Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1920 — WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

Washington, D. C., April 21. ■President Wilson changed has mind overnight and dispatched Ambassador Johnson from Rome to the San Remo conference of the allies as an observer to report the proceedings to the president and to explainhis views to the allies. Diplomats Would not be apprised at a break between the allies and Mr. Wilson at San Remo. — lo — . . Capt. W. V. Pratt, aid to Admiral Benson, chief of naval operations during the war, admitted before the senate investigating committee that the American navy was unprepared for war in April, 1917, and could not have whipped the German fleet. Capt. Pratt was relied upon by Secretary Daniels thoroughly to discredit the testimony >of Admiral Sims regarding unpreparedness and chaos in the navy department, but the result was the reverse of that expected. —o — The state department, so far as can be learned, is maintaining a strictly hands off policy toward the growing revolt in Mexico against President Carranza, and it is believed this government, for the present at least, will let the internal affairs of Mexico take their own course.

—o — ...... Increases ranging from S4OO to SBOO a year for officers of the army and navy below the grades of captain of the navy and colonel of the army were agreed upon by conferees of the senate and house. ■ 74 -—o— " -yy Representative Juul of Chicago introduced a joint resolution in the house providing increases in salaries of postal employes as a means of increasing efficiency at the Chicago post office. / —o—- ' An international incident has ■been created by the arrest at Bimini, Bahamas of Charles Vincenti, millionaire wine merchant of Baltimore, by United States government agents on charges involving the irregular removal of liquor from bond. A protest is expected from the British government. . —o—- ..... One hundred and sixty-two senators and representatives have tentatively arranged a sixty days’ trip to the orient- for themselves and the members of their families, virtually at government expense, on army transports. The party will number 500 or more. ,r.