The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-03-26
CONGRESSMAN
/ Get QUESTIONS
Cover Wide Range Of Subjects
For Republican Platform.
A PREAMBLE is SENT
Recipients Are Requested to Answer
Long List of Questions and Return
Them to Committee by April l.


Washington, March 26.-Question-
aires covering a wide range OF sub
iects have been sent to Republican
members of CONGRESS- and Others, by
the advisory committee on policies
and PLATFORM" the 159 varieties OF the
Republican national committee.
The recipients are reques. ed to an
swer long list of questions, ana re-
turn them TO The committee by April
l.
The questiOnaires assume VIDE
knowledge of finance, international
trade, credits, farming, political econo-
my, social welfare and other econo-
mic, sociological and psychological
matters on the part Of the recipients.
To answer them will require an AGA
demic discussion of many abstruSe and
practical problems which have been
agitating scientists, business men, La
Dor leaders and the "intelligenZia" OF
America and the world for many
years.
One member of congress, who has
received this set of questi0naires, sug-
gests that the advisory committee on
policies and platform is seeking TO
compile an Encyclopedia of political
science instead Of Il political plat
form.
The subjects about which, judging
from their titles, the committee be-
lieyes the resolutions committee at tn
Chicago convention will need instruc-
ton, are as follows:
High cost of living.
Industrial relations and the prob
lens of capital and labor.
Limitations of federal and state
control and regulation.
Banking and currency.
International trade and credits.
The committee, having regard for
the heavy demands upon the time of
members of congress and the other
busy Republicans to whom these ques-
tionnaires have been sent, has pretiXed
to each of them an Introduction, sum-
marizing the situation as the author
OF the SStS IL.
This is so full of suggestions that
he recipient need not waste his time
in a more intensive study of the sub
iect. If he accepts the promises OF
the committee he need have little trOu-
bic in finding suitable answers to the
questions in the committees preamble.
Owing to recognized conditions
throughout the world, it is logical that
"the high cost of living" should take
precedence on the committees list of
questions. There is foreword absolv-
ing the committee from any precon-
ceiyed convictions regarding the ques
ton.
The committee summarizes the
prime causes" of the present high
cost of living as imitation of currency
and credits, curtailed production and
abnormal wages and war taxes" Les:
the recipient might be at loss, to
find answers for the questions, the
committee suggests the following rem
edies:
Courageous but Intelligent detiatiOn
of credit and contraction of currency.
Avoidance of further credit imitation
by disseminating treasury certificate
borrowing.
Increased production of goods and
services.
Reduction in government expendi-
ture and increase in public thrift
Revision of taxation as to basis and
Incidence.
More economical distribut' on of
goods and services from the original
producer to the ultimate consumer.
The committee then proposes IF
teen questions. 1t starts out by ask.
ing what the recipient understands the
high cost of living" to mean. 1t next
asks whether the person addressed
has experienced or observed this mani
festation Of increased prices.