Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-21
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and criticisms of supreme court decls-
ions in tax cases by Senator Nelson,
Republican, Minnesota, and watson
Democrat, Georgia. Senator Nelsoii
complained about the supreme coul'
decision holding that bonds issued U!
states and sub divisions were laA,
EXEMPT. while Senator Watson sald
that the decision of the court in the
stock dividend case was regarded py
"all LAWYERS as a perfectly rotten de,
cision." The Georgia senator argued
that the court had no authority to set
aside acts of congress. Senator Jones'
democrat, New Mexico, expressed re-
gret that the pending bill did not con,
tain a provision taxing undistrlbutea
profits of corporations and said that ne
would offer an amendment wlthln
day to make this possible.
The administration peace treaties
with Germany, Austria and Hungary
were ratified by the United States sen.
ate last Tuesday night by vote or DO
TO 90 in the case of the first two ana
&C TO II in the case of the other. Inc
difference in the vote was because OF
the absence of minority senators, VINO
left the chamber after voting on the
treaties with Germany and Auslrla:
Except for the formal exchanges vi
ratificatiens the peace programme ol
fhe administration is now complete
ONLY three Republican senator's, Borah
of Idaho. La Toilette of Wisconsin ana
Noryie of Nebras ska, who was absent on
account of illness and paired against
ratification. voted against the treaties
Fourteen Democrats, on the other hano'
sunnorted the treaties while two more
were paired in favor of ratihcatlon.
BEFORE final action was taken Demo
cratic effort to substitute for the Ger
man treaty the treaty OF NersallieS
with the twelve Lodge reservations,
was defeated and the foreign relations
committee reservations prohlDiIins
American membership on the Allieu
reparations commission or any OtI,el
inteffHfioftaI commission without Ihe
consent of congress were adopted.
Following closely upon the Brltish
Governments announced determination
10 aid in solving the unemployiileh'
situation by the extension OF cNtTaor-
,dinarily lar5e credits and the declara-
tion that no BritOn is to starYe, DaVlu
Iloyd George, the prime minister ue-
liyered a notable address In pallld
ment Wednesday outlining the govern
ment's policy both with regard 10 trace
and unemployment. The premier ue-
clared that the entire sltualiOn M"S
tbe result OF the world war and that
GOOD understanding between nations
fopether with trade rehabilitation was
the essential remedy for a cure. In
outlining the governments proposals
+o, alleviate unemployment, Mr.. L!oYu
George made the following strlklhS
declaration: Peace and good uhueI
standing among nations is vital. Lc.
us get out of the atmOsphere WheIe II
Won talk about q German without
frown on your brow you are no patriot.
Trade can not start in suCn an d'!hos-
nhere If you intervene 10 make p|~Sc.
YOUR motives, are misunderstood put J
Great Britain Will not do IL who Will
We stand for stability. We want 10
see the nations begin again the tasks
of neace" The entire speech was
nIea that the country is suffering from
the results of the war and declara-
tion that restoration rests upon the re-
Iival of industry and the rehablllta- :
+ion of the purchasing power abroad
and that a revival in trade depends
largely upon the bringing about OF
good understanding among natlons.
ON his way to Williamsburg, va
last Wednesday, President HARD
ing delivered an address at 1orktoWii'
wallis surrendered the British FORCES
of the Revolution to General Washing
ton in 1881 and announced 10 the world
y nolicv Of Anglo American friendship
for all future time. The United States
and Great Britain, the president as
serted had conSecrated long time
friendship by association in the COM
mon sacrifice Of the world war ana
found themselves arranged toSethel
in a trustecship for the preservation oi
civilizations" he spoke also a word Oh
gratitude for the aid given by France
in revolution and declared the time hau
come for world wide cooperation anu
amity among nations. That part vi
the yorktown speech devoted 10
Pritish- American relations was in the
form of a brief declaration o. pOilcy on
NVhich the president did not elaborate.
S|The triumph of freedom in the Amer
ican colonies" he said, greatly
strengthened liberal views in the Old
World Inevitably this liberal public
oninion. deliberate and grown doml-
fknt. brought Great Britain and Amer
ica 10 n policy of accommodation ana
5acific adjustment for all our dliler-
thces. There has been honorable ana
7rnbroken peace for more than Il cen
turv. we came TO common sacrifice ana
HenSanguined association IN the Wof!u
war. and a future breach of our peace
ful and friendly relations is unthink-
able. In the truStceship OF preSerN-
ing civilization we were arraycd to-
either and the convictions of civ
ilizatfon worthy of that costly pres
ervation will eXalt peace and warn
against conflict for all time TO come
In the general discussion of world
relations which followed, the prCsi-
dent declared American participation
in world affairs "incvitable,' ana
voiced hope that general cooperation
ito the common good would usher IN
q. new day of international relation
ship" He sounded warning, now
ever, against impairment of national
sovereignty in the name OF intcrna-
tional unity.
A small oblong package wrapped
ia plain white paper, tied with strong
cord and marked, Perfume" lay on a
table in the American embassy, IN
Parisljalk' Wednesday. 1t was ad-
dressed personally to the American
ambassador, MyrOn T. Herrick, and
had been delivered by registered post.
Thinking it was gift the ambassa-
doris secretary, Lawrence Norton, car
ried il to the ambassadors residence.
Early in the evening, the ambassadors
valet, Blanchard, saw the package on
a desk and following custom started
TO open it. The removal OF the paper
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