Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-05-13

shington. 3-Representative ). II.
Panama feels sure that the Ameri-
can government will cease its endeav-
ors in recommending acceptance of
decision upon which public opinion al
ready has uttered its last word and
which has become an adjudged mat
ter. Panama refused the White deci-
sion with the same right and for al
most the same reasons that the United
States government declined in 1881 to
accept the decision of the king of the
Netherlands in boundary litigation
with Great Britain"
President Harding won the first part
of his fight for big navy, the naval
committee of the senate having re-
ported the navy bill with provisions
for funds not only for completing the
1915 building program but also for a
personnel 10000 in excess Of the 1O0,-
600 proposed by the house. Besides
this, the committee refused to incor-
porate in the measure the proposal of
Senator Borah authorizing and re-
questing the President to invite Great
Britain and Japan to disarmament
conference in Washington. Borah will
make a fight for his amendment on the
floor of the senate and Senator Pom
creme also has similar amendment
which he will introduce.
The senate committee increased the
house total of $396,000,0O0 to $496, $780,
600, or the same figure in the bill as 1t
failed In the senate last March.
The senate passed the Dillingham;
immigration bill which limits lmmi-
grafton to 3 per cent annually of per-
sons Of various nationalities in the
United States in 1910. Only Reed of
Missouri voted in the negative. The
measure went to conference and 1t was
expected the house would accept the
senate bill and that it would be signed
by the President. 1t becomes effective
within fifteen days after enactment
and remains in force until June 30,
1922. The measure would permit the
landing in America of about $4,000
immigrants in the next twelve months.
In the Republican presidential pref
erence primaries last year North Car
DINA went for Hiram johnson. In the
Republican national convention Dele
gate David III. Blair refused to abide
by those instructions and voted for
Warren G. Harding. A few days ago
President Harding nominated Mr.
| Blair for the important office of COM
missioner of internal revenue and tile
nomination came before the senate In
| executive session. There was a stormy
debate, the opposition being led by
Senator Johnson, who told of Blair's
action In the convention and asserted
that "a man who will violate his own
states laws Is unfit to administer the
nations laws" A second objection
made by Johnson was connected with
| tax returns. He said "Mr. Blair's IA
ther-in-law Is one Of the richest men In
| North Carolina and he sought, by
forming partnership with his family
| to lessen the amount of his income
tax" The nomination was referred
back to the senate finance committee,
which, on Saturday, began a thorough
investigation of Johnson's charges.
| Senator Truman II. Newberry Of
| Michigan is set free from all charges
| of violation of the federal corrupt
practices act. The United States Su-
| preme court set aside the conviction
! of Newberry and 16 other defendants,
| the majority opinion holding that the
law under which they were convicted
Is unconstitutional. All the Justices
agreed that the conviction should be re-
versed, but three of them held that
congress, under the provisions of the
original Constitution, has the power to
regulate primaries.
The board of directors of the United
States Steel corporation has an
nounced cut in wages Of day labor Of
about 20 per cent, effective on May 49,
and an equitable adjustment Of all
other rates, including salaries. Chair
man Gary also announced that the
board had been unable to find prac-
ticable basis for the entire abandon
ment of the 12-hour day in the imme-
diate future. The average wage will
be cut, by this order. about $1.40 per
day. and the reduction In the corpora
tion's pay roll will be not less than
$150,000,0O00 annually. Frank Nor
rison. secretary Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, denounced the wage
cut as untustifable.