The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-02

President, specifically how seeming
wrongs can be rectified. The conf
mittees Of congress, therefore. will
have in concrete form the recommen-
dati0ns of the committee endorsed by
American Legion officials everywhere,
and reinforced by the specific endorse
ment of the President of the United
States. It is said that the American
Legion officials did not have to urge
the President to the necessity Of quick
md hearty action in these cases.
Consolidation Seems Certain.
1t seems certain that all the various
bureaus of government which have
been trusted with the work Of soldier
relief will be speedily consolidated in
one bureau, and that scattering work
win be a thing Of the past. The new
organization will be under the direct
charge of one Of the assistant secre-
taries of one Of the great departments
of government who will give virtually
his entire time to the work. .f
1t is not believed today that the
bureau which grows out Of the con-
sOlidation will be compelled to look
after the matter Of pensions. There
was an intimation that pensions, as
such, would be placed under the con-
troll Of the new organization, but the
belief seems to be that such an addi-
ton to the work would cripple the
machinery and delay immediate steps
for relief of conditions as they exist.
It is not the intention Of the Amer
lean Legion to recede from its de-
mands for permanent hospitals. Mon
ey has been appropriated for new hos
pitfalls, and it is the intention Of the
Legion to stand by its guns in this
matter, although there have been at
tempts to make it retreat from its
position. 49, =
It may be considered as only
guess, but I think it is fairly safe to
say that before long the public health
service will be in full charge of the
work Of rehabilitating the physically
disabled. ..@.5: a5.
White House Door Closes a Bit
President Harding has been COM
PEELED to swing the open door of
the White House an inch or two
toward the closing point. It may not
be necessary to move it any further,
but If the influx Of visitors maintains
It's present current the door may 60
within a foot or two of the fast shut
point. ~ r@,
A good deal was written in the first
days of the Harding administration
concerning the Open-door policy.
Seemingly everybody who came to
Washington, and everybody was null
titude, had received the information
that the White House doors were to be
fastened back. OF course, the open
door policy of the White House con.
Germs itself largely with persons who
want to see the President on business,
but it also was intended that within
proper limitations the general public
would be received in the Office build
Ing between certain hours.
Every day in the week, except Sun
day, for several weeks President Hard
Ing received multitudes of people be-
tween the noon hour and the luncheon
hour. He had clasp of the hand and
a "Glad to see you" for many hum
dreds Of people In the course of a
week. Within few days it has been
found out that this general public
function has interfered with the trans
action of public business, and so the
receptions have been restricted to
three days in a week. - ~ ~. =
1t would be hard for person at
distance to get conception of the
size of the crowds OF sightseers and
hand-shakers plus the offce-seekers
who are now In this city In the: glad
April month. Schools all over the
country have sent delegations of pr-
pills here to enjoy their spring holiday
and to learn at first hand how things
are done in the capital city.
EGG Rolling Was Great Sight.
There never was a sight in the city
Of Washington of like Kind as that
before the eye In the White House
grounds on egg-ro1iing day. Children
always have gone to the egg-rolling
fiesta in large numbers, but inasmuch
MS the celebration has not been held
for some years there was renewed
desire to take advantage Of the first
occasion possible.
1t will be a month before the White
House gardeners succeed in getting all
the egg shells d,sentangled from the
grass of the great White House lawn.
The children were there literally by
the thousands and the eggs by the
tens of thousands, because not child
appeared who did not have in his or
her basket at least dozen Easter
eggs, colOred with every. hue of sun
favored springtide.
No one was allowed in the White
House grounds except the children and
their parents or guardians or other
attendants. In other words, no one
could get into the grounds unless he
had child or two In tow. !.