Show I Gifts of Potentates Vex Uncle Sam I 1 I pasS HT S STAKE TAKE authorizing a dozen resolutions HALF American American Ameri Amen ing ac acceptance of gifts by and diplomatic officers officers of of- can military men from foreign rulers were turned down last session by the house committee committee committee com com- on foreign affairs Accompanying Accompanying Accompanying the rejection was a report tending to discourage any such efforts In the future In strong language the committee pointed out that the provision of the constitution prohibiting the acceptance acceptance acceptance accept accept- ance of such gifts by Americans in official l life Ufe was drawn wisely by the fathers of the country In the interest of the Integrity and perpetu perpetuity ty of oC the republic Underlying the prohibition is Is the thought that those acc accepting such gifts would be under more or orless orless orless less obligation t to the giver and to that degree at least weaken his allegiance allegiance al- al al ai- I to this country to this I Irule The most noted exception rule by congress congress was the authorization authorization tion of acceptance by former President President President dent Roosevelt of the Nobel peace prize amounting to about Colonel Roosevelt turned this money over to t the e dC del of commerce and labor to form the basis of a fund for expenses attending arbitration arbitration arbitration tion and the pe peaceful settlement of disputes between capital and labor Before gr granting nUng the authorization inthis In Inthis Inthis this instance congress had fun full edge of what was to be done with the money The prize was awarded to Colonel Roosevelt for his efforts In terminating g the war between Russia Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia and Japan The action of the house committee arouses new interest In the tho notable collection of valuable and curious gifts presented by foreigners to official of or- tidal Americans which this government government govern govern- ment has not authorized acceptance of by Americans and which are now In safekeeping f In the national mu museum museum seum and In the state war and departments |