Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-30
CONGRESS DOES
NOTHING IT WAS
SUPPOSED TODD
Only Record It Leaves Is De
lay of Important Legis-
latiOn.
THE STACKER SESSION
By RICHARD LINrHIcUM.

OF the Republican C0ngresS-the Repu OIL
can Stacker Congress" they are begin
ming TO call It hereto join the ranks Of
the s. 7S5, 900 unemployed by taking re-
cess for thirty days, makes it in order TO
review the work it has done and left
undone
The review should begin with the work
left undone, which includes every i'm
portant thing the extra session was
called to do.
When President Harding called the ex-
ira session April II, the entire country
was clamoring for relief in almost every
line Of business, Industry and field Of en-
terprise. Il still is clamoring because no
relief has been given. So that the net
results accomplished By this extra session
up 70 the recess are precisely nothing at
all
The two particular measures upon
~@hicn the country depended for relief
from intolerable business and industrial
conditions were, first, the tax revision bill
and second, the tariff. The House, ad-
mittedIy has made such a botch Of both
bills that they have to be rewritten in
the Senate Both measures have been
crit.asxed severely by Republicans in the
Houfe and the Senate and by the Re
publican press and business men.
In their present form the tariff bill may
be defined as q bill to exclusively benefit
manufacturers at the expense OF every
natural industry; the rest is largely
hodge podge. The tax bin may be called
a bill to untax the very rich, including
the very big corporations and to overtax
the comparatively poor, including the
smaller corporations
The third relief measure Of the Admin
istrstion. 10 provide another S5O0OOO,OO0
e. u-hfeh a1ra1Hw rha
Government sT31. 600 also is among
unfinished business
PASS ARMY BILLS
DISPUTE DISARMAMENT.
Among the principal work completed
was the passage Of huge appropriation
bills, including nearly a billion dollars
for the Army and Navy, with disarma-
ment conference assured
An appropriation bill carrying $780,
100000 for good roads in all the States
was cut to S75OOOOoO despite the fact
that there are nearly 100000 men out Of
work.
Other measures actually passed were.
q bill for the restriction OF immigration
which is causing endless confusion and
hardship at every port OF entry; an
ku<<mergency tariff act, designed TO benefit
the farmer. but which was followed by
general decline in the prices Of sgricul-
tural products, and q bill for further con-
troll Of the packers
The one relief measure actually passed
was the agricultural bill TO finance sur
plus crops, but It Is contended that the
good effects which ought to be derived
from this bill will be nullihed II the
tariff bill passes in anything ike its
present form, thus preventing the Euro
pean user Of American surplus products
IRON nlTlTC for Them 4 Eu-
ucts.
Among the things actually accom-
plished" By this Congress was the pass
age OF hybrid peace resolut ton. the value
OF which can be judged by the fact now
known that the executive has ignored the
resolution 70 the extent OF not Issuing q
proclamation thereof, and has secretly ne
gotisted the framework at least OF
separate peace treaty with Germany.
WHY DEMOCRATS
WERE NOT ACTIVE.
It might be asked and properly 50. why
Democrats did not soHdly oppose ad-
Journment- The answer can be found in
the statement by Representative Garrett
the acting Democratic leader:
IN view Of the fact that 131 men can
not initiate legislation as against 300 I
see no reason why there should not be
Of the minority. If By remaining in SEES
sion We could do those things that ought
to be done I should favor remaining in
session"
Criticism already is heard from many
sources Of Congress recessing with moth
ing actually accomplished and its i'm
portant work less than half done and
badly at that It is pointed out that in
Ike Democratic Congress eight years ago
a tariff bill was passed in thirty days
and the Congress held in continuous ses-
sion by President Wilson until its legis-
lative programme was completed.
THE GERMAN
SEPARATE PEACE.
The separate peace treaty Made in
Germany" after secret negotiations and
continued refusals Of the State Densrt-
nent TO confirm the statement that such
negotiations were pending, is now pra-
sented TO the American people In
form which none OF them can understand
without copy Of the voluminous treaty
OF versailles, upon which it is based and
upon which It IS dependent for securing
American rights and the right to enforce
She same
It specifies the sections and parts Of
the Versailles treaty which shall be bind
ing and specifically repudiates the League
OF Nations
Democratic critics of this measure point
out that this is distinctly a German vic
tory. because By this treaty the United
States is not obligated 10 the enforce
ment OF any part Of the treaty Of Yer
sailles except such as relate exclusively
70 Itself and thus a wedge has been
driven between the United States and the
allies, which is what Germany has been
working for every since the armistice
In this view OF the matter Republican
partisanship has by this separate treaty
visited upon the United States the ever
lasting dishonOr' which Senator Lodge
Ss1d would result in cur making a sepa-
rate peace.
READ ONLY TO
THE REPUBLICANS.
The secrecy which attended the neyo-
tation Of this treaty was continued here
upon the receipt OF the text when Presi-
dent Harding invited only the Rerub-
lican members OF the Senate Foreign Re
lations Committee to hear It read.
This action was criticized By Repre-
sentative Connally, Democrat, Texas on
the last day Of the session. when he said
81 desire to point out the sharp con-