The Arvada enterprise., 1922-03-02

Of International negotiations
to attempt to reveal Information and
conversations or discus
sions Of which no record was kept, or
to submit tentative suggestions or In
formal proposals, without which the
arrival at desirable international un-
would be rendered un-
likely II not impossible"
Mr.. Harding. however, emphatically
assured the senate that there were no
understandings and no &C.
cret exchanges Of notes. But the cir
reconcilable" senator's are not salts
fed and insist that ratification must
be hedged about with considerable
reservation. Although President Har-
ding adhered to his position that no
reservation was necessary, the foreign
relations committee was informed that
he would not object to the one offered
BY Senator Brandegee II 1t was deemed
best thus to facilitate ratification. This
reservation reads:
"The United States understands
that 1t assumes no obligation either
legal or moral, to maintain the rights
In relation to the insular possessions
or insular dominions Of any Of the
other high contracting parties and that
the consent Of the congress Of the
United States shall be necessary to
any Adjustments or Understandings
under articles one and two BY which
the United States IL to be bound In
any way, and that there 10 no oblisa.
ton either legal or moral to give such
consent"
Naturally, Senator johnson Of Call.
fornia vas not satisfied even with this.
and he offered another more drastic
reservation. But the administration
senator's said the Brandegee resolution
was a. far a. they would consent to
60, and the "stalwarts." like Kellogg
and New. didn't want to make any con-
cessions at all. Then Senator Lodge.
after conferring with the President,
offered q substitute reservation safe
guarding congressional authority over
the use Of armed force. This was not
liked by the more radical members.
CONSIDERATION Of . sales tax for.
~ financing the soldiers' bonus was
given consideration BY q subcommit-
tee of the house ways and means COM
mittee, but no conclusions have been
reached. Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon was called on for further ad-
vice and said he still believes bonus
legislation should be postponed. but
that II bill 10 to be passed he would
prefer some form Of tax ~ against the
issuance Of bonds. He said that q
sales tax would mean 1000 additional
but that It could be admin.
istered.
Petitions In opposition to sales tax
were circulated In the house last week
and were signed By at least seventy
members. II was asserted that fully
one hundred could b counted On to
vote against such . tax. Meanwhile
. movement u gaining headway to
postpone bonus legislation altogether
until the newly appointed foreign debt
has ascertained the
chances for the payment Of interest BY
foreign nations and decided concern.
Ing the funding Of foreign debts into
long term securities. A number Of
well known men have asked the Ma.
tionai Republican club to oppose the
granting Of q federal bonus ITO any
soldier who cannot show Q wound or
who was not disabled in the service"
THE foreign debt commission men.
/ toned above, a. named by Presi.
dent Harding. IL made up Of Secretary
of State Hughes, Secretary Of the
Treasury Mellon. Secretary Of Com.
merce Hoover. senator Reed Smoot Of
Utah and Representative Burton Of
Ohio. The fact that all fve are Re-
publicans has aroused the ire Of the
and the latter In the senate
declared they would not vote for the
Of the appointments Of
Em0ot and Burton.
NEW pay scales for the army. navy.
~ marine corps, coast guard. euass
and geodetic survey and public health
lervice have been arranged By the
|oint congregational service pay com.
and . bill providing for them
ordered favorabiy reported to house
md senate. For the 6scal year l023
The new rate Of pay for thoss six seev-
Ices will save the government about
li3, 900, 900. and ultimately. II b esti.
mated. the saving will b e28y600.0 900
The proposed rate u below
Ihs present basis. which was a1sd in
1910. but coosiderably above that g.
|abiished IN 1908.
The housa appropriations commAf.