American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-08
ooNenrss Aap rHr PRESIDENT

IN eooerees MONDAY a. iha result ~ a
flItasior conducted b. twelve United
Nfafes senators led ~ fAFoliefte. no
publlcan and Stone. pcmocrat. A.
a result nearly cvery state legislature
has passed denuuciafory resolutions
and President Wilson has demanded
that tfe rules 81 ihf senate BE- chang
- 80 mat a fee members can not
prevent aciion upon any measure.
There are Two aides % this Quea-
fioa d ls porthy of special mention
that senator 90 ems. aho most bitter.
~ denounced ihs act 81 Tho twelve SEN
atofs hinaelf held up no senate ln
Mary senators Nho denouhce the
facite have done the zane thing The
pelf aiii approve 4 reasonable chr
tni'iuk 81 the poaera ~ senators 70
otsirati leEiaiatpn. bat the Welfare
~ fhe c0anffy eii not BE- served hy
wholly uitadmelnE mis- power IA
tinire past ne exercise ~ this power
has prevented ahoiosaie raids upon
the treasury and the enactment Of
mech BAD legislation.
Ihe ihins ihaf brought about the
uil.h4ttfr Nas THE request OF tho
preaidenf ~ BE- clothed Nuh poNer 70
taAe All action which he might deem
~ ftf BEST. ln dealing with conditions
tbai aay arise beteccn no0 and the
regular meesinr o. congress Ia De
tffnbef. Ia regard % our foreign ~.
iAtlona more particularly our rela
tiuns win Germany a. a time o.
crisis the people az sell az members
81 congress % not Niah 70 b placed
IN a position where a viii appear NAT
fhey are opposing the administration.
y should BE- horne tn mind. however,
That fhe president ava not ask FOR AM
particular Authority. lie asked an
advance endorsement az any action he
might conclude TO b necessary dur.
Ing ne nma congress- vas not ia aes-
slos In Tho closing hours the obairuc-
tionists ceniercd their fight Ga a hlll
empos erlng the president 20 arm NOR
ebsntmeu. a power which II has been
determincd he already had. but the
rial object eas 10 oompeli the calling
81 a. extra session ~ that congress
~ould b. available to act Ga any erie
nie that might arise. and not leave the
satire responsibility for determining a
coafse % be pursued ~ith thu presi-
dent alone
suppose you we're bulldins a house
aaa = contractor would sAy 10 you
- don't know ~hat the cost OF this
house ~tl b. 20 you Just sign a check
Ia blank and I eill an u in when the
house = finished" Thla uould not be-
an eKaci parallel. bat Il illustrates IA
q Nay the extent Of confidence and
authority Which the president asked
"a the twelve senators kept him
frpm getting
We're The president 10 ASK congress
Tor authorify 90 prevent an overflow
- the Mississippi. spending as much
money - be thought advisable. with
oui aieelosinE any plans. tho people
woald appla0d congress Ia withhold
tuH is sanction We're ne 20 seek
Authority % devise and put into 81.
fert q tariff schedule. the result would
D. q same
There eere sonie uarroe aud blrot-
- mfn. Ia thr opinion NJ the prtss,
ensasea in thai niiibuster. Jet & is
possible that che principle they vere
cortsudluE for NAs vital enough 20
aarfaut thelr action what these men
REALLY demanded vas that congress
- called in special session ana kept
Ia session nhiie tho crisis lasts. ID
pass upon matters a. ihey may arise
Tie ffamCfs % our government AZ
pleuaei that congress aud The prosl.
drut mnst Nork together. thar each
have geftain LIMITATIONS placed upon
their pokera and that bryond ths iim.
r. - nkrd the president must have
TIE fnrsfnt of congress 40 one viii
question the Wisdom 81 this provision
Without N W. would havc a monarehtal
instsse of a Republican form on gov
ernment
Opposition 20 granting ihe pfesi-
tenfs request aas doahiicas accon
tuatet ~ the fact hat b. has ufth.
held irigrmafIoa FROM conrross that
a had d Tight % have The thinner
mana rofe relating 10 ~entangiiuE Mex
ifo ~ az limited States u only one
sH tfffrti ~Iasisnecs The foreign re-
fattans fnutmitiee ahlch N the ad-
fisor 81 ths president hss d right 10
spea ~nfpfmafipu. bat has not always
had it
There Il little dagti that .rsss
q ready 80 grant poser b. tha presl-
deni ~ a. any speelnr thing. but the
aladom ~ going further than this a
. tfh4tatie question ConcedinF that
tha president b hiFh minded and &C
tgafea ~ only the tesf 81 motive and
seeke aathorify % 90 oniy shat be
believes IL fur the welfare o. az the
people, yet Eoot purposes aud ths eie-
ssfton 90 the presidency % not con
stitlte sistom some other MAJ Ia
a. sanna n.ara mIaNf ~ arfts.f.4 ~
motifes last A. biEh. and yet adopt
y course entr~l3 dlfsrent from The
ons he president masf have ga rie4
In a crisis 20 vital a. thia u the
president might weii avail himself q
the counsel % the wise heads In con.
gress and hold eongross In session %
grant sach po~~r - d~eselopmsnts may
demand