THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1922
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. Allies Not Warranted.
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; (By Chlcsiro Tribune L-asd Wire.)
WASHINGTON, V. C Aug. 23.
The soldiers' bonus bill got an
auspicious new start in thecenate
today.
In record-breaking time, the sen
ate cleaned up the finance commit
tee's amendment and the measure
passed into the parliamentary stage
where individual amendments are in
order. Less than 15 minutes were
required for the adoption of 47 com
mittee amendments. If tnvs rate oj
speed is maintained, the measure
will be passed within the next daf
r two.
The opposition appeared to lack
spirit. Anti-bonus senators are ready
to admit that passage of the bill is
a foregone conclusion, and further
more, after the long- tariff debate,
they are anxious to declare a holi
day for themselves. They take the
position that the bate of the bill
rests finally with President Hard
ing. If the president is going to ap
prove it, the fight might just as
well end now; if he is going to veto
it, as they believe he will, they want
to conserve their strength and am
munition for the big battle on the
question of passing it over the veto,
Harding's Demand Met.
Senator McCumber, North Dakota,
chairman of the fiance committee,
who led off the debate in behalf of
the bonus today, does not believe
President Harding will veto the bill.
Senator Hobinson, Arkansas, demo
crat, asked Mr. McCumber point
blank if he knew whether the pres
ident would sign the bill.
"I have no information on that
subject, replied Senator McCumber.
"All I can say is that the condi
tions which caused the president
and the secretary of the treasury
to eeek delay last year have been
met. I do not believe he will veto
the bill.
"A close examination of the bill
will show an estimated expense for
the calendar year of 1923 of J77,
440,889; for the calendar year of
1924 of $92,177,729; for the calendar
year of 1925 of $73,100,962," said
Senator McCumber.
"The largest amount will be in
1926. By 1930 it drops to J21.0OO.000.
and is only a very few millions
thereafter until 1943.
Billion Dollars Refunded.
"And let me again call attention
to the fact that we have already re
funded about a billion dollars to
those short-time obligations before
they came due. if we can fund
seven billions of short-time obliga
tions gradually, as we are now do
ing, without a ripple in the sea of
finance, it is possible that we must
look for a financial earthquake if
our national indebtedness should be
Increased a little more than J78,000,
000 in any year? Twenty millions
given in charity to Russia, 25 mil
lions to salve Colombian sentiment
20 millions for the ship subsidy
cause, and not a ripple of comment.
We talk of 123,000.000 for good
roads, of two or three hundred mil
lions to assist railways, all in a
single year, as if they amounted to
nothing. We do .not dream of sug
gesting a special tax to meet $125,-
O00.0O0. Why on earth, then, should
we approach this soldiers' compen
eation bill, the payments under
which may be scattred over half a
century, and the 1923 payment be
ing only a little more than half that
sum, as though it were an obliga
tion requiring a epecial tax levy or
one endangerRig the refunding- of
enori-iime obligations;
'"To my mind, every precept of fi
nancial justice and every principle
of political honor demand that this
soldiers' compensation bill be
passed into- a law at this-session, of
congress.
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PRESIDENT SIGNING MILEAGE BOOK BILL,.
President Harding recently signed a bill which will be a boon to
traveling salesmen the mileage book bill sponsored d- Senator James
Watson of Indiana; which restores the mileage book privilege formerly
granted by the railroads. The purchase of such a book reduces the cost
of travel for wholesale users because the interstate rate prevails. The
bopk is interchangeable, on all railroad lines. The signing of the bill
was witnessed by members of the cabinet, senators and members of the
National Council of the Traveling Salesmen's association.
lation along this line. I want you
to know that my promises are good,
and even though made during a
campaign, they were not for politi
cal effect.
"ROBERT N. STANFID."
ROADS MEET SHOPMEN
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shopment and three guards. The
melee was ended by a shot fired by
GuardGuard C. A. Miller. The shot
went wild and caused no injury. The
guards swore to a complaint against
W. L. Moen, who it is said, led the
attack- Five John Do , warrants
were also issued.
The guards, Miller, Murray and
W. W. Sutherland, were swimming
in the South TJmpqua when, a party
of five or six strikers appeared. The
guards claim that the strikers, for
whom Moen is alleged to have acted
as spokesman, demanded to know
why they were off company prop
erty armed. Hot words were passed
and a fight finally resulted.
During the fight Murray was
ago, , and since that time Captain
Hunt has kept his list revised to
date, he said. .
Of the 300 men half are rated as
efficient and well-trained railroad
men, while the remaining 150 have
done railway work and have a basic
knowledge of the duties required of
them in the various crafts.
SENATORS SUPPORT BOXES
Definite Pledges Received From
Oregon Lawmakers,
EOSEBURG, Or., Aug. 23. (Spe
cial.) Definite pledges of Senators
McXary and Stanf ield to support the
national soldiers' bonus bill now
before the senate were received
here today by Mrs. Pearl Steward,
president of the women's auxiliary
. of the American Legion, department
of Oregon. The auxiliary of the
.state, in taking a stand for the
' bonus, telegraphed both senators,
and in response the following was
received from Senator McNary:
"Tour telegram received. Am ac
tively supporting the bonus bill.
"CHARLES McNARY."
The message from Senator Stan
field was as follows:
"During my campaign I made a
public statement that I was in favor
of preferential compensation or ad
ditional compensation for ex-service
men, and if elected would do what
I could to secure it. Last year, at
the request of the president, the
consideration of this legislation was
postponed. This matter wil be con
sidered by the senate now, and I
shall do all 'within my power to
secure the passage" of adequate legis-
WHAT COXGRESS DID AS 4
ITS DAY'S WORK.
Senate. t
Opened debate on the soldier's k
compensation measure, adopt- t
ing all perfections committee
amendments-.
Borah coal commission bill
favorably reported and placed
on the calendar.
Bill offered by Sterling, re
publican. South Dakota, Im
posing maximum .punishment
for obstruction of railroad
trains or death resulting
therefrom.
Passed bill authorizing dep
uty chief of staff for the
American army.
Political speech delivered
by McKellar, democrat. Ten--nessee.
enumerating the short
comings of the republican
party.
Discussed conference report
on the additional district
judges bill without reaching a
conclusion.
House.
Passed administration mea
sure to create commission to
investigate the coal industry.
Appeal for legislation creat
ing a coal distributing agency
received from New Tork coal
commission.
Members urged by Floor
Leader Mondell to remain in
Washington in view of early
consideration planned for
price-fixing of coal.
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struck over the head with a large
cudgel, his1 scalp beiibg laid open to
the .bone. A bon In his right fore
arm was broken, by a blow from tie
club. He was otherwise bruised
about the head, face and body.
One of the strikers, it is alleged.
tried to stop Miller. The guard
drew his revolver and fired but the
weapon was pushed to one side and
exploded harmlessly. One of tha
strikers fell, it 'being claimed that
he was st ruck with the barrel of tbe
gun as the. guard used it for a club,
and the guard , apparently thinking
he had killed the man. ran away.
The strikers, after taking away
Murray's gun. led the injured man
and Sutherland back to company
property where the gun was re
stored. Sutherland, being unarmed,
was- not attacked.
The officers are making a thor
ough investigation and arrests of
those in the attacking party are expected.
SOlDIER RAILWAY MEN 300
Camp Lewis Able to "Supply Big
Force in Strike Emergency.
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 23. (Spe
cial.) There are 300 soldiers at
Camp Lewis capable of performing
railroad duty in case of an emer
gency, according to Captain George
A. Hunt, acting chief of staff for
military Intelligence. 1
Orders from the war department
to 9th corps area headquarters in
San Francisco ordered listing of
all enlisted men in the area quali
fied for service as conductors, brake
men, eagineers. firemen, s-witchmen
and shopmen.
- Similar- orders-were -Issued -a, year
EQUIPMENT HELD UNSAFE
Enforcement of Safety Laws Said
to Have Broken Down..
CHICAGO, Aug. 23. Asserting
that the entire safety of trains is
being left by the interstate com
merce, commission to 50 inspectors
expected to cover 250,000 miles of
railroads operating more than 70,000
locomotives, K. C. McGrath, vice
president of the striking shopcrafts
organization in a statement tonight
charged that "enforcement of fed
eral safety laws on the railroads
has broken down."
Union officials of his organization,,
Mr. McGrath said, and train service
brotherhood members have reported
that federal inspections are not
being made and that unsafe equip
ment is being allowed to go out. Cit- I
ing alleged instances of this. Mr. Mc
Grath s statement said Missouri Pa
cific shopmen at Hoisington, Kan.
reported there has not been a gov
ernment inspection of equipment
there since June 1, while shopmen
on the Southern Pacific said that if
the laws were enforced over 50 per
cent of the engines would be out of
service. Engineers, he said, were
sending in complaints that they were
asked to take out engines with leak
ing flues, guage cocks and train
valves, defective brakes and sharp
flanges.
General Chairman Hending of the
northwest railroads, the statement
said, submitted a report to the ef
fect that "we have been informed
the federal inspectors in the north
west have been given Instructions
by some one not to withdraw en
gines from service which have not
been inspected according to law."
A. G. Pack, chief of boiler inspec
tion for the interstate commerce
commission, Mr. McGrath's state
ment said, wrote to him as follows:
'It cannot be expected, even under
normal conditions, that the 50 in
spectors provided by law can keep
m close touch and know the condi
tion of more than 70,000 locomo
tives coming under the jurisdiction
of the law, which are employed on
over 250,000 miles of railroad, housed
or repaired in approximately 4500
different plants."
'The interstate commerce com
mission," Mr. McGrath's statement
said, "canont protect the public in
the present crisis. Its entire in
spection system rests upon the pro
vision for monthly sworn inspection
by competent railroad mechanics.
That has completely broken down
as a result of the inability of -the
railroads to replace tlie inspectors
who have walked out practically
100 per cent.
The conclusion is that the inter
state commerce commission cannot
possibly know today the full ex
tent of the deterioration of power,
nor can it order rolling stock "with
existing defects out of service. It
is Inadequately manned for such a
crisis. Is it not strange that the
Interstate commerce commission is
handicapped in meeting a problem
involving the safety of train crews
and passengers whereas the attorney-general
seems to have no limit
to his ability to appoint additional
agents and marshals for use in
coercing the men back to work?"
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Post. Puolished by Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Aug. 23.
(Special.) With respect to debts
owed to us by Great Britain there
is. both in official and unofficial
British allusions to these debts, i
form of description which is recon
cilable with .the nature of the debt
as it is understood in America. Lord
Balfour, in his letter, after saying
that Great Britain in the war had
provided for her own needs out of
internal borrowing and ' taxi
said:
"Unfortunately, a similar policy
was beyond the power of other Lu
rooean nations. An appeal was there
fore made to the government oi ins
United States, and under an ar
rangement then arrived at the
United States insisted, in substance
if not in form, that though our al
lies were to spend the money, it
was only on our security that they
were prepared to lend it.
This is Lord Balfours official de
scription of the nature of the tran
saction. Unofficially, the New states
man. a British weekly of high class
which is read with attention and re
spect by. the best informed persons
in England on international poutl
cal affairs, in its issue of August
5. contains the following:
'The American public is, we be
lieve, almost wholly ignorant of the
facts of the case, largely owing to
mistaken reticence on this side
of the Atlantic. The time seems
now to have come when they should
be stated with even greater f rank-
is than is to be found in tne
Balfour note.
" Action Seems Ungenerous.
The debt was incurred after
America came into the war, and it
was incurred, not on our own be
half, but on behalf of America's
other allies. She lent the money to
France and Italy, but insisted that
we should back the bill. In view
of her own partnership in the
truggle, that requirement seemed
to be ungenerous in the-extreme,
but the position did not brook delay,
and we acquiesced. What can we
think of a nation which demands
the fulfilment of an obligation in
curred in that manner?"
From the language either of Lord
Balfour, or of th.e New Statesman,
r of both, the casual reader in
Great Britain might infer that
America is expecting Great Britain
ot only to pay the $5,000,000,000
that she owes but also to guarantee
the payment of the additional
$5,000,000,000 owed ua by France,
Italy and the other allies.
Such a misinterpretation of the
facts would be extreme, but it is
readily possible that .the British
public might get it from the lan
guage quoted. Since there is no
such expectation on the part of the
United States and since it is im- i
possible that any such misinterpre- i
tation could be entertained by Lord i
Balfour, we must look for the only
other possible meaning in the words
used by these British sources.
Both Mean Guaranty.
This interpretation would toe thai
Great Britain did not directly bor
row money from our government or
incur an obligation to our govern
ment for goods, and that the only
obligation she entered into was as
guarantor or intermediary for
France and Italy. The word which
Lord Balfour uses to describe his
understanding of Great Britain's
part in the incurring of the debt is
"security." The phrase by the New
Statesman is "back the 'bill." Both
phrases mean roughly what . an
American business man means by
the term guarantor" or indocser.
To justify the language either of
Lord Balfour or the New States-man
it would be necessary to show that
during the war France and Italy
asked us for money or goods; that
we refused them: that thereafter,
and because of our refusal, Great
Britain borrowed the money and in
curred the obligation on her own
account; and that these obligations,
incurred in this way. and this way
only, constitute the debt, of $5,000,
000,000 that Great Britain now owes
us.
It is believed in Washington that
this set of facts cannot be ehown to
have existed. What really happened
was that each of the allies, includ
ing Great Britain, when they needed
goods from America, ordered them;
that the American treasury guaran
teedthe account and paid the bills,
and that our government then
charged the amount against the na
tion which had ordered and re
ceived the goods. These charges
against each of the various nations,
separately, constitute the debts that
each of them now owes us sep
arately. Statements Aot Justified.
So- far as is known tliore is noth
ing on the records or in the recol-
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