Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 205, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1919 — WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

Washington, D. C., Aug, 24'. Adoption of an amednment awarding Shantung to China instead of Japan is regarded as signalizing the defeat of the president in the senate foreign relations committee in his entire fight for ratification of the peace treaty and league of nations covenant without change. He will carry the fight to the floor of the senate and his tacticians are seeking the votes to take the treaty away from the committee i this week before further changes are made in the pact. —o— Having acquired protectorats over Persia, Arabia, and Egypt, annexed Mesopotamia, and obtained para mount influence over Thibet, Great Britain has strengthened her African and Asiatic empire and now rules a 5,000 mile solid stretch of territory from the Sahara to French Indo-China. Report to the senate by Director General Hines shows that William G. McAdoo and his family had passes on all railroad lines while he was director general, and that they still hold Pullman passes. Rail passes are held by 1,590 and Pullman passes by 1,096 relatives of railroad officials. o While legislating on economic problems senators and representatives are busy trying to beat the H. C. of L. personally. Senator McCormick is having his overcoats and suits of clothes turned inside out, Senator Knox has given up meat and is eating fish, Senator Sheppard and Representatives Gladden and McKinley have quite buying clothes till the prices come down.