The Washington herald., 1920-11-04
President" Harding to Sign
Resolutions as Soon as
Passed, Is Claim.
MAY REVISE WAR TAXES
Income and Excess Profit
Levies Both Due for Par
ing, at Special Session.

Republican Congress will be to pass
a resolution declaring a state of
peace to exist between the United
States, Germany and Austria, it was
learned from a high Senatorial
source yesterday.
When President Harding has
signed the resolution, which, accord
ing to one Senator he is prepared
to do, the government will proceed
without delay to appoint diplomat tic
and consular officials to the Central
Powers, and to resume all of the
normal relations existing between
peaceful governments. Settlement
of various claims against the former
belligerents, it was stated. will be
submitted to commissions.
To BE Free from League.
Such a course, it was stated. will
leave the United States entirely free
from any provision OF the Versailles
treaty and the league of nations
We can then accept or reject any
proposal made by England or France
for concerted policy in regard to the
Central Powers.
Republican leaders stated here
yesterday that the overwhelming
vote which swept Harding into Of
ice will be regarded as a mandate
from the people against the present
league of nations.
While the coming short session of
Congress will be devoted largely to
routine such as appropriation and
deficiency bills, the special session,
il called Immediately after Pres
ident Harding is inaugurated, will,
it was stated yesterday, be replete
with important legislation.
To Revise Income Tax Law.
First will come revision OF the
income and excess profits tax.
Most Republican Congressman are
in favor of eliminating the ex-
cess profits tax altogether because
of its direct bearing upon the high
cost of living. President elect Hard
ing, however, has expressed the
view that. through Democratic ex-
travagance, it will not be possible
to reduce the total income of the
government. 1t will be necessary
therefore to obtain a new source OF
revenue before the excess profits tax
can be altogether dropped. This he
proposes to do through a protective
tariff.
New tariff legislation revising the
entire schedule sharply upward is
already in process of formation. it
waS stated. 1t will serve the double
purpose of protecting American in
dustries from dumping from abroad
and raising essential revenue.
May Revise Shipping Act.
Among other important legislation
that will come before the next Con-
gress are revision of the Shipping
Board act measures to strengthen
! the Volstead law. passage Of a
budget bill. and laws to restrict
immigration.
1t is considered certain that Pres
ident Harding will enforce the pro-
visions OF the Jones shipping act
which provide for the abrogation OF
twenty two commercial ueaties
which will enable American ships
to win on a competitive basis with
those of other nations. Amendments
Strengthening the act, giving the
board power to advance American
shipping interests, are confidently
predicted.
More Dry Agents.
Measures to strengthen the VOL
stead law will probably take the
form OF an increased appropriation.
a largely increased force of agents
and greater concentration of nower
In the hands of the Prohibition Com
missioner.
Passage of the Budget bill dis
cussed at the last Congress, sreouir-
ing all department heads to subn,it
a budget of expenses and keen with
In their appropriations, is regarded
as certain.
A strong effort will be made 70 ra-
strict immigration, particularly from
Southern Europe, which seems tn he
moving practically en- masse toward
America. At the present time EGl;s
Island is so over-crowded thai the
immigrants cannot possibly be given
the proper care.
ALLEN laws" to restrict undesir-
able activities of special foraign
agents in the United States are .,.o
considered probable.