The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-08-18
WASHINGTON NEWS


Chairman A. D. Lasker, of the Ship
ping Board, has advised Secretary of
Labor James J. Davis of the matter.
The belief was expressed by Secre-
tary Davis that the Germans are per-
mitted to land in this country as sea-
men and then flee to the interior.
Until a treaty is signed with Ger
many, it was explained, it will not be
legal for German citizens to enter the
United States.
The secretary said he expected to
ask that a bill be introduced in con-
gress requiring the registration upon
arrival of all foreign seamen. There
are probably 10000 Chinese in this
country without legal right to be
here, he added, as a result of their
taking advantage of the seamen's act,
which permits foreign seamen to land
at American ports.
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a backfre movement, asking Con-
gress to shift burdensome taxes from
the public to nonalcoholic beer, has
been started throughout the United
States.
President Harding, Secretary An
drew w. Mellon and prominent mem
bers of congress also are urged to
have the revenue bill provide for the
manufacture and sale of beer contain
ing 2.75 per cent alcohol, and in that
way obtain from S1,OOO,OOO,OOO to
$3.50, 100000 in taxes.
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Dry forces in the senate made an
other Intellectual attempt last week
to bring the anti-beer bill to a vote.
Senator Reed of Missouri offered an
amendment for heavy fine and i'm
prisonment for Jealous prohibition
officers who violate the constitution.
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Surtax rates on net income be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 would be
increased under the treasury pro-
gram for tax revision, it was learned.
The purpose would be to offset loss in
revenue by reduction in the higher
surtaxes.
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The Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee was called this week to
begin consideration of the Admins
tration bill for funding S500,0OO,OO0
railroad debts. Chairman Albert S.
Cummins who has been i'll, will take
charge of the measure. Republican
leaders are urging immediate passage,
but others are suggesting delay in
case a Senate recess might be worked
out.
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September Il, the six hundredth
anniversary of the death of the ltal-
ian poet, Dante, would be an Amer
lean holiday, with observance by the
government, under a resolution in
troduced by Senator Samuel NJ.
Shortridge, California, Republican.
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Governor Harding of the federal
reserve board has begun defense Of
his administration before the joint
congressional commission which has
heard a series of criticisms against
the board, including those of John
Shelton Williams, former controller
of the currency. Workings of the ma
tional credit system, Governor Hard
d. Rf h.
serve banks, and over these the board
has general supervision, adding that
this did not mean control"
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The Sweet bill for the relief of dis
abled veterans finally completed its
tortuOus journey through congress
and reached the White House last Fri
day. After reposing three days on
the vice presidents desk, it was sign
ed by Senator Curtis of Kansas, act
ing president pro tempOre. If it had
been signed earlier in the week il
would have been sent to New Hamp-
shire to receive President Harding's
signature.
10000
Protests against the American Oc-
cupation of Haiti and Santa Domingo
were presented before Senator Nc
Cormick's committee of inquiry by
Oswald Garrison Willard, for the
Haiti-Santa Domingo Independence
society; James w. Johnson in behalf
of the National Association for the
advancement of Colored People, and
by Stenio Vincent in behalf of the
Union Patriotique d'Haiti.
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Charles G. Dawes, director OF the