which to- build predictions
 of satisfactory compromise. So faI as can be ascertained no reservations which would satisfy the men who have advocated the practical elimina- ton of article ten and the modification of certain others, will ever be satis-
 factory to those who have followed
 the Hitchcock forces; and the same may be leave the treaty in such form as to be entirely unacceptable to the
 men who believe the committee re-
 servations should be accepted The chanel is too wide to be crossed. And
 apparently those suggestions offered
 by 'both factions will be entirely ob- ]; jectionable to the president and would l meet rejection at his hands, After
 discussing the status of the treaty witt leaders of the three factions here is {
 prediction which seems fairly safe tC
 make: No action on the treaty vii
 be made in the immediate future-i
 will drag along each faction hopins
 something will turn up to lend help 7 ing hand. Finally the country vii 1 demand in no uncertain terms tha peace is officially declared, no matte l whether the league is included or not | Then one or the other of the Kno1 resolutions will be passed, or a nev
 and similar one, declaring the war a i, an end--and it will be up to the presi dent to accept such resolution O
 make a. declaration of his own. Blu
 that the treaty will be accepted. ex } cept with the reservation practical, l as now framed is not regarded DOS f sible by those who seem to control tn
 situation.
 New England congressman are talk l ing with the immigration bureau, tn 5 many cases brought to their attention , I by persons coming from Canada to tn
 United States. and who are embar
 rassed by the Iaxness in giving then
 receipts for the head tax of $80C I which pay on entering, but which : refunded if they return to Canad within six months. The immigratiol
 commissioner has been asked by Con
 gressrnan Rogers of Massachusetts t
 require receipts be given all person who pay the tax. MT. Rogers believe } an injustice is done to Canadians com t ing into the United States over tn
 1 Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacifi
 lines. The law. of 1917 provides Iea tax of $500 to be levied on all alien coming here from Canada to be re funded if they returned within si 3 months, and retained if they sta
 longer. The transportation lines hay