BIG DEBATE IN UNITED STATES ON TARIFF.

Grey River Argus, 8 June 1922, Page 5

BIG DEBATE IN UNITED STATES ON TARIFF.

(Received June 7, 30 p.m.) WASHINGTON, June 6. The Republican and Democratic. Senators are attacking each other in the most bitter word battles over the. U;S.A. tariff. The progress of the measure, however, continues to languish, and out of thousands of items, only a lew hundreds liave yet been agreed 1 <>. The debate, so far, has given birth to 2,000,000 words. There is no end yet in sight. President Harding, who wants the Ships Subsidies Bill passed this session, has been pressing for action in connection with the Tariff Bill, in order to make way for his measure. The Soldiers Bonus Bill, which is considered a political necessity for those Senators coming up for election in the autumn also waits. The British Ambassador, Sir Auckland Geddes, to-day called on the State Department, ostensibly to discuss the action of Senator Watson, of Indiana, in making attacks upon him and the Italian Ambassador, Signor Ricci. Senator Watson declared that these Ambassadors’ speeches on the tariff were a violation of diplomatic usages. As a matter of fact, Sir A. Geddes declares he never said anything which Senator Watson has attributed to him. The U.S.A, political situation is being further confused by attacks on the Hon. Mr Dougerty, whose record before taking office in the Cabinet is beingassailed.

NEW MOVES IN THE BALKANS. (Received Jue 7, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, June 6. The Boston newspaper “Christian Science Monitor's” London correspondent states:—ltaly and Turkey have negotiated a secret treaty, unknown to the Allies, Italy agreeing diplomatically to help in a restoration of Turkey’s pre-war territorial status, in exchange for economic concessions in Turkey, and for a furtherance of Italy’s ambitions in the Balkans, by means of an impending new secret Turkish-Bulga-rian-Albanian Alliance.” The correspondent adds: “This treaty is a most, important part of the so-called commercial TurkishItalian Treaty, to which Mr Chamberlain referred in the House of Commons on May 3. The political portion was not revealed.” A FRANCO HEDJ AGREEMENT DENIED, (Received June 7, 10 p.m.) PARIS, June 6. The “Journal des Debats” declares that the reports of an agreement between France and the Sultan of Ilejd are devoid of truth.