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President Wilson vetoed the peac,
resolution Thursday and informed
congress he could not become a part,
IN the peace program framed by re
nublican leaders of the senate anC
house. because he considered it would
mt AN "ineffaceable stain" on the
notion's honor. To establish technical
neaee by such a method, the president
sajd. in his veto message, would be
n effect complete surrender of the
tights of the United States so far as
Germany is concerned" and to relin
nuisb all the high purposes which LED
ne nation into war and which were
embodied in the rejected treaty OF
Versailles.
Colonel William Cooper Proctor
Cincinnati manufacturer, described as
44he angel of Major General Leonard
Woods Ohio campaign" testified
Thursday at the senate investigation
If preconvention political financing
that he had advanced 100000 to
Woods national organization. He es-
timated that contributions from all
other sources would not make as
much.
The league of nations commission
on plans for formation of an interna-
tional court Of justice will meet at
The Hague, June II, the American
minister to the Netherlands Thursday
advised the state department. Former
Secretary of State Elihu Root will at
tend the meeting.
Investigation was ordered by the
state department this week of cir
cumstances attending the kidnapping
Of two Americans in Mexico. The
American consul at Chihuahua was in
structed to conduct the inquiry, and
there were Indications no representa-
tions would be made to the new Mexi-
can government unless the investiga-
ton develops that the men were
seized by others than forces of Fran
cisco Villa. It was assumed. however,
the Americans were carried off at Vii
las orders as part of his tactics to
extort tribute from the mining COM
panies
Sir Auckland Geddes, the new Brit
ish ambassador, formally presented
his credentials to President Wilson
Wednesday at the White House and
exchanged with the executive assur-
ances of good will and amity.
Authority for the treasury to make
final settlement under which back
taxes, estimated at 1,000,000,000, will
be paid the government, is provided
in a bill passed Thursday by the
house and sent to the senate. The
measure amends the 1918 tax law.
BY a vote of 236 to 100, the house
Friday adopted the conference upon |
the army reorganization bill author
king maintenance of a peace time |
army Of 297,500 officers and men.
Lacking 20 votes of the necessary |
twothirds, the house failed Friday to
pass the Knox resolution to end the
war with Germany and Austria, over
President Wilson's veto. The vote
was 220 to 152, II democrats joining
with republicans In attempting to
override the veto, while two republi-
cans voted with the democrats 10
sustain 1t.
Adyices to the state department
rom Mexico indicate the revolution
lists have much to do before stable
government can be established. Mill
tary leaders are reported at various
points with small armed forces, either
still loyal to the Carranza regime or
ior other reasons hostile to the de
tacto government.
After less than three minutes con- ,
sideration the senate Tuesday passed
me annual pension bill carrying
Wy,O0O,OO0 The measure now goes
@ conference for adjustment of diff
serences with the house draft. /,
Authority to, accept for the United
states mandate over Armenia was
uked OF congress Monday by Presi-
aent Wilson. The executive said he
*as conscious that he was urging a
Wy critical choice" but did so ''in I
- earnest belief that 1t will be the
nm OF the people of. the United
s'sles that this should be DONE"