The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-06-02
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\ ERTY'S course in relation to
war contract frauds and his alleged
connection with the securing of
Charles w. Morse's release from the
Atlanta penitentiary continue to sup
ply the ''warmest" Of the news from
Washington. Senator Caraway of Ar
kansas is the most persistent of those
attacking Daugherty, and the latter
made the assertion that the senator
was actuated to throw screen about
men guilty of war frauds. To this
Caraway responded with challenge
to the attorney general daring him to
bring about congressional investiga-
ton to determine the truth of his
charges. Said the Arkansan:
II defy Daugherty to ask the senate
to pass resolution for an investiga-
ton. If he does not do it, he stands
convicted before the public as the
man who has entered into a corrupt
agreement to defraud the government,
although he is the attorney general;
and if his party will not let him be
investigated his party must take the
responsibility for not doing it. He
said certain things were true. say
when he said it that ne uttered will
full and malicious faisehood."
THE house has not vet acted on the
4 resolution providing for congress
sional investigation of war fraud
charges, which was introduced by
Representative Woodruff of Michigan.
Senator Norris of Nebraska was
quoted as saying that if the house did
not speedily pass this resolution,
similar one would be introduced in the
senate from the Republican side. Alto
gether, the situation of the attorney
general is. decidedly uncomfortable.
tom WATSON, the eccentric sena-
L tor from Georgia, had one of his
spells" last week and tried his best
to get into a fist fight with Senator
Phipps of Colorado. Watson was angry
over Phipps' action in regard to GER
tain Georgia postoffice nominations
and during session of the senate he
began furious verbal attack on the
Coloradoan. They then went outside the
main doorway and Watson roundly
cursed Phipps, shouting: If you will
come down off that step, I'll knock
your face in with my fist" Phipps, de-
clining the challenge to combat, called
a sergeant-at-arms, and the raging
Watson was led away by Senator Nc
Nary.
NJ OTHING doing yet in the matter
IN of a senate bill for soldiers
bonus. The Republican members of
the finance committee last week found
themselves evenly divided between
Shoots plan for paid-up insurance
policies and McCumber's plan for GER
tificates on which the service men
could borrow. 1t was thought for
time that President Harding might eX-
press a preference, but he evidently
was determined the senators should
extricate themselves as best they might.
Then the Republicans decided to call
in the Democratic members of the
committee to aid in drafting bill. 1t
was said the Democrats rather favored
the McCumber plan.
THERE was prospect last week
L that the German reparations crisis,
due ON May 81, would be averted. The
allied reparations commission was
considering offering Germany indefi-
mite postponement of the ultimatum
date on condition that she accept es-
sentially the commissions full pro-
gram. Such an arrangement was
thought to be advisable in order to
give time to the international bankers
committee, which met Thursday in
Paris. Four solutions of the interna-
tional loan problem were presented to
the bankers at their opening session.
J. P. Morgan submitted what he
termed the American plan, and the
others were offered by Sir Robert
Kindersley, one Of the governors of the
Bank of England; Charles Sargent,
former French undersecretary of f.
nance and president of the Banque de
rUnion Parisienne, and DR.. G. Wiser
ing, president of the Netherlands bank.
The sessions were private and the pub
lie was not given any hint of what
the plans were. However, it was under
stood to be the opinion of the finan-
ciers that if any loan to Germany were
arranged, it must be very large, prob
ably at least billion dollars. 1t also
seemed likely that it would be neces-
sary, in that case, for Belgium to sur
render partially her priority on Ger
man reparations. for Great Britain to