Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-10-19


should reject such a thinly cloaksd
brfbe. Despite the strong template
to retire from the turmoil of politics,
to an honored and permanent place on
the bench, he finally rejected the
Harding offer and the agricultural
bloc is still intact and Determines to:
keep up the fight for the adoption OF
it's program. 49,. "a. 81
Free Tolls Bill Passed x:
Despite the; MOST solemn warnings
that it was voting to violate the Hay
Paunceforte treaty, the Senate passed
the Borah bill exempting American
coastwise shipping from the payment
OF Panama canal tolls by vote of
II to 81. The House probably will
be the real battle-ground over this
proposed discrimination contrary to
our treaty agreement to give ships.
of the world access to the canal on
equal terms, but the bill probably will
not be pressed until after the, 50 call
ed disarmament conference. Great
Britain. certainly will protest against
the discrimination Of the Borah bill
and the Administration is very anx-
fouls not to have this fly in the oint-
meht when the delegates gather.
Party lines were completely obliter
ated on the Borah BILL. Senator
Lodge, Republican leader, voted ag-
ainst the measure despite the fact
that the last Republican platform de-
clared against it; while Underwood,
Democratic leader, voted for the mhea-
sure. 49,.
Nothing Results But Talk
The sO.called conference on unem-
ployment is resulting exactly as all
we'll informed persons predicted it
would. 1t has done nothing but talk
and it's net results will be- a few rec
concentrations which are not binding
upon Congress or upon other govern
mental bodies. Even if they were,
the carrying out Of these recommend
atoms would not materially improve
the unem1pl Gym nt situation. The del-
egates were handpicked by Hoover
for their standpat prGcaivities and
carefully refrained from making any
suggestions that would in any way
interfere with the status quo. The
most significant recommendation was
that urging settlement of the finan-
cial relationship between the govern
ment and the railroads. This ambig-
uously phrased suggestion is meant
TO urge the passage Of the bill apprO-
priating 100000 to the railroads
which is now pending in Congress.
If there were a bona fide settlement
between the carriers and the govern
ment, however, Uncle Sam would
have more than billion coming in,
instead Of paying out more, as the
railroads already owe approximately
this amount. Several shreWd Obser-
vors believe the conference was call
ed for the express purpose OF REG
intending the passage Of the bill
loaning additional amounts to the
railroads under the guise OF emerg-
ency and they are not surprised that
this is the most significant plank in
the unemployment conference PRO
gram"
Wants Europe to Pay
Insisting that virtually every ma
ton with the exception of Russia is
in position to pay the interest due to
the United States on the foreign war
debts, Senator MacKeNar of Tennes-
see has announced his intention Of
: forcing a record vote on this matter.
MacKellar says the payment of this
interest which amounts to more than
a billion dollars would tighten mater
tally the taxation burden on the peo-
pie Of the United States and he sees
no reason for not insisting upon col
lection. Administration leaders will
fight this proposal. Harding wants
the bill passed giving the Secretary
of the Treasury blanket powers to
negotiate extensions of the debts and
it is generally believed that payments
of principal and interest will be post
poned for long periods if this mea-
sure goes through. Extensions Of