Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-06
HARDING CONFRONTED
BY GRAVE PROBLEMS
First Act Must BE Ending Technical State of War With
Germany-Mexican and Russian Policies to BE
Framed and War Debt Considered

WASHINGTON. Nov. 5.--Oue hum
dred problems OF major Importance
will confront the Cabinet to be ap-
pointed by President-clect Harding.
The number OF minor problems Is
legion.
Although President elect Harding
has so far given NO indication as to
who will be asked to form the Cabi-
net. political observers here have
mado up u partial slate OF secretaries
Ike this:
State-Elihu Root. OF New York.
Treasury-Governor Frank o.
Lowden. OF Illinois.
Justice-E1 Senator George Suther-
land, of Utah.
Navy-Ex Senator John w. Weeks.
OF Massachusetts
Agriculture-Hcnry c. wallace, Des
Mones, editor.
Postoffice-Henry NJ. Daugherty, of
Ohio. or win lays.
Labor-John Nolan. OF California.
Herbert Hoover. General pershing
and MajorGeneral Leonard NJ. Wood
also arc regarded rs possibilities.
bringing a technical as we'll as
practical state Of peace and paying
the remainder of the cost OF the war
would be tho big JoD OF the new
administration.
In addition to writing the peace
terms with Germany and Austria,
Root. IL appointed Secretary of State,
must frame a Russian and probably
Mexican policy and propose TO tho
other powers President-elect Hard
ing's plan for an association OF ma
lions"
Governor Lowden. IL -npcinted TO
the Treasury. will have to get tho
United states started on the task or
paying OF the rest OF the cost or
the war. about $4,000, 100000.
What this means can best be ex-
planned by likening the government
now TO man. whose boss has Just
reduced his salary and whose land
lord at the same time has Increased
his rent.
Considcr Tax Receipts.
Tax receipts OF the Federal gov
crnnent this year are expected TO
'ail about $l,000.O00,000. or approx
mately 20 per cent under tho amour,
collected during tho year JUS, closed
But cash must be found To- pay off
about i.5oV,00O.000 worth CT Victory
notes in May. 1929. Between now
and then the total amount OF gov
eminent obligations Of all kinds
maturing will total nearly $500. OOO.-
I 600
rms means tho governments an
huai Tax bil must continue TO total
at least $4,000. o0o,O 600 year. Mes,
OF this now comes from the excess
prohts tax law. Of which business
are demanding immediai repeal.
! 10 complicate tho problem Of cut.
! 'lhs down fixed charges of the gov
! ern'neni, about G5 per cent Of tho
/ o0,O00,000 now elected annually
Is already pledged to pay war charges.
These charges include annually abou,
S9eo,O0o,O00 for the maintenance or
the army and navy, $35O,00O,0OO for
the War Risk bureau and war insur-
"hce' hospitals and assistance for for
mer soldiers; sa50.o0O,000 for Ciyil
war pensions and $1,000. 100000 a
Aycir Tor interest and sinking funu
; tharses on the cost of the great = n.
me new Secretary OF the Treasury
Vo probably will have 10 inauEurate
fudSet system making him re-
A4hs'ole Tor the expenditures Of all
her government departments. Some
that will face heads @!
o'her government departments follow;
Farmers, now threatening ma.
hohai strike because OF the low prices
PAID Tor their products. must be as.
sh'eu ana encouraged to Increase
production OF food beyond presen,