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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH PLACE II. Campaign Cost of Electing President Wilsons Successor ' , Fixed at $10,338,509, Report J Insistence on Payment by Any Means Will Provoke $ Resentment, Simonds Says Possibility tion of e of Consol ida-- . Europe Against America Is Threatening. By FRANK H. SIMONDS. , Special to Th Tribune. WASHtNGTOX. March 1, In tho dis- cussion of the payment of the foreign loans there have been a number of that the United State should accept In lieu of Tflbnuy cessions of ter- rilorj. This propooal has now found plane In a resolution Introduced by Senator Reed of Missouri and is bound to be heard with more.or less Insistence In the'next few months. Attractive as the Idea may eeem, however, It has little chance of Realization and? raises very grave questions In our International relations. Cessions of territory seldom take place save as the result of victorious wars. In, the last century. .Frame acquired Savoy and the bounty of Nice as a reward for her support of Italy In the war which culminated In the victories of Magenta and Solfer-ln- e. But the vast majority of the Inhabitants of these districts were French and a plebiscite preceded annexation. " West Indie Islands Involved. In the case of Heligoland. Britain sold one Inland for another, taking her pay at Zanzibar, but tho unwisdom at the whole transaction was disclosed during the w6rld war and the parallel has little value. Our recent acquisition of the Virgin islands seems a better example of this sort of international transaction, but (Denmark had neither profit nor Interest in retaining her microscopic holdings in the Carribean and needed the money. A proposal to acquire land In exchange for the monies owed us by Kurope comes down, hi reality, to the question of cessions by France and Great Britain of their holdings In our own hemisphere Jn it must be still further narrowed reality to the case of certain West Indian Islands, since It ia not even thinkable that there-- should be a discussion over Canada. As well suppose that the Unlived States, unhappily In debt to Britain or to France, would listen to a proposition to part with Maine or Florida. -- 1 People Probably Opposed. - a 1921. But in the case of the Islands there Is little real basis for negotiation British and French statesmen are bound to consult the wishes of the Inhabitants of the Islands before all else and nothing suggests that the people of Guadeloupe or Martliuque-e- r Jamaica or the Leeward ASHINGTON, March 3 Campaign corns or" fueling a president of the United State In 19.10 were 110,338,009, as estimated by special senate investigating committee which today filed It report with congress. Of this amount. Republican campaign organ izat Iona spent $8,100,-73Democratic while expenditures ?r $2 337,770. The compilation also took (a to account only the expenditures made by or in behalf of all candidates of Republican and democratic presidential candidates, and of national, state, congressional and senatorial committees of both parties Senators Kenyon, Iowa; Edge, New Jersey, and' Spencer, Missouri, Republicans, and Fomeren. Ohlg, and Reed, Missouri, Democrats, signed the report, which was unanimous While slating their conclusion That the expenditure of Jhese vast sums Is 'a present and growing menace to the nation, no recommendations for congressional action were made, that the suggestion was made thatexcept elections committees of the next congress should ebnslder the question. Constitutional difficulties mav intervene to prevent legislation on the subject, the repot I said, but congress should "take a constitutional proper steps to submitartiendment dealing with the difficulty if necessary." fft hlle the largest sums of campaign expenditure found were these of the national organization which the committee said were 85.319,729 for the Republican party and 1, 118,274 for the Democrats, candidates who sought presidential nominations from the conventions accounted , for a total of (2 910,033 Major General Leonard Wood's effort to secure the Republican nomination Involved expenditure of 81.773 303, the comn mittee found, while for- - Frank O. 4th e total was 3414 000, for Senator Johnson of California, 1194,000; far Herbert HOover, 3173 000. and for Presidentelect Harding, Exdfendltures 8113,900. noted In beha'f of other Republican candidates were 177,000 for Senator Poindexter. Washington, 80S 000 P V4ee President-elect Cooltdge and $40 000 for Dr Nicholas Murray Butler of New York Attorney General Paraer led Democratic candidates In expenditures, the amount being fixed at 159,000, while Governor Cox, hho secured the nomination, spent James W, Gerard, former mbasss-do- r to Germany, was listed at $14 000, and Senator Owen, Oklahoma, at $85s5 Two candidates In behalf of whom no money waa found to Lavs been spent were William G McAdoo, Democrat, and Senator France. Republican, Maryland. Something over 1700 000 of the total went into senatorial and congressional contests, ths committee found, of which only. $31,000 was spent by Democratic national organizations created for the purToe Repub loan congressional compose mittee spent $375 969, while the senatorial organization spent 8326,980 Through state committees, the report said the Republicans spent an aggregate of 8.078.0Q. against- - 888.323 for their Democratic competitors. and Windward islands would cars gto change their allegiance On the contrary, resistance, based beyond ail else upon the color question, would oe Insuperable. The French islands, for example, ere Integral of France, and pend a senator andparts two each to the French parliaments! deputies General Lanserac, Who commanded the French army at the outset of Thelargest war, a native of one of these Islands. But aside even from the question of the wishes of the people. It Is inconceivable that any British government could consent to pay its debts by surrendering Its own ettisens to a foreign sovereignty. There is br ths whole thing an element which must be considered, the element national honor In truth, it would be considered little less than an affront to a country to ask It to pay its debts In this fashion. It would seem too much like endeavoring to take advantage of temporary financial obligations to Impose terms exacted only after victorious wars, and never, even then, accepted save under pressure and protest and with a resolution to regain the lost provinces j soon as possible. with dangers on its ewn frontiers, as many European countries palpably are, would listen to such suggestions, la to , imagine a vain thing In the Paris conference Mr. Wilson and his advisers used our financial power to support certain of their policies, but And only within very restricted limits. at Paris our power was far greater than It ie at the present hour As a political weapon the foretgb loans have an obvious temptation to any secretary of state and to any president, seeking from any motive however praiseworthy, to -- assist In restoring peace to the World and arriving at a durable settlement. But the danger Is too grave to be overlooked. , 9, - H.ls-fotff- id National Honor Involved. Low-de- Size GOP. , Resentment Probable. In a sense, our financial power Is now comparable to the German military power before the war. Wo are able, using the financial arm, as the Germans were able, unit tho military weapon, to Issue orders to our neighbors, to make demands upon our creditors; but one must pot forget that the result of tho use by the Germans of their power was ths creation of an association of nations against them, which ultimately drove them to war, as the sole means of enforcing their will. Aside from an economlo aspects, the political phase of the loan question Is one which must swaksn apprehensions We are among all thoughtful Americans In fact, holding Europe to ransom as Europe holds Germany, It Is idle to say that In the onqinase Germany ought to be made to j : because she is guilty assert that our debts and in the otlttelo are Just and w, Viehtors without reason for denying ttl'fi- - The fact Is that our debts const ItutfjL lor our debtors a very insistence must In heavy burden arad-ou- r the nature of things provoke resentment, There Is no graver danger Incident to these foreign loans than the temptations they may hold out for proposals which shall not only be unsatisfactory to our debtors, but calculated to awaken bitter and enduring reeentmekts. The analogy between individuals does not hold here, the question of national honor amt even of national can easily be Invoked, . It ia bqd enough to be, as vve are in a certain sense, the holders of a mortgage on all of creation, without running the risks incident to foreclosing such a mortgage. Almost equally dangerous Is the suggestion, heard frequently, that the United States, through its diplomacy, through Europe Against Paying. Its secretary of state, should undertake Granted that this fact is no reason for to urge the nations which owe us money cancelling These obligations, it ia Yn&nt-feto disarm, since by so doing thev could that It is ifh argument for wisdom save money and more easily meet our and moderation claims. To suppose that any nation, faced of payment. It would be easy for th ct Cowhide Bags $22,-00- 0. -- st 18x13x9 In Brown, Black or Inches Rufiset Usual Price Would Be $ 22.50 Lowest verified prices elsewhere for similar sizes and quality, $20 to $27.50 Sale 9 A. M. Today cowhide, made from three The bags are of genuine of the finest quality leather. d pieces Leather lined, they have three divided pockets, lor greater strength, the corners are reinforced. The locks and clutches are brass finished. See them shows in our windows. Many persons have keen eagerly A Special Purchase ( this third shipment, which we bare been anxiously , expecting every day. Come as promptly as possible to avoid disappointment, as each 'lour purchase - has been sold , single day. awaiting Made direct for ing to our own We bought the them made at why. United States, non too popular In Europe today, by territorial demands, by insistenc upon disarmament, by any one of half a dosen actions easily imagined, to consolidate all European nation againste us As a whola Europe does not bailee Thar iT ought to bo asked to pay. Thera Is a belief, however erroneous, that we promised at Parts never To ask such payment. There la a feeling that the money represents our contribution, while our associates were doing tho fighting and wo were preparing This view may be Just or inaccurate, but It exists and Influence public opinion. Accordingly, proposals such as now are being publicly made, that we should foreclose our mortgage, taking British .and French lands tn pay, or that we should employ tt ax a political weapon to Impose policies upon our debtors which aeera to them prejudicial to their Interest!, must lead to unpleasant consequences If continued. Because we owed money to Mexico or Britain no American could or would consent to the tteslon of California pr Maine and this Is The way British and French public will feel about any suggestion that they part with territories to meet our loans. Because we owed money to Britain no American could or would consent to scrap our fleet while And the Japanese danger remained France, with a menacing Germany at her door, would have a similar attitude toward any proposal to disarm, to .reduce her army. tCopyrtght, 1921, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) We MARRIAGE LICEN8ES ISSUED. thought w-- perhaps . just a shade more of careful considering than is giv-e- n to garments for in who can pick and choose for themselves. grown-up- s r . Tribes. FARMINGTON. March 1. During the Clerk W. W. Evan past few days County licenses 40 ths folhas Issued marriage L. Walter Ualsford and New stock of Diapers Now Here Red Star, Hemmed and Beady Birdseye. for Usa. Baby Blankets, $1.00 lowing couples; Ethel Kearns, both of Balt Lake; Eldon ana Raynolds Wlrtrof of Shelley, Idaho, Clar8arah Alice Phelp of Salt Lake; Ellen ence Hyrum Herzog and Mayme Cox. both of Salt Lake, Frank U. Rojas and Ida May Williamson, both of Salt Lake, Rodney Pack and Ella Holbrook, both of Bountiful. Beacon quality, ery designs 27x27 20x40 GOOD GOODS"; A $3.00 $3 25 2244 $3.50 f l Wednesday Is Baby Day ' THANKS 'ARE TENDERED. accord- selecting these tiny garments with as much care and . - Special te The Walkers specifications. leather and had cost plus thats Tribes. DELTA, March 1 Postmaster Kaui a letter from th received yesterday to exdepartment instructing him of tne tend to Cass Lewis th thanks Special to Th Many specialized values which will make it worth your while to bundle baby up and come down to Walkers. post-offi- department for th excellent services he rendered in securing th mall bags widen were stolen from the station her eomt ttms sgo, which were found by Mr. Lewis last week. BOND ELECTION CALLED. - Special te Tb Tribes. An ordinance has DELTA, March been passed by the town board of trustee I calling an election for March 39 tor UiS purpose of voting $30 000 In bonds with which to provide a system of waterworks for Delta. LADIES! "Tour Wash Worriei Are Over Now Beauty Parlor Committee Legislative now m process of being remodeled, redecorated and enlarged. to Watch for Opening Announcement Today Hold Hearing oh 'Bill Allowing State to Raise Fare b NEW YORK, March 1 Th first real battle over Governor Millers program Tor a traction system lot Nsw York City will be fought In Albany tomorrow, when th legislature's Judiciary committee will hold a hearing on a bill designed to empower a state publle service commission to allow traction companies to Bioress fares ovsr I osn'a. The argument probably will binge on whether a atata can constitutionally intervene and alter a contract between a city government and th traction companies. Th fight over how to furnish transportation for this city's 1,000,000 Inhabitants, with an additional Boating population estimated at 100,000, has been smouldering for more than three years. The bill now pending provides for tbs appointment by th governor of a state publle service commission, with power to Investigate traction problems and to fix rates of far. If th economic situation Involved warrants a change ot far. . and anOn this point th protagonist tagonists of th bill will "lock horns' A dramatic element will be added by the appearance Of Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California, who has been retained by the New York City administration to right 4h bill. It was understood he would base M arguments on th unoonetttutlonallty ot stal Interference with contracts between municipal! lea and traction companies of th bill, an tn etner Proponent state-controll- This Wonderful Automatio Wuher and Wringer $1.00 Down ' jTOl "Efficient Public Service' fj) a, $5.00 per Month Bold by Eardley Electric Co. . 54 Phon I Exchangs rises Today Was. 648S , f a hand, It la understood, will argu on tb advantages to the city of altering the contracts and on the fact that the con tract were made with the publicpresent service commission, a stata body, subject te th approval of th New York City board of estimate. They will dis Ingulsh between power of ''approval" and power ot "veto and Inaction '' The only new point raised In revision of th contracts now In fore ts whether a state can disregard rare contracts by a city When th city has Invested capital In the roads. At the time these contracts were consummated. New York Uty borrowed $260 000.000 to Invest In construction of new lines Those favoring tb bill, however, claim this point do not chahg fundamentally the stales power In rate-maki- WILL SpeeUI t HONOR MISSIONARIES. Tbs Tribaae. W iris a J Two Youths Are Charged With Theft of Automobile SpeeUI M Th Tribaae. TtY IN FALLS, Idaho, March 1 R. . and Knnla JnninK, hcr. charKod with the theft ofprisoners en automobile which was dlmovered Sunday night by the owner W U Ft ameter, with the an stance of the authorities after a week search. Feamater Identified the car bv meana of a piece ef leather which fastened a hood strap In place Th top had been removed, license plates hanged, mifi h of the upper gearing stripped and even tha windshield glaac bad ben removed. Ai. 23 Jrtrar lg, Judge A. J. Weber Address Will KAY8V1LLE. March 1. A farewell so' cial will bs given In the Keysvui opera Masonic Club house next Monday evening In honor ol Tyler Barton and Alex (.riddle, eon of Judge A J Weber will he the prlnrlial Mr. and Mrs James Crlddle, who win leave March 9 for Great Britain where speaker tonightof t the regular member-shi- p the Mawmlr thih, lit they will do missionary work for th L, D sub)e meeting t will be "prison Ui form " Light a. church. tu. s.rved at the met,. wld refreshments Ing which will be heel m ttic club rooms LEGION ROST TO MEET. In the Mi Cornu k building SpeeUI to lbs Trlbaa. An Informal (tame wld be bv KAYSVILLE, March 1 A special meet- members ot the lul and theirgiven ftimllh of Elmar Griddle Poet No 82 of the at th I aillee" Llterarv club dot beet ing American Legion. Of Kajavllle, will b South Temple street, Thurso i) evening held at th local ciubrooms Thursday Mart h It A imieeton Is to be by anniM ventng at 7.39 o clock. membership tirls |