Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1920 — WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

Washington, D. C. May 12. Senator Thomas of Colorado today warned his fellow Democrats in the senate that to follow President Wilson’s leadership on the treaty issue further meant certain party destruction. —o Attorney General Palmer intends to answer the criticisms of Assistant Secretary of Labor Post relative to deportation cases. He seeks to be heard before the conclusion of the committee hearings. Cash bonus for ex-service men will be limited to a maximum of $625 for those who went overseas and SSOO to those who did not leave this country, under the terms of an amendment to the soldiers bonus bill decided upon by the Republican members of the ways and means committee. A conference of government officials to consider grain market conditions following the termination of government control on June 1 has been called by Julius Barnes, wheat director. It will be held in Washington on May 19.