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' parliamentary parties. i Jngs of sssemblies, most gf whom | lowering of customs on agricultural | nouncing WEATHER. Falr today and probab not much change in Temperature for twenty-two hours ended at 10 p.m. last night: Highest, 42.4; lowest, 32.4. Full report on page 18. temperature. 1y tomorrow; } i 829—No. 28,049. No. ERMANS FAVOR HAVING U. §. FIX REPARATIONS SUM Proposal to Postpone London Conference Until Harding Becomes President. PERIL FILLS SITUATION, BERLIN WRITER'S VIEW People Being Filled With Same Propaganda Which Led to Mad Adventure of 1914. BY MAXIMILIAN HARDEN, Germany's Foremost Publicist. By Cable to The Star. BERLIN, February 12.—Any one reading the German papers in the first two weeks of February might imagine that we had been carried 1ack, by some evil witcheraft, to the summer of the unfortunate year of 1914. Buckets of abuse have been poured over the five men who signed the Paris decisions on reparations and disarmament. This has come from those who, despite contrary experi- ence, still believe it to be the best way to express national strength. It is true that we have not gone back so far as wild rumors of poison- ed wells, bomb throwing in the Urem- burg station and motor carg rushing through Germany with the golden - post office Washington, Entered as second-class mDnm-_r |LISTEN! YE BACHELORS! i PRETTY ARCHDUCHESS By Cable to The Star and New York Tribune. Copyright, 1921. LONDON, February 12.—Amer- ican bachelors need not lose hope. The matrimonial market continues strong, and wealthy men will be interested in the following adver- tisement which appeared recently in the Tyrolese newspapers: “Pretty archduchess, accom- plished musician, knowing several languages, brought up in luxury, tired of a sordid life with little money, desires to marry a wealthy., refined American or an English gentleman, aged under thirty- eight. Parvenues and men of other nationalitics need not apply. The archduchess would gladly emigrate, and also, if necessary, change her religion. A meeting could be arranged in Switzerland.” CANADIANS PLAN STRICT SCRUTINY O U. 5. PROGRAM Parliament Convenes Mon- day, _With Keen Interest in American Tariff Changes. Special Dispatch to The Star. respect to tariff matters, the United treasures of Nibelungen. But there is even more talk about the duty of serving our national honor at all costs, and likewise about the una- nimity of popular will, despite party allegiance. The stage is suitably set. There have been the usual run of speeches and Interviews by ministers of the cabinet, and discussions with leaders of the federal states, and Again Look te America. And, once. again, will o' wisp illu- sions appear. One person declares he knows positively “America is on our side and Germany’s enemies will be surprised when Harding becomes President.” Another swears that Eng- land is secretly pledged to leave being rumored. Premier Meighen going to the coun- try at present. be a Canadian one suited to domes- tic conditions. ‘The prospective policy at Washing- ton is indicative of changzs adverse France dnd her gigantic claims out in the cold. Mornis Protection is to be maintainel and IS ANXIOUS TO MARRY | States will be carefully watched at|included the coming Dominion parliamentary |among the requirements for a peace session, Parliament assembles Mon- | association, and his close advisers be- day to meet under a new premier and | lléve the subject will receive his ear- at a time when cabinet changes are | Nest attention as soon as he takes up The tariff will probably be the most | cerned chiefly-Charles G. importart issue of the session. 1t Will | Frank 0. Lowden, 2 WASHING PRESS GETS AHEAD %Says He Has Planned No Conferences, But Idea Fits General Scheme. IS SILENT ON LOWDEN | AND DAWES FOR CABINET Characterizes Lincoln as Greatest i Man “Since the Days of Calvary.” By, the Associated Press. ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., February 12. —While the cabinet problem was tak- ing on new elements of uncertainty today, President-elect Harding let it be known that his plans for interna- tional peace and disarmament also are far from definite formulation. Taking note of published reports that a disarmament conference would be called early in the new adminis- tration, Mr. Harding said he had made no such plans, although the idea fitted in with his general scheme for an association of nations. It was a fea- ture of the problem, he added, to which he would give no specific atten- tion until he came into the presidency and was fully advised as to the status OTTAWA, Ont., February 12—With of diplomatic relations with the other powers. Repeatedly the President-elect has reduction of armaments negotiation for his peace plan. The MacKenzie King, on behalf of the | SUS8estion of a separate conference liberals, will press for an early gen- |0 Consider armaments, however, is eral election. There is little chance of [ °"¢,°% Which opinion is divided. Cabinet Mystery Deepens. The day’s cabinet developments con- Dawes and both of Illinois, and mentioned for the posts of Secre- tary of the Treasury and Secretary of the Navy, respectively. The net result was to leave more in doubt to Canada. That fact will not Le 108t | than ever whether either would be a sight of in the fiscal program lere. | mmber of Mr. Harding’s official family. noon and night|there will ba .practieally no conces-| Mr. Dawes, who recently astonished decisions are anmaunced-after meeté|3ions 1o & damiand DL, the. west for{Poltical wiseacres by bitterly de- never studied the treaty nor the indemnity question, but who demand Leaders of the nationalist party are loudly demanding, indeed, that Ger- many seize this opportunity to tear up the whole despicable treaty. On the other hand, the edict of the Paris conference that Germany must pay a large indemnity already has implements made in the states. Tepublican irvestigation into the conduct of the war, spefit ‘With the present acute unemploy-|more than an hour in consultation a firm refusal from the government. | ment situation industries of Canada|with Mr. Harding and afterward ge- have to be protected. appointment of a Canadian envoy to ‘Washington at this session. fused to answer any questions abput The chances are against any formal | cabinet prospects. Mr. Harding said they had talked about co-ordination of government All the old-time elaborate ceremony | agencies. The President-elect added will be in vogue. The United States|that he had high regard for Mr. consul general and other foreign rep- | Dawes’ ability and had found the talk threatened to tighten the income tax |resentatives sre among those invited, | most illuminating, but further com- screws used by the nationalist party, which today represents landed proprie- tors and the richest industries. The party has seized upon the income tax | as a means of agitation at a very | opportune moment. | This clinches a great victory in the | Prussian diet in the elections of February 29, which was probably any- from American cities here for “open- ing week.” ing on Monday or at the state Jyraw- provided by the royal and there will be a number of guests|Ment was withheld. So far Mr. Lowden has no definite appointment to come here, but it was Ample protection for ladies wear- |leéarned authoritatively that the ques- ing valued family jewdls at the open- | tIOR Of his accepting a cabinet post had not been settled. Published re- ing room on February 19 will be|POTts that he has declined finally the Canadian | Secretaryship of the Navy are under- mounted police, who will have charge | 5t°0d t0 be in error, and it is be- how on account of the stupidity and | or the parliament bufldings those|leved that the President-elect etill internal dissensions of the labor| parties as well as the emptiness of | what is here called “citizen democ racy.” If these hopes are fulfilled | and the nationalists gain so many | seats that they form a firm majority with a conservative wing of the Catholic center party. then, in the spring. Prussia, like counter revolu- tionary Bavaria, will become a sort of secret kingdom rejoicing in every opportunity to advance the cause of monarchy. i A Cause for Anxiety. Although it might be useful as a| lesson if our superpatriots were forced to demonstrate their witch- | craft for the saving of the fatherland, whoever is acquainted with the lack ot scruple of these cold-nerved men | and the fury of their followers will | not regard, without grave anxiety, a @evelopment threatening both North and South Germany with strong mili- | tary and monarchistic reaction tha; would restore the old spirit of 1914 to the two largest federal states, | After the call for the Prussian elec- tions, the reactionary change in public opinion will require a new reichstag election. The present gov- ernment seems already prepared for | it; otherwise it is impossible to com- prehend its sterile and in all essen- tials reactionary policy and the en- | couragement of a daily demonstra- tion against the allies. Chancellor Ferrenbach, Who was a violent op- ponent of the November, 1918, revo- lution and the loudest exponent of | revenge for the Versailles treaty, well as Foreign Minister Simons, the royalist lawyer from the legal de- partment of the foreign office, who composed all the notes of protest signed by Brockdorff-Rantzau, anq the greater part of the unfortunate speech delivered by him in the Hall of Mirrors—these two men pay homage to the “sublime sufferer of Doorn.” It is not difficult for these gentlemen—among whom there is not a single republican by conviction— to set the sails of their ship to catch the winds of nationmalism. Al of them deny that the imperial govern- ment caused the war or the inhuman measures that were used. From the reefs of this belief they push the people still further into the foaming whirlpool of opinion that Germany is mot obligated to pay and that the victor's demands are mere robbery. Peril Not Realised. | as | days. GERMANY TO PAY ALLIES 820,000 TONS OF SHIPS Reparations Committee Announces Amount of Rhine Fleet to Be Turned Over. PARIS, February 12.—The repara- tions committee has transmitted to ‘Walker D. Hines, American arbitrator in the distribution of German inland shipment under the peace treaty, its determination of the allied losses to be paid from G:rmany’s Rhine fleet t 820,000 tons. 63 per cent of which was incurred by Frande, 33 per cent by Belgium and 4 per cent by other countries. The entire river fleet is placed at upward of six million tons, and, there- fore, the losses are less than the 20 | per cent limit the treaty placed on the amount Germany must replace. This award, which Mr. Hines must approve, I8 in addition to the alloca- tion of 253,000 tons of barges and tugs, with a capacity of 24,000 horse- power, allocated to France by Mr. Hines early in January. | PENSACOLA, Fla., February 12. —An act of heroism of that kind for which the United States Ma- rine Corps is famous was per- formed yesterday morning when the H-16 fying boat crashed, caus- ing the death of Mitchell Phelps, machinist's mate, it became known today at the investigaiion. Private Albert J. 3Smith of Thompson. Mich., was on watch at gate No. 1 at the time of the accident and when he sax that thc piane was about to crash, he ran to the tziephone and turaned The situation is far more perilous than is imaginable from a distance. (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) in a “crash report” befora tho plane Fad struck. He then ran to- vard the place where he rav: the plane would strike and urrived hopes to have him in the cabinet. Tonight Mr. Harding took part in two Lincoln birthday celebrations, pressing a button to open a Lincoln banquet in Seattle and during the evening attended a Lincoln memorial service held in the lobby of his hotel here. Harding Lauds Lincoln. Mr. Harding made a short talk at the memorial meeting, paying tribute to Lincoln as “the greatest American and the.supreme humaa being since the days of Calvary.” He said it was the nation's highest destiny to cling to the nationality inherited from Lincoln, and to make it a proud boast to be an American citizen. “Although the nation must play its must first of all guard against sur- rendering of its national principles.” President-elect Harding today ac- cepted the invitation extended by Mayor John W. Martin and a delega- tion of Jacksonville buiness men to visit Jacksenville the latter part of February. Mr. Harding received the delegation personally and chatted with his visitors quite a while, “It would be like visiting F without eing Paris,” Mr. Harding declared, “to visit Florida without go- ing to Jacksonville. I have been com. ing to Florida for thirty years ana am mo stranger in your city,” The President-elect insi Bararsiton e sted that his rance U. S. Marine Makes Brave Effort To Save Aviator Killed in Fgj] just as it burst into flames, Undeterred by the burning gas. oline, Smith crawled under the wrccikage, for the plane had land. ed on its back and pullaa out T'helps, whose clothes were blag. ing. Smith’s clothes were in flames when he pulled the mechanic from the wreckage and his hanis ang face wore badly burned. 1fe was taken ‘to the base hospital, Lut was able to return to light bar. ks duty today. ief Conmay, who was fa the pilot’s seat of the plane, was not burned. He was pulled out of the wreckage by another chief, W, J. ‘Wilkinson, ‘who followed clesely- behind the marine guard to the scene of the crash. OF HARDING'S AINS FOR DISARMAMENT full part in the world,” he added, “it | Che Sunday Sta, The Associated credited paper a aiso TON, D. SUNDAY C., | | | | | | STORMED BY M0BS Women Aid Police Throwing Out Invaders During Villard’s Talk. | By the Associated Press. CINCINNATI, Ohio, February 12.— Scenes of turbulance that necessi- tated the sending of a riot call to police headquarters marked the course of an address delivered here this after- noon by Oswald Garrison Villard, editor of the Nation. The address was given under the auspices of the City Club and the Woman's City Club. ‘ During the week fhere had been many resignations from both clubs on the ground that Villard was an admitted pacifist, both before and during the war, and that he opposed the military draft as a means of bringing the war to a successful con. clusion. Prominent women who belonged to the Woman's City Club circulated petitions protesting against the Vil- lard meeting and the use of several halls was denfed to the club, Villard was in the midst of_his ad- dress when about fifty men rushed up the stairs to the auditorium. A closed door containing a glass panel opened into an anteroom. The glass was broken and several of the invaders and defenders, who rushed to hold the door shut, were slightly cut. The crowd poured into the anteroom and there was a wild melee. ‘Woman members of the club threw themselves against the main door to bar the Invaders, who were yelling: “Let's go.” *“We demand to hear this man.” Blows were exchanged and the noise attracted a throng in front of the clubhouse. A riot call was sent to the police and reserves, led by Chief Copelan, responded. The stairway and anteroom were soon cleared. Villard halted during his address as result of the noise, but continued when the police had cléared the place. Herbert Seal, who denied that he was the leader of the attacking force, was charged with assault and bat- tery by Guy Mallon, a member of the City Club, but he was released on bond. Villard was escorted from the hail to an automobile by the police | after the streets had been cleared for | & block in each direction and was said | to have been taken to a suburban { residence. He left later for Cleve- land. —_— CBREGN FADNG NEW REOLUTON Special Dispatch to The Star. MEXICO CITY, February 12.—To those who have watched develop- ments in Mexico during the last ten years it seems inevitable that Presl- dent Obregon must face another revo- Jution in the near future. Through- out rthe country small bands are springing up in opposition to the gov- ernment. 2 Many of these are nothing more than groups of highwaymen, whose purpose seems only to steal or simply to keep out of the hands of the law. Others, however, claim to have po- litical motives, although it is not evi- dent just what these motives are. Probably they are nothing more than the desire to put those in power out and to take their places. In this resplct the present move- ment, if it can be called a movement, differs from others of the last decade. Madera, Huerta, Carranza, Villa, Diaz and Obregon, all had some real or i imaginary political issue for which they were outwardly fighting. Those now inthe fleld apparently have none. There have been none of the flam- poyant proclamations. A revolution without a “plan” is something new in Mexico. There doubtless will be one before lox, PACIIST SPEAKER || ! | 1 6040 PLAN GOES MORNING, 4(\"\\ ™ T : v R OUG:‘(’; oW, . ( X A7, INTUITION 'EM BY . ,fiim'ummmmmm Asks Court to Stop |- Plumber Kissing His Pretty Wife By the Associated Press. ROME, Ga., February 12— August Vincensi, a loeal mer- chant, today filed a petition in Floyd county asking that G. plumber, be enjoined from hug- &ing and kissing the complain- ant’s wife during his absence from his store, B Vincensi charged in his peti- tion that Roser showers ca- resses on his pretty Italian wife, and that as the defendant has mo property and is mot subject to a damage sult, an injume- tion is the only remedy left the complainaat. , The case will be argued be- fore Judge Wright . February 19, snd . im the mesntime I Moser. kinses Mrs. Vineens{ ke ‘will be in contempt of court. BACK IN . C. BILL Senators Agree to Existing Law to Get Measure Through. When the conference report on the District appropriation bill is submit- ted to the House tomorrow it will pro- vide, it is reported, for the retention for another year of the 60-40 plan of appropriating for the District of Co- lumbia. The proposal of the Senate that the 50-50 plan of former years be restored nd that the surplus revenues of the District be made available for use, and that the limit upon the estimates sub- mitted by the District Commissioners be removed, was stricken out in the conference between representatives of the Senate and House yesterday after- noon. The agreement IS to retain the ex- isting law. Conferees of the Senate, it is understood, were anxious to get an agreement and get the bill through without further delay. They agreed to take the existing law so far as the method of appropriating for the Dis- trict is concerned. If the bill had failed and it had been necessary to pass a continuing resolution, the ex- isting law would, of course, have been retained. It had been the hope of thd conferees on the appropriation bill that the con- ferees on the Jomes-Mapes bill, deal- ing with the fiscal relations of the Dis- trict of Columbia and the - federal government, would reach an agreement and thus settle the controversy over the proportion that should be paid-by the District and the federal govern- ment toward the expenses of the gov- ernment of the National Capital. But it became evident that the conferees on the Jones-Mapes bill would not reach an agreement, and it was be- leved the better plan to go ahead with the appropriation bill. ‘With the incoming of the new Con- gress, it is expected that further ef- forts to settle definitely the contro- versy over the method of appropriat- ing for the District will .be made: Another legislative bill dealing with the -subjeci will ;be. introduced ‘and the Senate and House ‘will strive to bring about a’ permanent adjustmen The agreement not to.ise the sur- Plus revenues of ‘the District means that the $2;187,500 ‘appropriated by the Senate for sites for school buildings, etc., for which the surplus revenues were to be-used on the half-and-half plan, also must be stricken from the bill. 1t is the avowed intention of-mem- bers of the Senate appropriations”com- mittee, however, to provide for the schools in a deficiency bill in the future. FEBRUARY /" == , ! 1921. 13, Member of the Associated Prelu‘ the use for republication of all neas dispas S 0 it or not etherwise eredited In this All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. Press is exclusively entitled to the local news publisicd berein, BASE BALL RULER WAY BE IMPEACHED Judge Landis Must Explain Remarks or Face Charges, Says Senator Dial. Senator Dial of South Carolina an- nounced yesterday in the Senate that he would bring impeachment pro- ceedings against Federal Judge K. M. Landis of Chicago if he obtained confirmation of statements credited Ill.l the press to Judge Landis in the lcua of Francis J. Carey, a bank clerk charged with embesalement. Carey, who pleaded guilty to em- bezzling ,000 from the National City Bank of Ottawa, Tll, was re- leased yesterday on his own recog- ¢| nizance, by Judge Landis, who was quoted as saying the bank directors really were responsible for the theft because they paid Carey only $90 a month “Any man who utters that kind of statement,” said Senator Dial, “is not worthy . of public confidence and should be impeached.” Senator Dial said he had written to Chicago to obtain confirmation of the statements credited to Judge Landis. If confirmation is had, he i declared, he would “bfing the matter to the attention of the House, where impeachment proceedings are re- quired to originate, and ask his im- peachment.” Senator. Thomas, democrat, Colo- rado, interrupted to say that Judge Landis, besides his salary as federal { judge, receives “an enormous, prince- ly salary from some base ball club.” “If this report regarding the Chi- cago embezzlement case is true,” Senator Dial replied, “he won't draw any hereafter if I can help it.” Landis Sticks to Remarks. DES MOINES, Iowa, February 12.— Federal Judge K. M. Landis of Chi- cago in a speech before the Iowa American Legion here tonight admit- ted making statements similar to those Senator Dial of South Carolina charged him with, and asserted: *“r repeat that and send it to Senator Dial with my compliments.” MARTIAL LAW IN THRACE. Territory Ceded to Greece Has Been . Scene of Trouble Before. ATHENS, February 12.—The gov- ernment has decided to proclaim martial law throughout Thrace. Thrace was ceded to Greece by Bul- garia under the terms of the treaty of Neuilly, signed in November, 1919. While there have been no recent ireports of anything to warrant the Iprochmnuon of martial law, Thrace has been the scene of disorder on sev- eral occasions in the past year. SPEAKER’S SALARY RAISED TO $15,000 BY SENATE ACTION The salary of Speaker Gillett of | the House was raised from $12,000 | to $15,000 by an amendment to the | legisiative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, adopted by the Senate yesterday afternoon. The amendment was offered by Senator Pomerene of Ohio, who recently fathered an amendment increasing the salary of the Vice President from $12,000 to $15,000 also, which was adopted by the Senate. Senator Nelson of Minnesota put through an amendment increasing i the salary of the clerk of the Court ’ of Claims from $3,500 to $4.000. —_— | GORKMAYORSSTAY INU. 5. INDEFINITE, DEGLARES COUNSEL No Deportation Ordered, He Says, After Conference With Wilson. No order has been issued for the deportation of Lord Mayor O'Callag- han of Cork, and he will not.be de- ported, Michael F. Doyle, one of his counsel, said tonight after a con- ference late today with Secretary of Labor Wilson. For O’'Callaghan to he added, would mean giving himself into the hands of his enemies, and his legal status and rights will be defended to the utmost to maintain for him frecdom to return to Ireland at “his own convenience.” go back at this time, Calls Conference Satisfaetory. The conference today with the La- bor Secretary, which was also at- tended by Judge Lawless, another of the Lord Mayor's counsel, was de- scribed by Mr. Doyle as “satisfactory and verifying our feeling in the mat- ter.” The order .recently issued by the Labor Department defining 0'Cal- laghan’s status as a ‘“seaman,” which would require his reshipping for a foreign port; Mr. Doyle said, contained no time limit, as was re- ported at the time, but said 'merely that he must legye “at his own eon- venience,” althongh, he added, it “suggested a certain limit.” ‘The time limit as reported when the order was announced gave the lord mayor until yesterday to reship under penalty ‘of being ordered de- ported. He was said to be on a speaking campaign in New York state tonight and his counsel would not say what his plans were for the future. Promises Clearing Situation. Mr. Doyle added that “the situa- tion would be cleared up in an of- ficiai statement in a few days.” Judge Lawless refused to say last night whether O'Callaghan purposed to remain indefinitely in this country, nor would he comment upon reports that an extension of time had begn requested for his client. He said thdt, s0 far as he was concerned, the status of O’'Callaghan was unchanged from that established by the order of Sec- retary Wilson January 5, admitting the lord mayor as a “seaman” He added also that he was without knowledge of any subsequent order of the Secretary directing the depar- ture of his client by February 11. At- torney Doyle made no statement. ‘Wade Hampton, acting commission- er general of immigration, declared that he had no knowledge of the or- der directing the departure of O'Cal- laghan by February 11. —_— DAVID BELASCO CHASES N. Y. TICKET SPECULATOR NEW YORK, February 12— Broadway crowds tonight saw David Belasco pursue through the theatrical district a ticket specu- lator who had endeavored to sell $1 seats to one of Mr. Be- lasco's productions at $3 each. The speculator escaped in the throngs. Addressing the large crowds that had gathered, Mr. Belasco de- clared he had begun a personal campaign to eliminate sidewalk speculators. “They not only steal your money, but are abusive to women and children,” he declared. Later two men were arrested charged with annoying patrons of the theater in an attempt to sell seats. Englishman Analyzes Yankee And Finds “Not a Bad Sort” By Cable to The Star and New York Tribune. Copyright, 1921, LONDON, February 12.—Harold Spender, who has just completed a series of articles in the London Daily Telegraph on “America To- day,” thus sums up what he de- scribes as “The complete Ameri- e “He is a new type of human be- Ing, quicker, keener, more adapt- able than anything the world hi ever seen. He is passionately In love with his own continent and his own flag. He is tired of Eu- rope and wants to have nothing more to'do with her. He can talk no lahguage except his own, and is proud of it. “He s openly, notoriously, avow- edly out to make himself rich, He | “He is sllent about negroes and has little sympathy with poverty and considgss that it is genmerally a man’s own fault. He is courteous and considerate to women, and now, outside of New York, gener- ally sober. free trade, which he classes to- gether. as undesirable topics of conversation. It is useless to dis- cuss things on which you have aiready made up your mind. He is not really boastful, although he will put his best foot foremost and cannot for the life of him un- derstand why the Englishman will not do the same. He is essentlally . humorous and generally kindly. “Not a bad sort, If you get on’ his right side. But a very for- midable person if you get on his wrong side. FIVE CENTS. - SENATE REMOVES $40 BONUS [TEM FORU.S. EMPLOYES Clause Stricken From Legis- lative Bill on Parliamentary | Point of Order. | MOTION TO RECONSIDER | T0 BE HEARD THIS WEEK | |Action Follows Efforts to Include ! Navy Yard Workers in Measure. The 3240 bonus for employes of the federal government and the Dis- trict government, which was slated |to go through tho Semate practically | without opposition, was _stricken | from the bill on a point of order late yesterday, on the ground that it was general legislation on an appropria- i tion bilL. | Immediately atterward, however, ~+a motion to suspend the rules was filed %0 as to make the provision in order. It requires a two-thirds vote of the Senate to suspend the rules, {and as notice of such & motion must | te given in writing and lie over & day, the effort to resuscitate the bonus will mot be disposed of until tomorrow or later in the week. The Fordney emergency tariff bill is scheduled to have the right of way in the Senate tomorrow and may not be voted upon until Wednesday. It is confidently expected that the Senate will muster a two-thirds vote to suspend the rules and put the bonus provision back into the bill. ! The trouble yesterday arose over | the ‘proposal of Senators Calder of | New York, Walsh of Massachusetts, Pittman of Nevada and others téo have the bonus provision amended 35 as to apply to employes of navy yards and arsenals “whose pay is ad- justed from time to time through wage boards.” The bonus amend- ment reported by the Senate appro= priations committee particularly ex- cluded these employes from partini- pating in the bonus, on. the ground that their pay was fixed by wage “propesal was put Torward by Senator Walgh. as an amendment 38 . the comrny!“Sem: t. man Warren of the Semater tee, Senate Smoot of Utahi and ator Curtis of Kansas all voiced opposition to the preposal, i that it would merely have the of granting the employes in navy yards and arsenal a d = bonus—which would not be fair to ° the other employes or to the gov- ernment. Walsh Amendment. The Walsh amendment, which was offered on behalf of Senator Calder, who was absent, read: “Provided further, That the increas- ed compensation provided in this section to employes whose pay is ad- justed from time to time through ‘wage boards or similar authority shall be taken into consideration by such wage boards or similar authority in adjusting the pay of such employes.” The vote of the Senate adopting the Walsh amendment was 28 to 16, with several senators present but mot vot- ing, to complete a quorum of the Sen- ate. As soon as the vote was announced Senator Curtis of Kansas made .a point of order against the entire bonus provision on the ground that it was general legislation on an appropria tion bill. Senator CGooding of Idaho, in the chair, ruled the point of order well taken. 4 | | i Situation Changed. In the twinkling of an eye the en- tire situation regarding the bonus was changed. Instead of finding that they had increased the scope of the bonug, the supporters of the Calder-Walsh amendment found that their tactics had stricken from the bill the bonws for all the other employes. Senator Pittman immediately ap- peajed from the decision of the chair. It became evident, however, that the appeal would not be sustained, for senators who had supported the Walsh amendment declared that the chair had ruled correctly in sustaining the Curtis point of.order. & Senator Robinson of Arkansas was one of these senators. He said that he felt he would have to vote to sustain the ruling, since it"'was correct. Sens~ tor Lodge of Massachusetts was an- other who made a similar announce~ ment. 3 i : - Senator Robinson announced that he would offer the committee amend- ment, with the last paragraph provid- ing for some reports ‘to Congress omitted, in the hope that no further point of order would be made against it Opposed te Tacties. Announting that he would not | stand for_ the bulldosing’ tactics of Curtia, the republican Whip, Senator’ Senator Pittman made an impasstoned’ statement declaring there was no.vres= agaln offer the proposal to iaclude thy navy yard and arsenal employes, ] challenged Senator Curtis to . another point of order “if he has