River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-08-25

accompany the French delegation.
President Harding has named two of
the American elegates-Secretary OF
State Hughes and Senator Lodge.
That the administration will not make
the conference the occasion for lavish
expenditures is assured by its request
for an appropriation of only $2O0,000
for expenses of the meeting. OF
course the Republicans took advantage
of their chance to make comparisons
with the huge sum expended by Pres
ident Wilson ana his peace commits
sion in Europe.
Mr.. Dresel, our commissioner In
Berlin, has been busy negotiating the
terms of the peace treaty with Ger
many, and has run against several
snags, among them a renewed opposi-s
ton on the part of Germany to adj
nit it's sole blame for the war. Amer
lea reserves to itself all the adyan-
tages accruing under the treaty OF
Versailles, and Germany demands sew
eral things, including restoration OF
all German property seized in Amer
lea or the proceeds of the sale or
such property.
The tax revision bill was introduced
into the house and the fight for its
adoption began promptly under spe-
cial rule which provided for final ac-
ton at three o'clock Saturday after
noon. There was little doubt that the
measure would be passed almost as
reported, but there was chance that
it might be changed in one important
respect. Just before II was introduced
the Republican members of the house
in caucus ordered that 1t be altered
to provide that repeal of the excess
profits tax, substitution of an in
creased corporation tax and reduction
of the higher individual surtaxes
should become effective on income OF
the calendar year 1922 instead Of
1921. This was not in accord with
the desires of the administration.
which believed the party was commit
ted to a revision of the tax laws
which would apply to 1921 income, and
it was thought the action of the
caucus might be reversed. The DEM
ocratic members of the house also
caucused and voted to fight the tax
bill. declaring in resolution that II
is "subversive Of the principle that
should govern taxation for the sup
port of this government" and that 1t
relieves profiteers and taxpayers OF
large incomes from their just share
of the load Of taxation and leaves an
unfair portion of the burden to be
borne by the people of moderate
means" Fifty-two Democratic MEM
bers did not attend the party caucus.
In majority report Of a special
investigating committee filed with the
house of representatives last week,
Samuel Il. Ansel, former acting judge
advocate general of the army; Col.
John E. Hunt and Col. c. G. Cresson
were charged with conspiracy in con-
nection with the escape of Grover G.
Bergdoll, the most despicable of the
draft evaders. Ansell, 1t Is charged,
was the master mind in the plot by
which Bergdoll, whose attorney he
was, was released from military prison
under guard to dig up pot of gold,
and the report recommends that he be
disbarred from practicing in the courts
of the nation "above whose safety and
integrity he placed gold" Colonel
Hunt is held directly responsible for
the escape of Bergdoll because he
neglected TO have him handcuffed and
adequately guarded; and Colonel Cres-
son is severely criticized for his pre-
tense of prosecution" of Colonel Hunt,
who was tried by court-martial. The
majority report was signed by Repre-
sentativees Luhring of Indiana, Repub-
lican, and Flood of Virginia and
Johnson of Kentucky, Democrats.
Chairman Peters of Maine and Near
thur of Oregon. Republicans, submit
ted a minority report dissenting from
most of the findings of the majority.
The field of athletic sports provided
q minor sensation in the breakdown
of Suzanne Lenglen, famous French
tennis player while she was contend
ing with Mrs. Molla Mallory, Ameri-
can champion, in the women's national
championship tournament at Forest
Hills, L. /. Mile Lenglen, who had
landed only a day or so before. was
suffering from a severe cough and
after Mrs. Mallory had won the first
set and two points of the second, the
French girl quit. weeping, and de-
| faulted. 1t is believed that these two
remarkable players will have another