Sioux County pioneer., 1922-04-06

Office. 1t got nowhere. The speaker
held that he would not assume the re-
sponsibility offletting the bill come
up: until he had the express command.
Of the majority members. Democratic
members of the ways and means COM
mittee made a minority report which.
called the bill all the financial, eco
nomic and political names on the
calendar. Tuesday definite program
for the passage Of the bill Thursday
by the house under suspension OF the
rules was announced by the Republf-
can leaders.
DREsIDENT HARDING has ordered
all American troops in Germany
returned to the United States by July
1, the beginning Of the 1923 fiscal year.
This was the American governments
first answer to the refusal Of tile allied
reparation commission to pay Its bill
for $241 100000. for the expense of
United States troops on the Rhine up
TO May /, 1921, out Of a billion gold
marks recently paid over by Germany.
The allies argue this way: The allies
are not bound by the Berlin treaty.,
Just as the United States is not bound
by the Versailles treaty. America's
claim is based on the Berlin treaty;
Therefore the allies are not bound
to pay the American claim. Y:
Secretary of State Hughes has made
tie governments second answer. In
effect he has served notice on the
allies that they cannot dodge pay
ment Of the Rhine debt by attempting
to hide behind a technicality which
doesn't exist. Identical communion
tions We're placed Wednesday, March
p, by American ambassadors before
the governments Of Great Britain
France, Italy, Japan and Belgium.
Secretary Hughes insists that the
right of the United States to be paid
Is not only clearly equitable but free
from any technical objection. He sets
forth in detail this right, as established
Jointly under the terms Of the armis.
tice, the treaty OF Versailles and the
treaty of peace between the United
States and Germany. He says the
United States will welcome any sug.
gestion from the allies for reasonable
adjustment. And in the meantime will
they please, refrain from giving; effect
to any arrangements for the distribu;
tion of German cash payments to the
exclusion of the claim of the United
States. A f:;3,
Evidently the situation is one which
requires an able secretary of state. II
apparently has many complications.
In debate in the senate Senator Lodge
said that our claim had nothing to do
with either treaty, that 1t was based
nn an agreement made under the
armistice and that evasion was as
mere technicality, Senator Underwood
agreed as to the technicality and then
said this in effect:
II ID nNeyertheless, payment rests in the
.reparatiOn commission. The supreme,
war councll-not to be confounded-
with the supreme council Of the League
OF Nations as y giyehlS charge Sot win6s
ing up the war. We had a representa-
ff-tiye. On ,esl.1sA 1JqDncil lsalatIl.-af,
fster the -defeat of sthe Versailles treaty.
] That supreme council turned over to
the reparation commission the :adr
minfstration of the funds to be col
lected from Germany to pay the troops
on the Rhine. The commission is now
/ handling. these funds. The only way
we can get our share Is to sit In at the
! reparation table," 3
Close observers IN Washington say
that the Presidents informal utter
Ances indicate that he would look
with favor upon the appointment BY
congress Of an American representa-
tive OH the allied repatriation COM
mission. He Will not. propose 1t, but
he thinks congress should realize its
necessity. 5.. -
IT LLOYD GEORGE has announced
| IL that he will attend the Genoa con-
ference. viscount Peel has accepted
the post, of secretary Of state fer
India, afterYLord Derby had declined
It. So It looks as If the British cabt-
| nRt csisis growing out of the indiscFe.
ton and enforced sTesignAtion :9f p.
81. Montagn is oy Back 9f At, bow.
evap,s is "a eo4alltel IS of WfpfFl wide
interest st-unrest and con ncerte4 action
in the Mcslem world OF quarter Of 4
billion fanatical religionists.. What
the Moslems consider the i'll treatment
| of Turkey since the World war has
bound them more closely together and
auickened their activities. They ap
pear to be in touch the world over arip
propaganda u everywhere. The DE-
mapd Of the Indian government ftoI
the restoration Of Turkey Is conyifp}c:
ing evidence Of Moslem solidarity: Tbs
sultan OF Turkey. as 'ealiph Of Islam
10 leader Of all Mollamme edans, Ass
s{ ,.------. ;.ss h I'll Fl
EUROPE Is confronted BY the
- danger Of a devastating plague of
typhus, according to the health depart
ment Of the League of Nations. Ter
| million emigrants bearing typiius
germs are bearing down on the vest