The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-04-07
81. Mihiel salient and along the banks
OF the Meuse and the Msrne.
Plan Work for Congress.


Congress knows pretty well what
duties 1t will be expected to perform.
and the order In which they must be
taken up, when the extra session
/ comes into being In truth, President
Harding in his inaugural address.
gave some intimatiOn Of what he ex-
poets, although he did not go into
. specifications.
! When the new congress assemblies In
April 1t probably will find waiting for
1t some definite plan concerning for
elgn relations. 1t is, of course, posi-
BILE that the President and the secre-
tary Of state will not find enough time
between now and the converting Of con-
gress to set forth definitely their views
concerning the veNing question of our
relations win the lands across the sea,
but II is not believed that spring will
be far advanced before plans are pre-
sented for action or rejection, al
though 1t can be- taken for granted
that, with the heavy Repubicas ma
jority In both houses, no administra-
ton plan stands In much danger of dis
approval.
The Knox resolution for immediate
peace with Germany may show its
head in the senate within day or two
after the next session begins, although
now there is some thought of postpon-
ing 1t. The high hope of some of the
senators is that the President will rec
olnmend the coupling up with the res
olution of "a paragraph which will give
! to France new evidence of our
friendship for that country. No one
can tell, however. as to how this will
be, because there has been strong OPP
position in congress to doing anything
with the Knox resolution except to
pass IL in the briefest possible form,
a form which shall include nothing ex-
cept a bald statement that peace ex-
lists with Germany.
Harding Gave Warning.
In his inaugural address Mr.. Hard
ing said: There is no instant step
from disorder to order. We must face
a condition of grim reality, charge of
our losses and start afresh. Ii is the
oldest lesson of civilization. | would
like the government To do what il can
to mitigate them. In understanding, in
mutuality of interest, in concern for
the common good, our tasks will be
solved"
Every President in recent years on
taking office las said something in his
inaugural address to remove from the
minds of certain kinds of people the
thought that because an administra-
tiOn il changed instant relief from evil
can be expected Mr. Wilson said
something of this kind when he came
into office. and 50 did Mr.. Taft and
Mr.. Roosevelt, and it may be that all
the Presidents before their time had
Il like thought. and uttered like note
OF warning.
| II must be remembered that this Is
| Il Republican administration, Repub-
| lican in the White House. Republican
1 in both branches of congress and Re
| publican in all the executive depart
| ments. Consequently the Republican
| party is To he held responsible for
everything that is done or that is left
undonc. The President has been hold
ing conferences with leaders of con-
| gresS. Apparently the executive and
the legislative branches want to make
good, but ii can be said without any
animus Whatsoever that some of the
legislators, rs has been the history of
things ever since politics was, seem to
want To make good in everything only
if it can be done without injuring their
chances of reelection.
Pass immigration Bill.
The plan of the Republicans is for
an immediate passing of the immigra-
tion bill which failed of passage at the
last session. The President and ma
jority of the Republican senators and
representatives. apparently want to
have this bill put through in just the
form in which ii was passed AT the last
session. but influences have been