Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-01-31
THE CONTROVERsY which has

TFIE CONTROVERSY which has
engrossed American statesmen since
the early days Of the Republic IS
aflame again. 1t is Shall the
State Department or the Senate
baaale or. foreign relations. The
latest oQtoropping Of the problem,
as we indicated last week, results
from the signing in Paris Of an
agreement providing for the dis
position among the allies Of the re-
parations payments made by Ger
many The representatives Of the
United States at the Paris conference
Were there in an unofficial capacity,
but the agreement which they con-
Guided Is an official one binding the
United States, according to some
members Of the Senate, to 20 along
with the European powers IN enforc-
ing the postwar demands on Ger
many. Then, too, Secretary Hughes
holds that this agreement is NOT
treatV and, therefore, does not have
to be submitted to the Senate for
approval
TROUBLE DEVELOPS, however,
from the demands of the old anti
league group in the Senate, some
times known as irreconcillables, for
the text Of the agreement and the
privilege to accept it or turn it
down Among these DIRECTORS to
the methods Of the State Department
is no less "a figure than the Chairman
Of the Foreign Relations Committee,
Borhh, Of Idaho.
SCENTING POSSIBLE misunder-
standings between the White House
and the Foreign Relations Com
mittcc Of the Senate, President
Coolidge has taken steps TO bring the
members around o the views Of the
Administration through personal
contacts at formal breakfasts and
similar functions The first Of
these affairs was attended by
Richard Washhurn Child, former
Ambassador TO italy, who explained
the Lausanne Treaty with Turkey
shortly to be considered by the
Senate Political recognition Of
Turkey by the United States is in
volved in this treaty, leaving only
Russia outside the pale after the pact
is ratified
THE GREAT RED BRICK HOUSE
iu Farragut Square where Senator
Frank Brandegee Of Connecticut liv-
cd for many years before he ended
his life with gas is being com
pletely overhauled by the executors
of the estate preliminary to selling
it, Brandegee's debts at the time of
his death aggregated several humid
red thousand dollars with only
$4,000 worth Of property with
which to iquldate them. A consider
able sum was raised in an auction of
his books. paintings and other works
Of arts which he had collected during
his lifetime Among these was the
Rembrandt PeaIe portrait Of George
Washington which went TO the
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton for $3.50.
HIGHER PAY for the members Of
tbe Presidents cabinet is the object
OF bill which Congressman Hamil-
tom Fish Of New York has introduced
Ia the House Fish pointed out that
the recent retirement of Secretary
Hughes was necesstated by the fact
that he had To so back TO the law TO
make up for his losses incurred in
his private for sne while serving the
eminent Cabtaet Officers now
get ST. 900 "a year. Fish suggested
that this be raised 10 $l7.500 The
present intensive campaign for
Governmental economy is expected
to prevent any salary increases, how
ever
THE SPECTACLE Of a member of
the Senate being tried in a criminal
court IN Washington while Congress