The Holly chieftain., 1922-09-28

though the supreme offering could be
paid for with cash, is perversion of
public funds, a reversal of the policy
which exalted patriotic service in the
past. and suggests that future defense
is to be inspired by compensation rath-
er than consciousness of duty to flag
and country"
Whether he was right or wrong In
his course, the President certainly was
courageous, for the pressure brought
to bear on him in favor of the bonus
bill was tremendous, and the fall cleo
tions are not far away. But congress
had refused to devise and enact a
measure which he could approve as
sincere and based on correct financial
principles. so that the law makers
rather than the chief executive should
bear the onus of adverse criticism. The
American Legion and other advocates
of compensation for the ex-service
men will continue the agitation for
bonus
IN THE presence of Representative
Forlney and Senator McCumber.
the President on Thursday signed the
tariff bill which bears their names, and
1t became effective at midnight. Vast
quantities 6f imported merchandise
were withdrawn from government
warehouses just before the new rates
went into effect, and vessels hurried
into port to discharge their cargoes.
Chairman Marvin of the tariff COM
mission informed the President that
his forces would have to be trlpled in
size because of the duties devolving
on the commission through the opera
tion of the so-called flexible and scien-
tific provisions of the new law.
Mr.. Harding also signed the Cappers
Tincher act providing for regulation of
trading in futures on grain exchanges.
HAVING accomplished what the Re
publican leaders called great
achievements in legislation and econ
omy and what their Democratic rivals
described as nothing, or worse than
nothing, congress wound up Its long
session on Friday and adjourned. The
spokesmen for the majority especially
stressed the fact that the national ex-
penditure is being reduced at the rate
| Of 81 900, 100000 a year. They added
that in three years the public debt
has been reduced as much as 1t was
reduced in fifty years following the
Civil war. Senator Harrison, Demo
crat, said the record of congress was
"a terrible thing to take back to the
| people,"
| CONGRESSMAN OSCAR KELLER
~ of Minnesota sustained severe
Jolt last week. He was the author of
| the resolution for the impeachment OF
Attorney General Daugherty, based on
his obtaining the famous injunction
against the striking railway shopmen,
and also on his alleged failure to en-
force the antitrust laws. Mr.. Keller
| had prepared his case and had induced
Samuel untermyer to present 1t be-
| fore the house judiciary committee.
| Then that committee calmly and cold
bloodedly postponed the hearing until
next December. Mr.. Keller and Mr..
| Unteimyer were furious, and Sam
Gompers denounced the committees
action as bruzen eifrontery. The execu-
| tive council of the American Fedora
| ton of Labor has set aside October
as "Impeachment day" for demon
strations against Mr. Daugherty and
| Judge Wilkerson, who granted the in
| junction.
| a F'TER % days of furious labor, the
"A rescue crews at Jackson, Cal,
reached the level of the gold mine in
which A miners had heen entombed
by fire, only to find that every one
of them was dead. 1t was evident
that they had succumbed to poisonous
gases within few hours.
THE League of Nations in session
I mt Geneva devoted lot of time to
discussing naval disarmament without
getting anywhere. The league as
sembly unanimously voted Hungary n
member and it was believed Germany
would be admitted soon. General ap-
proval was given to the manner in
which the mandates for the former
German colonies have been exercised,
| including the phosphate monopoly on
| the island of Naru. which was ques-
toned by the United States. The Bo-
livian delegate informed the assembly
that grave difficulties" menaced the
relations between Bolivia and Chile
unless the mediation Of friendly
power or the arbitration of the league
can be obtained.