Sioux County pioneer., 1922-02-09

L the agricultural conference calledby
Secretary Wallace were in session in
Washington, and considerable friction
developed during their deliberations.
The farmers bluntly set forth their
woes, and President Harding and Mr..
Wallace let them know that the con. !.
clusions reached by the conference
would form the basis for a drive by
the administration to obtain for them
relief measures from congress. Not
only temporary relief will be asAed,
but measures that shall SO stabilize
that there will be greater
remuneration for the farmer and
lower prices for the consumer. Before
the conference had been in session two
days insurgency made Its appearance.
Some delegates declared the purpose
Of those responsible for the meeting
was the destruction of the agricul.
tural bloc in congress. Making the
snme charge, the farmers National
council started conference Of Its
own on Friday.
DRESIDENT HARDING has given
l hearty approval to the st. Law
renee waterway project, and under
his direction Secretary of State
Hughes already is negotiating with
the government of Great Britain for,
treaty under which the United
States and Canada can undertake the
project jointly. The report Of the.
international Joint commission, which
was made to the house, caused sharp
parliamentary fight. Several commit;
tees Claimed Jurisdiction over 1t, but
Speaker Gillett ordered It referred to
the Interstate and foreign commerce
committee. and later the ways and
means committee was given joiRt con-.
sideration of 1t. Opponents OF the
project, mostly from Atlantic coast
states, made futile effort to have the
report turned over to the rivers and
harbors committee. which is counted
as hostile to the project. Probably
there will be no legislation until the
necessary treaties are negotiated.
cEGRETAIaY OF THE TREASURY
- MELLON told the house ways and
means committee that additional taxa
tton to yield ss50,000,00O i4 tine next
two years would be necessary to make
the initial payments OF the proposed
1920, 100000 cash bonus to former
service men. He also condemned as
futile, unwise and improvident the
plan of Chairman Fordney to finance
the bonus from the sale of the re-
funded foreign war debts. All pay
ments of principal and interest on those
debts, he said, should go toward retire.
ment of Liberty bonds and payment
of interest on them. Notwithstanding
MI. MELONS warning, the majority
leaders In congress decided that a
bonus bill should originate in the
house and be pressed to passage at
once. TOrdney still clings to his for
eign debt plan. but Melons talk led
to a revival Of the proposed sales
tax.
CHnE is not very enthusiastic over
~ the meeting In Washington with
Peru to settle their differences. She
accepted the invitation but now says
she will not take part If Bolivia Is
/ allowed to be represented. The lead.
ing Chilean newspaper says 1t must
be stipulated that negotiations shall
hot alter the terms of the Ancon
Treaty: Tie appointment Of the
Chilean representatlte has been de
ferred BY the cabipeE ~ ''S 9 -
"A A ENTIQN should be made af the
! ~ @shtR ,af c,Yiscoynt Bryce, forinei
Brltlsh anbassaqor t9. sMals|Sltfltfgtoh ll|St
He was an eminent man man Of letters and
publicist and was SO wartH an allimirei
Of the United States that he wa.
sometimes called an English lankee;'
His work entitled "The American
Commonwealth" has been a textbook
in the schools of this country for MANI
! years.
i Antedated Franklin.
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