Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-11
TREATIES WILL Be
poured On SENATE
AFTER CONFERENCE
Presldent Considering Whether
to- Send Them or Present
Them In Person. i
OPPOSITION NOW IN SIGHT
Special pl&pa ten From Every Eveninr'H
WasMnEton Correapondent

special piNpAtch From Every Evenings
Washington Correspondent
| Washington Jan. l1.--It is an
nounccd at the White House that the
various treaties that will result from
the Conference on Limitation OF
Armament will be dispatched en-
masse to the Senate "instanter," after
the Conference adjourns.
The President has not decided
whether he will appear In person and
present them to the upper house, or
merely dispatch them by messenger
| with a statement TO be read Ny the
Senate Clerk. 1t Is thought. howl
ever. that he may prefer to go there
In person and continue the precedent
(which Wilson re-establlshed.
| II was believed here for while
that the Senate would be asked 70
rush through with Its domestic pro-
gram, so that the field would be clear
for the treaty. But the Administra-
ton now realizes the danger. OF sueh
delay. Opposition to the Quadruple
Alliance has been growing the country
ever. and ltis felt by Republican lead
eys that II will be better to attempt to
have all treaties ratified at once
Soldiers Compensation.
| Congress will enact soon some sort
of soldiers compensation act--prob-
ably something like the bill that pass
ed the lower House a few days ago
This was announced in high ofnc!al
circles this morning. But no act OF
that kind will become a law and meet
with the Presidents approval unless
1t provides the means whereby the
needed revenue may be raised.
i 1t is no secret that the approaching
Congressional elections nave had
something to do with the change OF
feeling experienced ION the HILL
i lQrite a passel of statesmen and near
statesmen come up for reelection
] within a few months. And the Ameri.
can Legion had grown in politica
strength and numbers since the las
election The man who opposes any
adjusted compensation bill, and whc
comes up for reelection, may not bt
openly opposed by the Legion In an,
manner whatsoever. But the In
d.vidual members have long memories
Those memories are not necessaril,
only OF the politicians. they arr
memories of the injured "buddies
who never got a square deal from tn,
country for which they fought.
A compensation act Will he passed
all right, and ii will be before the ap
preaching elections, TOO.
Boston Loses. the Job.
Boston is not going to get the jol
: OF renting the Leviathan. That mucl
was decided yesterday by Administra
, ton officials. Tremendous, and quiet
influence has been exerted within tn
! past month TO secure that monuments
commission for the Back Bay State
1t was pointed out that the un-em
ploymept situation would be relieve
in Boston If the work was given {
the Boston Navy Yard. and that tn
land of the bean and the cod, and tn
Cabots, would profit greatly thereby.
Then was met the snag.
After a careful study OF the rule
and regulations of the Navy, 1T wa
discovered that the Navy had n
right to bid against private firml
. and that therefore the Boston Nav
Yard, despite the tremendous politics
iNUuence Ol tlldl StTtiOiis Nouid nav
nothing TO do with the Leviathan.
A high official of the American gov
ernment announced yesterday tina
Boston needn't rave so much owe
I the loss, and needn't pirate so muc
about the loss to the unemployed. II
:, said that in time. when Congres
. sanctions the action, the Leviatha
!, will be properly refitted for Trans
Atlantic service, and that :he geners
unemployment the country over wi
: be benefited, no matter where IN
work will be done.
This same official said that h
thought that il was only proper, sine
the government was going out of IN
business of building ships for whil'
that some private shipbuilding con
cern should get the commission. IA
= expressed surprise, however, at IN
disparity in the amount of the variou
|, bids. They range from seven
twelve millions for. the same work.
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