Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18

as the four ''insurgent Republicans. "
! as likely to vote as they do. To be
sure, these gentlemen consented Ito
the great satisfaction of the Demo
Gratis to assist the regular Republi-
! cans in organizing the Senate; but no
one supposes that an earnest of fur
Their cooperation. Did the regulars
pay heavily for that complaisance?
/ Oh no, dickering is unimaginable.
! Softly, sweet muse, least we offend.
Avoiding that danger, l merely OBJ
serve that TO say that the present
Senate is meeting at the sign of the
Elephant were (as Master CULVER
would put it, to say the thing that is
not.
On December Is the revenue bill
as amended was passed by the House
366 to "a. In its amended form it
calls for a total reduction of $3.50
I65, 900 as against Secretary MELONS
safe maximum" of 1925, 000, 900 and
the total of $232.73 900 in the bill as
submitted by the ways and means
committee.
! On December IA the chairman of
| the House committee on naval af-
fairs introduced a bill drafted by the
! Navy Department providing for the
! following naval construction-25 light
cruisers, 9 destroyer leaders, 80 sub
marines and aircraft carriers. The
bill contains the following interest.
! ing section: "In the event of an in
ternational conference for the limi.
tation of naval armament, the Presi-
dent is hereby empowered, in his dis
cretion, to suspend in whole or in
! part any construction authorized by
this act" In a letter enclosing the
draft, Secretary Wilbur gives a rough
approximate estimate of the cost of
each unit including armor and arma-
ment, as follows: Cruiser, SIT 900, 600;
destroyer leader, S., 000, 900: subma.
rine. IS 900 900; aircraft carrier, $19,-
| 900 600. Total, therefore, 1925, 900, 900
! He states that the director of the
| Bureau of the Budget has advised
him that 1.-The proposed legislation is
not in conflict with the financial pro-
gram of the President" He does not
suggest q time limit for realization
of the program, and the bill is silent
on that head.
Henry l.. Stimson of New York
one time Secretary of War, and who
recently, as special commissioner of
our Government, made the paCifica-
ton in Nicaragua. has been appointed
governor general of the Philippines in
succession to the late Gen. Leonard
Wood.
The report of the board headed by
Maj. Gen. JadWin calls for a total eX-
penditure of 1896, 100000, to be spread
over 10 years; $25 900 900 the first, and
about $30,000,000 during each of the
following nine years. $1S5, 400 900
would be spent on construction for
flood control, 80 per cent thereof to be
paid by the Federal Government and
20 per cent by the States benefited;
and Sill, 100000 would be spent on
channel sterilization and other navi-
cation improvements. The flood con-
troll construction proposed includes a
spillWay above New Orleans, diversion
of the fioodWays on the Atchafalaya
and TenSaS Basins a floodWay paral.
cling the general course of the Mis-
sissippi from Cairo, H.. to New
Madrid, Miss, and strengthening and
moderate raising of existing levees.
The idea of constructing reservoirs as
an adjunct of flood control was re-
ieCted as involving excessive cost.
The idea of raising the levees to suffi-
cient height to contain the maximum
possible flood was rejected on grounds
to appear later. The report is a dis
appointment to those who had hoped
for a far more elaborate plan to in
Clude the upper as well as the lower
Mississippi and tributaries. total cost
of which might reach a billion dollars.
and would be entirely betrayed by the
Federal Government.
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NOTE.-With regret I postpone
notice of the fantastic ending, in the
League Councils Hall of Sessions at
Geneva. of the fantastic seven years
so-called war between Poland and