The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-09
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Interpretation of the Washington
naval treaty with respect to increas'
Ing the firing range of the guns on
American warships, the protest OF
the Canadian government against
efforts of the Shipping Board to aid
the enforcement of the Volstead act
by prohibiting buyers of American
vessels from using them in the rum
running trade, and the pending ne
rotations in Paris to secure the
payment of the 1885, 100000 bill of
this Government for the mainte'
nance OF an occupational army in
Germany from the beginning of the
Armistice until the French invasion
of the Ruhr.
Mr.. Hughes also planped to report
to the President on the status of the
negotiations with the Japanese gov
eminent looking toward the abroga.
ton of the Lansing-Ishii agreement,
under which the United States in
1917 recognized the special inter-
ests" of Japan in China. These ne
gotiatSSns have been conducted in
profound secrecy, and officials have
permitted no inkling of their prog
ress to be made public.
Many Side With Hughes.
In the matter of the interpreta-
ton of the naval treaty. the Presi-
dent is expected to agree with Sec
rotary Hughes that the United
States, to avoid a possible formal
protest from Great Britain. should
leave the guns as they are now,
leaving 1t to the next Congress to
return to the Treasury the $6,500,-
900 already appropriated to start
the navy's program OF moderniza-
ton and Improvement. Z
Many important domestic prob
lens were also to receive Mr..
Hardfng's immediate attention, in
Guiding the plans of Chairman
I.asker of the Shipping Board to
dispose Of the Governments great
merchant fleet, the three-cornered
Investigation OF high sugar prices
now being conducted by the De-
partment OF Justice. the Commerce
Department and the Tariff Conn.,
mission. and the request of Score
tary of Commerce Hoover for an
executive order from the White
House to stop all Governmental
construction work during periods of
labor shortage 90 that there viii be
work for the jobless during periods
OF possible depression.
II appeared probable, too, that
the President might be entirely
swamped by political considerations
growing out of countless recon-
mendations and demands for Exccu-
tive appointments. Every train ar
riying in Washington during the
past forty-eight hours has brought
its quota of candidates for various
vacancies in the executive and
judicial departments OF the Govern
ment, while a number OF Senators
and Congressman, both Republican
and Democratic, are getting back
on the job here to urge their
favorites for the political plums that
are expected TO fall.
VIII Fill Vacancies.
Among the positions to be filled is
that Of the dirt farmer member
OF the Federal Reserve Board, q
vacancy having been caused during
the Presidents absence by the death
of Milo d. Campbell. Before Hard
ing can decide who he will put in
Campbell's place he will have to
consult members of the farm
bloc" In Congress and representa-
tives of the country's farming in
terests, so that his final choice will
be acceptable and agreeable to both
groups. He will also issue an Tx
ecutive order making Henry w.
Dawes, OF Chicago, Comptroller Of
the Currency. and will shift u. r.
Crissinger, the present comptroller,
10 the head of the Federal Reserve
Board.
In addition to these major ap-
pointments, the President will have
10 name a number of Federal
judges, marshals, attorneys, post
masters and fill scores of other
vacancies.
Some time must be given, also,
to plans for the trip to the Pacific
coast and Alaska and the speeches
which the President will deliver en-
route. The subject matter Of these
addresses will be gone over during
the coming weeks by the President
and his political advisers.
About the biggest domestic prob
lem that the President has to
grapple with is the disposition of
the Governments great merchant
fleet, the white elephant" which
is costing the taxpayers $4,000 900
a year. Since Congress refused to
approve the Administration scheme
for substituting American shipping.
the President and Chairman Lasker