The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-02

accompany the French delegation. |
President Harding has named two Of |
the American MISUNDERSTANDING OF
State Hughes and Senator Lodge
That the administration will not make
the conference the occasion for lavish
expenditures Is assured by It's request
for an appropriation OF only S200O0
for expenses of the meeting. OF
course the Republicans took advantage
Of their chance to make comparisons
with the huge sum expended by Pres
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 renewed oppost-
ton on the part of Germany to nd
nit Its sole blame for the war. Amer
lea reserves To itself NIL the advan.
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 OF
such property.
The tax revision bili was introduced
into the house and the fight for Its
adoption began promptly under a spe'
cial rule which provided for final nc
ton at three O'Clock Saturday after
noon. There was little doubt that the
measure would be passed almost az
reported. but there was chance that
Ii might be changed In one important
respect Just before IL was introduced
| the Republican members of the house
| In caucus ordered that II he altered
| TO provide that repeal of the excess
| profits tax, substitution Of an In.
creased corporation tax and reduction
| OF the higher individual surfaces
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 revision Of the Tux laws
which would apply TO 1921 income. and
|
caucus might he reversed The Dem
ocratie members OF the house also
cancused 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 IL
relieves profiteers and taxpayers Of
/ y.r bel tt.as ell ra
Of the load Of taxation and leaves nm
unfair portion Of the burden TO be
borne by the people NJ moderate
means" Fifty.two Democratic mem
hers did not attend the party caucus.
In n majority report Of special
! investigating committee filed with the
house Of representatives last week.
samuel 7. Ansel. former acting judge
advocate general Of the army. Col.
| John T. Hunt aud Col. G. G. Cresson
were charged with conspiracy in con.
neciInp with the escape Of Grover e.
Bargdnl. the most dcspicable Of the
! draft evaders. Ansell. II Is charged,
was the master mind in the plot by
| which Bergdoll. whose attorney he
WIS. was relea sed from military prison
under guard 10 dig w pot Of gold,
and the report recommends that he he
| disharred from prncticing In the courts
81 the nation "above whose safety and
integrity he placed gold" Colonel
| Hunt Is held directly responsible for
the escape ~ gergdoll because he
| neglected to have him hnndcuffed and
| adequately Fuarded and Colonel Ores.
son IS severely criticized for his 'pre
tense az prosecution Of Colonel Hunt.
who was tried by court.mHrtiaI The
ma ioriiy report was signed by Repre-.
sentntivees I.uhrfng of Indiana. Repub.
iican. and Flood Of Virginia and
johnson % Kentucky. Democrats
/ Chairman Peters ~ Maine and Near
thur of oregon. Republicans. submit
ted a minority report dissenting from
most ~ the findings ~ the majority.
The field ~ athletic sports provided
minor sensation IN the breakdown
~ Suzanne Lenglen. famous French
tennis player. while she was contend
ing with Mrs Molla Mallory. Amer
can champion. In the woInen's national
championship tournament at Fores'
Hills. l.. J. Mile Lenglen. who had
landed only a day or So before. Wa.
suffering from a severe cough and
after Mrs. Mallory had won the frSi
set and two points 81 the second, tie
French giri quit weeping. and de
faulted II IL believed that these t7re
match before Suzanne returns home.