Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-23

~ portant to give both the old and new address.
d SATURDAY EVENING. 2s. 1923.
& EVENTS OF A WEEK.
"a Congress will enter on the Christmas recess
with no decision reached in the senate as to whether
" the shipping bill or the Norris farm finance corpor-
"A alton bill shall have the right of way. Senator
j Norris has brought all his forces to bear to/substi-
: tute his own bill for the shipping pleasure, and he
has been supported by several senators who, though
= hot in favor Of the Norris bill, are opposed to the
shipping bill, and are availing themselves of an OPP
9 portunity to delay action. Predictions have been
d made that it will be impossible to reach a vote on
. the priority matter for several weeks after congress
: reassembles in January:
The Norris bill provides for the creation OF a
0 corporation financed by the government, with $780,
g 900, 900 capital, to carry on a general business in
farm products, with full power to own and operate
Fall the machinery necessary to the plan. In addi-
ction to this there are something like a dozen farm
fIoan bills under consideration-by the senate bank
ling committee, and the ommitte is expected in
3the near future to combine what 1t believes to be
sthe desirable features of each and report a new bill
ION the subject.
The house judiciary committed hearing on the
sKeler resolution for the impeachment of Attorney
SGeneral Daugherty has ended. No report will be
gmade until after the recess, but when made it can
IDnly be that the charges have not been sustained.
aAr. Kel!er's action in abandoning the hearing when
Ahe could not dictate its form of procedure has left
fthe committee with nothing on which to work.
1Keller's defiance of the committee, and his refusal
Ito appear when summoned has created a situation
(which is said to be entirely new. There was a de-
nland that he be cited for contempt, but investiga-
Ition has convinced many thataneither the house nor.
the committee has power to punish a defiant men,
bier in such a case.
Senator Borah has proposed a resolution re-
questing the president to call a world economic and
armament conference, the purpose of which would
be-to consider the business and financial conditions
Of each country, and to prepare a program looking
toward a general sterilization and rehabilitation.
In connection with this it would be intended that
there should be considered the question of arma-
Inent by land and sea-, with a view to the reduction
Il of all military and naval establishments to the low
4 est possible terms. In this connection it is inter-
{ esting to recall that Senator Borah was one of the
most irreconcihable opponents of American partici-
patton in the League of Nations. . His attitude was
4 quite different from that of Secretary Hughes and
n . number of the opposing senators, who were will
4 Eng to accept the league covenant with certain mod
f%hcations. Mr.. Borah rejected utterly, not only this
particular league in any form, but the idea of any
International league whatever He has made no
formal announcement of a change of heart, but he
Says that the conditions of today demand seine such
action as he proposes.
Though nearly a year has passed since the
i Washington armament conference, the treaties ne
Il SoeAoIS q SAoS 6otANS%A "SS ~ ~ - AoNS
FED by all the powers concerned, and the actual
\ carrying out of the program decided on has there
fore been deferred. 1t is apparent that unless there
9 action before long the competition in naval build
fng which the agreement was intended to prevent
will be resumed. France has not yet ratified and
premier Poincare has urged HIGHLANDER to take
prompt action in the matter.
The most interesting new international dcvel-
ppment is in connection with the matter of German
separations. According to several disavowals there
has been no official action by any government, but
81 the fact appears to be that either on the initiative
IS German business men or with their approval
Informal conversations have been in progress lOok.
ing toward the creation of a commission of Ameri.
ian business Hoover has been sug-
gesteds as the proper head-to conduct an economic
ylryey of Germany in order to ascertain what rep.
~arations payments it is reasonably possible for that
3l country to make, the report of this commission to
be madefthe basis of treaties which would finally
as dispose of this troublesome question.
Things have been moving slowly at Lausanne
III From time 70 time i has appeared that 2 way has
EH been found for the reconciliation Of rival Interest,"
Ind. ambitions, and then, there has arisen a fresh
complication which has Threatened to wreck the
SSSS conference The bitter feeling Between Greeks and
Turks ii one instance found expression in a jangls
10 Between the representatives Of the two countries
ER $Md such incidents are constantly occurring. Lit
.as ~ 1ittlle, howsevsrs aetsai progress seems g have
E Peeng made
d most satisfactory news that has come from
KeixhdN for some time ii that Of the Liberation from
ssdisspsn 81 q alnber s pf resvoiutionists who had bees
tHS3ained there for vasious oFenses against the KoS
&{jjinaknf Spf the Free State. The prisoners IN Thu
16IcHps have taken TIE aoath of allegiance % the new
0gsssFnnalplelat and have been sent D their way g
f8spSssfnnnms 81 NO. sboyvn wxhat 81 1rieid. will esI
k64gnleesiSI IN sits gsnkaaiEs brutaJlity. Under III 10.
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