Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-29

THERE IS some disposition to feel
that the debt commission has ven
tured into dangerous territory in
recognizing as a special moral oblga-
ton to Belgium, resulting in the seal
ing down of the gross total of that
nations debt to the United States
The obligation was personal prom
Use Of President Wilson that Belgium
would not have to pay interest on
money borrowed in Washington
while actual fighting was in progress
during the war Belgium insisted
upon these terms, the alternative be
ing the reduction of interest on the
entire debt to about one per cent.
In the case Of Belgium, which owes
only half a billion dollars, special
consideration makes little difference
one way or the other, but il is now
feared that the big debtors, such as
France and Italy, will insist upon
more favorable treatment as well,
making it difficult for the debt com
mission to refuse.
BIG LIQUOR RAIDS all over the
country will mark the opening next
month Of the Government new dry
campaign now that General Andrews
has completed his reorganization Of
the enforcement personnel. Under
the new system, state lines have been
broken in forming the enforcement
districts, which have been laid out so
that they may work in closer CO
operation with the federal courts
after the new system is working. The
treasury department intends to
leave the details Of enforcement to
the twenty-four administrators
located at strategic points, the
Washington headquarters being re-
duced to a minimum intensive drives
against the Bookkeeping industry will
continue for a year under present
plans. If, at the end of that time
little progress has been made, amend
ments of the Volstead Act will be
considered by the administration.
NOT TO BE out done by the
boosters of California, Florida and
other places. the merchants and lead
ing citizens of Washington are
banding together with the idea of
'selling" the national capital to
the rest of the country Washing
ton will meyer be d manufacturing
city, but it IS the plan of the New
I Promotion Organization to develop
it as a city Of homes and the social,
intellectual and artistic, as we'll as
the political capital of the nation,
All of the Virginia and Maryland
suburbs within twenty-five miles Of
( Washington are to be included in the
development scheme as they virtually
constitute part of the city, whose
actual physical development IS halved
by the lines Of the District Of
Columbia
UNOFFICIAL STATfSTICIANS
are trying to figure out how much it
cost the government to get out Of
paying a dollar and half to a
Agriculture Department clerk for a
lunch he ate in Alexandria. Va, a
year age. The Comptroller General
refused to Q. K the item of expense
on the ground that the clerk, al
though in Alexandria on public bust
ness, was not away from Washington
long enough to have to buy lunch.
At the request Of the Comptroller
the Department Of Justice carried
the case before the United States
Court of Claims, where it was argued
at great length 1t probably will
cost several hundred dollars before a
final decision is obtained and all for
dollar and half.
THE TAG END Of summer finds
little political activity in Washington,
although Republican leaders are
giving some attention to the primary
campaign in Wisconsin, where an
effort viii be made to defeat Robert
NJ La Toilette. the younger, with an
organization" Republican The
Republican National Committee isl
directing the Wisconsin fight There
are several candidates in the field,
with the result that the general ex-
pectation here is that La Toilette
viii get the nomination, which means
there seems TO be an excellent chance
for him to succeed to has fathers
seat in the Senate as one Of the
youngest men who ever sat in the
chamber as member
HOUSING OF THE CAPITALS
manifold journalistic activities under
one roof is the plan Of the National
Press Club which will shortly begin
the construction of nine story Of
flee building on f. Street across
from the Willard Hotel. The Club
itself Will occupy the top floor. There
viii be large theatre and other bust
ness concerns on the ground floor.
and nearly thousand rooms in be-
tween, to be rented out to newspaper
and magazine correspondents.
If women take as much interest in
politics IS they DO in diet. there is
some chance for the government vet.
II you have q hard time keeping
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