The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-15
INTERESTING NEWS
CHRON|CL|NGS OF
EVENTS HAPPENING
At WASHINGTON
Little Indication that Con.
gress is Tearing things in
Two or Seeking to Set
World on Fire
AMERICA CLAIMS THE
RIGHT TO CABLES
STATE DEPARTMENT ARGUES
GOVERNMENT IS ENTITLED TO
DIRECT COMMUNICATION
WITH GERMANY

Washington, Dec. 15.-A tentative
agreement that mo censorship shall be
imposed upon messages merely passing
through relay points" has been reach
ed by the International communica-
tlons conference here, Walter S. Rog-
ers, one Of the American commits
sioners 20 the conference, declared
today before a senate committee in
vestigating the question of cable COM
munication.
Disposition of the former German
cables seized by the allies and refusal
of the government to permit the West
e.n Union Telegraph company to
land its Barbados cable at Miami,
Fla, were inquired into today by the
committee.
Acting Secretary Davis, of the state
department, said with reference to
the German cables, that the Ameri
can government had insisted that the
Gniled States had right to direct
We had before the war"
'At the peace conference Mr..
lJavis said, Great Britain, Japan,
ana France contended that the Ger
man cables were prizes of war. 1t was
the American contention that they
should be returned practically to their
former use. An agreement was fin
,l.At Oh N,,lI
cede the cables to the allied powers.
Offsettirg their value against the re-
paraticn TO be exacted. The future
status of the cables were left for
future determination"
No communication between the Unit
I'd states and Germany is now avail
able. Mr.. Davis said, except over the
British controlled lines.
With reference to the Western Un-
ion Barbados cable. Mr.. Davis said
President Wilson had refused to per-
Anit this line to be landed on Ameri-
can soil because it would connect
with the stem of the Western Union
Telegraph company OF Great Britain.
providing compensation or so-called
bonus" for former service men, was
taken up today by the senate finance
committee with a delegation represent
ing the American Legion invited to
open the hearing. The bill was passed
in the house last spring.
Although conceding that the ques-
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ury's condition, taxes and other con-
siderations, senators have expressed
themselves as anxious for DISPOSE
ton OF the matter during the present
session of congress. The hearings
begun today were ordered before the
full senate committee instead of the
| usual subcommittee.
General legislation to provide regu-
| lations for landing of ocean cables
in the United States was the object
of an inquiry begun today by n sem
ate interstate commerce sub-commit-
tee headed by Senator Kellogg, repub-
llcan of Minnesota.
Besides the general question of
cable landings. the subcommittee ex-
pectcd 10 go INTO the coiroNetsS pc-
tween the state department and the
Western Union Telegraph company
regarding the latters connection at
Key West, with the British cable from
Barbados.
The hearings begun today We're re-
Iquested by the state department and
ycable companies. Among witnesses in
Uvited were Norman n. Davis, acting
usecretary of state. Newcomb Carlton,
Npresident OF the Western Union and
Representatives of other cable concerns
4 bill for sSi0O00,000 in treasury
ncertificates of Indebtedness matured
oday. and at the same time the semi
y,nnual interest on the first liberty
oan and the victory loan, agSregat-
ny sl40, 5000 became payable. In
N,rder to provide for current expenses
and TO meet rhe remainder of the
heavy obligations which mature in
Ianuary including 100000 in certi'
lcates, Secretary Houston has offered
wo new issues OF certificates ag-
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