oc-plain-dealer 1924-05-08

GROUPS NOW CONTROL CONGRESS BY DAYID LAWRENCE WASHINGTON, May 8.—Group government has replaced party government. All doubts as to the power of the insurgent Republicans to do about as they please in the present session of congress have been removed. And President Coolidge, possessed of the veto power, stands as the single-hander champion of conservative, regular Republican doctrine. The taxation plan of the secretary of the treasury, Andrew W. Mellon, now has been beaten in both house and the senate by a coalition of Democrat and Insurgent Republicans. The first important test of the new rules of the house which delayed the organization of the present session of congress has turned out exactly as expected. No longer can the regular Republicans pigeon-hole a measure in committee. A majority vote can bring it out according to the new rules and that now has happened. It marks an epoch in the history of the house of representatives. It means more power to groups than parties. The voting of the Simmons tax rates into the senate bill as proposed by the Democrats and the virtual acceptance in the house of the Democratic rates proposed by Representative Garner in what is known as the longworth compromise does not mean that the Democrats are controlling congress. It has a deeper meaning than that. It reveals that there is a new alignment in the national legislature. REVOLT OVER JAPANESE EXCLUSION IN SENATE (Continues from Page One) consistent friend of the administration, openly expressed wonderment "whether Mr. Coolidge is not playing politics." He observed that only last Friday, announcement was made at the White House that the president favored exclusion and it was indicated that the existing bill would meet his approval. "That was before the California primary," said the Nebraska senator. "The primary is over now." Senator Shortridge, Rep. of Calif., charged there was "something sinister" in the whole reversal of the exclusion situation. He said he saw no reason for nearly a year's extension of time "to abrogate the gentlemen's agreement." "If Mr. Hughes can't end the 'gentlemen's agreement'—which is not a treaty—in the two months between now and July 1, then let him resign," said the California senator. Shortridge served notice the time extension would be "fought to the last ditch." "I will make a point of order against it," he said, "and I think it will be sustained. If not—then we will beat it by a direct vote." The point of order will be made that the senate and house conferences exceeded their authority in greeting to the time extension. There are ample precedents for each contention, for hereforefore conference committees have been prohibited from putting new material in bills. The time extension is distinctly new material, for the senate originally voted to make exclusion effective immediately and reluctantly agreed to the house feature of July 1. KLAN CANDIDATE LEADING BY 27,000 INDIANAPOLIS, May 8.—With only a few scattered precincts in the state yet to be tabulated, Ed Jackson, secretary of state, and supported by the Ku Klux Klan, had picked up a majority of 27,000 votes over his opponents for the Republican nomination for governor. BONUS GOSSE NEARLY 7 BILLIONS WASHINGTON, May 8.—Soldiers bonus bill as passed congress ultimately will cost $700,000,000, over a period of years according to the figures pared by treasury actuaries President Coolidge. These figures are expected play an important part in president's anticipated yield of bill now before him. The actual amount to be paid soldier beneficiaries amounts to $3,700,000,000, the rest be tawen up by interest and administrative charges. Assuming the population of United States as 110,000,000 per capita cost would be $61 per year on the 60 year period or $1 per year. Necessity of a sinking fund created of government bonds to reserve total of about $3,600,000 at end of 20 years to finance payments when insurance policies picture, will be called to the president's attention by Secretary the Treasury Mellon. At the end of 20 years the government would put the accumulated $2,600,000,000 bonds on market at the prevailing interest rate, now estimated at between four and five percent. Forty years bonds would be the logical basis according to treasury experts, extending the bonus liquidated over 60 years. Treasury officials said the bond should not be given to bonus beneficiaries in lieu of cash; they leave 59% of the veterans wo It marks an epoch in the history of the house of representatives. It means more power to groups than parties. The voting of the Simmons tax rates into the senate bill as proposed by the Democrats and the virtual acceptance in the house of the Democratic rates proposed by Representative Garner in what is known as the Longworth compromise does not mean that the Democrats are controlling congress. It has a deeper meaning than that. It reveals that there is a new alignment in the national legislature—a radical, liberal or progressive group composed of insurgent Republicans and most of the Democrats and a conservative regular group composed almost wholly of Republicans or two Democrats. On of the surface it might seem as if the Democrats are merely following the Republican strategy of vester-years in aiding and abetting all political mischief, which works to the disadvantage of the party in power but what has been happening in the last few weeks cannot be attributed entirely to that cause. The Democrats would not have opposed the Mellon rates nor would the insurgent Republicans have deliberately abandoned them if they had not believed that the Mellon cut helped the wealthy too much and that the substitute bills gave the sum of smaller income more of a reduction in his taxes. Similarly in the house, the support given the Howell-Barkley bill to safeguard the rights of union labor in the railway crafts is significant of a belief that the working classes are more numerous than the employers. Congress as a rule legislates to get a direct response from the largest number of people and while the railway employers and the persons of large income could probably prove that their proposals are in the end of economic benefit to more persons than themselves, the house and Senate being politically minded does not accept such a view. The administration or leadership which champions the cause of the so-called conservative business interests of the country is doomed in the present temper of Congress to defeat. The tax hill which has been drafted by the coalition of insurgent Republicans and Democrats is by no means satisfactory to candidates in either Republican or Democratic parties but it is a reduction, nevertheless, as compared with the present revenue net. And the mood of Congress is to cut taxes a little bit at a time. Undoubtedly there will be efforts to cut taxes further every year from now one. It will always be a paramount issue. But the radicals feel that the cuts should not be too extensive and that the man of smaller income should be given preference right along. The case KLAN CANDIDATE LEADING BY 27,000 INDIANAPOLIS, May 8—With only a few scattered prefects in the state yet to be tabulated, Ed Jackson, secretary of state, and supported by the Ku Klux Klan, had piled up a majority of 27,000 votes over his opponents for the Republican nomination for governor. President Calvin Coolidge was leading Hiram Johnson for the presidential nomination by over 200,000 votes and was expected to hold this lead when the last prefects are reported. Only two of the 92 counties in the state were lost to Jackson. As it is, when they are without knowledge of his intentions, they go ahead, recording their votes, and when the time comes for a vote over the veto, it is embarrassing for them to change their votes. The Mellon tax rates were heartily approved by Mr. Coolidge at the outset. Now he will receive a bill from congress which in the ordinary course of events would deserve a veto if consistency were to be regarded as a virtue. But the question of expediency arises—is the new bill better than the present law? It is. 14 Mr. Coolidge vetoes the proposed bill, he delays tax revision. His strategy will be to sign it and ask for further revision if elected to the presidency next autumn. At the end of 20 years the government would put the accrual $7,600,000,000 bonds on market at the prevailing rate, now estimated at between four and five percent. Forty y bonds would be the logical item according to treasury experts, extending the bonus liquidation over 60 years. Treasury officials said the bonds should not be given to bonus beneficiaries in lieu of cash, they lieve 50% of the veterans who sacrifice the bonds at far unintended price value to obtain ready cash. That, it was declared, would suit in the collapse of other government paper and precipitate serious situation. In present estimates of the bus cost interest that must be paid on the bonds following mature policies has not heretofore been taken into consideration, according to treasury experts. To build up the sinking fund was estimated that approximately $151,000,000 annually in print and interest would be depleted in the sinking fund in the foot of bonds. Treasury actuaries, in revival estimates, fix the payments those veterans who die before expiration of policies will amount from $125,000,000 to $130,000,000 experts said. Republicans and Democrats is by no means satisfactory to candidates in either Republican or Democrat parties but it is a reduction, nevertheless, as compared with the present revenue net. And the mood of congress is to cut taxes a little bit at a time. Undoubtedly there will be efforts to cut taxes further every year from now on. It will always be a paramount issue. But the radicals feel that the cuts should not be too extensive and that the man of smaller income should be given preference right along. The case for the lower surtax advocates has been weakened by several things. First, the argument has been made that business conditions would be improved by lower rates and, second, that tax exempt securities would not be so popular if taxable securities were made more attractive than lower rates. Congress has not been convinced they even under the present surtaxes business has been ruined. On the contrary, the Republicans plan to go into the campaign with a cry of prosperity. Also some of the proposals thus far advanced would seriously compete with the tax-exempt securities in the opinion of members of congress who have been instrumental in defeating the Mellon rates. As for the action of the house in forcing to the front the very bill which the railway interests have been fighting, this is an indication that big business, so to speak, has hurt its own cause by fighting the inevitable. The demand for the Howell-Barkley bill now has been intensified. Coming on the eve of the congressional as well as presidential campaign, union labor is gathering its strength once more to strike all those in the Republican or Democratic parties who side with the employee. It's the old story of bloom. This time the labor bloc in the house is in the ascendancy. President Coolidge might have saved the tax situation by personal intervention and an appeal to the country for the Mellon rates just as the bill was being advanced to one stage to the other but he was advised that he could not hope to change the situation. There is some doubt about this for members of the Republican party not so ready to commit themselves against the president on they know definitely that will veto a specific measure. NUS COST HEARLY 7 BILLIONS WASHINGTON, May 8 — The bonus will as passed by the ultimately will cost $60,000, over a period of 60 according to the figures pre-treasury actuaries for Gov. Coolidge. The figures are expected to be important part in the tent's anticipated vote of the new him. Actual amount to be paid in beneficiary amounts only 100,000,000, the rest being up by interest and administrative charges. Inning the population of the States as 110,000,000 the quota cost would be $61, over year period or $1 per year. Severity of a sinking fund creature government bonds to reach of about $3,600,000 at the 29 years to finance pay when insurance policies may be called to the presi-attention by Secretary of Treasury Mellon. The end of 20 years the govern- would put the accumul-500,000,000 bonds on the at the prevailing interest low estimated at between and five percent. Forty year would be the logical issue, leading to treasury experts, thus ing the bonus liquidation 20 years. Insurance officials said the bonds not be given to bonus bene- in lieu of cash, they be- 0% of the veterans would MAY SUE TO RECOVER CALIFORNIA OIL LEASE (Continued from Page One) The king said. Hill believed so when the lease was executed and believes so now. Gillett quoted a letter which Mr. Harding wrote to the senate on June 7, 1922. In support of his contention that Fall had authority to grant the lease, President Harding said in part: "I think it is only fair to state in this connection that the policy that has been adopted by the secretary of the navy (Denby) and the secretary of the interior (Fall) in dealing with these matters (leasing upon naval oil reserves) was submitted to me prior to the adoption thereof, and the policy decided upon and the subsequent acts have at all times lied my entire approval." In addition to investigating the Honolulu Lease, Walsh sad the committee would make Hquiries into leases upon the Salt Creek field in Wyoming and the Cat Creek field in Montana. To carry out these investigations, Walsh declared he would ask the senate to give the committee authority to conduct hearings during the recess this summer. INTENDED TO RAISE DUST WASHINGTON, May 8 — Investigation of Senator Brown K. Wheeler and Thomas J. Walsh, Democrats of Montana, was launched to "appear" the two senators and impede the Teapot Dome and Dawson inquiries, A. A. Gordron, former assistant attorney general of Montana, testified today before the Brookhart committee. Gordron said he got this information from Blair Coan, who directed the Montanan's inquiries which resulted in Wheeler's indictment. SIX ITALIANAS DOOMED TO SWING TOMORROW (Continued from Page One) merely was employed to drive the night of the crime. One man will hang the six. His identity has been withheld from the public and when he appears on the scaffold he will be wearing a black mask so he will not be 77,059 ANIMALS HAVE BEEN SHOT SACRAMENTO, May 8 — The total appraised value of livestock slaughtered up to May 0 in the fight against the hoof and mouth disease in California was $2,962,122.21; according to a statement made today by the state board of control. A total of 77,059 animals has been killed in eradication of the livestock plague of which 6,101 were cattle; 18,179 swine; 22,362 sheep and 417 goats. OPPOSE LIGHTING BANS RHOENIX, May 8 — Recommendations that Arizona foot and mouth disease quarantine regulations remain in effect until the disease is under complete control in California will be made to Governor Hunt by the committee of Hews who investigated the California fight against the disease On last ten days. The committee returned this morning and will report to Governor Hunt Monday. The losses in California due to the disease have impressed the committee with the necessity of extreme vigilance to prevent the spread of the epidemic in Arizona, declared A. A. Johns, vice president of the national Wool Gravers' Assn., and a member of the investigating committee. GENDARMES FIGHT TURKISH BANDITS PARIS, May 8 — Fighting between sendarmes and Turkish brigands on Syrian territory along the Syrian frontier, in which there were 15 French casualties, was admitted by the foreign office this afternoon. Also it was admitted that the Turks have concentrated troops along the frontier. The French high commission for French mandate territory in Syria, and General Weygand conferred with Premier Potmcare regarding the situation last night. Service on the Aleppo-Angora railway has been suspended. SIX ITALIANS DOOMED TO SWING TOMORROW (Continued From Page One) merely employed to drive the night of the crime. One man will hang the six. His identity has been withheld from the public and when he appears on the scaffold he will be wearing a black mask so he will not be recognized. Amite was quiet today. The state troops are guarding the prison are keeping close watch and allowing no one to approach the jail. Sheriff Lam-Bowden declared he expected no violence, despite countless warnings and black hand threats which authorities have received. BRITISH KEEPING FRANCE POSTED LONDON: May 8 — Great Britain is keeping France fully posted upon every step taken regarding reparations, the foreign office stated today. Premier MacDonald sent Premier Poincaré an informal and informative letter outlining the results of the Anglo-Belgian conference. Officials pointed out that the government merely wanted to let the French know the British attitude and to assure Paris that the British will take no step without notifying the French. CONFESSED BANDIT SERIOUSLY INJURED LOS ANGELES, May 8 — Earl Tabor, 23, confessed bandit, was in a serious condition today from a bullet wound in his neck, inflicted with his own revolver when he attempted to hold up C. Roth, who took the gun from him in a fight and shot him. 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