The Farmington times., 1922-03-31

fy the League of Nations covenant
There are still other treaties, the re-
suit of the Disarmament Conference
to be considered but it is anticipated
they will not occupy much time and
THAT they too will be ratified.
- Oddly enough, with but few individ-
ual exceptions, the two great poll
tical parties swapped sides when COM
parison is made between this fight
and the one over the League of Ma
tions. Republican leaders are now
voicing the contention of the Demo
Gratis of two years ago in declaring
that America owes duty to the world
while a majority of the Democrats
raise the issue that the Four Power
Pact is an "entangling alliance" OF
which warning was given by George
Washington.
Only four of the Republicans who
fought the League of Nations so bit
terly continued their fight against the
treaty proposed by their own party
leaders. These were Sens. johnson,
Borah, France and LaFollette. SEN
ators Lodge, Brandegee, Lenroot and
others did Fright about, face"
The Democratic leaders made a
much better record for consistency,
Senator Underwood Of Alabama, min
ority leader in the Senate, made de-
termined fight to secure adoption Of
the League Of Nations and followed a
| like course with the Four Power Pact.
Senator Reed, who was one of the
ablest opponents Of the League of Ma
tions, made an equally hard fight
against the Four Power Pact, although
he was not successful.
Since the vote has been taken the
Republican leaders are not nearly so
sure as they were, Immediately after
the last election, that the seven mil
lion majority for President Harding
was "a mighty referendum against
the. League of Nations" while the
Democrats are beginning to hope that
maybe it was
Eligibles for appointment as post
master at Carrollton will be selected
at civil service examination to be held
April 18.
In the selection of Harvey Duncan
as Supervising Prohibition Enforce
ment officer for Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma and Arkansas, with head
quarters at Kansas City, Director
Haynes is returning to the system es-
tablished by his predecessor, Director
Kramer. 1t has been decided that
this will result in a large measure of
cooperation between state and federal
authorities enforcing the Volstead
law.
1t is understood here that success
or failure of the Republican candidate
in the Kansas City mayoraIty election
may have material effect on the Sc
lection of senatorial candidate of that
party. If Mat Foster wins it is init
mated that Governor Hyde will deem
it personal triumph and demand that
he be given the right to pick the sena-
torial candidate of his party.
Rep. r. c.. Patterson of the Seventh
Tdistrict has been summoned from
Washington to the bedside of his faith
er, John A. Patterson of Springfield,
who is critically i'll.
Postmaster nominations for Mis-
souri, during the last weer are: Fred
NJ. Meinert. O'Fallon: Henry Dodge,
New London; Mary E. Blackburn,
Melta Bend; Lawrence ]. Glover. New,
ark; Avery p. Blankenship. Holcomb:
Ada C. Luna, Gainesville: Lewis E,
Nicholson, Green Ridge: Fred R. Mo-
ran, Branson: M. Harbin. Puxico:
Shivers, Maiden; Joseph Snider, Lud-
low; Alfred L. jenkins, Chula; and
Russell E. Worth, Bogard.
The plan of the U. S. Shipping
Board to enforce Section No. % Of the
new shipping law has alarmed grain
shippers, producers and millers of the
lower rates on export grain than cor
responding rates, unless such ship
ments are to be carried in American
bottoms. 1t is contended that, If en-
forced, this would abrogate the differ
ential rate at Galveston, through
which much of the midwester grain is
sent and that the loss would be reflect
ed in the price Of grain to the farmers.
A hearing will soon be held in Wash
ington to which all interested parties