Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 203, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1919 — WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

Aug- 21. President Wilson will refuse to yield to Carranza’s demand that the American troops chasing the bandits, from “whom the two army aviators were ransomed, be withdrawn from Mexico. The American soldiers will come out of Mexico when they have captured the bandits or given up the irthase as futile, but not in deference to Carranza’s demlands. —<oh— Attorney General Palmer wired instructions to all district attorneys and department of justice agents to go after licensed sugar refiners and dealers who are found to be violating the license provisions of the food administration to boost sugar prices. Licenses of the guilty dealers are to be revoked. OH— The senate foreign relations committee, defying the presidential ukase for haste in consideration of the peace treaty, has openea its doors to the afflicted subject peoples of Europe and is to give <sar to all who were denied a hearing in Paris. 'oi— President Wilson may again delay his speaking tour of the country in order to greet.'Gen. Pershing next month when he returns from France, and also to welcome the Ist division cf the American expeditionary force which is to parade as a victory demonstration in New York and Washington. —o►— Senator Walsh, of Massachusetts, introduced a resolution calling upon the president to lift the ban on secrecy on income tax returns so that a dishonor 'list might be prepared of persons who profiteerede while other sacrificed during the war. The list also calls for a complete report of the hames of “dollair a year” men and profits of concerns they were interested in during the war. The bill amending the food control act by extending its scope to wearing apparel, adding a penalty for profiteering and enabling the attorney general to reach the small retailers, was reported to the house b ythe committee on agriculture. A provision exempting the farmers was added. —«QH—- - Legislation designed to prevent railroad strikes was urged by Charles ’ Piez, of Chicago, representing the f Illinois Manufacturers’ association, I before the house committee on in- | terstate and foreign commerce. Mr. Piez approved of most of the proi visions of the Esch-Pomerene rail' road bill, with a few modifications and. amplifications. He opposed government ownership.