Show I fOREIGN MEDALS COMMON MANY BANKERS AND PU PUBLISHERS PUBLISH PUBLISH- LIS ERS RECEIVING FRENCH HONORS HONORS HON HON- ORS FROM ABROAD Investigation nv Is II Demanded To Ascer Alce Ascertain lain tain Why Such Medals Medal Are Ar Being eing Bestowed Bestowal Propaganda It Is Reason flea Rea son Ion Says SIYI Sen Senator tor j A Washington A sweeping congressional Investigation Into the widespread widespread wide wide- spread decoration of Americans by all foreign governments government was forecast here as the list of ot prominent Americans Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans who have been made members of the French Legion Lerlon of Honor was waa made public from Paris The object ot of the inquiry 1 is II to determine de der termine the extent to which foreign governments have adopted this adroit means of ot creating public sentiment Inthe in inthe the he United favorable to them them- self selfs and aiding their own financial condition through propaganda which might be by influential Americans Not only Senator George W. W Norris of Nebraska who has initiated the probe but many other senators and members of ot the house are aro deeply stirred by the roster of the French Legion Legion Legion Le Le- gion ot of Honor which Includes 2328 American names A letter sent to Secretary Kellogg requesting the state department list of all American recipients of French decorations covered those decorated by Great Britain and all other foreign for tor for foreign eign nations nation I as well the senator said International affairs of the most most vital importance to the United States are about to be taken up by congress and the members as well as the country country coun coun- try should hould know the names namos of the have accepted foreign decorations in order that we can weigh the propaganda that will naturally naturally naturally nat nat- begin for and against particular lar measures I 1 Among the most important subjects subjects sub sub- facts relating to foreign affairs that will come before the senate is the pro proposed pOled adherence of the United States to the world court Also both houses must ratify the foreign debt agreements For one I cannot see any reason why foreign governments should J hand handout and out these honors wholesale to AmerIcans AmerIcans' Americans Americans Amer Amer- who have rendered n no conspicuous services to those hose nations except that it is believed that those Americans Americans Ameri Arneri cans will lend their Influences s in re re- turn I can understand why France France should wish to honor Americans who have aided her on the battlefield but why should bankers hankers and American newspaper editors be so honored unless unless un un- less lesa France expects some favors in return said Senator Norris It is hard to believe that the French government would be so Indiscreet indiscreet indiscreet indis Indis- creet as to spread medals over the United States to Influence prominent people here in favor of ot undue leniency cy in the terms of ot settling the French debt said Senator Capper of ot Kan Kan- sas Bas Since the question has been raised and the names of ot many persons in Influential Influential Influential In In- positions listed as having received received received re re- medals from France I believe the whole matter should be Investigated ed and the facts revealed added the senator The name of ot Woodrow Wilson is I conspicuous by its absence from the thelong thelong long list made public In Paris in an array of American editors publishers publish publish- ers era and publicists as well as Vice President Dawes members of ot the cabinet cab inet met and congress J. J P. P Morgan and the leading lights of the financial world Among the In American Amerl Ameri can ran whose names ape ap on the list are Adolph S. S Ochs publisher and prin- prin cipa lowner of the New York Times George Washington Ochs Oakes I I board of at directors the Now New York Yorki i i Times Hollo Ogden editor John II Finley editor Carr V. V Van Anda managing editor Louis Wiley bus busl I incas manager and Edwin L L. L James I Paris Parla correspondent of the Times |