Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-06
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
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 Washington, D. C.. April 5.-Promptl actioh by the senate on the house
 resolution declaring the war at an end of that body. They had a conference today to discuss future legislation and later in the day, Senator Lodge. ex- pressed the opinion that there would be no special delay in passing the res- olution. Tt has been so thoroughly thrashed out, said he, T believe the senate and house will agree on the resolution and it will have the unit ed support of the republicans of both houses At first it was thought it | would also have strong democratic | support, but later it was found that i l the administration forces were work | ing against it and vii probably carry | their point. It is pretty generally un-l l derstood that one reason for the delay 1 1 in bringing it up before the house, 1 was that the democratic leaders in l
 sisted they must have time to consid- CT it-which translated into the l
 language of irate republicans, is that | I they must ahave time to pick some I | flaw in it, which they could not see l existed"
 I Moreover they wanted white house l instructions. Probably they got them, 1 for today in a twinkling it became
 known that the democratic leaders I would bitterly oppose it," although it
 is known that many of the democratic members of the foreign affairs com I mittee of the house, could at first de- tect no flaws or objections on which to
 base refusal to endorse it. The pro- | ject for permanent adjournment of I congress June Sth is not very bright f today. Whether it is because the nec- I essary work cannot be accomplished I in that time, Or whether the party in l power hesitates to leave the country I six months without congress to lean
 upon, in case of necessity, is not full ly known, but indications point to the latter. Congress can adjourn of it's own accord, but only the president can call it into session. So it may re- } suit in a recess of two months while
 the national conventions are being held, with an early fall adjournment, i instead of a six month let-up as had
 been anticipated.
 , The state department is much enn-
 barrassed by the picketing the Brit ish embassy by a lot of militant suf- fragists who have now turned their attention to the freedom of Ireland, and are heckling the members of the ) British diplomatic corps very much in ) the same way they heckled the presi
 dent by picketing the white house. There seems to be no law that pre- vents them from pacing up and down the sidewalk in front of the embassy ! Haunting the insulting banners in the g face of members of the diplomatic 3 corps as they leave or enter the great t iron gate which shuts off the en1bas- : sy from the street, as the Dig grey e stone building is in the center of the
 city. The banners carried by the wo-
 men are intended to rebuke England 5 and are of an insulting nature The d militant women prrport to speak for = America" One of the banners bears
 1.-the inscription America cannot con- e 1 tinue relations with an England ruled
 by assassins." Still another rears, . ''England! American women con 2 denn your reign of terror in the Irish Il 2 republic" and similar riottoes equally e offensive are ernblazoned on other e banners carried aloft by scores of g women. Secretary of State Colby has ;t expressed his regret over, the occur : renee, to the members of the embassy . and a number of police have been ? assigned to that locality to prevent 2 threatened demonstrations by the wo- a men, who, it will be remebered caus- e ed riots near the white house, where
 their actions were repdiated by
 thousands of passers by. Secretary ot
 State Colby has apologized for the al le embassy that the government will = look into the matter and perform l. it's duty of hospitable courtesy to the le British embassy and preserve it's, owr ,I dignity" The better class of Wash Ig ington citizens are greatly inccnse6 9 over the action of the women, and the II insult they are attempting to offel l. England, in the name of American "a women.
 ' It is loudly whispered here that th' a telephone took off the name Q st President Wilson from the Georgia to primaries. No facts are given, bu v- it is pretty we'll recognized here tha ,,l although the president personally z made no move, the white house" ant ? the telephone were the mediums uset
 to secure the withdrawal of erougl ut name the quick result: The wbrt a was passed along over the phone, s to it is said-that the president di, so not intend to be smoked out of hi iIo silence by any such method, and tn ' administration n?en in Georgia rush SC ed to the rescue by the withdrawal o on lieve the president from embarrass in ment. Sc the mystery concerning Nil ns Wilson's health and intentions re .i mains as dense as ever.
 rs Only those pupils who happene <, to be in school the past IS month ', will suffer from the dropping of Ger ca man as a study. It is to be imme diately restored to the public school ill of Washington. The world is goin ng to continue to use German and tn a. teaching of that language should | resumed, is the opinion of practical = ly all school officials here. Englan, France and Belgium are teaching i
 and it will be disadvantage
 Americans, if they are to establish
 trade relations with Germany and al ng kept from a knowledge of the lar .a11 guage. In fact there is already
 large trade with Germany establish
 ed, notwithstanding the fact tn; r+ nomina1y we are at war. Licenses al G issued by the government permittir 'ho trade, and the exports and impor
 amount already to enormous sums.
 xl is noticeable that the proposed pea. ol resolution,s now pending in congres 'n- does not scut off the power of u
 president 6D continue such a system
 license, pending the making and rat od, fication of treaty, as congress do ,ok not desire to delay or embarrass tra,
 relations with that country.
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