The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-09

which the house has passed. Among
the bills passed OF the closing session
were the agricultural credits measure.
the shipping board deficiency bill ~
IS. JD.00O. with It's amendment ear
rying $2O0.OO0 for expenses Of the dis.
armament conference. and the meas
ure extending the dye embargo until
January I.
CHIEF interest In the seaaie conferred
about the anti-beer bill. which was nt-
tackled IT length by Senators Reed and
stanley. Tile dry leaders found by
test votes that the measure could not
he carried. ~ they allowed II To be
thrown Into the discard. They failed
even In their effort To have II made
the unfinished business when the
senate reconvcnes. The more fanat-
icai Of the prohibition leaders are tn
be blamed for the failure Of this bIll.
for they rejected all compromise and
BY their stubbornness led the vets
to form temporary coalition with the
agricultural bloc. The members of
the latter helped XIII the anti-b~
measure IN return for the support Of
the vets for the farm export credits
bill which was In danger III being
caught In the jam and held up In.
definitely.
This credits blu empowers the War
Finance corporation to issue &iHO..
OOO 600 Of Its own bonds and to lend
~ 600 OO.O0O for financing agricul-
tural exports The house refused to
agree to senate provisions which
would allow the corporation to lend
directly to European purchasers Of
the commodities. but the compromise
viii allow the Finance corporation
to lend TO anybody. provided satisfac-
tory collateral Is furnished to Il for
the sums advanced.
japan has formally accepted the In
vitatlon 10 the Washington conference
and Its embassy il obtaining accom-.
modatlons for n delegation III about
eighty persons. A large residence. an
office building and n section Of one Of
the hotels lave been rented Since
ably will keep Premier Hara al haine,
the Japanese delegation IN likely to be
headed by either Foreign Secretary
uchida or viseount Chinda. In Its
note OF acceptance the Japanese gov.
ernment expressed the hope that the
agcnda NJ the conference on Fur East.
ern affairs would be arranged prior to
the meeting IN accordance with It's
suggestion that matters concerning
only a few nations, or which are ne.
compiished facts. he not brought into
the discussion. So far nobody has
shown any intention OF supporting this
proposition az the japanese. which. "
course. Is put forward sole,y In be-
hnlf Of their avn selfish interests.
They do not Wish To be asked about
Shantung. or Zap, or Manchuria
Great Britain also accepted the inyi-
tatien Ia the conference last week In
graceful note that contained no re
strictions or qualifications The rep.
rcsentatives Of the republic of South
China are still asking recognition In
| Washington and bid TO the meeting
They assert that the people Of South
| China have set up government III
their own that ewes no allegiance "a
the reking government. and that they
constitute u full hair ~ the papula
| tion of China
Tile republic of Panama Is ofiiclali,
In mourning, President Porras has or
dercd the fiag displayed Mt half.n,asi
on all public buildings for one month
because Costa RicM gets the disputed
territory of Cote. Panama Will no,
seek by force to prevent It's neighhol
from occupying the district. because
/ the United States last week told he,
Tint the terms II the White awan
must be- accepted and thai warfars
between Panama and Costa Rict
would not be- permitted porrgs thei
had no other course than TO yield
though his political fees probably viii
take advantage 81 his plight and st
tempt Ia Gust him from off,ce. II I,
said they ARE trying 10 organize I
revolution. AMI this may give some oc
curation 10 the battalion of American
marines that Was sent dawn to III,
isthmus ostensihly Ia protect American
property and lives N the Panamnn
did not give Ia.
When bids for the wooden aeet
we're opened by the United State
shipping board there was but one hid
der for the entire fieet--the ship Con
struction and Trading company O
New York. This concern offered I
take tue 90 vessels "ss Is at s.. IN