The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-03-02
NEWS SUMMARY
OF THE CAPITAL
Senator Capper, Friend of Farmer
Succeeds Kenyon as Chairman
of Agriculture Bloc.
THE PACIFIC TREATY PACT
House Ways and Means Committee
Eliminates the Cash Feature
of Bonus to Soldiers.

of Bonus to Soldiers.
Well. the senate agricultural Bloc
has, with reluctance, bid good bye Ito
it's first chairman, Senator Kenyon,
and placed the crown of leadership
upon Senator Capper, who has been
one of the foremost spirits in the or
ganization since it's inception. Cap
per is fighter and one of the best
friends the farmers have in the coun-
try. Despite the fact that the meeting
which bid farewell to Senator Kenyon
was held while the senate was in ses-
sion, 16 senators attended. From all
indications the bloc will continue to be
living thing. There was enthusiasm
aplenty and a general understanding
that the bloc will go on functioning as
in the past. The administration, it is
understood, was not averse to the
meeting Of the bloc. In fact, it well
coined the event as proving to the
country that the appointment of +Sena-
tor Kenyon as federal circuit Judge
had not wrecked the farmers organiza-
ton, thing which was freely charged
when the announcement of Kenyon's
retirement first was made. There
were those who went so far as to say
the presidents purpose in taking the
Iowan from the senate was to wreck
the bloc. The democrats have been
particularly bitter in their criticism of
the president. Selection Of Senator
Capper as the new leader at a we'll
attended gathering is expected to
prove to the western farmers that the
administration is not using it's infu-
ence to prevent the farmers interests
being brought to the attention Of con-
gress.
President Harding has come to
grips with the senate "irreconcilables"
over reservations to the four4power
Pacific treaty. The disagreement
reached such proportions that it is i'm
possible to predict when the pacts ne
gotiated by the armament conference
will emerge from the foreign relations
committee. That an agreement will
be effected eventually is regarded as
virtually certain, but the prospect is
that there will be considerable delay.
Elimination of the cash feature Of
the soldiers bonus virtually was
agreed upon yesterday by republican
members Of the house ways and means
committee. In lieu Of the cash bonus
it is planned to issue bonus certificates
upon which former service men in time
Of need could obtain loans. Sentiment
in the committee is that this is the
only way out of the bonus situation.
Chairman j. w. Fordney announced
that a special subcommittee of six had
been named by unanimous agreement
to "work out some plan that would not
entail any large drafts on the federal
treasury within the next two years"
Such a plan would make unnecessary
any immediate bonus financing and
would remove the cause of controversy
in the house over the bill.
A bill providing for establishment
of a federal motion picture commits
sion with censorship powers over all
films entered in interstate commerce
was introduced in the house by Rep
resentative Appleby.
President Harding is understood to
have told republican members of the
house naval committee at white
house conference that, while he felt
some reduction should be made in the
navy personnel, the total number of
enlisted men ought not to be cut under
10000.
Declaring that congress had tied the
hands of the administration in dealing
with the Preparations commission,
President Harding, in letter to Sen
ator Frelinghuysen has suggested
that some legislative action be taken
to permit the United States to get it's
quota of German reparation dyes.
Confident that the work of the rail-
road administration will be substan-
TALLY completed by January 1, 1924,
and that the entire liquidation of the
obligations Of the government arising
during the period of federal control
could be concluded without any addi-
tional appropriation for the purpose
by congress, was expressed in a letter
from President Harding to- Speaker
Gillett, transmitting to congress the
report of the director general of rail-
roads covering the 22-month period
dating from REIMBURSEMENT Of federal
control to the end of the last calendar
year.
Treasury officials report that eco
nomic conditions in Europe are now
favorable for funding of the $11 ,000,-
100000 to the United States.