The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-27
BY COL. WINFIELD JONES

sT-a,sFkR WASHINGTON, April 27.-(Special Correspondence).-There is now con- siderable variance in the views of members of congress concerning rem
 edies for the economic ills that
 plague the United States Setting aside most of the theories and "isms" that are being suggested the prob. lem to the Washington observer seems to resolve itself into two major propositions. These are:
 Legislation cannot help business
 until the United States, makes a settlement with bankrupt Europe and there is a refund of the huge debt of ten billions of dollars the European nations owe this country.
 That high, temporary tariff wall be erected around the United States that will enable all foreign competi tion to be shut out for time, so that American products will have a practical monopoly of American con. sumption.
 The first proposition is backed by business men generally and the com mercial organizations; the alternative is urged by the politicians, assisted by that element of our manufacturing life that would be most likely to profit by high tariff made a conse-
 quent monopolization of American do- mestice markets.
 The politicians, as they are in con- trOl of congress, will be able to put through their program of a temper ary high tariff. The politicians de-
 clare that their main opposition to the first plan is that it might involve the United States in another League
 of Nations, and this fear seems to be well founded for when we once begin to juggle with the Europeon nations over the ten billions debt it would not be so difficult in the final settle ment for these bankrupt creditors to drag the United States into a new
 league or an "associatiOn of na-
 tions"
 The Harding administration, it is
 said, favOrs an immediate adjustment
 of the European "after-the-war situa- tiOn, but while this is being consid-
 cred at the White House the Republi-
 can congressional leaders are prepar-
 ing the temporary tariff bill at the
 capital. This does not mean, how ever, a disagreement between con-
 gress and the White House. The
 president will agree to whatever tar
 if is passed at the special session. Already this situation has caused the beginning of the fight which is certain to occure in congress between the dominant majority and the minority over reconstruction Iegisla- tion. Skirmishing has started with assertions of the Democrats that the administration is not doing anything and congress at the special session does not plan anything, toward as sisting the "afterthe-war" settlement of Europe, but is selfishly concerned with lining the pockets of American manufacturers through a high tariff wall. It is the argument of the Democrats that the Treaty of Yer sailles should berevived and the United States enter the league. In no other way, say the Democrats, can l the United States effectively begin to
 assist war stricken Europe, and if
 bankrupt Europe is not set on its feet there can be no prosperity in the
 United States. The Republicans, de- clare the Democrats, cannot bring prosperity to the United States by a
 high tariff ignoring the necessities of
 Europe and the economic needs of the remainder of the world. These arguments will be the principal ones used by the Democrats when the fight begins in house and senate over the new temporary tariff. The Democrats also claim, and with
 considerable show of reason, that
 too high tariff is certain to cause retaliation by other nations and the United States will lose thereby more
 than it gains by protection of it's own products. Undoubtedly high Amer ican tariff will be answered by the
 other nations by similar high tariffs. n,,Sp H. ]