The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-03-31
THIS is A DEMOCRATIC YEAT
Secretary Hughes Two Great Mis-
takes May Cost Us $2i1 100000

Secretary Hughes Two Great Mis-
takes May Cost Us $241 100000
In dicussing the Four-Power Treaty,
Senator Robinson (Dem., Ark.,) called
the attention of the senate to what ne |
characterized as the two great mis- !
takes made by Mr.. Hughes relating to
our foreign affairs. He said:
Secretary Hughes is great man |
and a great lawyer. But there stands
out in recent history two great mis-
takes that he made.
"You all recall that when the last
election was imminent, he with thirty
mine other republicans signed letter
, which was sent broadcast over the
country saying he favored the League
of Nations, and that the way to get
the United States into the League was
to elect Mr.. Harding President. Never
| theless, when the election was over
. he found he was mistaken, and ne
r never has made an explanation OF IL.
E He made another misstatement
e with regard to the question of mdeni-
: nifty from Germany. Under the Treaty
d of Versailles il was provided that
e expenses incurred in maintaining the
s armies of occupation should have pri-
r ority in idemnity claims. We ran up a
IS bin of some S24l 100000 and now the
other powers are claiming that since
J. we are no signatory TO the Treaty OF
N Versailles we did not enter into that
If priority. That was not included in the
ID separate treaty, SO because Hughes
he failed to safeguard our rights in one
way or another we are in danger OF
ar losing this $241 100000"
a No Hope for Reduced Taxes Except
OF in Democratic Party.
/ In boasting of proposed reduction
~, of expenses in 1928, Representative
aa Fess, Chairman Of the Republican
~ Congressional Committee in his An
TO- nual Revue" of the Harding a1minis
:, tration, overstepped the mark, becaus'
the plain intimation he gave was tina
an there would be no further reduction
s" for some years to come.
TO- This distressful admission was ven
tiated by Representative Joseph W
on Byrns of Tennessee, the ranking mi
IN nority member of the House Appro
eu priations committee in manner Z
'ih win generous applause on the demo
cratic side. Mr.. Byrns said:
Zone of the most distressing thing
and | get that by inference fror
II what the gentleman from Ohio said;
~ may be in that prepared speech tina
he said he was going TO put into tn
nd Record--but one of the most distress
on ing things | gathered from his speee
res was that he, one Of the leaders q
lat his party and Il man who has grea
de- influence in congress, takes the pos
The tion that the expenses will be reduce
ief next year to as complete an eXter
ali as the people can expect for som
the years to come; in other words, that IN
nat people so long as his party Is
ned power, or for the next three year
BOD may not expect any further reduetio
in their taxes. If, therefore, they e.
ion pect reductions in appropriations an
adv in taxes they must turn To the dem'
re- cratic party for relief. And legislati'
history will show that this has a
ways been the case
Harvey Continues TO shrink.
Ambassador George Harvey seen
zen TO grow smaller and smaller az tin
nd goes by. Senator John Sharp Wi
I'VE liams (Dem., Miss.), referred to b
tly relative importance in national aifai
nd in recent speech on the four-fow
Treaty. Senator Williams had me
- toned some great names in Engli
history when Senator Ashurst (Def
Ariz.), facetiously remarked Il no
the Senator will not forget Geor
Harvey"
81 decline" said Senator William
"to be diverted from the great sublli
heights to which my oratory has j.
a moment ago risen 70 the coutemp
ton Of George Harvey. NotwithstaT
ing the prevailing influence which
Senator from Arizona is entitled
have with me, / decline to have
sublimity Of thought brought do
to George Harvey. would not minc
il one Of the pages were mentor
bv name, but | do not want TO
with George Harvey while | am
earnest about great national qu
tion."
Democratic National Committee
New Headquarters,
The headquarters of the Der
cratic National committee have b.
removed from their former location
the Bond Building, Fourteenth Str
and New York Avenue, Washingi
ID. c. where more Office space '
available 10 accommodate an incre
in the staff and 10 enable the Comm
tee TO function upon a much lar
scale in the coming Congressio
campaign. Members of { he democri
party throughout the country re
vited to visit Democratic Nation
Headquarters when in Washington
is proposed TO make the headquart
of the Democratic national commit
clearing house for political inforr