The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-19
lSpat-al Correg2ondenceD


WASHINGTON, October 3.-If Con-
gress at it's next session undertakes 10
consider and dispose Of all the le5i5la-
tive problems with which President
Taft will zeal in his annual MESSAGE
the session will last full year, and
will adjourn leaving much to be con-
sidered later. OF course the President
does not expect his full program to be
carried out; no President ever expect
ed such thing. But he will point
out in his message those legislative re-
forms which in his judgment, are most
needed, and will bring pressure to bear
to get as much as he can
That the next session will be an eX-
traordnary busy one, and cores
pondingly important one is no doubt
true. The time is ripe for the enact
ment of a very great deal of remedial
legislation Public sentiment demands
such legislation. Politics demands that
the republican party. in full control or
the administration, should grant such
legislation, and public sentiment Will,
to a great extent, be needed. The COM
ing session Immediately precedes the
congressional elections which Will de-
termine the complexion of the next
House of Representatives, and with
much soreness resulting, from the pas
sage of the Payne-Aldrich tariff DILL II
is incumbent upon Congress, at its
earliest opportunity to appease this re-
sentiment in the hope of continuing
the republican party in control oil the
House. With a democratic House,
progressive legislation, favored by this
administration, would be out of the
question.
The enactment of new currency law
may not be attempted at the next ses-
sion depending largely upon whether
or not the currency commission will be
ready to make its report early in the
session. If that report is delayed, the
leaders will put over the currency bill
until the short session. The currency
problem will be a bothersome one
whenever it does come up. and for that
reason the leaders are anxious to for
tify themselves as strongly as possible
before plunging into the task of pass
ing the kind of bill they want AL
ready it is apparent that Speaker Can
non entertains currency ideas very diff
ferent from those endorsed by Presi-
dent Taft, and as the Speaker has
carefully loaded" the House commit
tee on Banking and Currency so that
it will do his bidding, there is plenty
of opportunity for trouble before any
ucrrency measure can be sent to the
President for signature.
Aside from the currency question,
public sentiment undoubtedly will de-
mand early and positive legislation
with respect to conservation. The
row between Secretary Ballinger and
Forester Pinchot has brought this is
sue squarely before the country; the
President has defined his attitude, ana
it is now incumbent upon Congress to
pass considerable legislation before
this administration can carry forward
the Roosevelt conservation policies on
the broad scale outlined by the former
President, and still advocated by Mr..
Pinchot, Already President Taft has
gone as far as he legally can to per-
petuate those policies, but he admits,
and Congress can not fail to see that
the law must be materially amended
A comprehensive set of conservation
laws can not be passed in week or in
a month. There will be conflicting
views in Congress; conflicting influence
will be brought to bear upon Con-
gress; hearings will have to be
held, and in the end, compromise
will have to be reached. All this takes