The Ward County independent., 1921-11-03

and near-great. Such was the case
upon the occasion Of Admiral Jelli-
GOES visit a year or so ago for, COM
ing as he did in the wake Of King Al
bert of Belgium, the Prince of Wales,
and the return to America of Presi-
dent Wilson and General Pershing,
the distinguished British sea-lord
drifted through the crowd on the
plaza almost unrecognized. The
coming of Foch, however, attracted
an enormous gathering, many of
whom stood in anticipation for hours,
and the great Allies Commander was
accorded tremendous ovation the
equal of which has probably never be-
fore beeen extended to foreigner on
American shores.
Marshall Foch was greeted upon
his arrival by special committee OF
Legionaires, the guest of whom the
French general is, as well as repre-
sentatives of the State Department,
members of the diplomatic corps,
senators and congressman, and many
distinguished officers of the Army
and Navy.
A special medal has been presented
to Marshall Foch by George Wash
ington Post of the American Legion,
emblematic of the membership of
that post which was unanimously ac-
corded him at recent meeting.
| In the Senate the revenue bill is
making slow but stead progress, Dem
ocratic amendments to the bill falling
by the wayside one by one upon al
most straight party lines. The bill
in its amended form has held the sup
port of the majority Of the western
senators although Senator'S Norris,
Norbeck, Kenyon, LaFollette, and oc-
casionally other members from the
Republican side have joined the OPP
position party in supporting minority
amendments offered.
Senator Reed, Democrat of Missou-
ri, who has been one Of the most tire
less opponents of the pending meas
ure on Saturday attempted to throw
a monkey wrench into the works by
introducing an amendment which
would have paved the way to vote
on the soldiers bonus bill.
The amendment proposed by Reed
would provide for taxes on excess pro-
fits of corporations, the revenue de-
rived from which would be used to
provide for soldiers bonuses. The
amendment included the McCumber
bonus bill, reported by the Senate Fl
nance Committee, providing for five
way benefits to former service-men.
None of the bonus privileges would
| become operative under Senator
Reeds amendment until January l.,
1923.
This move upon the part of the
Missouri Senator was one well calcu-
lated to cause the Republicans some
little annoyance for the Senate has
not yet had record vote on the ad-
justed compensation question and the
issue has not been one Of pure party
denced much accord on the question.
Senator McCumber, as ranking
member of the Finance Committee,
has taken leading part in the debate
for the adoption of the revenue bill,
and with Senator Penrose, the COM
mittee chairman, still indisposed from
his long illness much of the response
bility for the measure has devolved
upon the North Dakota senator.
The fate of the bill remains un-
certain however and it is subject to
constant assailment from the DEM
ocratic side that continues to provoke
unending discussion. Several Re-
publicans are still absent from the
chamber and this coupled with the in
surgency of a small faction of the
party has weakened the momentum
of the majority leaders
A fight for the adoption of the
Smoot manufacturers sales tax is
still a strong probability and such an
event is more than liable to provoke
a schism the extent of which at this