The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-05
bringing the soldiers Home.

Bringing the Soldiers Home.
In the army appropria ton bill which
called to pass there was an appropffa-
ton OF 3411 ,000, 900 for transportation
of the army A part Of this was for
bringing back the soldiers now in
France. Congressman today pointed
out, however, that the return of the
army depends more on the speedy fin
ishing of the worl, o. the peace con-
ference than on congressional appro-
priations.
Secretary Baker holds the view that
congress somewhat delayed the return
CT troops from France.
Provisions for Returning Soldiers
The sixty-fifth congress adjourned
without making any provision for the
future Of the men returned from
France, who may not be able to return
to their former occupations 1t failed
to pass the 500, 100000 Lane bill, pro-
viding for the reclamation of land as
hnmesteads for soldiers. The only ma
teria1 provision made for the men of
the returning army was the bonus of
sixty dollars to each officer, enlisted
man and nurse provided for in the rev
eTrue bill.
Repeal Of LUXURY Taxes.
The house passed repeal Of the
seni-luxury taxes In the revenue bill,
but the senate failed to act on it. This
leaves the people to pay ten percent
On all articles of clothing over a GER
tssin price and many other "semi-lux.
urfes" unless 1t is repealed before Jul
Iy /.
Prohibition Enforcement.
Present laws will have to be ap
Piled to enforcement OF war time pro-
tibition which becomes effective . uly
Special enforcement legislation
failed to get through the senate judi
ciary committee.
said today, however, that present laws
should prove adequate
Unemployment.
This question was presented to con-
Eress through hearings before the Sem
ate education and lahor committee at
which graphic figures were present ed
showing that the unemployment con-
dition existing today will, if conditions
run to form, be followed in n few years
by another wave Of unemployment.
Senator Kenyon proposed law to
provide q permanent means OF meet
ing this situation, but it was assailed
on the ground that its 100000 600
would be wasted CONGRESS did moth
irg about unemployment except to ar
que whether it was true that men were
out of work.
Army and Navy Policies
ofe ac
directed largely against the army and
navy bills in the senate. These would
have settled the peace-time army and
navy policies for few years at least
and republicans declared the right to
do this was theirs because they had
been elected to control the next con-
gress-
The navy bill failure simply leaves
the whole naval program and policy
up in the air The three year build
ing program was approved by the
house, but the senate refused even TO
discuss it. Navy officials can not go
ahead.
Railroad and Wire Policies.
The next congress also must de-
eide the governments policy with
respect TO the government-controlle
railroads, telephones, telegraph, cable
and radio companies. With govern
ment ownership and enforcement
ownership advocates equally empha-
tic about what ought to be done,
nothing was done by the sixty fifth
congress, except the gathering of
large amount of valuable testimony
on the railroad question This is ex-
pected to provide a basis for much
work next session.
French Like Us, But
By United Press-l
PARIS Feb 10 lRr Mail Nv bic