The Minnesota fiery cross., 1924-04-11
Wi8Wags from Washington

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(Bureau OF Publication and Education)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April l.
Copies of the resolutions approving
a maximum surtax rate of % per
cent recently passed by the tax con-
ference at Asheville, North Carolina,
have been officially filed with men,
bers of the senate finance committee
by special committee of the Ameri-
can Bankers league, composed of w.
7. Old, of the Seaboard National bank,
Norfolk, Virginia; Joseph G. Brown,
of the Citizens National bank, of Raj
eigh, North Carolina; and j. Elwood
Cox, of the Commercial National
bank, High Point, North Carolina.
Since the passage of the resolu-
tions, signatuers have been secured
from approximately $500 banks in the
southern states approving the 25 per
cent surtax rate as adopted at the
Asheville conference, and these sig
natures were made part of the ex-
hibit filed with the committee.
North Carolina heads the list with
more than 800 signatures, indicating
that the bankers of that state will
stand behind the rate adopted at
Asheville.
Officials of the American Bankers
league anticipate that 80 per cent of
the banks of the south will approve
the rates before the canvass is COM
plete. Additional signatures will be
filed with the senate finance commit
tee when received, it is stated.
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ID. A. II. For Immigration
The Daughters of the American
Revolution have adopted a resolution
''most heartily and earnestly in favor
of restricted, selective immigration"
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, presi-
dent general, in recent address
urged the necessity of such legisla-
tion. The resolution was drawn up
by the legislative committee, and in
dorses the Johnson bill pending in
the house.
Their Allegiance
In the newspaper dispatches re-
Gently from Rome describing the GER
emony when the two American prel-
ates were sworn in as cardinals by
the Catholic dignitaries, the follow
ing few lines are significant.
''The covenant pledged them to aid
the Pope to recOnuer bis rights, to
fight all heretics and enemies of the
Pope, and to promise net to accept
any mission from civil authorities
which would lead to civil interfer.
ence I'm the election of future POpes.'
Creager Kicker
Counsel for R. B. Creager, Republi-
can national committeeman for Tex
as, has protested to the senate COM
mittee investigating Texas land
frauds against making public the tel
egrams which passed between Crea-
ger, his attorney, George Hill, and
various Texas land companies since
December Is, 1923. The telegraph
companies have delivered the mes
sages to the committee.
Creager is the kicker who wants to
put the Ku Klux Klan out of bust
ness by having both the Democratic
and Republican national conventions
this coming summer insert planks in
their respective platforms declaring
against the Klan.
Dangerous to Buck
Harry F. Sinclair, oil man, has been
indicted on ten counts by the federal
grand jury of the District of Colum-
bia on a charge of contempt of the
| United States senate because of his
refusal to answer questions before the
senate committee investigating the
oil question.
It's a dangerous position for any
man to take, viz, refuse to testify OF
answer questions when on the witness
stand. When man won't, there is
usually found way to make him re-
verse himself.
Nine counts deal with Sinclair's re,
fusal to answer nine separate ques-
tions put to him by Senator Walsh
prosecutor Of the committee. The
| tenth count deals with the general
refusal of Sinclair to answer al
questions.
Listen to the DagOes
This is from the Progreso Italiano
New York City, March 10: "Hon
Royal S. Copeland, member of the
senate committee for immigration
told us Saturday evening: You may
be sure that it (the Johnson billy will
not pass the senate" And under the
editorial caption Revenge at the
Polls" F. c. De Javannes declares ir
Italian:
Nothing is so effective as few
tens of thousands of votes. This be.
ing the case dear readers Utalians)
we must make our power stronger
our threat blunter, our Damocles
sword sharper than ever. Are yor
voters? 1t is necessary to be in con
dition to cast your votes. Prepare
your first naturalization papers. Dc
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