The Idaho recorder., 1922-03-17

chief Of the bureau of navigation, are |
trying to combat the movement In the |
house to turn back to civil life the 54l |
members OF the academy class that |
graduates next June. They told the |
house naval committee that these men
were needed, that the three other
classes should be allowed to graduate
and that there should be no reduction
In the number admitted to the academy
next autumn.
DRESIDENT Harding last week made
long and earnest appeal to con-
gress TO give direct aid to American
shipping, and Immediately after the de-
livery of his address bills prepared by
the shipping board and embodying the
administration recommendations were
| introduced by Representative Green of
Massa achusetts, chairman Of the house
committee on merchant marine and
fisheries, and by Senator Jones Of
Washington, chairman of the senate
| committee on commerce.
The program embodied In these
measures would cost the government
| about $l5.0O0,000 the first year, and
| the annual expense ultimately might
reach $4,000, 900. Besides direct com
! pensation to American vessels engaged
in foreign trade the program involves
the sale of government ships at prices
| based on present market values, con-
struction loans to private companies,
and various forms OF indirect aid.
| IN HIS ship subsidy address TO con-
gress the President took occasion
to relterate his approval Of the Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway pro
! ject, and that was also the topic for a
| lively debate before the National
Rivers and Harbors congress in Wash
ington last week. The project was
there championed by Gov. Henry j.
Allen of Kansas and ii. II. Merrick of
Chicago, and was opposed by Gov.
Nathan Miller of New York Allen and
Merrick set forth spiritedly the demand
of the middle west for an adequate out
let to the sea for its products. and
argued that the proposed waterway
could be financed from the 1860 600
horsepower to be developed. Governor
Allen said the New York barge canal
was all right so far as II went. but
its capacity was not over one-twentieth
Of that demanded by the Is states on
whose behalf he spoke.
Governor Miller attacked the prof.
ect as impossible of successful com
pletion and not In the best interests
of the United States. He especially
protested against the proposed method
of financing 1t, saying the waterpower
rights of the state Of New York should
not be taken TO pay the bill.
L NGLAND Is enjoying a real politi-
IL cal crisis. In which the conserva-
tives are steadily losing strength and
the liberals under the leadership OF
Herbert Asquith are gaining. The de-
tails do not mean much to most of US.
but there Is great interest in one OF
the possible results-the retirement
of Premier Lloyd George. He has been
much annoyed by Insulting dictation''
and criticism from some Of the Tory
leaders and Is especially irritated by
Sir George Younger. boss of the
Unionist organization, who vetoed
Lloyd Georges plan for general
election Immediately after the con-
ference AT Cannes. Ii is believed the
premier will resign unless an election
is ordered very soon.
REAT BRITAIN abandoned its
~ protectorate over Egypt on Tues
day and set free the land OF the
: Pharaohs The terms OF the withdrawal
were presented TO Sultan Hussein KEN.
al by Lord Allenby and the fact was
announced in parliament by Premier
Lloyd George. The British government
reserves TO itself security of the com
munications OF the British empire II
Egypt. the defense OF Egypt agalnsr
foreign aggression or Interference anc
the protection OF foreign interests an,
? the minorities in Egypt
r 7 LLOYD GEORGE and Poincare il
2 IL their weekend conference settle,
lot Of disputed matters between
: England and France. and. especially
J came TO full agreement on the Anglo
] French alliance. The treaty will pledE'
r England 10 come Immediately Il
D Frances aid II she is attacked by Ger
: many without provocatlon. Englan,
: also will support France in enforcing
: German disarmament and both nation
will act together to protect Polan'
: from Germany. The alliance will rur
+ for 20 years. In all this France seem
\ to have gained her ends.