Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-21

Reports Of revolutionary move
ment in McXicb, which are connect
eu up in one way o. another with
the presence in the UDted Ssi;eE
of General Felix Diaz, are not suo-
stantiated by any information Of a
definite character in the hands OF
the State Department.
Apart from the fact that there Is
always in Mexico a certain amount
of revolutionary ferment which is
exaggerated by the enemies of the
ObreGon regime, operating from
outsido MEXICO, there is nothing in
the present situation in Mexico, it
is declared in responsible quarters,
To cause apprehension regarding
the stability Of the government of
President Obregon.
The reports of a lew revolution
airy concentrg ton against Prs
dent Obregon gained cuTenc from
the presence in Washington over
the past week end of General Felix
Diaz who is generally regarded as
the Mexican who, in the event Of
an uprising, would be most likely to
assume the leadership.
Chairman Lasker of the United
Statees Shipping Board declares
that there is no change whatever in
his attitude relative 20 the sale of
liquor on American vessels. What
is being done now, he declared, is
in accordance with the Law as inter
preted by the counsel for the Ship
ping Board and this Interpretation
will stand until it is overruled eith-
er by Congressional enactment 'or
by new Interpretation from a su-
lt'itr authority.
my last word on the matter,
asserts Chairman Lasker, was con
tanned in the Busch letter. | have
nothing further to say at present
The practice now is in accord with
the law as interpreted to me. am
perfectly willing, however, to accept
any action wh n thr Congress may
take W the circurl :; ,n,cS.
While President Harding is max
ing no comment upon statements
from Senators on his attitude re-
garding the bonus it was made def,
initely ear at ~ i'nite Ho.:r Ii
day that if the McCumber bill now
pending in the Senate comes to the
President for his signature he will
veto it. Despite the statement made
by Chairman McCumber on Satur-
day last that the Executive would
approve the bonus measure if sent
t. him, it was declared most en-
phatically today that the President
has not changed his mind on the
matter and that his letter to Chair
man Fordney of the Ways and
Means Committee advocating a
sales tax to pay the bonus or a
pos:ponement until the next session
IS still on file. In other words, the
Chief Executive will veto any DO.
nus that does not carry with il
provisions for meeting the pay
ments that will be necessary.
In this connection the votes OF
Senator'S Swanson and Glass, OF
Virginia agaisnt the motion Of Scr
ator Walsh, of Mass. to replace the
tariff bill with the bonus measure
are significant. While Senator Glass
has been out and out opposed to d
bonus at this session, his colleague
has. to date, not taken any decisive
stand in the matter. 1t has gener.
ally been understood, however, that
Senator Swanson was opposed tC
any bonus plan contained in thC
provisions If the McCumber bill
Senator Swanson is preparing E
statement which he will shortly
make public giving his views or
the bonus in order that the peoplC
&C Virginia and the country nay
know exactly how he stands OF
this mucn discussed problem.