The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-02-27

As matter Of parliamentary pro-
ce,ure. the treaty now goes through |
the entire course through which it |
passed before its rejection on Novem-
Der 10, SO any amendments are in or. |
der. Senator johnson hurried back |
from the far West with the assertion |
that he would push his amendment
giving the United States six votes in
the League of Nations. the same as
the British empire. This, Lord Grey
intimated. was preferable to the Len
root reservation. which sometimes
would bar the empire from voting at
all. Johnson and his supporters say
now that opponents Of his plan will
find themselves in the position of be-
ing "more British than the British"
In any event Lord Grey's letter has
justified. to the British and to many
Americans. this country's hesitancy to
enter the League of Nations without
full consideration and careful exam.
inatiOn. since 1t is so radical de-
parture from our traditional policy.
1t will 60 far toward restoring or
maintaining sympathetic relations be
tween America and Great Britain, es-
league.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels APP
peared before the senate subcOmmit-
tee Investigating navy awards and re-
piled vigorously to the charges made
by Rear Admiral Sims and others.
He read a prepared statement in
which he took up point by point state
ments before the subcommittee by
Admiral Sims and dwelt at consider
able length on the two major dis
agreements voiced by the admiral
namely, the awarding of decorations
to officers who lost their ships through
submarine attacks or by mines, and
the relative Importance of shore and
sea duty. On the latter Mr.. Dan.
iels said he had not and never would
approve a disparity between awards
| given men who served on shore as
compared with the men who went to
|
probably advocated high awards for
many officers who served on staff duty
ashore and few awards for officers
who Went to sea because most OF
Admiral Sims duty in the navy has
been on Shore"
Secretary Daniels declared there
was nothing the matter with the
morale of the navy except a shortage
of enlisted men in many ratings ani
insufficient pay for officers and mel
left.
The conference committee Of til.
senate and house reached a full agree
ment on railroad legislation. and i
seemed certain that the remOdelet
Esch-C nnmins hill would soon b,
reported to both houses and passe,
before March l. As it now stands
the Cnmmns antistrike provision il
omitted hut the ESch voluntary arbi
tratiOn plan is strengthened by tn,
creation of a board of appeals of fly,
members to be appointed by the pres
ident. Public opinion will be relic,
Oh tn prevent strikes. The Cummin
section providing for an average re
turn of 31a per cent remains but TIN
interstate commerce commission i
given authority. after one and a hal
or two years, to change the percent
age. Earnings above 6 per cent ar
to he divided equally between cal
rierS and n fund to he administers
. by the commerce commission for tn
benefit of weaker railroads. Tn
guaranteed standard return now i
. effect is to be continued for 81
months, the government paying tn
deficit. A revolving fund Of $500. 900
/ 600 is established to make loans t
: the railroads.
All week representatives Of the raj
way administration and officials of tn
railway unions en.leavored to reac
an agreement on the wage demand
, Of the hrotherhoods but at this wri
ing the results were nil. On Thur.
; day the executive committee Of tn
: maintenance of way employees an
, railway shop laborers met in Detru
! to consider wage demands. TIL
t grand president Of the union predic
: ed general strike on the railways
satisfactory adjustment was M
, reached Mt Washington. Some Of tn
:. railway labor leaders are seriousl
: discussing the formation of thir
5 big political party with governmel
5 ownership and lowering Of the cost
living as its platform. and with
: showdown at the presidential Gle
ton next fall.