Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-25

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SATURDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER as. 1872.
EVENTS OF A WEEK.
Congress convened in extra session on Monday,
and on the following day the president addressed
the two houses in support of the ship subsidy meas
ure whose passage he urged at a former session.
The addressiwas brief, and dealt with that one sub
ject. 1t set forth that the proposal for a subsidy
for shipping was not a proposal for new methods Of
expanding money, but rather of disposing of a SUBJ
iject which now involves a loss Of $5o,o0o,o 900 per
annum, plus the loss from the depreciation of un-
used shipping lying in our harbors; that in the mat
ter of shipping we are in competition with the
world; and that it would be highly injurious to
american prestige and American interests of all
kinds to permit what is now a splendid American
merchant fleet to pass out Of existence, or into other
hands, and revert to the condition of hclplessness
at sea in which the late war found us.
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While the passage Of the bill by the, house by a
majority Of about rs is confidently predicted by the
friends of the measure, it is not to. have easy sailing
during the debate. There is active and pronounced
opposition to it, partly from the agricultural bloc
which is opposed to the substituting of anything but
agriculture, and partly from an element which is
opposed to any sort of subsidy on general princi-
that, whatever its merits, there is no very large
public demand for it throughout the country.
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Politicians of all parties have been looking over
the political situation since election with a view to
ascertaining, if possible, what may be expected to
be the developments resulting from the vote cast.
The Democrats profess complete satisfaction at
what they interpret as evidence of a restoration of
confidence in the Democratic party. The Repub-
licans point out that most of the seats which they
lost on November Z are seats which have ordinari-
ly been occupied by Democrats, but which were
carried away in the landslide of 1920. But every-
where there is evidence of close attention being paid
to the growing number of members in both houses
whose party allegiance is lightly worn, and who
may be expected on short notice to join in a move
ment as disturbing in character and uncertain in
results as the Progressive movement of 1912.
It is not expected that much attention will be
given during this extra session to anything but the
subsidy bill, but this session will merge into the
regular short session beginning in December, and
at that the present congress will have to put the
finishing touches on its work.
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Former Premier Clemenceau, of France, has
now spent a week in the United States, and he has
enjoyed every minute Of the time. His declared
purpose is to enlist the sympathies of the American
people for France, and he has addressed himself to
that task with his customary vigor. His years have
abated nothing Of his energy. Among his other
activities, he has been enjoying a long-distance de-
bate with Senators Hitchcock and Borah, DENYING
vigorously the charge that he or France is or has
been mihtaristic, and defying the senator's to prove
assertions to that effect which they have made.
Clemenceau has spoken very frankly of the
American attitude toward European affairs. He
maintains that this country should not have left the
Allies to their own devices, and that it is now the
duty of the United States to take an active part in
the settlement of those European affairs whose
present condition results from activities in. which
this country participated in common with France.
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Naturally he finds many who dissent vigorously
from his views, but everywhere he is greeted and
cheered by crowds who admire him for his sturdi-
ness and courage, no mattel what cause. he espqus-
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The Lausanne conference is in session. One
outstanding feature is the evidence of a better :un-
Outstanding and greater unity Of. action among the
major Allied powers, a situation which has given
deep concern to the Turkish representatives,, who
had undoubtedly hoped to be able to play Britain
against France, and in disagreenents between the
Tvs to reap substantial advantages for their own
! cause. Another development is the decision not to
81 hold two separate conferences, one to arrange terms
net peace between Greece and Turkey, and the other
toTdispose OF the. future Of the Dardanelles. These
HI two questions according to the present program.
ID are bothzt 70 be dealt with At this meeting.
The British parliament, new members Is which
were recently$ elected. has been convened In due
s form With King George as the center Of the elab-
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