Evening star., 1921-04-17

up the Young emergency taTln Dial, ana tno
Senate the Colombia treaty.
Among the most important things in the
Presidents address to Congress was the intima-
ton that the Versailles treaty. amended so as
to lop off the league contract and to exclude all
clauses which might involve undesirable foreign
entanglements, would be submitted to the
Senate.
A notable omission was that of any sugges-
ton concerning disarmament conference
Senator Knox has again presented his resolu-
ton for technical peace with Germany: as
altered, 1t is a mere declaration of ending OF
the war. with clause reserving to the United
States all rights acquired by the latter under
the armistice or the Versailles treaty.
Among the important bills already presented
to the House are the Young emergency tariff
bill (the old Fordney bill with anti-dumping
clause added, and with the period of opera
ton six instead of ten months): a federal bud
get bill; the immigration bill which President
Wilson vetoed; the Smell forestry bill: one
per cent sales tax bill: a soldiers bonus BILL
and bin to refund tolls to vessels Of the
United States passing through the Panama
canal.
Among the bills and resolutions already sub
mitted to the Senate the Dillingham; immi-
grafton bill; bill to exempt American vessels
from payment Of Panama Canal tolls; soldiers
bonus bill; an anti-raliroad strike bill; resolu-
tion calling for investigation of the railroad
situation; public welfare department bill: a
resolution calling for an investigation Of roads,
and the Borah resolution authorizing the Presi-
dent to institute negotiations with Japan and
Great Britain looking to reductions in naval
construction in the future The fight wakes hot
and furious in the Senate ever the Colombia
treaty.
How 1t must amuse the shade of T. R. hob
nobbing with the shades of Cecil Rhodes, Drake
and Clieve and carefully shying away from the
shades of Gladstone and other "unc guid.'
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MTcC1cr N-EnJrS.- 1, .n.ect, biu
usual fortnight style (somewhat resembling
the style of Secretary Of State). Premier
Hughes of Australia expresses approval of re-
newal of the Anglo-Japanese treaty, provided
it be renewed in form satisfactory not only
to the British empire and japan. but also to
America.
He finds the chief hope Of the world in a
close understanding between the English-speak-
ing peoples Premier Hughes is evidently a
little worried as he reflects on Japan. Australia
has little greater than that Of the
United States and coast line nearly three
times long. The question Of whether
the Anglo-Japanese treaty shall be renewed
one of the important questions of the day
and If so in what FORM will be decided at the
conference Of imperial premiers in London in
June.
Conditions in the Chinese famine area are
getting worse The most critical period has
begun and will last till the harvest in June.
Very little tree bark is left The Chinese
sortum plan will probably be accepted by the
Chinese government though it Is obnoxious to
the tmmemorial Chinese official tradition; there
will be no rake-off
France has replied courteously, but guard
edly. to Secretary Hughes note Yap. She
cannot well speak out till she has conferred
with the other great allies But apparently
her attitude is that of Barkis. (If the reader
happens to have forgotten his Dickens, that
gentleman was >willin'.) No reply has been re-
ceived from the other allies. Much hangs upon
their reaction to the principles asserted in the
Hughes note.
French census returns indicate an alarming
falling off Of population in France-three to
four millions. it is estimated: by means to
be entirely accounted for by war losses.
The fascist (the Italian vigilantes) are still
at 1t rounding up and applying the lex talionis
to the communists. OF course, the fault cannot
always be with the communists. but it generally
is; at any rate they have proclaimed religion
Of blood and confusion, and should, in fact well
come such proselytes Of sorts.
Copyright. 1921. BY The Washington star.)