South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-14
NEW AND WATSON
DON 7 HELP CUT
COST Of LIVING
G. o. P. CaIl0uS on Subject of
PrOfiteerS and Burdens
of People.
Special 70 The News Times

Special % The News Times
lVA.sHINiTON. Aug While
everyone I'm Washington ofscIaI cir
cles is striving 10 find some method
Of solving the high cost o. living.
Sens New and Watson OF Indiana
are giving negative assistance They
are vetoing proposals and by the
process Of elimination eventually
there may be offered some sugges-
ton which win meet with their sat-
isfaction. AT the present time. they
are not in accord with any OF the
recommendation OF the president
except that which they believed
struck at the demands of labor
The licensing system 20 control the
distributors OF foOdstuns is not IA
vored By either Watson or New.
1ley believe 10 will restrict business
snd rather than permit any such re-
striction they would see the present
high living costs continue. They are
omOrg the most pronounced oppon-
ents OF any restriction even upon the
distribution Of foOdstuds.
The attitude Of Watson and New
Is being reflected in the leadership
IN the house Republican floor lead
ers are insisting there Is no necessi-
~ for continuing the present session
of congress. They imply at least
that the high cost Of living is not
~ orthy Of consideration by congress
and even state in bold language that
there is more necessity for "a vaCa-
tioa tor the members Of the house
than there is for the consideration Of
legislation before congress.
Policy OF Nothing Doing"
Rapidly there is growing the po-
Icy OF doing nothing and hoping 20
improve the party position by as
serted mistakes OF the opponents.
The republican party leaders took
this policy as their own throughout
the war and then accused the presl-
dent Cf making OF congress n rub
Der stamp" They are now prepar-
ing the way. i'm fact they already
have prepared it, whereby they can
only continue their rubber stamp"
practice AID only because they are
unwilling 10 become other than a
rubber stamp.
Every suggestion from the white
house that congress has the oppOr-
tunity 20 assist in the solving of the
great reconstruction problems has
brought the immediate response
from congress that the president
was trying 10 pass the buck" 80
statement has been made appreciat-
ing the courtesy OF the president in
asking for the cooperation Of con-
gress and no one has arisen to give
him credit for such a policy In
stead there has been "a nasty insinu-
alton OF an attempt to SHIFT the re-
sponsibility.
Odium ON Hays.
The congressional attitude created
a fine situation for president with
moral courage and Immediately the
president grasped the opportunity
and prepared for action He made
It plain To the people that first he
had called upon congress for assist
ance and having been denied that ne
took the responsibility upon himself
and was ready TO be the leader he
has always been Any solution that
comes now must be 10 his credit FOR
be pointed the way 20 reduce the
high cost of living And if congress
does not join and pass legislation i'm
harmony with his message. it will
be the error Of congress and an err.
ror which VIII be fatal for the re-
publican leadership.
II is this example as well as 9TH
ers OF an entirely incapable leader
snip which is causing the great IN
dependent and republican newspa-
pers of the east 20 demand that
new deal be had i'm congress X is
this emergency which is calling for
the presence OF VIII II HAYS in
Washington but the unwillingness Of
HAYS TO assume the position of lead
er OF his party and 10 permit Sen.
Penrose TO dictate party policy has
brought an odium upon his admins
tration which may be- the cause for
his failure TO put in an appearance
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