South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-04

GOO housing bill 10 provide quarters
( for munitions and shipyapd workers
the bill protecting civil rights OF
soldiers and sailors. created the war
+ FINANCE corporation 10 help business
help win the war: the railroad con
I troll act. taking over the railroads;
the daylight saving law; the over
man act, giving the president sweep
ing power to speed Up and coor-
dinate departmental activities; the
third and fourth liberty loan acts.
the wire control act, under which
the telegraphs and telephones were
taken. and the law extending the
draft age down TO Is and up TO 45.
Il appropriated the vast sum or
I S36.29S. 900. Practically all
went TO war work at home, main
tanning our army abroad, and help
ing the allies with loans.
On Nov. II Prest Wilson an
nounced 10 the second session that
its work had been done-the war
was won. and on Nov. y the war
winning session ended.
The readjustment session had been
looked TO by many in and out of
congress To buckle down at once TO
solving reconstruction problems.
some of which were thrust with
startling suddenness before the
country because of the crushing and
Unexpectedly early defeat Of the
central powers.
But congress apparently suffered
I from the same reaction that affected
business and. to a degree labor II
1 relaxed after the war, and the re-
adjustment session was a session of
\ readjusting congress. Most Of it
was spent in criticism. both by dem
ocrats and republicans, Of war mis-
/ takes and blunders and in discus
sion Of Pres't Wilson's mission
abroad and of his peace terms.
] The session did manage a few &C
/ complishments. however. including
the final enactment OF the $4,000
OOO, 900 war tax bill; appropriation
Of nearly $4,000. 100000 10 clean
up war business. feed starving Eu-
ropeans care for the railroads, and
run the vastly expanded activities of
the government.
Near it's close, the senate rele.
gated TO the 66th congress the ques-
ton of woman suffrage, by defeat
/ ing the Susan B. Anthony amend
ment. which the house had passed.
\ Twice during the 65th congress the
senate negatived house action on
this measure.
Wartime prohibition so called,
was imposed on the entire country.
TO begin July !. 1919. and both SEN
ate and house passed the dry amend
ment to the federal constitution,
which was speedily ratified. and be-
comes effective Jan. 1e, 1920.
The closing session also replaced
on the books a child labor law, the
previous one having been declared
! unconstitutional BY taxing profits
/ from the sale of products of child
labor in the revenue bill. advocates
| of this legislation declared they have
gotten around the constitutional OBJ
Lection. \ test is coming on this.
/ Practically no reconstruction leg
\ islsticn was passed. The third ses-
sion failed 10 settle the permanent
policy on railroads or telegraphs.
land was unable TO agree whether
i the executive OF lFS ASAdAANt VI ANN
Of the government should supervise
general reconstruction policies.
/ During the entire congress. but
chiefly in the second session, there
was a conflict between congress and
\ the president. In the many clashes.
the president was invariably able to
| impress his will when war meas
ure was up. His only signal failure
on any measure was on woman
suffrage.
lie failed with the country when
lin the fall OF 1918 he appealed for
election of a democratic congress TO
cooperate with him in reconstruc-
4 ton. Both house and senate viii
be republican in the 66th congress