Evening journal., 1919-07-05

poscd or nccause nearly every lnul-
vidual member has his own views
about what ought to he done. II will
take time to pass a bill on this subject
but II is generally conceded that one
will be passed
General Tariff Bnl
The Ways and Means Committee has
conducted tariff hearings on a number
OF subjects and In a short time VIII un-
dertake hearings on general tariff Dill.
10 is generally recognized that the en-
actment Of a general tariff law In the
present Congress would be blocked. by
the President. However, some bills
may be passed dealing with specific
features OF the tariff. A measure TO
provide for a tariff on dye stuffs seems
the most likely. The preparation by
the Ways and Means Committee or a
general tariff bill would be in the ma
ture OF a preliminary TO the time we9n
under a Republican administration
Congress could take up the existing
tariff law and give 10 an oyerhauling in
the lig1lt Of the new conditions OF the
reconstruction era. The hearings be-
fore the Ways and Means Committee
afford a conclusive demonstration that
IL is not going 10 be possible for Con
gress long 10 overlook the tariff. For
instance, japanese competition - De-
coming such a factor that II cannot be
treated as more or less theoretlcai. On
the contrary it Is a hard cold fact
which Congress and responsible ex-
ecutive officials will he Obliged TO
recognize.
Labor Measures.
Progress IS being made by the House
Labor Committee and the senate Com
mittee on Education and Labor on
labor measures. The House Committee
on Education and the Senate Commit
tee on Education and Labor on July 10
will begin hearings on the bill for a
Department OF Education. The HouSe
immigration Committee has devoted a
great deal OF time 10 inquiry and pre-
liminary TO the preparation OF a re-
port on an immigration bill. The
House Judiciary Committee and a sub
committee OF the Senate Judiciary
Committee have been at work for
weeks on a measure relating TO the en-
forcement OF prohibition. Further con
siderstion will no doubt be given by
the House to the repeal OF various con-
sumption taxes which have been found
peculiarly ycXatious.
The Military Policy.
The Military Committees have not
vet taken up the formulation OF a per-
manent army policy but are getting
ready 10 do so. The House Military
Committee is disposed TO take the lni-
tiatlve in this matter and 30 start hear
lngs on a military policy early in Au-
gust I'm view OF the wide variance
Of opinion as TO what ought 70 be done
about the army It Will take much time
and study 10 work out a policy. Chair
man Kahn Of the House Military COM
mittee has already announced that he
wants the views Of General pershing
and other prominent army officers
abroad before reporting a bill. What
Is TO be done about universal training
is one OF the questions which IL will be
TO answer in the enactment
OF a comprehensive law governing the
military policy. The attitude OF the
toward the national guard
the size OF the regular army, the eX-
tent TO which the splendid material
trained for the war with Germany Is 10
be utilized IN the permanent system,
and the future OF the military academy
al West Point are some OF the ques-
tions which loom up and which the
Military Committees will no doubt
consider. II these matters relating TO
the national defense can be considered
with an absence OF partisanship It will
be 10 the advantage Of the coun-
try. Il is recognized that the arrange
ment made as 10 the size OF the army
in the military appropriation bill is in
no sense a permanent arrangement,
that 10 merely applies for tho next
fiscal year and that unless there Is
permanent army legislation either IN
the extra session or the regular session
another temporary program for the
fiscal year which begins July !, 1920.
viii have 10 be adopted.
shipping.
The shipping policy. like the rail
road policy, is being studied in COM
niitee and efforts viii be made TO
dispose OF Il before the extra session
Is over.
II the railroad question along with
shipping and several other large re-
problems can be worked
out This summer and fall and in ad-
iition TO that the Senate can dispose
Of the peace treaty plus the league OF
nations the extra session will have a
program TO its credit which few Con-
crosses have eqaulled II is the gem
eral feeling that there shall be no
lt-up except for the week OF July l.
Even while the peace treaty Is being
debated in the Senate most OF the i'm
portant senate Committees viii con-
tipue grinding. This will be true OF
Inc Interstate Commerce Committee
which is taking up the shipping ques-
tiop. as well as a number OF others.
No disposition is shown anywhere IN
duly 10 delay the vote on the peace
treaty although IL is perfectly apparent
that even with the most casual analy-
sis Of the chief phases OF the treaty
including the league IL will take some
time for the Foreign Relations Com
mittee TO go through It and IOr the
senate Itself TO discuss 1t and vote
upon 10.
II Is idle to expect a document which
the Paris conference mulled ovei for
half A year 10 be iammed to a No'
in the Senate In few days, but u VIII
he handled with as much expedition as
II can be consistent with the magni-
tude Of the questions invilved.
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