The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31
DIR. LAZARO HOME
ON VACATION TELLS
CAPITAL MATTERS
Thirty-Day Rest For Mem
Der of Congress Gives Him
Chance to Visit
AGRICULTURAL BILL
WILL AID FARMERS
Millions of American Coin
To Pull the Industry Out
Of the Slough

Dr. LaQlSlaS LaZdrO, meHOeT VI
congress from the seventh district,
returned home Sunday for the thirty
day recess of the national law-mak-
ing body He not only needs the rest
but there are some personal matters
that require his attention in st. Ian
dry and he seized the occasion to
make the long trip home for that pur-
poce. He came alone, Mrs. Lazaro
and the family remaining in Wash
ington. The congressman reached
Opelousas on the 1909 train Sunday
over the Gulf Coast lines.
DR.. Lazaro left Opelousas Monday
at noon for his home in Grand
Prairie where he has some important
business in connection with his large
farm to attend to before going back
to Washington for an indefinite stay,
as it is certain that the present eX-
ira session will merge into the~regu-
lar 'long" session that will start on
the first Monday in December. I'm
less he attends to this long-neglect-
personal business now, he stated, he
did not know when he would have
the chance again, for his legislative
duties would keep him in Washing
ton indefinitely.
Monday morning DIR. Lazaro gave
the following interview of. current
events for publication. 1t is a brief
resume of recent occurrences at
Washington as relates to the present
and future welfare of the agricultu-
raj interests, and as the congress
mans district is peculiarly agricultu-
raj. naturally his expressions will be
read with interest by his many con-
stituents throughout not only ST..
Landry but every one of the eight
parishes that constitute the seventh
district.
DR.. Lazaro said:
Congress has recessed until Seq
tember q, with the understandings
that the transaction of business will
not be resumed before October 3. II
the meantime the senate finance
committee will consider the bills re-
vising the tariff and taxation, which
have already passed the house.
e'The consensus of opinion II
4 Washington among people who have
travelled and observed is that while
the period of readjustment will be
/ little slow, the worst has been over
come. believe the reviving of the
war finance corporation and the az
ricultural credits law just passed
will afford very large measure Of
relief to the agricultural sections.
This, of course, will mean a reviving
of business throughout the country,
because agriculture is the key to
the situation.
at was the sudden drop in the
prices of agricultural products that
caused the paralysis of business,
and until agriculture revives it will
be impossible for business to revive.
These measures will aid in the carry
ing and expectation of our surplus
agriculture products. In other words
they will have a beneficial effect in
in providing markets for our sur
plus products and in relieving the
strain on agricultural credits during
the period necessary for the de
velopment and preparation of these
products for the markets, and this
will cause a better demand al
home"
n. Dr. Lazaro spoke of the manner IN
which members of both houses rep
resentfng the south and west, re
gardIess of party lines, showed to the
satisfaction of the "effcte east" thai
that section was mo- the whole
cheese" in the matter { solving the
national problem. By this "show
ing" the east has at last begun t'
realize that the manufacturing inter
ests of that section are in great mea
sure dependent on the agricultural
sections Of the south and west, an(
unless the south and west are pros
porous the east can not thrive O.
market its goods.
Sunday night DR., Lazaro con
versed with a number of his looa
friends at the Lacombe hotel H
gave some interesting sidelights o.
recent congressional happenings a
washington, accounts that brough
laughter to his hearers, and the mar
ner in which he depicted such OF
ucrrences showed plainly that !
has not spent seven or eight year
in the national capital in vain. Il
has a thorough grip on affairs an
now knows the ms and outs of til