El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-02
CONGRESS WILL
NO LISTEN
Continues Fiddling Despite
Growing Industrial Unrest
At Home and Abroad.

There is grave doubt whether they
can do so even though America does
mt have q new war.
There Is a certainty that war with
Mexico VIII not reduce taxes. This.
to be sure. IS altogether apart from
the line merits OF controversy with
Mexico, for while a good many men in
congress think the situation below The
Rio Grande should be cleaned up, they
would prefer to wait until after the
1870 elections by which time perhaps
there may not be many calls for fed
eral troops TO put down Industrial
disturbances inside the United States
and to afford protection TO the many
governors Of states who are calling
for troops for various purposes.
They reason that inasmuch as
America has waited seven years she
can wait stll more to tackle the
Mexican problem.
II would not be surprising how
ever to find the president passing
the buck TO Republican congress
on the Mexican situation. EspecI-
ally In view Of the jealousy er-
hihited BY the senate IN the recent
league Of nations controversy
concerning the right Of conrresa
10 conduct Americu'a wars. nor
Is It certain that congress O. going
TO 60 70 adopt a resolution declnr-
ing war ~ an end.
Some of the opponents Of the peace
treaty are Haunting that threat But
Il Is an empty threat at best. for the
truth is the house was kept in session
JUST oeIore the senate voted on the
peace treaty recently and the proposal
70 adopt resolution declaring the
war at an end was discussed ia a
friendly conference between the Re-
publican and Democratic leaders on
the house side, It is reliably reported
leaders Gilllette and Moudel saw so
many complications ahead that they
begged their senate colleagues not 10
put up such a proposition 70 the
house and they did not.
Another interesting fact IS that
more than one-third Of the house
members VIII vote against such a
resolution, thus clearly demonstrating
the impossibility Of overriding the
presidents veto for IL Is a fOreEoue
conclusion that Wilson wiz not
accept a resolution by congress as
ending the war because OF his con-
Victicn that while a joint resolution
might proclaim legal peace inside the
United states. 70 would not make
america at peace with Germany only
an International agreement can bring
legal peace externally. According
TO the advice upon which the presi-
cent IS relying, the government is
drifting into political campaign dif-
terence inside the cabinet; have failed
so FAR 70 get the coal which the coun-
Try neels. labor feels that % was
trleked in the coal negotiations con-
tldence in the conservative labor
leaders ls being weakened. unauthor-
lied strikes are increasing ln number.
and the department OF labor which
mas acted as mediator IN many dis
putes IS out at the end OF a limb
more or less eQudiated-by the recent
coal controversy.
An industrial commission OF prom
iIent men Ike Herbert Hoover, Julius
Rosenwald, George w. Wickersham,
Oscar Strauss an others are meeting
here this week TO complete the work
begun by the industrial conference
which broke up a month ago.
But IL VIII be weeks before q
report - ready.
Meantime Europe Is calling 10
. America 90 help her.
Central Europe needs food. Con-
Etituted governments abroad are
apprehension Of BulahcVlsm, Fed-
eral troops are being called into
service In this country TO put
down Industrial disturbance
and congress Is preparing calmly
for the presidential campaiEH Of
That's Washington today-and now
c g going 70 lok for several months
more until the country rises ID and
commands the two big political par
les 70 forget their pride OF opinion.
pass the peace treaty and settle a few
~ the menaclug problems that con-
sress would Ike to sidestep--
tight 1913, The III Paso Herald.