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action. A bill to repeal the act has
been prepared by Representative
SABBATH, Illinois. and probably will be
rushed to decision.
/ AS exclusively forecast by the
United Press the president promises
return of the railroads as well as
| the wire lines, advocating legislation
which viii make these instrumental
ties more uniform and coordinate
system. The railroads, he says. he
Twill return at the end of the calen-
dar year, while the wire lines will
! be turned back as soon as it can be
idone without administrative con-
j, fusion.
! Il Is mot enough, in the presidents
opinion, merely to return the railroad
! lines to their owners. He has sug-
tgested, therefore, a consolidation Of
the roads under a regional system.
| Director General Hines strongly
advocates this course and is sound
I ing out the country on plan of con-
jsolidation of railroads into from
twelve to twenty large competitive
systems.
| The house interstate commerce
committee will begin gathering data
/ on the railroad problem this week,
chairman Esch reported today. He
said the committee realized it was a
| Tong road to solution OF the ques-
! ton" and that he was not disposed
| to rush the work.
The president counsels against
any general revision" of the present
system of import duties, but advo-
Gates protection of the new Ameri-
can dye industry and measures for
protection against any possible trade
Determinations attempted by foreign
powers.
AS forecast, he advocates continu-
ance of the United States employ
ment service and consolidation of the
existing agencies of Cancellation and
adjustment into a federal agency for
counsel and suggestion, similar to
the international agency of like pur-
poses created under the league of
nations. Also he urges passage of
the woman suffrage amendment and
the so-cailed Lane bill, providing
reclamation Of western lands for re-
turning soldiers.
On the tax question the president
urges careful study with reconsidera-
ticD of existing leyies that they may
be made less burdensome, especially
upon productive resources. He would
make incomes, excess profits and
esta ties the mainstay OF revenue .e-
sources.
Elimination of many min Dr. taxes
inc 'u6ing those upon various IN nu-
features and upon retail sales, he
believes is now possible.
The president did not touch up.n
his work in Paris, except to say That
It would be premature to discuss 1t
until he could lay the completed
business before congress.
Take It Up Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, May 2o.-The suf-
frage resolution will be taken no by
the house tomorrow, Republican
Leader Mondell announced.
Suffrage leaders in the house won
the first show of strength when by
vote of 211 to IL. they obtained per
mission to change the reference Of
two suffrage resolutions. similar to
the one reported out today from the
judiciary to the suffrage committee.
In announcing the report of the
house committee, Mann stated that
Saunders, Virginia, and Clark, Flor
ida, both democrats, desired to file
minority report.
The action by the committee was
taken before the democratic mem
bers of it were formally chosen, was
charged by Representative WalgL,
Massachusetts.
Senator Jones, New Mexico, today
introduced the suffrage resolution in
the senate.
With the announcement that the