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\ [ JORNSON ATIAGKS HUGHES OMISSION Directs Speech Against Lack of Reference to Reserva- tion Failure at Paris. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Senator Hiram Jolnson of Califor- nia had to make a speech justifying Nis original resolution of inquiry adopted by the Senate with respect to the Paris agreement on reparations. So he developed his viewpoint at length, but it cannot be said that he has succeeded either in altering the foreign policy of the Government or in bringing owt any new facts which would tend to keep the controversy alive. Mr. Johnson got hold. indeed, of one Weakness in the answer made by Sec retary of State Hughed to the Sen- ate’s inquiry and dwelt upon that. It Wwas the omission by Mr. Hughes of the details of the discussion in which Ambassador Kellogix proposed at Taris a reservation which would state unequivocally that America. was under no obligation to become en- tangled in European affairs, And Mr. Johnson made the most of that o sion and probably will insist on fur- ther information, The Secretary of State is not bound to furnish any data incompatible with the public interest, and if he chooses s0 to regard the Kellogg incident in the Paris conference he can decline to answer the Senate's questions. Rservation Held Unnecessary. The actual facts as gathered from official sources would seem to indi- cate that Mr. Kellogg was not so much concerned over whether the agreement involved any new obliga- tions on the part of the United States &s a fear that some element like the “irreconcilables” in the Senate might decide so to construe the agreement, and he anticipated the opposition by proposing such a reservation. The other conferees, however, thought that such a statement was superfluous, since the agreement was stated plainly enough and nothing would be gained by denying an obli- gation that was not written into.the pact. From their viewpoint it is sald | that an unequivocal signature with- out reservation by the United States in the pact embodyving the Dawes annuities was desired because of moral rather than legal effect. They wanted to give the impression of solida before Germany. They wanted to bolster up their own morale. In other words, they hoped for & political impression rather than a technical admission of obligation. This led to the enthusiastic state- ments made by the spokesmen of foreign governments who halled the American signature as a departure of policy. Much of the effect of those very statements now has been taken away by the debate in the Senate as well as the explicit declaration by the Secretary of State, Mr. Hughes, to the effect that America was neither Jegally nor morally bound by the Paris agreement to collect debts or do anything but accept the share of the reparations indicated T. S. Is Not Committed. Even if Mr. Kellogg did think such a reservation was necessary and | abandoned it in order to bring about harmony, the United States Govern- ment is not committed by what Mr. Kellogg proposed, but only by what was actually agreed to, and as for interpretation the announcement by Mr. Hughes places the viewpoint of the United States officially on record and stands as effectively as a reser- vation as if the Ambassador had suc- ceeded in inserting It Before international tribunals a reservation arfd an interpretation are considered valid whether made in the agreement or in public statements, %o long as there is no dissent from such an interpretation expresed at the time it is made. No forelgn gov- ernment has taken issues with Mr. Hughes' interpretation of the Paris agreement Senator Johnson expressed the fear that some future Secretary of State might differ from Mr. Hughes. So also might another Senate. The for- eign policy of the United States has undergone many changes precisely because of the changing character of the American Government, vet no method has ever been devised to commit any future Congress or any future executive to acts which are within their respective prerogratives under the Constitution. And there are plenty of broad powers vested in the Executive and the Department of State which permit of the making of agreements with forelgn govern- ments by diplomatic notes which need not be sent to the Senate for ratification. The agreement just signed at Paris 1s one of the type classified as claims agreements. Mr. Johnson thinks it is an agreement relative to debts and that Congress alone has the power to liquidate debts. Mr. Hughes takes the position that he merely settled out- standing clalms and that this has al- ways been done by the executive branch of the government without re- course to the Senate. (Copyright RENT PROBE UNFAIR, REALTORS DECLARE; DENY ANY COMBINE (Continued from First Page.) 1025.) tive legislation to overcome fraud in handling mortgages or real estate sales; however, we are compelled to oppose the proposal to extend the Rent Commission for two years. We express to the joint committee our willingness to co-operate in framing legisiation that would tend to correct the evils which members of the joint committee seem to believe exist, but the bill reported takes up the ques- tion of rent control, which we have insistently held as unnecessary. Deny Control Is Needed. “A careful study of the record of he recent hearings op the Whaley bill will reveal a preponderance of au- thenticated evidence to prove that there is no need for rent control leg- islation. However, the loose, unoffi- cial and unproven testimony of a few apparently dissatisfied tenants, based almost entirely on hearsay, seems to have impressed the committee more than the careful. accurate and com- plete sworn testimony that was pre sented by the Washington Real Es- tate Board and the Washington Asgo- ciatlon of Building Owners and Man- agers Throughout the entire hearings the testimony of the opponents of the Whaley bill was frequently subjected to severe cross-examination in an evi- dent attempt to discredit or under- mine its effect. On the other hand, most of those testifying in favor of the bill were, by the use of leading questions, led fo amplify and en- large on thelr statements for the ap- parent purpose of putting into the record details mostly of the ‘sob’ type. “Farly in the hearings the chairman of tho committee charged the Wash- ington Real Estate Board with de- *liberate refusal to co-operate in the ~enactment of a license law. His harge was entirely disproved the ollowing day by positive evidence of co-operation which we submitted to the committec. Again the chairman put Into the record his statement te the effect that & property owner had { frequently made in connection with stated that he was forced to raise rents by the real estate organization. Hearsay Evidence Alleged. “An explanation was immediately demanded of the chalrman by the counsel of the board, and the chair- man admitted that the statement was bascd on hearsay, and through the remainder of the hearings he failed to submit any evidence to prove its correctness, although his statement became a part of the record in the face of objection, “Another statement featured by the chairman and later by the local press was the one furnished by the Rert Commission in respect to reported in- creases in rent. This statement was skilltully prepared by the Rent Com- mission. It was supposed to give the total number of instances of rent increases reported to the Rent Com- mission over a period of time. How- ever, much of this information was reported to have been received by telephone calls, anonymous communi- cations and otherwise and from other hearsay sources. It was headed by the total number of apartment units in all the buildings on which these promiscuous reports had been noticed. This number of units was stated as 3,680, which led the papers to feature 80 Instances of rent increases, whereas the list printed in the official record of the hearings, which list was certified to by the Rent Commis- slon, shows by actual count 441 prop- erties noted by the Rent Commission in the haphazard manner indicated Decreases Here Listed. “We furnished the committee With 55 affidavits giving positive and com- plete detailed information in re- spect to 2,006 voluntary decreases in rent. This information furnished by us was received from 54 rental agents and one property owner. We were allowed only 24 hours in which to obtain the information, whereas the Rent Commission had several weeks_in which to prepare its fig- ures. If all the rental offices and the individual property owners had been glven an opportunity to furnish facts on voluntary decreases in rent it is obvious that the number reported would have been much greater. How- ever, the afidavits submitted by substantiated our statements that rents were being reduced. “The evidence we furnished the committee ‘in respect to vacancles, decreases and ' increases, evictions, buliding construction, etc., was based on absolute facts that can be easily verified, while most of the testimony given by the handful of tenants was exaggerated and dis- torted and based almost entirely ‘on hearsay. It was frequently initmated as an excuse that the tenants were intimidated and were afrald to testify, yet with the insistent de- mands of the members of the commit- tee for definite evidence of this in- timidation not a case of this charae- ter was proven or definitely disclosed. “Notwithstanding these facts, the committee has reported a combina- tion bill featuring an extension of rent control for two years. Property owners in the District of Columbia. and those in all parts of the country who happen to own real estate in the Nation’s Capital will have their fun- damental rights jeopardized and de stroyed by this legislation, yet the| proposed bill completely ignores this fact. “Loowe Talk” About Combine, “Much loose talk has been heard in recent years during the various dis- cussion of rent legislation relative to a real estate combine. Such talk has led many to believe that such a combine actually exists. It is charged with fixing and maintaining high levels of rent. Congress, the District attorney and the Department of Justice have all had a hand in the in- vestigation of this matter. How- ever, no evidence has yet been pro- duced to justify such a charge and we have consistently denied that it does exist, “In its investigation, the Depart- ment of Justice detailed one of ite men to examine the Washington Real Estate Board. He spent the greater part of one or two weeks in the office of the board, searching through the letters, records, files, minutes, etc. During this investigation we offered every facility and alded it in any way. As reference to this so-called ring 18 realtors, the exclusive title of the members of the Washington Real Es- tate Board, we feel that the Depart- ment of Justice should publish its findings in respect to our office and organization. We, therefore, have requested the Attorney General to make a statement in this connction.” The letter to the Attorney General, which was drawn up and delivered today, reads as follows: Ask for Justice Report. “During the past few years and more, particularly during the periods of agitation over rent-control legisla- tion, reference has been made to the existence of a real estate combine to fix and maintain the high levels of rent. Frequently such references are coupled with realtors, the exclusive title of members of this board, and we believe the public, to a large extent, feels that our organization represents, or is, this so called combine or ring. “In justice to the members of this board who are engaged in a.legiti- mate and necessary business, we feel that the public should be informed as to the truth or falsity of such statements. “As a representative of the Depart- ment of Justice spent considerable time in our officé examining our com- plete records, flles, correspondence and minutes, your office is in a pobi- tion to state whether or not this board is operating to fix rents or to accomplish any other unlawful pur- pose. Furthermore, your department, by reason of its investigation, is in a position to state the real purpose of the organization and the character of work it performs. “We, therefors, respectfully and earnestly call upon you to make pub- lic the department’s Investigation of this board.” NEW RUBY MINE FOUND. RANGOON, Burma, February 5.—A new ruby mine ylelding wonderful stones of pigeonblood hue is reported to have been opened at Upper Burma in the Mogok district. A sort of Klondike rush, involving both natives and forelgners, is under- PUBLSHERSFIHT POSTAL INGREASE See Ruining of Smaller Pa- pers If Proposed Rates - Become Effective. Vigorous protest has been made by the American Publishers' conference to attempts to rush the new postal rate increase bill through the Ho next Tuesday under a mpecial rule re- stricting debate and prohibiting amendments from the floor. In a letter to Chatrman Snell of the rules committee Urey Woodson, executive vice chajrman of the conference, as- serted that it would be “decidedly un- fair to the press of the country to raise thelr rates 50 per cent without allowing them the courtesy of & hear- ng." x “If this bill is enacted into law in its present form,” he said, “it will prove disastrous to many publications, especially to the smaller newspapers.” Similar objections were expressed in a statement issued by Elisha Hanson, Washington representative of the American Newspaper Publishers’ As- soclation. Reports increases. The pay-raising section of the bill provides advances similar to those in the Senate measure and in that vetoed last year by Presideat Coolidge, ex- cept year they would be effective as of January 1, 1925, instead of July 1, 1924, The committee report, presented to the House late yesterday by Repre- sentative Moore, Republican, Ohlo, estimated the Increases as follows: First-class mail, $10,000,000; second class, publications, $2,998,252; tran- sient, $1,000,000; third class, $18,000,- 000; fourth class, parcel post, $13,- 800,000; 25-cent special delivery serv- ice on’ parcel post, $3,000,000; third and fourth class insured service, $3,- 058,147; C. O. D. service, $1,103,879; moriey orders, $3,582,430; registry, $3,- 980,000, and special delivery, $900,000. “The normal growth of the service and Increase in business,” sald the report,” “and the improvement in morale and increased efficiency of the personnel, it is felt, will quickly ab- sorb the slight difference in these totals.” Rates Ffxed in Bill. Rates fixed in the bill include: First-class mall, picture -ouven!r postal cards, 2 cents, instead of the present 1; letters and ordinary postal cards unchanged. Second class: Three zones instead of eight, as now, with rates of 3 cents a pound in the first zone, embracing the present first, second and third; 6 cents In the new second zone, em- braeing the present fourth, fifth and sixth, and 9 cents in the new third zone, embracing the present seventh and eighth zones. The rates on Bclen- tific, fraternal and similar publica- tions would be raised from 1% cents to 112 cents a pound in all zones, and the transient rate, for occasional mail- ing of publications, would be 1 cent an ounce. Third class: With an 8-oynce limit, 1% cents per 2 ounces, except for books, catalogues, seeds, plants, etc., where 1 cent for 2 ounces would be charged. Fourth class (parcel post): Two-cent service charge on all parcels, except those originating on rural routes, and a new special expedition charge of 25 cents for parcel post. Sees $61,000,000 Revenue. Representative Kelly of Pennsyl- vania, a Republican member of the committee, and officlals of the Post Office Department éstimated that the measure would ralse approximately $61,000,000, within $7,000,000 of the total necessary to meet the pay in- creases and almost double the amount the department estimated was pro- vided in the Senate bill, which the House refused to consider on the ground that it was revenue-producing leglslation. The estimates of increased revenue from these rates were provided the committes by the Post Office Depart- ment. As In the Senate bill, the rates are intended to apply only for a suf- fictent period to permit enactment of permanent legislation on the basis of reconfmendations of “a Jjoint congres- slonal committee which, under the terms of the measure, would investi- gate the entire postal rate structure with a view to proposing revisions at the first regular session of the next Congress, in December. AR, SHAFT CUT IN HIL OFFERS ONLY HOPE OF SAVING COLLINS (Continued from First Page.) equipment at Cave City. Any mate- rial going to rescuers shali have right of way over everything else, and must be taken in a Pullman coach if no other car is available, the governor sald. An order was placed at Nashville, Tenn., for steam holsting apparatus. Two tractors with drums attached to operate the hoisting machine have been requested. The tractors would be used to assist in hoisting out rock which may be loosened but cannot be lifted by the hoisting machine. Martial law has not been declared in Cave City, contrary to rumors emanating from here. An appeal for funds to supply food and clothing to workers seeking to free Collins was issued today. Lee Collins, the imprisoned man’s father, has exhausted all of his money in purchasing overalls, coffee and food, it was stated. = Guard Placed on Brother. A guard was placed over Homer Collins, brother of the entombed man, way. ... is it a crime- to put your own ° comfort first . . . ? Not a bit of it-. . . if that makes you a more rested, and therefore more delightful com- panion! Comfort . . especially to those busy, responsible people who deserve it most . . we ! Comfort from the ground up . . Cantilevers for Comfort-Lovers CANTILEVER SHOE SHOP 1319 F Street SECOND FLOOR today to prevent him from attempt- ing to enter the cavern in further rescue efforts. Military authorities in charge felt that the risk of life was too great to permit any one crawling in the hole when there was no chance to render aid by that method. “I would gladly give my life to save Flogd,” he brother'said. “T have almost given up hope of seeing him alive again. If he does dis I will feel that I have done all in my power to save him. If he ever comes out alive I be- lieve he will have been taught a lesson and will never enter into such a place again.” A portable electric system is being kept in operation in the hope that C lins_may still live and be kept warm by the electrical pads placed about his body before rescuers were barred from reaching the victim. An electric’ light was near his head when Collins was last seen. Dr. Willlam Hazlett, Chicago sur- geon, who came here by rail and air- plane to aid Collins, told a Loulsville Times correspondent today he would not have made the trip had he known the eituation and needs. Collins Trapped After Remarkable Find Under Hills. B the Associated Pres SAND CAVE, Cave City, Ky., Feb- ruary 5.—Floyd Collins, 35 years old, and ‘a cave explorer since boyhood, found & wonderful cavern, but may have lost his life In the attempt. Fore- warned by nature of the dangers that existed for those who dared to ex- plore her uncharted chasms, Collins descended into a narrow passageway of Sand Cave last Friday in search of a “cavern more beautiful than Mam- moth Cave.” How far he went no one knows, but “at the end of his rainbow” he found what he sought, he sald. Jubllant, perhaps overanxious, to come out and tell of his discovery Collins was emerging from the cave when, within 125 feet of the mouth, a bowlder pinioned his left foot. There he Iny 24 hours, crying for help and trying in vain to wriggle his foot free, before he was found by Jewell Esters, 17. There also he remained, alive, for at least 135 hours—and probably longer. He still was in the cave today, whether dead or alive was unknown. Veteran Cave Hunter. Like his father, Floyd was a hunter for caves. There was a thrill about it, Lee Collins, the father said—"some- thing ltke Columbus must have felt when he discovered America.” Once before Floyd had experienced the thrill of finding a new subter- ranean coliseum. Several years ago he found Crystal Cave and then, as now, he was trapped by a rock which fell across his path and held him captive 48 hours. - Competition in the Mammoth Cave region was keen. Floyd hoped to find a natural wonder close to Cave City, the nearest rallroad point, more beautiful than elther Crystal Cave or old Mammoth itself. He was to share whatever profits might accrue. Caught Coming Out. Somewhere at the end of the tor- tuous passage, in most places no wider than a man's shoulders, he found the cave. He was coming out when he was caught. After he was found half standing, half reclining in the murky passageway there began endeavors to rescue him. His friends, many of them. expert cave men, tried every conceivable means of sav- ing him. Man's most ingenious de- vices were valueless—nature supplied a means of circumventing their use. Rescuers Were Exhausted. In the first place, persons golng down to Collins were exhausted when they reached him. His body was lying between them and the rock on his foot, and the passage, too narrow for human belng to pass, prevented rescuers reaching his feet. The sand- stone formation Was treacherous. An untoward move and tons of earth might further block the cavern. One after another leaders of the rescue work collapsed. The physical ex- haustion of going down, usually head first; the cold, penetrating dampness: the muck and the mud on the floor and the foul air rapidly sapped their rength, and they had to be taken Z out. How Collins, motionless for more than 100 of the hours, clung to life was a mystery. All along the way bottles contain- ing milk and water, abandoned by those who attempted to reach Collins, gave mute evidence of the odds agalnst the Workers. Efforts to Hel The oyes of the Nation were turned| upon the unfortunate Collins and the brave men who spared no effort to secure his release. Prayer services for the cave explorer were held in many places; a surgeon was sent from Chicago to amputate the foot, if possible; Louisville and other near- by cities sent anything and did every- thing to help. Letters and telegrams poured into the little way station, swamping the meager wire facilities. These messages contained suggestions for aid or words of encouragement and cheer. Through it all Collins’ family has labored and prayed. Floyd's two brothers, Marshall and Homer, col- lapsed several days ago and were taken away under a physiclan's care. They returned, however, and after the ‘last rescue party came out last night Homer wanted to keep on try- ing. The aged father, Tee Collins, has stood by, unable to do more. Lack of organization added to the delays, and petty jealousies for some unaccountable reason crept out be- tween varlous factions interested in the endeavors. Still, primitive methods combated primitive nature and on several oc- caslons rescue was predicted to be at hand. When hope was brightest vesterday a cave-in blocked the pas- sageway and for more than 12 hours cut off Collins frrom outside aid. The passage was cleared late last night and hopes were buoyed again. Rescue was an hour away, John Geralds, leader of the last party into the cave, predicted. But when he drew near Collins he found another cave-in. Spirits sank to their lowest ¢bb when he came out at midnight—without Collin defended Senator Wheeler against the implication that the delay In bringing Wheeler to trial in 'Montana was due to Senator Wheeler. On the contrary, the records show that Senator Wheeler had demanded an ifmmediate trial; that May 17, 1924, Senator Wheeler wrote to Attorney Genera] Stone asking to have an early trial and a transfer from Great Falls to Butte, his home. Senator Walsh said that Mr. Stone replied on May 20, that he forwarded Mr. Wheeler's r quest to the United States district at- torney ‘for Montana. The Untted States attorney advised Mr. Stons that there were certain phases of the case against Senator Wheeler under investigation. And until this has been completed would not be advisable to bring the case to trial. The United States Attorney also stated that an im- mediate trial of Wheeler would follow close on “whitewashing” given him by the Senate committes and from which Wheeler expected to gain some advantage. Mr. Walsh con- tended that Senator Wheeler had never recelved an answer to his re- quest for a spesdy trial. Roviewing the Attorney General's testimony before the judiclary com- mitteo Senator Walsh insisted that the case proposed to be brought in the District of Columbia grew out of exactly the same transaction as did the case In Montana. Senator Walsh sald that the At- torney General had election to bring the case in Montana or in the Dis- trict of Columbia. He ohose, for reasons of his own, to bring the case to trial in the District of Columbia. Senator Wheeler, Senator Waflsh sald, has been well investigated by the Department of Justice before the first indictment and investigated by a committec of the Senate. Senator Walsh sald Wheeler had been In- vestigated five times in all. The fee of $10,000 which Senator Wheeler received for services render- ed and on which he has been indicted in Montana was not for anything that took place in the District of Columbia or anything which might arise in the it STONE’S DEFENDERS DRAW WALSH FIRE IN BITTER SPEECH (Continued from First Page.) sald Senator Walsh. “He said that the counsel had referred particularly to those who live off the Government here, and it was pointed out that if there is one place where official power is strong and might sway a trial it is here. Cites Witness Ruling. It was pointed out also that Mr. Smith would have had to bring his own witnesses here and pay his own expense unless he went into court and claimed that he was a pauper. Senator Walsh said that Senator Wheeler or the witnesses that he would summon from Montana would have to do the same if he was In- dicted here. . Senator Walsh said that the decision of Judge Anderson was lauded by the press all over the country. He read an edftorial from The Evening Star which Senator Walsh commended un- reservedly and pointed out that the District is pecullarly under the con- trol of the National Government. Answers Criticism. Senator Walsh referred to editorial criticism ‘of his “appalling impu- dence” in submitting Attorney Gen- eral Stone to grueling examination. He said that the complaint was that he (Senator Walsh) had examined Mr. Stone at all, and not the manner in which he examined him. Senator Walsh said that he had the highest opinion of Mr. Stone and that this was confirmed by his demeanor b: fore the judiciary committee. Senator Walsh sald further that there had been nothing in his inves- tigation of the James O bey case which would militate against Mr. Stone’s confirmation. The circumstances of the indict- ment sought against Senator Wheeler in Washington warranted an inquiry, however, Senator Walsh insisted. Mr. Stone, ‘he sald, came before the com- mittee for examination, and in that examination Mr. Stone did not disclose all the materlal facts. Senator Walsh For 82 Years District of Columbia. 60 to 27 for Open Sesuiom. The decision to consider Mr. Stone's nomination ‘in open session today was reached after a two-hour row yesterday, the Senate voting late, 60 to 27, in favor of the proposal. Discussion of the nomination was not reached, all of the time of the executive session yesterday being taken up with debate as to whether the doors should be opened. The pre- siding officer ruled that a two-third: vote was necessary to take such & course, and his ruling was sustained on a record vote, 48 to 3. Administration leaders sald neither of these votes was to be accepted as reflecting Senate sentiment on the nomination; that they were purely on a question of Senate rules, and that the nomination would be confirmed by an overwhelming majority. Immediately after the Senate went into executive session, a motion to conslder the appointment in the open was made by Senator Overman of North Carolina, a Democrat, on the judiclary committee, who first caused delay in considering the nomination in committee on account of the Own- bey case. Change in Senate Rules. Senator Moses, Republican, New Hampshire, who was presiding ruled that this constituted in effect a change In the Senate rules and that & two-thirds vote would bé necessary. Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, counsel for his colleague, Senator Wheeler, in actions Instituted against him in Montana and the District of Columbia, appealed from that ruling. On the vote on the appeal, 7 Dem- ocrats voted with 41 Republicans to sustain the chair. They were Ed- wards, New Jersey; Glass, Virginia; Jones, New Mexico; King, Utah; Overman, North Carolina; Ransdell, Louisiana, and Shields, Tennessee. 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