New-York tribune., 1920-10-19

'i'S WV HSNNoSdIy puDllC COUl-
modities"
Senator Harding said that he was in
favor Of "amending' the excess profits
tax and finding "some righteous sub
stitute." Governor Cox said that the
tax should be repealed" and legisla-
tion substituted "along the lines of
imposing tax of l per cent, say, or
perhaps ! y per cent on the total bust
ness-gross sales--of going concerns"
Both men declared themselves as
cordially in favor of the budget sys-
TEN in the government.
II belong to the group in Congress
that passed the budget SYSTEM" said
Senator Harding. II believe it is highly
essential"
Governor Cox told Of the economies
resulting from the adoption Of the bud
get system by Ohio and estimated that
the saving which it would effect in the
Federal government would be between
$1,000, 100000 and $4,000, 100000.
Against Industrial Court
81 am not in favor of the industrial
court for private enterprise" Senator
Harding said in response to the fifth
question. 81 make this marked dis
tinctioH-l really think our civilization
is calling for a concord of effort be-
tween employers, employees and the
publlc-which is represented by the
government-in arriving at some solu-
tion of the industrial conflict in public
service which shall abundantly safe
guard the rights of the wage Garner on
the one hand and guard against the
paralysis of a public service on the
other.
II do not think we have reached the
stare WhPrQ naoI {n
ously an industrial court for all pri-
vate activities or enforced arbitration
IN disputes in private activities.'
Governor Cox said that new con-
ception of the relations between en-
ployer and employee was necessarv
that labor must get fair play and en-
p.oyers who were inclined to let strikes
run their course, depending on the
bayonet in the last resort, must learn
that public opinion was the better solu-
ton "in fact. the only solution.'
do not consider the Kansas In
dustrlal Court as kind of legis alton
that is needed universally," he said
"Public opinion and proper med alton
facilities will do more to insure ius-
tlce and settle most industrial dis
putes"
', As to the coal situation Senator
Harding said that he lacked d initc
Information and would like to find
some one who had it. He was inclined
70 think that the shortage of coal was
due l9rTe Y to lack of proper transpo~-
tatlon -ac. Nlies and that this condtic.
was Dc t. the decrease in rolling
stoch available. He said that the gov
ern'neHt must help to finance" the
reequipmenu OF the railroads:
Coal and Transportation Intcrlocked
Transportation and the coal prob
lem tie in together very closelv." said
Governor Cox in his answer to this
question. "There are, it appears to
me, two factors in the railroad situa-
ton.
I'm the first place, the equipment is
lnadequate-not so inadequate, how
ever, as many people are inclined to
suppose, believe. In the second place.
lew Kinds of business are conducted
so lnefficiently as the railroads."
Another factor in the situation. he
SAID, was that stocks of coal never
have been carried in this country" He
suggested that highways should not be
overlooked in improving transporta-
tlon facilities
IN answering the seventh question.
relating to the Webb -Pomerene bill
and combinations Of manufacturers for
foreign and domestic trade. Senator
Harding drew sharp distinction be-
tween trade rivalry at home and
abroad. The latter, he said was like
war IN mat 1t necessitated consolida
ton at home. AS to the possible ere
hex" at home of legislation authorizinc
certain combinations for foreign trade
he said: with reasonable rovernl
ment watchfulness you cannot have q
permanently strangling combination so
long as there exists the genius of man
and his ambition to achieve" "Natural