Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 230, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1919 — WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

Washington, D. C., Sept. 22. Governor Lowden’s presidential boom was given a boost by a demonstration for him when he appeared on the floor of the house, following his appearance before the special committee on budget legislation. Republican members were so noisy in their greeting that proceedings were suspended until the governor retired to the cloak rooms, where he held a reception. Governor Lowden told the bugdet committee of the experience of Illinois in the establishment of a budget system and advised the fixing of responsibility for appropriation estimates upon the president. Maj. Gen. McAndrew, former chief of staff of the American expeditionary forces, disagreed with recommendations of Secretary of War Baker and the general staff on army reorganization legislation in testifying^beftar^^^^^^m^^^^^fe that a peace time army of 300,000 should ibe sufficient, and favored universal training for a period of six months. With the actual beginning of the steel strike, indications are multiplying that it will be one of the major subjects of discussion at the 'white house industrial conference. October 1 6 with the president, E. H. Gary, chairman of the board of the United States Steel corporation, and heads of international unions directly concerned in the strike among those participating. An attack on President Carranza has been issued in Mexico by Francisco Villa charging that Cajrranzistas, when they ' found themselves defeated recently by Villa's forces at Juarez fired on El Paso in order to force American intervention to drive Villa’s troops away. The chamber of commerce of the United States is compelled to postpone the international trade conference at Atlantic City, scheduled for September 29,. because of inability to transport the foreign delegations in time. •» *