Sioux County pioneer., 1922-12-28

with the Turkish decision and assured
Ismet the rights Of his country would
not be infl1nged.
While on the subject Of conferences,
brief mention must be made of that In
Moscow where Russia and Poland and
the Baltic states have failed to reach
an accord on non-aggression and dis
armament. Poland and the Baltic
states presented an ultimatum, that a
moral disarmament or non-aggression
pact could be signed Immediately let
ting the commissions discuss material
disarmament later. The Russians re
fused any pact unless it included actual
disarmament, as they said their chief
reason for calling the conference was
to relieve the burden Of taxation
caused by large armies. The confer
ence therefore broke up.
THE house appropriations commit.
L tee, in reporting the naval bill cur.
rying appropriations of S293, ,s06, ,53a.
requested President Harding to nego.
tiate with Great Britain, France, Japan
and Italy for extension of the arma.
rment reduction treaty to cover swift
cruisers and fleet submarines, and for
the limitation of aircraft. The report
said foreign natious were planning
large ePNiser and submarine programs
and tint it ns enmpetition is moi
checked this government will have to
follow suit.
~ t',oir fight on the ship subsidy bill
iia,a':, Of AIiss!ssippi frankly stat.
ing thul obstrlctionist tactics woulc
be used in the effort to sidetraek the
measure for other legislation, especial
ly bills designed to bring relief to the.
farmer. He was given plenty Of as
sistance by his party colleagues anG.
by Republicans who dislike the bill
'enator Jones Of Washington, support
W.. tlid measure. insisted that it is fol
ne benefit nf tue farmers, offering as
arance y; as'eGHate transportation u
t.heir pro'!urts to foreign markets. NJ
5!!nr legisln':oi except possibly a rura
aAil@ ILL he snid,5sWas Of greater
-:,arre TO the farmer. and III
added that when the latter measure
was ready he would be willing to lay'
aside the subsidy bill temporarily IL II.
had moi been passed by tnen.
EVIDENCE for am a.s,,i,ist stf,e p,oye
- to iHipauch Attorney uepera,
Daugherty ns.de the. Sessions or tile
house committees Oa sjudicnry exceel;
lngiy lively. III sni,iOrt Of The charge
that the sh:e! iaM ols..er had knowing.
~ appGii.ie'l unfit i,s,,;si,ns 10 otiise the
case OF William j. burns. Al,am he
made Chief of the bureau Of investiga.
ton. WAS ciiesl. Letters from q jhief
Justice Taft wri.tsil when lie was
President and iron, lseli';g,t.5 W.. Wicker.
sham written wien N,is i.ttOia,ey
general, strongly a,i!,isnhins tile acs
tions Of Burns In the Oregon land
fraud cases, were reii,i Into; the record.
samuel GOmpers' secretary testified
ira iEat he called the letters 10 the utteiilY
5'ol' Of air. Daushprty lsefore Burns
vas al,''l1,,iinl!ed pom Next day sseYat0i5
J 1oiA.son Of California took tile stnnds
lild testified that he recommended the
of Burns and that ..on al
question Of veracity between Wicker.
sham and Burns, I'i take Burns. IN
lils own behalf Burns swore the Wick
=. letter WAS tIssre Of false !
= y lie snld Gpmpers had hound.
etl him ever since he caught The Me.
Namata brothers IN the Eos Angeles 4
Fines nynan1iting case, and that Comp
sMrs, M bearing The pElsoneEp were about