Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-29
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
(By Isaac Gregg


Washington, Aug. 29.-The soldier
bonus bill. which would cause an Vi
innate expense to the United states
of nrobabiv more than S5,OOO,OOO,O
;e exnected to pass the Senate To-
dav by a large majority. Thereafter II
viii 90 to a Joint committee OF the IN!
House and Senate to compose the uil-
farences in the bill passed by the
two Houses and after the conference
renort has been adopted it will go 10
The President for his signature or
veto. ,.o,diro.
hin will be altered to any materlal
DEGREE bv the Senate although sew
ersl amendments Of Importance are
vending. Senator's from Western and
Southern States are trying haru ~
have the Smith-McNary reclamation .II IC.a
scheme made a part OF the piiI tuC II
the indications today were tnaI iue
Senate would refuse to attach thIS
$3.50. GOO 600 reclamation project 10
the bill. feeling that its present eX-
nense was sufficient. Other amend
rents. such as those to pay the GN-
nense of the bonus by sales tax oy
issuance of the EreenbackS, etc''
were scheduled likewise for deteaI
William Jennings Bryan and Sen
o+o,. Hitchcock. of Nebraska have
buried the hatchet and are once
again personal and political friends.
For Years. the two have been at dag
ger's points politically. Bryan op-
55oeinc Hitchcock in Nebraska be-
cause he regarded the Senator as
nrorounced "wet." Today, however,
the former Secretary of state called
unon Senator Hitchcock, the two
having a very pleasant chat. ana
Rrvan announced that he would cam
paign in Nebraska for Senator hltch-
cock this fall as well as Tor mares
". Bryan, William is brother VINO
is the Democratic candidate Tor OoV-
ernor of the State.
DR. Richard Bartholdt, Represen-
tative in Congress for twenty years
from the st. Louis, Missouri district
called at the White House yesterday
and laid before the President condl-
tions as he found them after four.
teen months spent in Europe, most OF
the time being spent in Germany. Dr;
Rartholdt did not seek any financial
aid from the United States for Ter
many, he declared. =,
"There is no doubt in my mind,
after a careful study of the sltua-
ton" said DR.. Bartholdt, that, Ger
many is on the verge of a collopse
She must be given a loan to re-esta-
lish her financial affairs and in ad-
dition the European governments
now pressing her for money must
hermit her to declare a moratorium.
If such an arrangement cannot be
made. then Germany, as country
will be wiped off the face OF the
earth. and those nations now press
ing her for settlement OF ner Genus
growing out Of the war, Will get an
solutely nothing
DR.. Barthoidt stated that the at
titude of France in bringing. pres
sure to bear upon Germany Tor re-
parations which Germany IS not phhY-
sicallv able to meet will result IN the
establishment of a "Red" govern
ment in place of the present Republic.
An administrative policy to devote
all energies and efforts toward an
organization of transportation to IN
sure the distribution of coal, which
will be given strict priority over all
commodities, is the result of the
Presidents trip on The Mayflower
over Sunday with advisors.
This was announced shortly after
the President returned to the White
House after his trip down the river,
together with the prediction that
this week doubtless see the end Of the
anthracite strike. and that no legis-
lation will be required to carry out
the purpose Of the plan.
The plan to give preference to coal
includes the possibility of reducing
both mail and passenger traffic to
the minimum in order to prevent
the threatened crisis.
The policy decided upon is based
on the belief that the bituminous
situation is promising: is not salts
factory" and that information at
hand warrants the assumption that
the anthracite strike will practically
come to an end this week, it was
stated by an official close to the
President.