The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-25
GERMAN oUEsTION BEFORE LEAGUE


. GERMAN QUESTION BEFORE LEAGUE !.
Geneva, Nov. 0--The question Of how the league Of
Nations will meet the German threat to disregard that
clause Of the treaty Of Versailles involving ALLEGATION Of
her colonies under various mandates occupied the aten-
ton Of the league assembly today Although other mat
tiers to come before the assembly, it admitted
many delegates that Germany attitude furnishes the one
big problem confronting the league and that the
semby must Of necessity devote much time to finding
quick solution
Unofficial conversations turned to what steps the
league entrusted with enforcement Of the treaty would
take to compel Germans acknowledgment Of the bind
would consent to be quoted to that effect the impression
seemed general that under present conditions it would
have to depend economic pressure owing to Germanys
peculiar vnerabty in this direction at this particular
time at the time the question has arisen to how
Germany would propose to evade the particular clauses Of
the treaty which she takes exception The only sugges
ton that has been advanced is that she would refuse pay
ent Of ndemnes either BY outright defiance or alleged
inability to pay British and French headquarters here
have made attempt to conceal their astonshment at
the note. &S1@ s-
NJ La Fontaine Belgian delegate declared in the public
session La Fontane maintained that the economic stu
alton is the most important confronting the world He
insisted on the right Of the league to rest upon the
strength Of the national armies which at it's DISPOSE
ton Then it will be at the mercy OF no one @Sr
Delegate Rowe of Canada criticized the league coun
ell saying it had wasted time with secondary problems
He demanded immediate settlement Of the territorial dis
The council is on trial before the world he said "The
|typhus report humiating confession OF failure II
the members of the council make pledges for their
own nations they had better resign and give way to
others"
Rowell concluded with the warning that unless the
council is backed by few well done actions it will cease
to hold the respect Of the world"
Washington, Nov 20-A billion dollar tariff is to be
the aim of the republicans when the administration COMES
into power next March, republican leaders here indicated
to-day Senator Curtis of Kansas, republican whip OF
the senate said today he believed billion dollars year
can be realized from the tariff duties that be done
he said two billions from other meet the needs
of the government Democratic officials recently an.
nounced that four billions year would be required tor the
next four years. nH%
Curtis and other republicans said that immediate re-
duction Of the army of the government Of employees by
about 2O0O00 will be made by republicans when they take
Icontrol and other money saving methods employed
Curtis also predicted that the annoying taxes on ar
tces of apparel soda water and other things in com
mon use would be removed and that the income tax
qurements would be greatly simplifed by the new con
s|gress. ~ sr@a#
liberty bond bill probably along the lines suggested
by Harding that u.s. the exchange Of liberty bonds now
outstanding for ISSUE and legislative provisions fol
keeping the bonds at par is another measure to be
considered early in the sixty-seventh congress-
The question republican leaders must settle when
gress Dec is whether business depression
cas for amendments to relieve of the tax bur
des or whether nothing should be done until complete
tax revision be made conference of the senate fin
ance and house ways and means committee probably will
be held during the first days Of the session to decide
Senator Penrose chairman of the senate finance
mittee has taken the position that amendments should
be made until the entire revenue and tariff systems are