The Owosso times., 1922-03-03

amenities Of international negotiations
10 attempt To reveal information ana
confidential conversations or &scus-
sions OF which no record was kept, OF
Go submit tentative suggestions or In
formal proposals. without which the
arrival at desirable international un-
derstandings would be rendered uh-
likely if not impossible"
Mr.. Harding, however, emphaticaliy
assured the senate that there we're no
concealed understandings and no Sc
cret exchanges of notes. But the II
rccoucilable' senators are not salts
fled and insist that ratification must
be hedged about with considerable
reservation. Although President iar-
ding adhered to his position that no
reservation was necessary, the fofeigh
relations committee was informed that
| he would not object to the one oiiered
| by Senator Brandegee If II was deemed
| best thus to facilitate ratification. Ihls
reservation reads:
"The United States understands
| that il assumes no obligation either
legal or moral. to maintain the rights
| i'm relation to the insular possessions
or insular dominions of any or the
| other high contracting parties ana that
the consent OF the congress OF the
| United States shall be necessary TO
| any adjustments or understandings
| under articles one and two by when
the United States is to be bound III
any way. and that there Is no obliga-
ton either legal or moral to give such
consent"
Naturally. Senator Johnson OF Call
fOrnia was not satisfied even with this,
and he offered another more drastic
reservation. But the administration
senators said the Brandegee resolution
was as far as they would consent 10
go. and the "stalwarts," like kellogg
and New, didn't want to make any con-
cessions at ALL Then Senator Lodge,
after comforting with the President
offered a substitute reservation sate'
guarding congressional authority over
the use of armed force. This was not
liked by the more radical members.
CONSIDERATION Of sales tax fol
~ financing the soldiers bonus was
given consideration by a subc0mmit
tee of the house ways and means com
mittee, but no conclusions have beer
. reached. Secretary of the Treasur!
Mellon was called on for further ad
, vice and said he still believes bonus
, legislation should be postponed, bu
, that IL a bill Is to be passed he woul'
prefer some form of tax as against TN
, Issuance of bonds. He said that
sales tax would mean 1000 additiona
, EMPLOYEES. but that 1t could be admin
$ istered.
= Petitions in opposition to sales ta
8 were circulated In the house last wee
: and were signed by at least sevent
members. 1t was asserted that fuil
. one hundred could be counted on
n | vote against such tax. Meanwhii
! a movement Is gaining headway I
a postpone bonus legislation altogethe
, until the newly appointed foreign del
- commission has ascertained tn
v chances for the payment of interest o
foreign nations and decided conceri
.. ing the funding of foreign debts I'M
n long term securities. A number
well known men have asked the M
"A tional Republican club to oppose u
m granting of a federal bonus ITO III
+o soldier who cannot show a wound
\ who was not disabled In the service
er rT~HE foreign debt commission me
ct l. Toned above, as named by Pres
d, dent Harding, Is made up OF Secreta
xe of State Hughes, Secretary OF u
ip Treasury Mellon, Secretary OF COZ
ut merce Hoover, Senator Reed Smoot
Utah and Representative Burton
-e- Ohio. The fact that oil five are II
er pubiicans has aroused the Ire or I
lit Democrats and the latter In the seni
VS. declared they would not vote for |
sc confirmation of the appointments
en- Smoot and Burton.
or yEw nav scales for the army, na'
or ~ marine corps, coast guard co,
he and geodetic survey and public hea
er- service have been arranged by I
er- ioint congressional service pay co
mission and O bill providing for tn
ordered favorably reported to no,
aa and senate. For the fiscal year IL
M. the new rate of pay for those six Sc
40 ices will save the government abe
no s1aOO0O0O. and ultimately, It is e.
ost mated, the saving will be $2S'6oo.'
,ns annually. The proposed rate Is bel
nd the present basis. which was fixed
81 1890 but considerably above that
ath tablIshed Ia 1908.
- Tbs house appropriations conn