Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-06-29
Tn CONGRESS the results of the con.

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L troversy may be more serious be-
cause, as has been said already, the
ship subsidy legislation is likely to get
mixed UP in the tangle. Senator Willis
Of Ohio, Republican, and one of the
most ardent dry leaders, said it was
about time for the prohibition navy"
to turn its guns on the American mer-
chant marine, and that the ship SUBJ
sidy bill about to come up offered an
excellent and timely legislative vehicle
for action to end the sale Of LIQUOR on
ships operated by the government.
Senator Jones Of Washington, who
is just as arid as Senator Willis, but
who is also chairman of the commerce
committee, made energetic protest
against the Ohioan's proposal. He de-
clared that the prohibition issue would
complicAte seriously the ship subsidy
legislation and imperil its success.
This is also the opinion Of leading
Democrats in the lower house, where.
fore they are gleefully getting ready tn
offer amendments to the subsidy
measure providing that subsidies shall
not be paid, to shipowners who sell
liquor on American ships outside the
three-mile limit.
SO long as Mr.. Lasker is able to
maintain his position-that an Amer
lean ship is not American territory
after 1t passes the three mile limit
thousands of thirsty and grateful
Americans will patronize the shipping
board vessels. If and when he is
driven from that position, the thirsty
American travellers will transfer their
patronage to ships that fly some other
flag than the Stars and Stripes.
DRESIDENT HARDING is so in
sistent on the passage of the ship
subsidy bill, which has been re-drafted
by the house committee on merchant
marine, that he has warned congress
its failure in this respect will certain
ly lead him to call an immediate ex-
traordinary session. The President has
also let congress know that in his
opinion the tariff is the most important
matter before it, and that 1t should
have undivided attention until it is
disposed of. Then, and not until then,
he thinks the soldiers bonus bill
should be taken up. McCumber and
other senator's who are pushing the
bonus legislation showed disposition
to disregard this advice from the
White House and went ahead with
plans for sidetracking the tariff in
favor Of the bonus this week. They
believe the latter measure can be put
through without long debate.
alag DAY was observed generally
L throughout the country and among
the celebrations was one especially
worthy of note. This was in historic
Fort McHenry where was unveiled the
monument erected by congress to
Francis Scott Key, author Of the "Star
Spangled Banner" The handsome
shaft stands near the spot where
tloated the Flag while Key was writing
his immortal lines. President Harding
delivered graceful dedicatory adj
dress. ,.F
ONCE more the European experts
- are gathered together to deter
mine the best method of dealing with
Russia and accomplishing the re-
generation of the. nations suffering
from the effects of the World war.
This time they are at The Hague. and
for the present no representatives of
Russia and Of Germany are admitted.
!, When a plan has been settled on, the
soviet government will be asked 70