The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-07-20


agreement limiting the defensive
armament of Great Britain and the
United States OH the Great Lakes and
other boundary waters. The Canadian
premier's reasons for proposing new
agreement were stated in part as fol-
lows: "The significance of this agree
ment, providing as it has means of
escape from competitive arming, was
dwelt upon not less from the point OF
view of what it has meant for more
than a century in the saving of ex-
pcnditure of armament by each of the
two countries, than from what it has
meant in the maintenance CT friend
ship and good will between the peoples
of the respective countries, and as an
object lesson to the continents Of Eu-
rope and Asia of new world methods
in the maintenance of international
peace. At recent conference on dis
armament no single aspect of inter-
national relations attracted more at
tention than the unfortifed frontier of
from 5000 to 1000 miles between the
United States and Canada. Over and
over again reference was made to the
so-called Rush-Bagot agreement OF
1917, by which armament on the Great
Lakes and St. Lawrence river was re-
stricted to four vessels of 100 tons
burden, each carrying not more than
one 18 pound gum"
Hearings on the Capper-Ilncher
grain futures bill, proposed to supple
ment provisions of the original gram
exchange act, held constitutional by
the supreme court, were concluded on
Thursday by the senate agricultural
committee. Action will be postponed
until the senators have had an oppor-
tunity to study the records.
Secretary Hughes replying to let
ter recently addressed to him by Ham,
ilton Holt, president of the Woodrow
Wilson democracy of New York, said
he could see no prospect for any treaty
or convention by which the United
States government should share in the
maintenance of the permanent court
of intern:. tional justice until some pro-
vision is made by which, without men,
bership in the league of nations, the
American government would be able
to have an appropriate voice in the
election of the courts judges.
A program of national forest high
way construction involving an outlay
of approximately $1o,o0o,ooo for t.
40 miles of roads in % states has
been approved by Secretary of Agri-
culture, H. C. Wallace. The program
will be financed largely from the for
est highway fund provided by the fed
eral highway act. About $6,5O0,OOO
will come from this source, 100000
from other national forest road appro-
priations and the rest will be con-
tributed by states and counties.
Henry Ford's offer for purchase and
lease of the governments projects at
Muscle Shoals, Ala, was rejected by
the senate agricultural committee Sat-
urday by vote Of 9 to 7. The bill in
troduced by Chairman Norris calling
for operation of the projects by
government-owned and controlled cor
poration also was rejected, the vote
being 9 to S. Despite the adverse
votes the proposals of Henry Ford and
Senator Norris will be presented to
the senate for final decision through
minority reports.
Preliminary negotiations for the
funding of the French war debt of
$3,5O0,000,000 to the United States
were begun Thursday at the treasury
by Secretary Mellon, chairman of the
world war debt funding commission
and Jean V. Parmentier, director of
finance of the French treasury. This
was the first direct contact between
this country and the allies on the sub
ject of the war debts which aggregate
$11, 00O,O0O,000. Great Britain is ex-
pected to be the next of the allies to
begin refunding negotiations.
That coal will be provided for the
northwest and that the people of that
section will not be permitted to suffer
for lack of this necessity, even if it
puts the government back into bust
ness" was the assurance given Cover
nor J. A. O. Preus Of Minnesota at
conferences both with Herbert Hoover
and President Harding. Governor
Preus laid before both these officials
the emergency that is impending and