Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-02-03

any radical reduction in the lane
forces of the United States.
Hanford MacNider, national comman
der of the American Legion, issued a
statement charging Secretary Mellon
with having adopted a watchdog OF
the treasury attitude toward the bonus
question in his letter opposing the
measure just made public.
| Assurance that the permanent tariff
| bill will be reported to the senate
early in February and passed before
the close of the present session, was
given Republican leaders in the house
by senate Republican leaders at re
cent conference.
Proposals looking to development OF
American agriculture as self-sustain-
ing industry, were considered by the
national agricultural conference while
its committees continued work on sug-
gested measures to relieve the acute
situation and provide for general re-
Mobilization.
The house rejected an amendment Of
fered by Representative Connally, Dem
ocrat of Texas, to the Independent Of
fees appropriation bill to cut from
1910, 900 to $25O,OO0 the amount car
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custodian's office during the coming
fiscal year.
American agriculture as a whole
'could profitably study the factors that
have contributed to the welfare of Cal
lifornia in the face of general business
depression" G.. Harold Powell, general
manager of the California Fruit Grow.
ers' exchange, declared in an address
before the National Agricultural con.
ference.
FOREIGN.
An urgent appeal from Austria to the
allies, intimatfng that disastrous conse-
quences are probable unless financial
aid is given the country, is engaging
the attention of the British govern
ment, and a decision favorable to Aus.
tria possibly will be reached soon.
The International Irish league, or
ganized in Paris by the world congress
of the Irish race, decided by resolution
that the principal object of the league
must be to help Ireland gain full indie
pendence.
Study of Quebec statutes has just
brought to light that thousands of mar
riages have been Illegally performed in
the province of Quebec, Canada, during
the last 100 years because of the ma
of officiating clergymen.
The French government, because OF
received from Berlin, is
much preoccupied by what it considers
the possibility of an agreement between
tie German and Russian soviet govern
ments with view to forcing consid-
ration of revision of the peace treaties
at the coming Geno conference.
The four-power consortium has
agreed that China shall fioaot 14,000,
900 tGels domestic loan, secured by
the salt revenues. The bonds will be
at $3.50, with interest at 1 2-10 per
cent monthly. The eonsortium stipu-
lated that the overdue Japanese loan |
Of 20,0OO,0OO yen should be redeemed |
in monthly instalments of 100000 |
from the salt surplus.
The Yossische Zeitung of Berlin ex-
presses the belief that the proposed
and disarmament resolution of Secre-
airy Hughes oft the Washington con
erence is in the nature of "an Ameri-
an feeler prior to the Genoa con.
erence" TO find out if the European
'Owers are ready to give the satisfac'
DRY guarantees which would permit
be United States TO work unhampered
q he direction of reconstruction.
The aid OF President Harding has
cen enlisted by the arms delegates
D bring japan and China into agree
rent on Shantung Taking a direct
and in the Washington negotiations
Dr. she first time, the president urged
he Chinese 10 accept the latest com
romise offer and thus remove from
le field Of controversy q subject whlet
as become a barrier 70 the progress
the conference,
the hrsi shyscraper ln Germany WI
lOn De- constructed Do the 90 busi
ess section Of ibe eliy of ilamburg
VA he 10 stories high topping iie
.gAel building lp Germany az ihif
me by hfe stories