, 1921-07-28

will see the wisdom of signing such a
treaty without great delay.
Meanwhile a movement for the re-
call Of the American troops In Ger
many has started In the senate. Mr..
Borah introduced a resolution calling
on the secretary of war for all data
as to the size of the army Of occupa-
ton, the cost of maintaining 1t and the
payments of the German government
for its expenses. The senate promptly
adopted the resolution without a roll
call or a dissenting voice.
The tariff bill, having been passed
by the house, is o before the senate
but If present plans are followed that
body will not act on II finally until
legislation to revive taxes has been
enacted. This is In accord with the
understood wish Of the administration.
The prospect for considerably lower
taxes, however, was dimmed some
what by the rather startling state
ments made by A. D. Lasker, new
chairman of the shipping board. He
asserted that his investigations have
revealed the fact that the board
operated last fiscal year at a net loss
Of s3S0,0O0 900. and predicted that dur
ing the present fiscal yea the loss
from operations Ion will be $780,
100000. Mr.. Lasker said the records
Of the board were in deplorable con-.
dition and that If II had been a private
business concern the corporation
would have been in receivers hands
long ago. He indicated that appro-
priations OF S30O,0OO,OO0 would be
needed for this year, but later he
asked congress for only SIPS, 100000
for the next six months. The formal
request for this sum was made through
Director Of Budget Dawes and with
the approval of President Harding.
Prodded to quick action by a pre-
liminary report of the special commits
sion on soldiers relief, which scored
the government for neglect of disabled
veterans, the senate on Wednesday
passed the Sweet bill without a dis
senting vote. An amendment was
NpPNt NtoAkhtb ~ AAN
ex-service men TO the government the
burden Of proof in establishing the
origin OF disabilities. In some other
respects the bill as passed by the
house was altered. AS passed by the
senate the measure provides; For the
creation of a veterans bureau, respon-
sible directly to the President. consol.
idating all soldier relief agencies; for
the decentralization of the compensa-
ton and insurance machinery now op-
Grated by the war risk bureau, and
for the liberalization of compensation
awards so as to relieve any former sol.
dier suffering from ailments for which
the war service was responsible.
Director OF the Budget Dawes has
Informed President Harding that II
will be possible to save about S112.-
512,62S In the government expendi.
lures for the current year. This will
be done mainly through curtailing de-
partmental forces and equipment, and
the work toward this end already is
well under way. The largest estimat-
ed savlng-s30.842 ,119-wm be in the
Treasury department. In the Interior
department It will be s19.s27, 101 war
risk bureau. s18,5 ,523; War depart
ment. s~16.0oo.0o0; Navy department.
slO,O47.S01; postal service. $4,000
42l, and so on through the list.
Illinois provides II sensation Of con-
siderable magnitude through the In
dictment OF her governor. Len Small.
and lieutenant governor. Fred Il. Ster-
ling. These officials. together with
Verne Curtis, n banker. are accused OF
fraud, conspiracy and embezzlement OF
state funds, the alleged crimes being
committed, according to the charges,
when Small and Sterling held the po-
sition Of state treasurer. Briefly. II is
charged that Small and Sterling made
loans ~ millions or dollars Of state
funds to Curtis so-called bank. which
had not functioned as n bank since
1908 that Curtis purchased with the
money short time notes OF the Chicago
packers which netted him about s per
cent interest that the state received
only 2 per cent on the loans made TO
Curtis. and that the accused men
shared the rest OF the profits. OF
course both Small and Sterling pro-
test their entire innocence, the COVER
nor laying the whole AFFAIR to the
schemes OF his political enemies. whose
fight on him, both before and since his
election. has been bitter.