Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-26
Straps and faets.

willing to act as host were confirmed
at Lynchburg, Tuesday by Arthur II.
Jennings, historian-in- chief of the
Sons of Veterans, who aided Com
mander-in- Chief Nathan Bedford For
rest in his efforts to secure q place
for the reunion.
THE railroads owe the government
81 ,444, 100000 yet it is proposed to eX-
tend to them an additional credit oi
$500000 900, according to William q.
McAdOo. This statement was made
in az letter from the former secretary
of the treasury and director general Of
railroads to Senator A. o. Stanley
Democrat of Kentucky, member of the
committee investigating the railroad
situation, who read it on the floor OF
the senate Wednesday. McAdoo de-
clared that the. breakdown of the
railroads in the latter part of 1917
forced the government to take control
of them January /, 1918, in order to
save the war" He charged briefly
that: The $780, 100000 to be loaned
the railroads constitutes added in
vestment of the tax payers money,
an added liability" and an added tax
burden" The government will have
TO accept as collateral for this "secur-
tiles which in many instances may not
be adequate to protect the govern
ment." President. Harding must not
have been miSled into making the
statement that the United States is
morally and legally bound to fund"
the railroads debt to the treasury.
Democratic members of the committee
had sought to have McAdoo summon
ed as q witness, but were blocked by
the majority. Stanley then asked him
TO outline his views of the situation III
Il letter, which he read today.
Cleveland. Ohio, August IA: After
two days of conference in an effort 10
prepare joint strike ballot for the
4O9. 700 members of the big five railroad
Transportation labor organizations the
chief executives. executive committee
members and assistant grand officers
of the engineers, fremen and trainmcn,
conductors and Switchmen were unable
TO agree today on the wording Of the
ballot and the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen decided TO prepare sepa-
rate ballot, the other four organiZa-
tiOns agreeing on one bal lOt. w. q.
Lee president of the trainmen, said
this did not mean division Of strength
within .hc brOtherhOOdS, but merely
difference of opinion regarding the
phraseology of the ballot. Both ballots,
it was said, will present practically the
same InlIlSS u lHe llltllDtI', ''"NiAS
for acceptance or rejection of the
12l-2 per cent wage reduction handed
down by the railroad labor boards al
Chicago on June l, last. and in effect
since July !, and a review Of the un-
satisfactory negotiations with railroad
managers as to whether further WaS3
reductions and the elimination Of pay
ment of time and One-h., for over
time was cOnteTnp' ed. The bal OTIS, II
was understood. will be mailed 10 the
members next week and Il referendum
vote completed about October l.
- Congress took a recess Wednesday
night until September p, without
vote by the senate on bill prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of beer 10
the sick. The senate ended its work at
1l.34 o'clock and the house at ll.5S.
President Harding was at the Capito!
late Wednesday night to sign a num-
Der of bills. The last to be put before
him was the dye embargo extension
the last measure TO he passed by tn"
senate. The senate is expected Ia re-
sumo work upon Tecunvening, but, Rep
resentative Mondell, the Republican
leader obtained an agreement TO have
the house declare three day rccesSeS
from September n to October g. An
nouncement of adoption by the house
of the recess resolution was made to
the senate, while Senator STANLEY,
Democrat, Of Kentucky, was in the
midst of a speech attacking provisions
of the anti beer bill. After it had been
laid aside temporarily. senators OppoS-
ing it were on guard to sec that
1t was not called up again in an at
tempt to obtain a quick vote. Prohi-
bition leaders carly in the night aban-
doned their efforts to hold up the re-
cess until il had been passed. failing
even to obtain an agreement fixing a .
date for Il vote on it 10y the senate aft /.
or congress reaSScmblCS next month. |.
President Harding arrived at his Of (
flee at the Capitol while the debate on
bill for three months extension Of
the dyc embargo waS'undcr way. ready 7.
to sign bills. Among the first 10 he
signed was the shipping board def /
cheney bill with an amendment carry (
ing 100000 for expenses Of the dis !
armament conferences. Objection by |
Democrats prevented consideration of
n bill passed by the house imposing a .
duty of 80 per cent on war supplies .
sold by the government in France and
shipped back TO this country.
"A belief on the part Of the admin .
iStration that this government should .
not insist on open sessions at the dis
armament conference became mani .
fest last Tuesday in congress and
among high ADMINISTRATION officials.
In the senate the question furnished .
the theme for Il colorCul debate dur
ing which Senator Lodge, the ltcpuh-
lican leader. who has been selected ~
Il delegate to the conference, led a fight
against senate action to pledge the
American representatives, to demand |
that the assembled powers sit with
open doors. At tile! same time among
administration officials it waS out
lined as a definite purpose of the gov
Crnmcnt to refrain from determined
objection to secret sessions Not only
was it indicated as the belief her"
that delicate subjects could not J."
prOiitably discussed in the open. but
il WAS suggested that To- insist on Sucu
q course might meet with such strong
opposition from abroad rs To wrcCl:
the whole program Of tn" conference.
Confirming reports from Berlin that
the treaty negotiations with Germany
are being conducted secretly at In"
request of the United States, high Of
1iCialS emphasized il as Il conviction
uf this government that diplomatic
conversations cannot develop a frank
exchange of views if fun publicity is
given every step. SO far. rs publicity
may be given without Cndan%CriuI
fI.IOkOpSS and ,yiibnut OfcruIiuu. 1t her.