The sun., 1918-11-28


q formula for the league Of nations
which may embody some OF the points
he now has in mind, but which doubt
less will be very different from the
plan he hopes TO see contaminated.
The failure Of the President so far
70 take leaders OF Congress into his
confidence regarding his plans is sery-
ing TO keep alive all manner of con-
lectures as TO how government by
cable" is to work out in actual prac-
tice for a period Of some six weeks.
question OF 'e'" ROVER"
Particular interest now attaches TO
tne Ine,hVa " - o.,.s sao,:,a, ,nr
which conceivsbly may get through
both branches Of Congress during his
absence. The question has arisen par
ticularly with respect TO Section T.
Article I. of the Constitution, when
reads as follows;
- EVERY b.,l which SHAH nave passed
the House of Representatives ana the
Senate shall before IL snail become
law be presented to the PRESIDENT OF
the United States II any bill shaii
not be returned by the PRESIDENT
within ten days tSundays excepteu
after 1t shall have been presented 10
him the same shall be law IN ike
manner as IL he had signed IL. unless
the Congress by their Adjournment
prevent, It's return, in which case II
shall not be law"
- The question raised is whether the
Presidents absence Will not oeprlve
him. TO certain extent at least OF ms
power of veto over legislation Whlch
conceivably might be passed by CON
gress and become law even though Ile
President might regard ~ ot Tue Ut
most Importance to disapproVe OF IT,
c.,,a ~. RAD m. Precedent.
1t has been generally believed that
bill would become law only after 1t had
reached the President personally and
then had not been signed after a pc
Rod of ten days. But the interpreted
ton of the legal branch or the Gov
eminent. 1t was learned to-dat, is that
the bill Is considered as having peen
presented to the President when IL IL
sent TO the white House ana tna' 'e'o
after that date. 1t Is pointed out that
Mere any o.ne 49, -. .Nl.,,,,a Co.
a presider, a., defeat the ends of Con-
sress either by leaving Washington
when Legislation he dlsapproved Vi
passed poth oral'ches ., sips ~
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ABOARD snip.
would Deias Routine Matters'
Congress. of course, does have to
h,ro ,ha p,.asidar,.s s;yra,uro IN a
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Veto anu 'ii's signature 'a''''o' NC
transmitted by cable. Thus In an
emergency Il might he necessary for
the President to get the text by cable
and then manage by some means to
get his signature to washinkttyn 6h6er
the veto within ten DAYS. This would
mean sending II nv the fastest avail
abln shin IN the white House whore.
n ia he'll n cauId he attached IN the
hill and serva IN frustr,te IsvisIatIon
which tho President n,igbt t,el,e,a ~
The ,,t,,,os, ir,norta moo 10 ~. nation 10
pu. any l'''anap nIsn' oause
dent powerless TO exercise one of the
most vital furtctions of his office.
In the matter OF signing pardons
or exercising clemency the Presidents
absence admittedly may cause DELAY
in cases which average about one a
day. but It is understood that a courier
service will bring these cases to the
President for his signature and than