Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-06

among members VI OOHEl lSSS " NAN
effect they are contemplating sea
trips this summer as part OF their va
cations.
Chairman Lasker, of the Shipping
Board. knows nothing about the wine
card which Senator Stanley is show
ing with much glee among his friends.
Furthermore, Lasker has nothing to
say about the card and he is willing
to be quoted to that effect.
Approximately S1O0,OO0,0O0 worth
of goods formerly belonging TO the
American army have been bought by
American importers from the French
government and French dealers and
is to be brought back into this country
and offered for resale at prices below
those at which this government has
been selling surplus materials.
This $l0O,00O,0O0 worth of mate
rials, consisting of army blankets and
shirts, automobile trucks and parts
and many other things, was sold by
Brigadier General Dawes when ne was
in charge of the work of liquidating
American army affairs in France.
Much of the material sold by General
Dawes has been resold in Europe, but
American dealers, finding that they
could buy in France cheaper than from
the surplus property division of the
War DEPARTMENT, recently bought up
a quantity of the stuff and are arrang-
ing to import it and sell it in the
United States. Under the present
law, such materials when manufao-
tured in the United States and LasSm-
proved on or altered abroad, may be
shipped back into the United States
duty free.
Approximately 1000 American
troops are to be kept on the Rhine in
definitely. This information has been
made public by Secretary of War
Weeks. He has announced that the
Eighth Infantry will be kept on Ger
man soil until after July lst at least,
and added that no date has been set
fer the return of the regiment to this
country. Major General Henry I.
Allen will remain in control of the
expeditionary force in Germany.
Despite the fact that the greatest
pressure has been brought upon the
Harding administration from certain
elements in Congress for the bringing
back to the United States of all Amer
lean troops now in Germany, within
the last two or three weeks petitions
have reached the White House from
the foreign governments involved IN
the occupation of Germany requesting
that at least one regiment Of Amerl-
can troops be permitted to remain on
the Rhine. 1t has been argued by
these governments that the presence OF
American soldiers on German soil has
strengthened the morale of the coun-
try and been of the greatest benett
to all governments concerned in the
occupation.
1t was emphatically declared at the
State Department today that the ter
mination of the activities of Boris
Bakhmeteff as Russian Ambassador to
the United States since July, 1917,
will have no effect whatever IN the
dealings of this government with So
Wet Russia. The attitude of the State
Department concerning the present
government of Russia has been clear
" outlined by Secretary Of State
Hughes upon more than one occasion,
and the determination of Mr.. Bakh-
meteff to sever his connections at
WASHINGTON has not in any way al
tered this attitude.
In Diplomatic circles it was declared
today shat the diScontinuance of the
recognition of the Russian Ambassador
was brought about hv considerations
of domestic policy. The letters mass
inc between the Secretary of State
and the Russian Ambassador indicate
that the continuance Of the present
status gave foundation for misunder-
standing and misinterpretation which
weakened this government in fine per-
petuation of its policy toward Russia.
ISAAC GREGG.