The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-26

/ 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 Ats request
for an appropriation of only $2OO.OOO
for expenses of the meeting. or
course the Republicans took advantage
| OF their chance to make comparisons
| with the huge sum expended by Pres-
| ident Wilson and 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-
tlon on the part Of Germany TO ad-
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 bill was introduced
into the house and the fight for Its
adoption began promptly under spe-
clal rule which provided for final ac-
a. - 80 SATURDAY. affair."
noon. There was little doubt that the
measure would he passed almost as
reported, but there was chance that
it}nsight be changed In one important
xaspett. Just before II was introduced
me Igepublican members of the house
| In cnucus ordered that Il be altered
10 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 tax laws
which would apply to 1921 income and
| II was thought the action Of the
caucus might be reversed. The Dem
| ocrntic members of the house also
caucused and voted tn fight the tax
hill, declaring I'm n resolution that II
| is "subversive Of the principle that
should govern taxation for the sup
port OF this governmeuo' and that IL
"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
| horne by the people OF moderate
means" Flfty-two Democratic MEM
hers did not attend the party caucus.
In majority report OF n special
investigating committee nled with the
house of representatives last week,
Samuel II Ansel. former acting judge
advocate general Of the army; Col
John r. Hunt and Col. c. c. Crcsson
were charged with conspiracy In con-
nectIon with the escape of Grover G.
Berg,loll. the most despicable Of the
draft evaders. Ansell, IL Ii 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
| dIssarred from practicing I'm the courts
Of the nation "nbove whose safety and
integrity he placed gold" Colonel
Hunt Is held directly responsible for
the escape Of Bergtloll because he
neglected 10 have him handcuffcd and
adequately guarded: and Colonel Cres-
son Is se.erely criticized for his 'rre-
tense of prosecution" of Colonel Hunt.
who was tried by court-martial. The
ma Inrity report was signed by Repre-
scntatlyces Luhring OF Indiana. Repub-
Iican. and Flood OF Virginia and
johnson ~ Kentucky. Democrats.
Chairman Peters 81 Maine and Near
thur ~ Oregon. Republicans submit
ted minority report dissenting from
most II the findings ~ the majority.
The field ~ athletic sports provided
n minor sensation I'm the breakdown
~ Suzanne Lcnglen. famous French
tennis player. while she was contend
ing with Mrs Molla Mallory, Ameri-
can champion. in the womcn's national
championship tournament NJ Forest
HinS. l.. T. Mile Lenglen. who had
landed only day or 50 before. was
suffering from n severe cough and
after Mrs Mallory had won the first
II tho GnFanrnH FlHn
French girl quit. weeping. and de-
fuultcd II j. believed that these tNo
remarkable players win have another
match before suzanne returns home.