Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-08
CONGRESS DODGES,
HELPING WILSON
Hides Face and Trembles as
Issue of Aggrandized Ex-
ecutiye Develops
CRISIS LIKE THAT OF WAR
BY CLINTON w. GILBERT

Special Correspondent Of the Evening ruhhc
u, 1,ho ron, ;ssro
as to wheth"r we are I" nave
continuance of executive government
s whether we will 90 on having what it
b.s hoo, ,,o,,1or - COLL "czor q" or q
. p.,.,l,,,. oul
oalanceu organization VI "'''
Congress. will he settled in the next
few weeks.
,y.;u Co,ono.. boro ,oIinr 70 moot
=,
,ne SITUATION oi So'l"' "h'r,' ,"', 'I,,,
OF VIII II aouIr"'r' OF W'Ii IT, "S url
the President uroposcs and give him
power. or will It formulate the policies
and leave him 10 execute them:
Co,o,o.s Glad ,o S;dostor
Ihere Is not S'Sn '""' '"E' 'NN IL
the eAls'luS rI'N'N WI" S""N NV "i'"'
IL! 10 act ih' U''''' VI ''""'"' UNI
mlhs 10 IN" ir'Siu'"' "aN HA"p'''"''.'' -
VI course th'r' we're S''u"" '"A"',S i"'
saying ,ha' nv 'N''"''''' ''.-" ','N
agent. tn' "i''''"I E'"''"' y, ,"'., ''"N'
hau 'u., p""''
al 90 m,I;ar n.o,,, v.,+b tho uttor,rco
Cornras, ,,.o, a,l, ,o, cIol to d,Jge
.bo rnsrorsihiIit, of ,boosing botwccr a
s..;,.a .bat ,,.a,,Il ,,,noI,.,o +bo +rons
,I'a ',,,tr,. o,J rois;,-
- 49,. ~ nnir.ooJ ,,.orLors and thus
:,.I .o L,starir ro,. c,cIo
&c -, ,,nioos
VI ,,,, n-?,t -, .,i.o,,. ,-,.oJ -,
.'L;a,, hn, boo,, ,,.orossi,a 70 Lo
-. =, ,,.hot i ,,',,,IJ do IL was
.,,.;I;a,,s c,,,o,.o.,,
is,5 .oni'u ,Ja 49, It hoJ ,ooa Ianol
Mouiu .;io..,,,;.,a, d., ,L, +n,7th
srcunns ~. ,.t.i, ,s,,;.a ,o,iaf
i' II ""' '''' ''' ''''
Crisis as Serious as War
Mr.. Plumb ntimatcd to the startled
members Of the House interstate com
merce committee that it would either he
his plan or revolution. In other words
the country. thanks to tn" labor lead
ers. faces IN peace CRISIS as serious as
war Inc SAM reasons '"I '""''"''"'
ing power IN the hand' oi tHc eN'ch
I'VE that existed H"Fine 'n' 'o""''' WIN
germany are gong to De reProuucen
ana perPe'uate" no" '""' 'u' 'o""l'' Is
over.
What is Congress going to do: Is II
going to face the situation courageous
ly? Or is it going to wait upon the
. President, insist that it is his task to
deal with a disagrecable and danger
Gus situation and give him, as during
the war. all the authority he asks for:
The President policy is plain. He
will be gracious TO Congress. AS IN
.he case Oh '"e wage INCREASES ue,t,"nuc' .Ii .'
oS .he railway snopL,en' ne "ni ~. ~
W NVns,.Ss auu '"si = | oiooo
ia,, eiua, ''
= c. L., -. ,,,os,,no =.
III, - t;r ,o,, 81. g.. a.,
-. - i' .t, ,,r,I r',I, tt,t rnaot r,,bI;o
n tno'i'9 or '"e r,, - 49,.
I'll I.I,:,s .t
MN Ltt. .Lo ,l'aotaa.io, 80
,.;, bJ- ~ ~
.,,', - aI
WI. w
congress VIII nave prove" "H Hn"''i' e
ingness or Incompetence 10 meet emer .
sencies, even III Pea'e' my p'tlghSe ,,,, VI
strenstn VIII nave 10 oe "ropPGu' u he
o'e's 'ne''H '."' Wv a" S'' '"e
uach upon i's Ieet as"'n ny '"U oN
iour irtslueu'' mat oonS rrS9 ct'nE
"eah' al we nee" II WeaN re- !vStnen. 'l.
70 naNV S''oHS s'''' nii'e"'' wiz nav
A view Of Congress in this exigency
is not reassurng. 1t is in at least rs
close touch with the country as is the
Executive. but it did not discover the
social unrest, the political reactions tc
the high cost of living
II tboueht of Atlantic CITY while the
nation driftad IL Won believe Mr. Plumb
within sight of rovolution And even
whom Il nod beon rer,indad of tho crisis
y eth throvrb NJ lrordol, boogad
- 90 for a Ttt1o ,rhiIo 70 Atlantic CIV
Il Los ,o ooIior Il uoitod to hoo,
.h;s of,or,oo. fro,, tho pros;dor. II.
;.otia u, ,naI. trha noaI t.od -,
ttn 1I. - ~,
.""; h ~! !" rrhe ~" Sa"n.. % ~.
,,'
ss'n' - "V" fe, lug an .,D, I'."o' UNA t ~
aP"E " I""' t'or '"ousn Wv onl' Ii
nope u ronsleH''on", so'''nti'en' lle'
IN oe'e'opneh' ol '"e coIll'ii'''e SSs
tenn.
BESIDES though congress SHOWS
certain courage In personally facing MT
wilson II mas no courage TO meet Suci
sociai crlsiS as now con'rontS "
IL macs is race IN lts hahuS' ant
tremoles'
Crisis Nav Aid Wilson