The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-09-29
NEWS SUMMARY
OF THE CAPITAL
Foreign Relations Committee APP
proves, With Reservations, Ger
man Treaty of Peace.
G. NJ. BABCOCK IS HONOREI

Harding Appoints Him Member of
the Unemployment Conference
New in Session.
With two reservations, the treaties
of peace negotiated by the administra-
ton with Germany, Austria and Hun
gary have been approved by the SEN
ate foreign relations committee. One
reservation would require an act of
congress, prior to representation or
participation in any foreign agencies
or commissions by an American rep
resentative, whose nomination would
have to be confirmed by the senate.
The other is designed to protect the
property rights of American. citizens,
as we'll as of the American govern
ment in the three former enemy coun-
tries. Senator w. E. Borah of Idaho,
republican "irreconsilable" and leader
of the fight against the treaty of Ver-
sailles, was the only committee men,
Der to vote against reporting out the
treaties, but his revolt collapsed when
both the administration and the senate
foreign relations committee accepted
his proposed reservations that would
forbid American membership on the
PREPARATIONS commission until congress
creates such an office. Senator Kel-
logg Of Minnesota and Senator New of
Indiana, both enjoying exceptionally
close relations with the administration,
opposed the reservation which pro-
vides that congressional enabling
act shall be necessary preliminary
to appointment of official American
representation on the reparations COM
mission. They contendcd. that it would
be wrong for the senate to attempt to
tie the hands of the administration in
carrying out policy of participation
in the reparations question.
Charles M. Babcock, state highway
commissioner, has the honor of being
one of the members of the national
conference on unemployment, appoint
ed by President Harding, which met in
Washington on Monday. He is pre-
senting the "more-work- better-roads"
plan to the conference. James D..
Williams of the state industrial COM
mission is also one of the members Of
the conference. Mr.. Babcock has been
appointed a member of the committee
on emergency, state and municipal
matters and has gained many ad-
herents to his plan for relieving the
unemployment situation by increasing
the federal appropriation for construc-
ton of roads on $3.50 basis.
Despite protest addressed to him
by Chairman Taylor of the legislative
committee of the American legion,
Secretary of War Weeks remains I'M
shaken in his opposition to proposed
addition or emergency officers to the
retired list of the regular army.
Whatever provision has been or should
be made for these officers, the secre-
tary said, the regular army retired
list is not the place for them. Com
pensation and care for those injured
in the service should be afforded, but
not by placing them on the retired
list provided for the regular army, he
believes. Such action entails an i'm
mediate additional appropriation of
about 100000, the secretary said,
more than twice the amount necessary
for the present retired list of the en-
tire United States army.
Committee discussion of the treaties
with the central powers developed that
the administration plans to begin with
drawal Of American troops from Ger
many Immediately after ratification.
Senator Lodge told the foreign rela-
lions committee he had been so ad-
vised by Secretary Hughes, adding
that the American forces will be great
ly reduced after ratification. 1t was
indicated that small body for Ameri-
can representation might remain in
definitely on the Rhine.
The anti-beer bill, which has been
blocking the entire Legislative pro-
gram for the last week, was showed
into the parliamentary pigeonhole on
Saturday by the combined pressure
for ratification Of the peace treaty and
the passage of the tax bill. After OBJ
stinately holding the anti-beer bill be-
fore the senate to the exclusion of all
other business for three days, Sena-
tor Thomas Sterling Of South Dakota,
leader of the radical drys," gave up,
temporarily at least, and agreed to
offer no further interference with the
treaties and the tax bill. This gives
the filibustering "wets" breathing
spell. They will be- ready to resume
their filibuster when the "drys" at
tempt to bring the anti-beer bill up
again. Senator Sterling, in state
ment, promised to bring the measure
up again at the earliest opportunity
after the tax bill and the treaties are
out of the way
A margin of only $52,0O0,O00 above
rock bottom estimates of expendi-
lures for the fiscal year 1922 will be