The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-09-02

OF the administration. ln0uceQ Sena-
tor Harrison Of Mississippi to with
draw his amendment to the bill ap
propriating funds for conference
which provided for full publicity of
all proceedings. Senator Lodge said
the amendment was "wholly out of
place and futile bad manners. He
added that "open diplomacy was i'm
practical and asserted that "it is the
invariable practice of legislative
bodies to frame important measures
behind closed doors"
Senator Borah, author of the bill
Einstructing the President to call the I
conference, vigorously attacked the
evident intention to shroud the pro-
ceedings in secrecy. He said that the
Versailles Treaty was "the greatest
menace to the world today and blam-
ed this on the hidden intrigues Of a
few diplomats. He predicted the dis
,, armament conference would end in
the same disappointment unless the
meetings were held in the open.
The general belief in Washington is
that the whole conference is camou-
| fiage to throw smoke screen over a
| new league of nations. It is very
doubtful indeed whether any material
reduction of ornaments will be agreed
upon. Senator Lodge, who has been
appointed as one Of this nations rep
/ resentatives, already has gone on re-
cord as saying the United States has
reduced its navy beyond the safety
point. It is difficult to conceive how
much can be accomplished towards
disarmament at secret conference
! to which we send delegates committed
! in advance to continuation OF a mill
taristic policy. :,
| Senators La Toilette, Stanley and
Pittnan have brought in minority
report opposing the $500, 900 900 loan
to the railroads contemplated by the
: Townsend bill. The report gives sew
en- reasons why the loan should not
he passed. The first is that it was
: reuorted after refusal to hear the
testimony of critics. The second is
lit would put the government IN the
highly speculative business Of dealing
2 with railroad securities. The THIRD
: reason points out the government
. would lose hundreds Of millions OF
d dollars as a result Of the TRANSACTION
: The bill provides the government mus,
0 accent the securities on per CEN
: basis. This means the government
o will have to hold the securities or sci
: them at, loss. The fourth reason dc
e clares the government is not legan!
: or morally bound to make the loal
d and that the claims of the governmen
r and the railroads against each othe
i should he set off. The fifth reason as
d serts that If the War Finance corpoi
= afinn takes over the railroad securl
49, - will have no money left TO
II farm credits. The sixth reason say
e ra;lroad earnings and credits ar
d slowly improving and no legislation Q
n +h;s sort is needed. The sevent
Is reason ss points out that during the pas
h 1s months the government has ao
) nonned no the railroads $1,376, 1880
Is and that the people should not
rt h,,rlened with taxes to embark upo
Mt +h;s ahiphly speculative venture
n The m;nority report makes out ver
I'd strong case against railroad loan an
t. MT;Il;en q McAdoo, former dlrectt
h General of railroads under governmel
eontrol has also declared hlmse
ID aoa;nst It. A lively fight will be pr pr
in c;n;tated when Congress reasseInDiIe s
tn for President Harding has SET n n
tie heart on this measure and VIII e
as daauor to force it through despite
(lCdVVA w 1OA~O
MS SHIPPING BOARD UNDER flKi
ty The United States Shipping Boa, Ga,
ly Is under fire again and its cr1ncs ma, ma
n nlenty Of ammunition. This depal
ny % ment which has squandered anu Sc s
ed 1sr an nearly three billion dollars OF :. =
OF re reonle's money does not seem 20 ma
an changed its ways much under n: rs
en- ro., rmanaeement. Two hundred sm
dy which, cost the government more IN:
ms SOD, 600 each were recently sold IL
we s(1ll 80 100 apiece and several senaeo
all have @ exposed the fact tha1 ma ma
nd aian,e aH duck Republican polls;c'aa :
ed are ,s being given soft snaps O. on ~ :
It ., government payroll: Some OF taf
til Gel get as high as $25. 900 q year,
lay .M.avernment M is also contlnmng
an no;;cy OF MAXIM contracss: Wv
led tsams that practically constl.u.s,
invitation to defsaud tre govsInl''.,
LS everyone IN Washington n1oMs sst !
at sh;nnino boari reeks with erai1: S.
na- fhe Desneerafs Do nos wan ~ ~
ent s~,~sfion ~ hes1,fse u would en-.
on Wleola an.l sbe ReTshliea1s o''p''>'
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