Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-02-12

As a matter of parliamentary pro.
cedure, the treaty now goes through
the entire course through which it
passed before it's rejection on Noyem-
ber 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.
Il
parture from our traditional policy.
1t will go far toward restoring or
maintaining sympathetic relations he
tween America ard Great Britain. es.
pecially If we do finally enter the
league.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels ap-
Apeared 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
sea duty. On the latter Mr.. Dan
iels said he had not and never would
"approve Il disparity between awards
given men who served on shore as
compared with the men who went to
sea" Admiral Sims, he asserted
probably advocated high awards fol
many officers who served on staff duty
ashore and few awards for officers
who went to sea because "most OF
Admiral Slns' duty in the navy has
been on shore"
Secretary Daniels declared there
was nothing the matter with The
morale of the navy except shortage
of enlisted men In many ratings ant
insufficient pay for officers and mel
left.
The conference committee of the
senate and house reached full agree
ment on railroad legislation, and i
seemed certain that the remodelet
Esch- Cummins bill would soon b,
reported to both houses and passe,
before March !. AS ii now stand
the Cummns antistrike provision i
omitted but the Esch voluntary arbi
tration plan is strengthened by tn
creation of Il board of appeals of fiv,
members to he appointed by the pres
ident Public opinion will be relic,
on to prevent strikes. The Culnmin
section providing for an average re
turn of ~ per cent remains but tn
interstate commerce commission /
given authority, after one and a hal
or two years. to change the percent
age. Earnings above 6 per cent ar
to be divided equally between car
riers and a fund to be adminstere,
by the commerce commission for. tn
benefit of weaker railroads. Th
guaranteed standard return now II
effect is to he continued for 81.
months, the government paying tn
deficit. A revolving fund of $500. 900
600 is established to make loans +
the railroads.
All week representatives of the raj
way administration and officials Of tn
railway unions endeavOred 70 rcacl
an agreement on the wage demand
of the brotherhOods, but at this writ
ing the results were nil. On Thurs
day the executive committee of tn
maintenance of way. employees ant
railway shop laborers met in Detroi
to consider wage demands. TIL
grand president of the union predict
ed general strike on the railways i
a satisfactory adjustment was no
reached at Washington. Some of tn
railway labor leaders are serousl
discussing the formation of n fhir
big political party with governme1,
ownership and lowering of the cost O
living as its platform, and with
showdown at the presidential elee
ton next fall