Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-29
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! ANNUAL MESSAGE
President Wilson Wants to
Make Farewell Appear
-ance Before Congress.
ny DAVID LAWRENCE.

-aIlCe beIOre COIlyTeSSs
by DAVID LAWRENCE.
Congress gets back next week for
itsSrregular December session, but
whsther President Wilson will de-
hvk his annual address in person as
he has done so many times before or
whether he will send It to be read by
a clerk as other Presidents used to
do 81, still undetermined.
The President himself wants to
make farewell appearance at the
Capitol and is said to be well enough
to do, so. Yet there is always a FISK
with one who has had a nervous
breakdown that excitement might
bring on recurrence of the same
trouble. Whenever any decision has
had to be made involving risk 10
the Presidents health, the. members
of rthe Presidents family have ALI
ways played safe by avoiding tine
risk altogether. That's why it seems
unlikely that Mr.. Wilson will go TO
Congress, though he is strong.Wilieo
and may insist upon doing it Inere
are, on the other hand. those VINO
think the President might be per
close of the session in March and say
goodbye then.
Probable Recommendations.
AS for the contents Of the presiden-
tial NJ essage, which is being prepared.
no iikling has been given. From
political viewpoint, IL for. no other.
there will be recommendations that
Congress reduce the burden OF taxes
and also cut the cost of living. or
course, 1T is unlikely that the fepuD-
both houses, will permit any action to
be taken oh tfie-feco mine pdati0ns of
a democratic President since their
own President will take Office in three
months and call an extra session of
Congress- to adopt legislative pro-
The democrafs, however. talk OF
wasted time and opportunity and will
not lose the chance to accuse the re-
publicahs of dilatory tactics and
political expectancy. -
Question OF Tariff Bill.
On the other hand, the republican
leaders already counter with this
query: Would President Wilson sign
a republican tax bill, especially one
that proposed the raising OF revenue
taliff?
White House officials. say Mr.: VIII
lowed the lines OF suggestions, on
that question which he has already
made to Congress. The President has
favored protectieN for infant Indus
tries and others whose economic fe.
lationship to the tariff question has
no means indicated that he would
sanction the kind Of tariff bill which
the republicans would put before him.
To work out any kind of tarin bill
would take practically all OF q session
Of Congress, and leaders on both sides
agree that unless there was an as
WOULD would be wasted. But the republic.
ans vino want high protection care
nothing about g compromise Dill, ana.
house, the tariff bill that would be
drawn would be strongly protection
list. Even Warren Harding will have
his troubles keeping the advocates OF
a high tariff from going to. extremes,
are brighter under the next republic
can administration than in the short
session OF Congress about to begin.
Relief frron TAx Durdens.
Practically the same situation ex-
lists with regard to taxes. Efforts
win surely be made to get relief from
tax burdens and II VIII be more OH.
the tax question than the tariff. It
IL fully expected. for instance, that
the President will in his message
take occasion to approve the sugges-
tions for q reduction Ct taxation to
annual report OF the Treasury De.
pertment. II those suggestions meet
with popular approval, 1t is thought,
the republican majority will be COM
PEELED, at least. to begin hearings
and make 2 start on the question
lowed up in the mass of questions
sure to be coming up in the extra
session under the Harding adminis-
Some definition Of policy will be re-
quired from the republican leaders as
soon as the session openss next week.
for the pressure from all parts OF the
country seems to be growing for some
kind of an emergency resolution to
take care of the December payments
OF income taxes. The suggestion has
been made that, instead OF adopting .
ury Department to exercise discretion
as TO the individual cases OF Arms
absolutely needing a postponement. .
resolution be adopted postponing the.
uayfnent Of taU December taxes to
February or March and rearrangtng
the time. of payment Of 1921 taxes.
The republicans would prefer to
tackle the whole tax question affesh
in the extra session Of Congress-. but
they may be compelled to pefmf< the
massage of an emergency resolution.
The Treasury Department Is opposed
to the idea, but it is doubtful whether
President Wilson would feel 1ustined
full responsibility for the postpone
ment and the consequent effect upon
the governments resources.
(Copyright. 1870