The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-06-30

measure pTONlutns tudt buosiues siuh
not be paid to shipOwners who sell
liquor on American ships outside the
three-mile limit.
SO long as Mr.. Lasker Is able to
maintain his pOsitiOn-that an Amer
lean ship Is not American territory
after II passes the three mile limit
thousands of thirsty and grateful
Americans will patronize the shipping
board vessels. II and when he Is
driven from that position, the thirsty
American travellers will transfer their
patronage to ships that fly some other
flag than the Stars and Stripes.
% PRESIDENT HARDING In 20 In
! slstent on the passage Of the ship
subsidy hill. which has been re-drafted
by the house committee on merchant
marine, that he has warned congress
Its failure In this respect will certain
ly lead him "a call an Immediate ex-
traordlnary session. The President has
also let congress know that In his
opinion the tariff Is the most important
matter before Il, and that II should
have undivided attention until II Is
disposed Of. Then. and not until then,
he thinks the soldiers bonus bill
should be taken up. McCumber and
other senators who are pushing the
bonus legislation showed a disposition
TO disregard this advice from the
White House and went ahead with
plans for sidetracking the tarlff In
favor OF the bonus this week. They
believe the latter measure can be put
Through without long debate.
ELAG DAY was observed generally
L throughout the country and among
the celebrations was one especially
worthy Of note. This was In historic
Fort McHenry where was unveiled the
monument erected by congress 10
Francis Scott Key. author Of the "Star
Spangled Banner" The handsome
shaft stands near the spot where
fionted the Flag while Key was writing
his immortal lines. President Harding
delivered a graceful dedicatory nd.
dress.
~ nee more the European experts
" nre gathered together to deter
mine the best method of dealing with
Russia and accomplishing the re-
generation Of the nations suffering
from the effects OF the World war.
This time they are at The Hague, and
for the present no representatives OF
Russia and Of Germany are admitted.
When u plan has been settled on. the
soviet government will be asked to
send delegates TO take part In pour
parlers. beginning June 20.
First the attitudes Of Great Britain
and France must be harmonized. Al
present these are Numerically OPP
posed. The British want Europe to
forget the war: 10 do away with Inter,
national debts: TO concillate the van.
aulshed states and make concessions
20 them; TO jolly soviet Russia: and
generally to base the new Europe
largely on economic interests and com.
pei the smaller states To enter Into
agreements accordingly. The French,
ms DESTROYS rs the British for peace
and stable conditions. believe the war
cannot be forgotten: and that interna.
tlonal obligations should he fulfilled as
far as possible. They want the new
order maintained by physical force
and the alliances REINFORCED and
gradually extended To include all 81
Europe. As for Russia. they insist. rs
they did nj Genoa. that suitable
guarantees must he supplied by the
soviet government. and the memoir
andum Of May II withdrawn before
official relations are renewed.
II Is probable that n proposal VIII
be made To Russia that a commission
be permitted 10 investigate economic
condition there. II they maintain their
present attitude. this will likely he
rejected. The bolshevik leaders are
quite unfolding. asserting that their
attitude nj The Hague viii be the
same rs nj Genoa. and that the only
possIhle concessions to foreign capital
win he on the basis of the recently
enacted laws governing private
nrucerty. Their publicity man. Kari
Radck. said the conference At The
Hague would prove hindrance rather
than n help. and continued:
-If we are not tn consider the dec
larations 81 Hoover and Hughes and
the memorandum % Polncare rs empty
,brrsts Whist they ask before the pour
narlers with Russia T. Russia's with
drawaI II the memorandum II MAY II
In which the principal position Of lIus-
STA was expressed
The Russian government Is not In
such q low position as to allow Itself