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Show K t ifAil, I 1 . l. I : . ; " 1 Sir W alter Scott memorial in Edinburgn, which lias been declared unsafe. 2 Twenty-five boys of the Cotton club of Richmond county, Georgia, with the 25 bales of cotton they grew and sold for $2,500. 3 Battleship Battle-ship Spain, newest and best In the Spanish navy, on the rocks of north African coast, where she was destroyed by a storm. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS President Disagrees With Wilbur About Building of New Vessels for Navy. By EDWARD W. PICKARD RELATIVE strength of our navy, and the possibility of war in the Pacific came prominently to the front during the week, and there was revealed re-vealed a sharp difference of opinion between President Coolidge and some of Us official advisers, notably Secretary Secre-tary of the Navy Wilbur. Elrst, in reporting a bill authorizing the expenditure ex-penditure of nearly $300,000,000 for the maintenance and upbuilding of the navy during the fiscal year beginning July 1 next, the house appropriations committee told congress that there was no need for alarm over the reports re-ports that the navy was seriously retrograding. ret-rograding. Then Secretary Wilbur made public what he called a cold statement of fact which he had submitted sub-mitted to the house subcommittee, being an estimate that to build up and ruuintain the navy on the 5-5-3 basis would require $2,200,000,000 expenditure expendi-ture at the rate of $120,000,000 a year for twenty years. In addition he told the representatives that Japan was hurrying the construction of new 'war vessels of types not included in the Washington limitation treaty, and gave them details of the recent Japanese naval maneuvers which had all the seeming of being predicated on war with the United States. Capt. H. H. Hough, director of naval Intelligence, elaborated on Mr. Wilbur's statements tnd added : "Japan is making every effort to provide adequate fuel oil reserves and .o develop new sources of supply. There has been general comment on the increasing amount of war material and chemical shipments that have been going forward from Europe, especially (lerinnny, to Japan. It In considered that tlie underlying element in Japan's naval policy is her determination to dominate the East." Then President Coolidge took a hand, letting it be known that he was not In sympathy with the agitation over the alleged inadequacy of our sea and land defenses and was dead against anything like competitive armament, arm-ament, which, he held, was largely responsible for the World war. lie would preserve absolutely the treaty ratio iu battleships, battle cruisers and airplane carriers, the only classes limited by the pact, but would refrain ' from competitive building of auxiliary ' craft, and desires another conference which shall' extend the limitations to ull classes of war vessels nnd to land armaments. The President showed no liking for Representative Britten's hill for elevation of guns on certain battleships, so the measure was shelved for the present. He also indicated indi-cated his opposition to the investigation investiga-tion of the condition of the navy, proposed pro-posed by Senator King of Utah, and - to a similar Inquiry by the house naval affairs committee, so probably nothing will come of either. Congressman Britten, however, Is not to be squelched, nnd gave notice that he would renew the agitation for an Inquiry In connection with a three-year three-year navy-building program which he will Introduce. Acting as toastmnster at a dinner given by the Seattle, Portland, Port-land, San Francisco and Los Angeles chambers of commerce In Washington, Mr. Britten said he Intended to Introduce Intro-duce a resolution authorizing the President Pres-ident to call a conference of the white peoples of the Pacific to promote a better political, economic and commercial commer-cial understanding and to prepare for a common defense against the encroachments en-croachments of the yellow races. He asserted there was Justification for Ms resolution In the attitude of Japan before the League of Nations and at home In opposition to certain American Ameri-can principles, and In Japan's open preparation for war. SENATORS UNDERWOOD and Nor-rls, Nor-rls, proponents of rival plans for the disposal of Muscle Shoals, enlivened enli-vened the senate proceedings with a v hot verbal duel. In the course of 4 which the Nebraskan charged that the Underwood measure would make Teapot Tea-pot Dome "look like a pinhead" and Doheny and Sinclair "look like pikers." pik-ers." If it were passed, he declared, it would become known as "the rape of the treasury." He also attacked the attitude and actions of the President Presi-dent In this matter. Mr. Underwood made a spirited defense, and it was believed his bill would pass. Earlier in the week the senate showed its opposition op-position to public ownership of the project, defeating an amendment striking out sections which authorize the leasing of the Muscle Shoals property to private Interests. The vote on this was 32 to 49. CEVERAL futile efforts were made k-' in the senate to get a vote on the bill to Increase the pay of postal employees em-ployees for the purpose of overriding the President's veto. All factions then agreed to take up the veto on January 5 and to vote on It finally not later than four o'clock the next afternoon. after-noon. Meanwhile the cause of the postal workers sulfered a setback through the outcropping of a bribery scandal. Charges were filed with the Department of Justice that one of the senate employees received $2,600 to use his influence in promoting passage of the pay-Increase bill. Evidence has been presented showing that an arrangement ar-rangement was entered into for the payment of $10,000 for the use of influence in-fluence In connection with the bill. DI A vote of 2S2 to 39 the house passed the bill forbidding the transmission of pistols in the mails, designed to prevent criminals from obtaining these weapons from mall-order mall-order houses. It had the Indorsement of Postmaster General New and was warmly opposed by Representatives Blanton of Texas and Wingo of Arkansas, Ar-kansas, who contended that It was another an-other case of the federal government infringing on the police powers of the states. MEMORIAL services for Woodrow Wilson were held by the senate and house In Joint session. The orator was Dr. E. A. Alderman, president of the University of Virginia, and in the distinguished audience were President Coolidge and many high officials as well as most of those who were associated asso-ciated with Mr. Wilson during his terms as President. SAMUEL GOMPERS' body ' was transported from San Antonio, Texas, where he died, to Washington and lay in state in the headquarters of the American Federation of Labor for a day while thousands passed reverently rever-ently and sadly by the bier. The government gov-ernment recognized the war services of the dead labor chieftain by receiving receiv-ing the body with military honors, an artillery caisson and a guard of soldiers. sol-diers. Then the remains were taken to New York where Impressive funeral services were held In the Elks' club. Interment was In Sleepy Hollow cemetery ceme-tery at Tarrytown, the services at the grave being conducted by the Masons. The executive council of the A. F. of L. met Friday and selected William Green, treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America, to be president of the federation until the annual election next October. Mr. Green, whose home Is In Coshocton, Ohio, has been one of the most steadfast supporters sup-porters of the Gompers policies In the federation. He is fifty-one years old and served two terms as a member of the Ohio state senate. SOVIET Russia's latest attempt to gain some sort of recognition from the United States government has gh-en the world a good laugh. It seems that In 1920 our coast guard cutter cut-ter Bear while making some surveys In Arctic regions set np a brass tablet at ThcnUotsk, peninsula. Siberia, stating It inut not be disturbed. The tablet Is now in the possession of the soviet ami rr, ties and Foregln Minister Trhi-'herln has sent a hot note to Washington protesting that the unauthorized unau-thorized entry of a "United States war vessel'' Into soviet waters and t lie placing plac-ing of the tablet violate his country's sovereignty. A repetition of the "offense." "of-fense." he adds, will be s'.ernly repressed. re-pressed. The State department paid absolutely no attention to Tehltcherin's note except to explain to the press that the visit of the Bear took place when the peninsula wa under the jurisdiction of the Chita government and was made with the consent of that government. COL. HIRAM BINGHAM has been elected to the United States senate to 611 the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Frank Brandegee of Connecticut, Con-necticut, defeating Hamilton Holt, his Democratic opponent, by more than 40,000. Colonel Bingham Is now lieutenant lieu-tenant governor nnd governor-elect o his state. He will be inaugurated governor gov-ernor on January 7, and soon thereafter will resign to take his seat in the senate. T) EPRESENTATIVE CRISP of -T Georgia, member of the American debt commission, told the house the suggestions made by France for funding fund-ing her debt to the United States are not satisfactory to the commission. He added that he would not vote to give any country better terms than were granted to Great Britain. The senate has passed the bill extending for two years the life of the debt commission. GREAT BRITAIN finds herself in a peculiar position in relation to the League of Nations. Some six months ago the Irish Free State, which became a member of the League on the recommendation of Great Britain, registered with the League the Anglo-Irish Anglo-Irish treaty by which It was granted its measure of independence. Now the Baldwin government has filed with the secretariat of the League a protest against this action, asserting that the League has no concern with the relations rela-tions between component parts of the British empire. The Irish believe the protest is made in order to clear the way for support of Ulster's position on the boundary question, while depriving the Free State of the right to carry the matter before the League. The other dominions of the empire, which all hold membership in the League, are watching developments with great Interest. PROGRESS of the revolt In Albania, led by Ahmed Zogu, former chief of state, is worrying the powers of Europe for some of them may become involved In the fracas. The first attack at-tack by the rebels was made from Serbian soil and Premier Fannoll says it was made by regular Jugo-Slav troops disguised. Italy Is concerned lest Serbia gain possession of the Albanian Al-banian ports on the Adriatic and has sent two warships to Albanian waters. Rome has warned Belgrade that it will not permit any alteration In the present boundary of Albania, and Premier Mussolini Is reported to be ready to seize Durazzo and Valona. MAGNATES of the two major baseball base-ball leagues met In Chicago and took up the quarrel which President Ban Johnson of the American league has been waging with Commissioner Landls. The result of the deliberations delibera-tions was that Landls is left in full control of baseball, and Ban Johnson Is deprived of much of his power and rebuked so that he has nothing left to do except participate In the "Internal affairs of his circuit." Frank Navln of Detroit was chosen to sit on the advisory council Instead of Johnson. The American league owners, with the exception of Phil Ball of the St. Louis Browns, joined In an apology to Commissioner Com-missioner Lnndis for the conduct of Johnson, and this appeased him so that he decided to continue In his position posi-tion TSUNEO MATSUDAIRA, one of the most experienced and highly esteemed es-teemed of Japan's diplomats, has been appointed ambassador to the United States to succeed Mr. Hanlhara, who returned to Tokyo after the passage of the Japanese exclusion act by congress. con-gress. He expects to be In Washington Washing-ton by March 4. JULIUS KAHN, who represented the Fourth district of California in congress con-gress for 24 years and who was chairman chair-man of the house committee on military mili-tary affairs, died in S.u Francisco after a lingering Illness. He was sixty-three years old. Congressman i Kalin always was one of the warmest supporters of national preparedness I and of universal military training for young men. His place on the mill-; mill-; tary committee probably will go to 1 Representative Morln of Tennsyl-I Tennsyl-I vanla. |