Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-20
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
lFrom onr special COcrespondenO

Lozes Joffre, arrived in Washington
at nine o'clock yesterday morning
The Marshal was escorted by i
troop of Cavalr7 from Fort Meyer
through the Strtets of Washington
from the Union Station 10 the La
fayette Hotel, where he will be quar-
tered during his stay at the National
Capital. Accompanying Marshal
Joffre to the city were Mr.. Samuel
Hill, Colonel Issaly, Major DavY,
Maj. Mallein and Major L. 5. Grant,
Bird, Corps of Engineers * honor.
airy aide de camp
At three o'clock yesterday after
noon Marshal Joffre paid an official
visjl 10 President Harding at the
White House and later called upon
the Vice President, the Secretary Of
State. the Secretary Of War and
the Secretary Of the Navy. in the
order named
Today, Marshal Joffre will visit
Mt. Vernon in company with the
french Ambassador, who is to plant
:. tree from France for the Daugh-
te.'s of the American Revolution.
The Marshal and Nine Joffre will
dine at the White House tonight.
The recent order by Commission
of Internal Revenue Blair, in effect.
prohibiting any recommendation, in
curry or negotiation regarding ap-
poiutments of any kind in the Inter-
nal Revenue Bureau unless ,he Com
missioner, Secretary OF the TeraSury
Or head of the appointment division
approves, is expected 10 bring to a
head the contest that has been wag-
ing between Mr. Blair and Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Elmer
Dover II is said that Commissioner
Blair. without the knowledge of the
White House. Mr.. Dover or anyone
else connected with the Treasury De-
partment. framed his order and sent
it out to the various chiefs Of the
divisions
Mr.. Blair maintains that he issued
his order simply for tht good ~ he
service AMI in order to promote effic-
iency in the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau, but Republican members of
Congress. it was declared. are par
ticularly iucensed over this most re-
cent demonstration on the part of
the Internal Revenue Commissioner
to keep politics out of his service
and ignore the recommendations Of
the Republican leaders
1t is also understood that Mr. Do
yer. who is Commissioner Blair's
superior officer and in immediate
charge of the Internal Revenue
branch of the Treasury Department,
is particularly angered that Blair
should take it upon himself to issue
such an order without first consult
ing him.
Those who are familiar with ths
running Of the Treasury Department
are declaring that Commissioner
Blair's latest clash with Assistant
Secretary Dover will shortly be fo1
lowed by the resignation Of the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
from the government service.
President Harding has served no
tics on the Senate that he viii veto
the soldier bonus bin if passed in
its present form without providing
"A means Of paying for the bonus.
The President also declared that he
would veto any bill that contained p
provision to raise the money for the
bonus through sales of certificates
Of Indebtedness or through the sale
Of bonds. The President further
served notice that he would veto q
bill that provided payment Of me
bonus from the money received from
payments Of principal and interest
on foreign debts, unless these pay
ments actually were in the hands Of
this government at the time the bill
is passed.
The President. ultimatum to the
Senate was delivered to Senator Jas
+. Watson. Of Indiana. member Of
the Senate Finance Committee who
went to him TO obtain his views on
the bonus in the light Of tn" IN
structions given bv the Republican
YESTERDAY to the Finance Committee
to report a bonus bill within "rea-
sonable time
Senator Watson declared to his
colleagues after his interview with
the President. that a crisis had
arisen bctwccH the Senate and the
President and that one Of The TWO
would have to back down and if
would not be the President H" also
le. It be known that President Hard
ing was In a fighting mood with
respect t. the bonus and will not
be swayed from his present posi-
tion.
The sales tax. which the Prcsiden-
advocates if the bill is to be- passed
at all, cannot be passed through the
Senate and would be certain of de-
feat in the House. The bond or GER
tificate plan would be vetoed bv the
President and there Is sufficient
number of Senators who would stand
bv the President to prevent passage
of the bill over his veto The for
eign debt nlar would also be vetoed,
as would the plan TO pay me bonus
by means Of various taxes which
were devised some time ago by the
WAYS and Means Committee.
Isaac Gregg.