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SALEM. OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30, 1922
S i
HUGHES WOULD
HAVE FIANCE
EXPERTS MEET
V Secretary i Believes More
Can Be Accomplished
. Than Dy international
I;- Conference.
GOVERNMENT ADVISED 4
Tp ACT CAUTIOUSLY
Full Reparations Advocated
! But Prostrate Germany
Not Tolerated
; NEW HAVEN,' Conn., Dec. 29.
A suggestion that an Interna
tional commission of men compe
tent In finance could accomplish
more than a general international
conference toward solution 'pf the
European reparations tangle was
put forward by Secretary, Hughes
litre today fn ' the " first public
pronouncement on the -economic
; crisis to come from responsible
officials of the administration at
' Washington. The secretary, who
V spoke before the American Hls
I torical association, added! that' he
j hsd "no doubt" distinguished
1 1" Americans would be willing to
. genre on such a commission
, Keierring to suggestions mat
the United States assume" the role
of arbiter in the reparations dis
pute, Mr. Hughes eaid a sufficient
answer to that was the fact "that
i we hare not been asked." He
, went on to say he did not believe
this government ahduld take such
a burden fo( responsibility. J
. Throughout his discussion the
secretary recognized that the
inestions of German reparations
lay at the foot of an: economic
lettlement. The problems
abroad, he eaid; are wforiid ;prob-
lems and could no t-T disposed o
'br eallinrbem European."' p-.'
lie declared the United States
would "view with- disfavor meas
ures which instead of jproducing
reparations would threaten disas
ter" and said no one, could fore
see the "serious consequences"
which might ensue if forcible
means were adopted tov obtalni
reparations from Germany.
" ' Indebtedness Explained
Mr. HugnesmphastzedHhV In-,
terest of the administration In
economic , conditions in Europe
I and the difference between the
problem' of Inter-allled indebted
; ness and German reparations, j
M .WerejTia;4een7h'T peVsisteni
f attempt ever since "the armistice
to llnlt np the debts owing5 to, our
gftvemmeht withreparation's" "or
with projects of cancellation," .he
said. "The matter Is plain en
ough from our standpoint. . The
capacity of Germany to pay is not
ri at all affected by an Indebtedness
j of. any of the allies to us. The
I indebtedness does' not diminish
Cermany'e capacity arid Its re
f moral would not : Increase her
'j eapMity.'ip-'yf-;v-V;:VN' '
I : The secretary of , state criti
J Cised action of congress . 'as in
I placing "definite restrictions on
f the powers of the debt funding
commission, then turning to the
' - subject of reparations said: .
Most be Industry
We have no desire to see Ger-
many relieved of her responslbll-
Ry for the war or of her Just ob-
l ligations to make reparation for
the Injuries due to her aggres
sion j There is not the slightest
ieslre that France shall lose any
part of her just claims. On the
ether "hand; we do not wish to
i aee a prostrate uermanv. i nero
t ean, be no economic recuperation
'.In Europe unless Germany recu-
1 perates. vTherewilHbe no per
1j manent peace unless economic,
i satisfactions are en joyed. There
must be hope and industry must
have: promise of reward if there
j is to-be prosperity.' ii
I : j? "There ought to be a way for
i 1 statesmen to agree ' upon "what
j Germany can pay, for no matter
what claims may be made against
(Continued on page 8)
THE WEATHER
OREGON: Saturday rain In
west portion; r rain or snow
in east portion.
LOCAL WEATHER
(Friday)
Maximum temperature, 45.
Minimum temperature, 42.
River, 1 13.8 feet above nor
mal - level, falling.
Balnfal4'(18. t
Atmosphere, cloudy. . t
Wind, south.
MANY VICTORY -
NOTES STILL
OUTSTANDING
I
Treasury , Department Re
minds Holders 'Interest is
. Due No . Response Yet
WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.
About: 1250,000,000 of . the Vic
tory notes called tor redemption
Announced tonight In a statement
urging all- holders ; of this is
sue ,Uo . present for immediate
nayjnent all ' notes - bearing ' the
letters A, B, C, D, E, and V,
vruxea to ineirv serial nam-
bets. Inteftst on ; these -notes
was stopped December . 15, it was
added, and j holders of registered
notes called for redemption were
remUdedt1that. Interest, due on
that date would be paid with the
principal wnen tne notes - were
presented, the usual Interest
checks not having been issued.
ndictments Are Returned in
Fifteen Cases-Three to
i i Be Dismissed
Fifteen true bills were return
ed by the Marion county grand
ury yesterday afternoon which
had been considering 18 county
cases'since last 7 Wednesday morn
ing. -.Three ' bills were found not
true. In these cases the defend
ants will be dismissed.
Three Dismissed :
Among those ' against whom
indictments were brought were
Icrnest Crabtree and -Wayne Dim
rnlck, i sons ot. Oregon pioneers.
TheyU.weres charged with ;.assault
and robbery with a dangerous
weapon. Cases, were dismissed
against Fred Larkln, accused ot
stealing a woman's coat; - James
Taylor, charged with forgery hhd
Arthur : Zlelke, accused" of con
tributing to the delinquency ot
A minor;. - ? : ?! v j. I - z ,
Fifteen Indicted
Indictments were1 as follows:
Sam Witty, forgery of ..a Jz
check : James . W. ' Roiell, larceny
.
of a gas urag saw; to., tx. wow,
assault against Roy Rowland
with. 'a dangerous, weapon; Lewis
Mathewi, stealing Of a ' diamond
and agate rinc: William r.
Clemens, charged with forgery
of a 425 check; Louis Hdll-
wer. nolygamyr Martin Dietrick
r'ape; Paul Schindlef injury- to
personal property: William u.
Bryant, inaeeent e expos re, xtb-
est Crabtree ana wayne uim
mick, assault and robbery; Al
fred H.Bergr unlawfully connect-,
ng. a pIpeto , a gas .main;
Ambrose Cain, forgery; Frea
Bartow, burglary of Schel clotn-
ng store Clarence Clement; lar
ceny of three overcoats.
, Arraignments to uegra
Arraianments of cases in
which Indictments Were returned
are expected to begin in tho cir
cuit court today.
MIS. Fl
Revenue Received by Mari
on County trom Licensee
Shows Increase
Hunting and fishing Is becom
i inorAasinclr popular among
Marion county residents accord
ing to a report recently comyu
t. tt a. Bover. county clerk.
ti ravAnnei from anglers and
hunters licenses for tne year ui
A VMa v 7
1922 i listed ar 53. asaiu
t7gKt.Bo for the year 19 U. Com
bination licenses were In greater
Am-nA thia f vear than last, a
toUl of 651 being issued, against
393 last year. , Vi .
k tm.Vflt 2087 separate hunt
inland 'fishing licenses were is
sued this year, which brought la
- .ann. nf tfi2fil. Combination
. -
n. vlftlded uonny
flira. licenses sold aggregated;
Siyand hunUW licenses- .-
non-resident hunters licenses were
given given ontnt 25 cenMeacu.
? COMMISSIONS FIXED
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. The
committee on commissions of,the
New York stock exchange today
fixed commissions on all stocks
selling formless- thanlli and 'not
less' than 50 cents at thtee cents
a share,. , vdn stocks selllngl for
less , than 50 ; cents the commis
sion 'may be one mutually agreed
nil
SUING
POPULAR
SCIENTISTS
E
Spread of Epidemic Laid to
Rats and Fleas Another
Outbreak is Forecasted
For U. S.
CAUSES OF INSANITY
' n J WE! INVESTIGATED
World-Wide Spread of Polio
myelitis Declared on Way
1923 is Date
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 23.
-The conviction that infantile
paralysis, is spread by rats and
fleas, just as the bubonic plague
fs spread, was expressed by Pro
fessor Charles T. Ernes, of Har
vard university in an address be
fore the medical science section
of the American association for
the . advancement of science to
day.. He Indicated that there
may be another serious outbreak
in tne unitea states soon, pos
sibly during 1923.
Epidemic on Way
"The animal reservoir to which
the finger of suspicion points is
the rat and the insect intermed
lary, the flea exactly the com
blnation which we know to be re
sponsible' for thg perpetuation of
the bubonic plague,'' said Profes
sor Brues.
The epidemic prevalence of
paralysis, he said, had been strik
ingly intermittent, "with a tend
ency vt exacerbation every sec
ond, or,-, more notably, every
seventh year. It this frequency
is repeated we may soon expect
another serious outbreak in the
United, States, possibly during
1923, and if such should come to
pass it . seems very probable that
a wtrrld-wldeepide'mlc'wave of
pollomyeitis; Is under way, simi
lar to the present tropico-demlc
ot plague which began at about
the same tine.". -.
Practically r ail epidemics of the
diseased said " Dr.' Brues, occur
during the summer.
. , Importation Explained
Transmission; of disease not
only to other people, but also to
animals and fish, with a potential
influence on the food industries,
has tor be' 'considered by the
United States public health ser
vice in its attitude toward immi
grants, Profess orStiles - of that
service, revealed in an address to
day, also.before. the? medical .sec
tion of the session. He. explain
ed the reason . for the policy of
deporting Asiatic Immigrants suf
fering from the Asiatic Uverfluke
disease.
This type of disease, he said,
had been known since 18 ZD. but
the cure of only one case appear
ed to be recorded.
Floods IXscnssed
Dr. J. E. Wi Wallln director of
the bureau of special education,
and professor of clinical psychol
ogy, said that a 12-year study of
3,500 juveniles Of all grades of
intelligence and the observation
of thousands of parents of defec
tive children had led to the con
clusion that most cases of feeble
mindedness, insanity or epilepsy
was in the ancestry.
General Henry Taylor of the
United " States army engineer
corps, speaking on the problem of
controlling floods of the Mississ
ippi and Missorul rivers said that
reaforeatation of the. watershed
would not be practicable for this
Dumase. To bring about a re
duction of one halt in the flood
discharge, he, said two square
miles of forest would td neces
sary for every second foot of re
duction,' or 40&000 square miles
of forest along the Missouri and
100, 000 . square miles' at the head
waters of the Mississippi.
- Drr G. ; F, Cottreli; director of
theJ government fixed "nitrogen
laboratory at Washington epeak-
lnjTat"a chemical symposium,
said ths country-was well on its
way to. complete, independence
froni Germany Inn nitrogen fixa
tion; . ? -w .-?
Police Have Stolen Coats
i
The Salem police department
reports that three overcoats
w uvu w v vvu aw w
ago ' from "Salem enurches," have
been r refiovere'd audare now at
the ' station. ' In , addition a Har
ley Davidson and Grant "bicycle
have been recovered. Owners of
these ' articles are asked to call at
the local atallonrr and-ridentify
them - '-". ' --y r--
WOMEN REFUSE
JURY DUTY
IN . COUNTY
Eight Out of Eleven Decline
to Serve Farmer Jurors
Found Most Numerous
Eight of the 11 women whose
names were drawn for the Jan
uary 1923 term of court for
Marlon county have declined to
serve according to information
ceived from the county sheriff's
office. Thirty-one names were
drawn on December 12, by coun
ty officials, of which 11 included
women. Thus far only one man
has asked to be exempt from
jury service. He is employed as
a clerk by the state.
In occupations listed, women
lead, each having listed their
occupation as "housewife".
Among the men. farmers, head
with a to:al ot seven. Other oc
cupations listed are widely scat
tered and diversified.
JAPAN SURLY
Privy Council Condemns
Weak Policy of Cabinet
-Impeachment Due
TOKIO. Dec. 29. (By tho As
sociated Press) -The privy coun
cil's action today in adopting a
resolution for presentation to the
present regent condemning "the
weak policy of the cabinet toward
China, amounts to - impeachment
of the Kato ministry," in the
view of the Tokio newspapers.
The press expresses the opinion
that the resolution is a stronger;
Instrument than the rinere warn-!
ing which the privy council added
to the ratification of the Wash
ington agreements, when it sugj
gested that the Takahashi cabi
net would more closely' guard
Japanese Interests.
Attitude Not Liked
The cabinet on the other hand
is said to hold the view that the
privy council, being only an ad
visory body, has no power to' in
terfere with the administration.'
The privy council's actfon" was
the result of a recommendation
by its. special committee consider
ing the Sino-Japanese postal
agreement. " It was decided to
carry out this agreement in the
spirit of the; Washington confer
etrce. but as an expression of the
privy council' opinion of the
cabinet's attitude' toward Chinese
affairs' the resolution of censure
also was passed. -
TO BE
Star's Former Attorney to
Organize Company
Will Defy Public
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 29
Gavin McNab, San Francisco
attorney, who defended Roscot
C- ("Fatty)") Arbuckle in hs
three trials in the northern city
for manslaughter in connection
with the death of Miss Virginia
Rappe, screen actress, has or
ganized a company to star the
motion picture comedian In the
"come back" he plans, it was
announced here tonight by JO
seph . M. Schenck, producer who
previously stated he would re
employ Arbuckle.
According to Schenck, McNab
has interested a group of ' San
Francisco financiers in the plan
and they have organized a mo
tion picture producing corpora'
tion to be capitalized at 1100,
000. ' . '
It is understood Ihe new com
pany will seek a producing s'te
in Los Angeles and that McNab
will direct its affairs, but that
it ' will ?. be knowq. as Arbuckle's
company and that the comedian
will be Its active head. . ,
"I had a long talk today with
Roscoe," Schenck was quoted;
"He has recently returned from
San Francisco, where he confer
red with McNab and the San
Francisco capitalists interested
Roscoe said McNab bsd organ
Ized a companywhlch would pro
duce his i. future pictures. ! .:
"Roscoe Is already working on
his first picture, -k The production
will! Btarrlimmedialely. I , un
derstand 'negotiations are in pre&-
gress " for studio spacev
OVER CHINA
MOVES
MILLIONAIRE
WIDOW ELUDES
NEWS HOUNDS
Mrs. MeCormick Enjoys First
Day of Freedom to Re
marry Actions Veiled
CHICAGO, Deo. 29. Mystery
veiled the movements of' Mrs.
Edith Rockefeller MeCormick,
daughter of John D.. Rockefeller
on the first day of her freedom
to remarry under the Illinois di
vorce laws. It was a year am.
a day since her divorce from
Harold F. MeCormick, who mar
ried Ganna Walska. the Polish
opera singer last summer.
Silence greeted all inquiries
at 'Mrs. McCormack's home re
garding reports of her intended
marrfago to Edward Krenn, 261
3-year-old Swiss architect. Mrs
MeCormick remained in seclusion
in the grey fctone castle she oc
cupies on . the rake shore and
even the butler told newspaper
men that he cou'.dn t talk. Mrs.
MeCormick is-50 years old.
Louisiana Chiefs Meet to
Consider Accusations in
1 Morehouse Cases
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 29.
Klan chiefs ot Louisiana met here
today to consider action to be
taken, in regard to reports that
klansmen were responsible for the
Morehouse kidnapings and mur
ders.
A reporter of a New Orleans
newspaper was permitted to be
present, and at the conclusion of
the conference he was authorized
to - announce that agents of the
klan would be sent to Morehouse
to investigate what had occurred
on August 24, the . date of the
kidnaping. -
May Outlaw Members'
It the klan of Morehouse par
ish is in any way responsible for
thti murder of Watt Daniels and
Thomas Richards, the charter of
that klan will be lifted and the
klan outlawed," it was announced.
"If any Individual members of
the klan are' found guilty of those
murderer, not only will they be
outlawed from, the klan, but every
bit of power the klan has will be
used to' help ottatn their convic
tions before the criminal courts of
the state. ' ;
The story told by United
States department' of justice ag
ents that members of the klan in
black ' hoods formed the 'wreck
ing crew' for the kidnaping and
murder of Daniels and Richards,
fs absurd." There is no such re
galia In any part of the Ku Klux
Klan or In any of its' degrees."
' No Lawyer Retained
The klan' Chief scouted the tile
that Clarence Darrow, "or any
other prominent lawyer" had been
retained by the klan to fight In
the defense of the men who might
be charged with the murders.
is
WOT GUILTY
Court Concludes Cashier
Was Justified in Endors
ing Name on Check
A judgment against the plain
tiff and in favor of the defend
ant was handed down by the
Marion county circuit court yes
terday in the cape of Amos Yoder
vs the State Bank of Hubbard.
According to findings and con
clusions at law the court nela
that since Yoder had received
and retained a part of the pur
chase price of the farm sold he
had ratified his brothers act and
demanding the proceeds from the
collection of the check he had
ratified, the defendant's course
in endorsing it.
The brother. N. J- Yoder. ac
cording to conclusions, had paid
to Amos Yoder 23.33a and ex
tinguished certain liens on the
farm which amounted to 3,40w,
the agreed selling price of
farm. Evidence showed that In
reality the farm was sold for
$4,500 but that N. J. Yoders
farm was sold for SM.100, less
than $150 per acre, the agroed
selHrg- price. The court 'held
that the .bank was justified in
endorsing the , check made out
tc Amos Yoder by John Kauf
man in part payment and paying
same ofer to N. J. Yoder. ... -j
v FOR ACTION
HMKD
held
JUBY INDICTS
NEW YORK 1EN
Thirteen Prominent Resid
ents Charged With Whole
sale Violation of the Vol-,
stead Act.
MANY PERMITS FOR
LIQUOR SAID GORGED
Agents Give Broadway Driest
Christmas in History
More Raids Are Due
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Inves
ligation by a federal grand jury
into a bachelor's dinner at the
fashionable Racquet and Tennis
club on Park avenue, at which
liquor was alleged to have flowed
freely, today brought indictments
of 13 men, including four mem
berg of the La Montague family.
prominent fn society.
Two indictments were returned
charging conspiracy to violate the
Volstead and internal revenue
acts, through which approximate
ly 30,000 gallons of assorted
liquors were alleged to have been
Illegally sold. Some of those in
dicted also were charged with hav
ing 'forged liquor permits and
other papers.
Return Two Indictments
Federal Judge Knox received
the Indictments on a day on which
two other juries one in the court
of general sessions in New York
and the other in- Brooklyn had
handed up presentments urging
repeal of the state prohibition en
forcement act on the ground that
it was ineffective and wasteful of
public funds. ' 1
The principal defendants, ac
cording to' Unlted'States Xftotney
Hayward, were Montaigne La
Montagne and his three younger
brothers, Rene, William and Mor
gan. Rene has long been in the
public eye as one of the foremost
American polo players, having
several times appeared in inter
national competition.
To Close Cabaret
"While prohibition enforcement
was occupying the attention of
various New York courts prohi
bition agents were claimed to have
given Broadway the driest Christ
mas eve in its history, were plan
ning ,to usher in the New. Year
Just as aridly.
Aided at sea by gales which
have dashed several rum craft on
the rocks, dry agents' ashore were
obtaining scores of Injunctions
destined to c!o3e various cabarets
as public nuisances.
Director Appleby of the dry
navy admitted several big ships
were hovering off the harbor but
calculated that their chances of
transferring their cargo to small
er craft in the rough sea were
decidedly slim.
CAUSES SUICIDE
Millionaire Who Shot Him
self Said Despondent
Over Business Turn
ST. LOUIS, Dec, 29. (By the
Associated Press.) Worry over
the passing of his famous brewery
and a resultant heavy financial
loss was given ty business associ
ates tonight as the reason for Wil
Mam J. Lmp, millionaire presl
dent of the brewery bearing his
name, shooting himself to death
in his office here this morning.
Coroner Richter said he was
convinced that Lemp, who was the
third and last president of the
brewery which before prohibition
was considered one of the largest
in the world, had committed sui
cide, the third suicide in the fam
ily of brewers, his father and sis
ter having taken their own lives,
but that he would hold on In
quest tomorrow as a matter of
form.
Friends and members of his
family declared he had been des
pondent since last June, when the
brewery plant here, which was
valued at 17.000,000, was auc
tioned off for approximately
$600,000, although, they stated,
hist financial affairs were in good
BREWERY
MOVIE TURNS
INTO. ROUGH
HOUSE FIGHT
Extras Think Fistic Display
DemandedPolice Settle
But Arena is Wrecked
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29. A
motion picture director at Uni
versal City, near here, hired S00
extras today to be used as the
audience in the filming of a prise
i ght scene. .
In the excitement of the make-
believe pugilistic fiesta, two ot
the hired spectators forgot - tt en-
selves and came to blows. The
fight quickly spread to the other
798 members of the "audience"
sua aner tne oust settled and a
hurriedly summoned squadron of
police had herded the combatants
into the streets.' it was found
that the arena was wrecked.
WOULD REPEAL
Report of Secretary of State
Advocates Permitting
Treasurer to Borrow
Amendment of the present laws
so as to authorize the state treas
urer to borrow money to care for
the Immediate needs of the com
monwealth . instead of indorsing
warrants "not paid for want of
funds," will be recommended by
Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state
in his biennial report to the leg'
islature.
"It transpires frequently In the
ordinary course of business," says
the recommendation, "that upon
the presentation of general fund
warrants : to the state - treasurer,
there ,1s no money .in this fund
from which the warrants may be
paid. This means 'that the gen
era! fund has become depleted
because ot demands thereon In
excess of receipts . accruing
through the annual tax appor
tionments to the several counties
which have not yet been collected
and turned over to the treasurer.
Law Passed in 1850
"The law defining the duties
ot the state treasurer requires
him to pay all warrants drawn on
the treasury in the order in which
they are presented. If there are
(Continued on page 8)
JAPS PREPARE TO
T CALIF
Anti-Alien Law Throws Hun
dreds of Farmers Out of
Land Coming Year
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 29
Japanese farmers in California
are planning to quit the state and
establish themselves either
sinaioa or .Nayarlt, Mexico, ac
cording to a story the Los An
geles Times will publish tomor
row.
The Times states it is "able to
announce that negotiations" for
the removal of "the entire Japan
ese agricultural colony In Califor
nia" already "have been taken up
with the Mexican government."5
"The anti-alien land law
of
California throws thousands
of Japanese farmers out of their
land with tne first of the year,
the paper continued. "What
these farmers would do has been
a question until now unanswer
ed." ,
N. Kabayshl, who has lived in
Mexico many years and who is
married to a Mexican, a native of
Guadalajara has become bead of
a new department of the Japan
ese Chamber of Commerce of Los
Angeles, to handle Japanese Mex
ican industrial affairs, and to ar
range for the' new Japanese col
ony on the Mexican west ocast if
the Mexican government grants
the necessary permission.
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BuRAH PLANS
Assurance First Given That
? Harding is Sounding Situ-
anon wnicn May Leaq to
Adjustment. - - ;
PRESIDENT REGARDS -v:
ACTJ0N AS WISE MOVE
Irreconcilables Start Warm
Debate When " Action of -Senator
Known - !
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. The
tight over the proposal of Sena
tor 'Borah that President Harding
call an economic conference came
to a senatorial climax in the sen
ate today when the Idaho, senator
announced that he would with
hold nls proposed amendment to
the "naval appropriation ' b! on '
administration 4 assurances riven
by Senator 'Watson ' Indiana
that fc the; president '. already was
sounding out the situation, in a
way that might lead to some
movement that would aid the ad
justment of conditions prevailing
in Europe. ' " , 'A
- " ' . . i ----- j.
Rorah Wants Action
Senator Borah made known bis
decision during the debate' after
Senator. Witwm. . An -nt . tk
ministration spokesmen who was
instrumental In 1 lining 'up the
jtuwiuisirauun iorces in (oppo
sition to the proposal apealed to
the Idaho senator not to press his
proposed resolution for Substan
tially -the same" reasons outlined
In President, Harding's letter yes
terday.fe .- ' . : .'"
Senator Watson disclosed that
administration "feelers' had bee a.
made as to European' policy, and
inferred id the statement In Pre
ident Harding's letter that It vt(
necessary first to' ascertain wfcetU
er overtures tor J- aT conference
would be "welcome.- He admit
ted that the situation was not one
of "negotiations,"' but of diplo
matic ' "conversations. Senator
Borah,' pressing-for 'more; definite
information, asked it the adminis
tration course might ultimately
lead to a conference covering the
question of 3 the ' economic - con
ditions." '
' Feelers Are Out
"Or, to some gathering for the
purpose of determining the prob
lem, Senator Watson replied. '
"But the senator does" know
that the feelers ' have been put
out?" Senator Borah pressed.
"That is my ' understanding"
senator watson replied.
-And that it has tor Its ulti
mate object the adjusting of .the
conditions which now 'prevail Jn
Europe?"' , :'- -
"The aiding of the adjustment,
said Senator Watson, adding that
"feelers hare been , put "out for
ths list two or three months for
the purpose of ascertaining the
situation and just how far we
could go." He declared, how
ever, that he was not advised that
they looked to the conference pro
posed by Mr. Borah, and added
that he did not know to what
length the administration's ef
forts had gone. , J. ,
' s ' . k""r' i '' ' -
Position Explained 1 ' '
The administration position was
further emphasized by" Senators
Lodge 'of .Massachusetts and Me
Cormick of Illinois. The former
declared that American ambassa
dors and ministers for months had
been inquiring as "to the possibil
ity of American action, and con
tended ' that Senator ' Borah's am
endment, if adopted, would '.be
-harmful" to the administration's
efforts. Senator McCormlclt re
ferred to A negotiations ' for the
Brussels conference; but remained
silent when Senator Borah press
ed for Information as to whether
the United States proposed to par-
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