The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-03
UNEMPLOYED ARE
 BEHIND CONGRESS
 ASKING QUESTIONS
Democrats Will Expose Fea- lures of Recent Treaty, and the Methods Pursued In
 Its ConSummation
By HUGH w. ROBERTS Washington Bureau The Age-Herald
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Washington. September 2.-(spe cial. .)--Members of Congress have been interroeated by a disappointed constituency since they Joined the 5,o0O,00O unemployed in the United. Judging from communications to the republican and democratic fongres- sional campaign committees, the peo- pie not only want to know why the tax and tariff bills, for the consider alton of which the extra session was called, were not enacted, but why, In view of republican promises, they are just as poor and their burdens just as heavy as when the demo- cratic administration was swept out of power last fall.
 The interrogations, furthermore, are not limited to solicitous inquiry regarding the episodes of Represen- tative Manuel Herrick of Oklahoma. member, who in his intermissions from law making, conducted di- verting love contest among emotional femininity of Washington. The peo- pie it is gathered, are serious. Re publican members are reporting to their committee that when Congress reconvenes, it must accomplish some thing of obvious, outstanding merit. There is little contention respecting the verdict that the extra session Co date has been "monstrous failure"
 Regarding Fordney Tariff
 The people have inquired of their representatives regarding the Ford, noy tariff act which seemingly pro- tects manufacturing interests at the expense of agriculture and natural industry. They are concerned so it is reported to Washington, in the pro- visions of the tax bill. which relieve 20,000 persons, who acquired great wealth during the war. of excess profit and individual income surtaxes amounting to an average tax of s30,- 900 per annum and add an average of $500 per annum to 10000 small pro- auction corporations.
 They are also concerned by the act of the House in relieving express companies of $17 7000,000 taxes with out extending the same variety of relief to the parcel post.
 They cannot understand, further more, why after killing the bonus bill on the plea of the President that its provisions would bankrupt the government, the House voted $500 oo0o 900 to the railroads which all ready owe the government $731, ,000,- 0O0
 People In Dark
 The people, furthermore it would appear. are in the dark as to the reason of the action of the House in reducing the appropriate for good roads in all the states from S100,- 000.000 to s75,000, 900, and then voting x1 000 000 000 a rf,, with disarmament conference ac- tually in sight.
 There is considerable msunder- standing, too, in the action of the House in authorizing the secretary of the treasury to increase certificates of indebtedness $500. 0o0,oo0 to pro vide for deficit in tariff and tax revenues, while arguing, simultan- eously, that the tax and tariff bills would supply all requisite revenue.
 The people, also, judging from in- formation that the campaign com mittees have acquired. are critical of the gag rules adopted by the ma jority in the House in securing the enactment of the tariff and tax bills without amendment. The idea appar- ently obtains that had there been amendments, the bills would have been considerably improved.
 
 Little "Come Bnck.
 On the part of the members of the House, there is very little come back" There quick reference to the emergency tariff bill is check mated by the undisputed fact that the value of agricultural products is lower today than before the enact ment of the bill.
 And they cannot defend the tariff
 t1.. TDa,, rose, chairman of the finance com mittee of the Senate. has publicly announced that both bills are so inn perfect that 1t will be necessary to revise or rewrite them from founda. ton to turret or from asphalt to zinc.
 As result. there is no doubt but that the Congress will return with firm determination actual to- go to work. The people, it appears have not been fooled.