The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
GO; P. FORCES
DISCUSS SPRING
camp AICN PLAN
Senators Mccormick and Mckinley
Lead Conference; Rebate In.
come Fight Costs.
Wasf1ingt0n News Bslreau-
Rock Island Aryus-


s, at which Senators Mccormick
and Mckinley viii confer with
their neutenants, It was announced
here this week
Senator Mccormick Is due in
Chicago for his first visit TO ILL
nois since he sailed for months
trip TO Haiti and Santo Domingo.
Senator Mckinley is now at Cham
paign, where he spent the holiday
recess.
The two Illinois senators will at
tend a dinner given by the Union
League club Jan. 4, and at noon on
the same day will address q lunch
con at the Traffic club.
Nearly every downstate Repubii-
can who has received federal ap-
pointment OF any importance will
participate in the conference. Guy
Ginders, Rockford: United States
Marshal George Schwaner, Spring
field, and Senator George Buck.
Monmouth, are a few of the down
state leaders who it Is known will
be present.
All attempts made here to elicit
the opinion OF Senator Mccormick
on the four-power pact before his
departure for Illinois were futile
this week. The senator declined to
commit himself and it is assumed
that he will make no announce
ment until he has conferred with
close friends in Illinois.
The fact that ex-senator Law
renee Y. Sherman of Springfield is
expected at the Chicago conference
gave rise to the belief here that
the pact may be discussed at the
Chicago meeting. Ex-senator Sher-
man is one of the leading "irrecon-
cilables" against the Versailles
treaty. and it is believed here that
he has equally definite views on
the new pact
The split in the "irreconcilable"
ranks in the senate has made Sen
ator McCormick's position subject
to much speculation among his COL
leagues. Senators Poindexter and
Johnson, close friends of McCor-
mick in the Progressive party in
1912 and members of the "irrecon-
cilable" group. are both regarded
in. Washington as friendly to the
Pacific agreement. Whether Nc
Cormick will follow the example of
this pair and support the treaty or
cast his lot with Borah and the
handful OF other opponents of the
pact on the Republican side is still
a matter OF conjecture at the ma
tional capital. Senator Mckinley,
on the other hand, is an outspoken
advocate of the treaty.
Perfection OF an active organic
alton of the Mccormick Mckinley
forces for the April primaries will
be attempted at the Chicago meet
ing next week, it is said here.
Plans will also be made for the dis
tfibution of smaller federal jobs in
downstate quarters, where the or
ganization needs bolstering.
Both Senators Mccormick and
Mckinley will return direct to
Washington to participate in the
Legislative program which will
crowd the senate calendar as soon
as congress reconvenes Tuesday.
Prospects for appropriation for
new pOstofFices in some OF the i'm
portant centers downstate bright
ened here late this week when
committee on public buildings and
grounds declared that he is willing
TO override the opposition OF lead
ers in the house, if necessary. in |
order to secure enactment of an |
omnibus postoff1ce bill during the |
next few months.
Representative Langley stated !
that he would call his committee |
together in Washington on or be- !
fore Jan. IL to consider reporting
a bill to the house, carrying a min |
fmum appropriation for new build |
ings of $75,000,000.
in my judgment, at least two |
thirds of the members of the house |
favor the enactment of a postoffice /
bill" Langley said in his statement. |
ION March next it will have |
neen nine years since congress
passed a bill appropriating money
providing the country generally |
with postoffice facilities. Reports |
come TO our committee that the |
lack of postotfice space throughout !
the land is distressing, and that in !
many cities which have grown rap |
idly in the last few years the gov.
eminent business can not be prop !
erly transacted in the present quar- !
ters. In some places 1t is impos-
sible to hold the federal courts in /
session, so inadequate is the space /
provided"
Representative Langley touched |
upon the benefits which he declar- !
ed would result to business and +
industry by the enactment of a pub /
tic building bill" /
The experts estimate" he said. |
that fully 90 per cent of the mon
ey appropriated for public build
ing is translated directly into la
Dor. A bill appropriating 75.O00,-
GOO for postoffices would greatly
relieve the unemployment situa-
ton, in my opinion" !
Representative Wheeler. Spring
field, declared here this week that
II the house committee adopts
Langley's proposal, he will imme-
diately introduce bill calling for
100000 appropriation for Spring
field. Representative Fuller. Bel
Fldere, has already introduced
bill asking 100000 for Rockford.
md viii ask the committee to act
'avorably upon the measure. Gales J
burg, bloomington and other down
state centers are seeking postofffce
appropriations.
Representatives Richard {
rates announced this week that he c
vii press for the consideration of &
rs bill to compensate individuals
fno have been put to expense in
claiming attorneys and account /
nts to avoid payment of excessive |
1cOme tax nenalfias uhich H. I