The Washington herald., 1921-11-19
1t will be almost Impossible to be-
gin over again.
Firm on Holiday Demand.

1t will be almost impossible to be-
gin over again.
Firm on Holiday Demand.
Some OF the British, on the other
hand. apparently want to make this
naval holiday less complete. They
want to keep one or more than one
shipbuilding plant at work, at least
on a skeleton basis, SO that they
will be able to re-commence build
ing more rapidly il the need for
new ships should. in their judgment,
arise. The British point OF view
is to tide over this period of excess
sive cost and excessive taxation but
still be ready to begin again, IL they
should think the circumstances call
for it. The Americans, on the other
hand, want building stopped, and
want 1t stopped in such q way that
in all likelihood 1t yill never begin
again. The Americans will stand
pretty firm on this position. They
may be willing to shorten the term
of the naval holiday down to fewer
years, but they will insist on its
being complete so long as IT lasts.
points, there is nothing more obvi-
Gus in Washington than the increas
ing disposition OF all the foreign
DELEGATIONS to accept the Hughes
program. 1t ought to be possible
for the agreement on the Far East
to be made public within ten days,
and II ought to be possible for the
conference to end within a shorter
period than has generally been an
ticipated.
Farley Dwarfs other News.
II the conference did not over
shadow everything else, some of the
other things that have happened in
Washington in the past twenty-four
hours or so would occupy bigger
headlines than they have had. the
rejection OF Harding's request about
taxation by the House is a sensa-
reaching echoes in American poll
tics, especially in the Congressional
and Senatorial elections of next
year. the preparations for which will
be under way in a few months. It
was doubtful tactics for Harding to
send his letter to Fordney. Fordney
was not the strongest man in the
world for Harding to tie up to.
Fordney. like several other Repub-
hcans who have the position of lead
ership without the powers of lead
ership, does not stand as high in
Congress as his position as chair
man of the Ways and Means Com
mittee would seem to indicate. There
will be a lot OF aftermath to all
this.
Also the matter of whether sena-
tor Newberry, of Michigan, 10 to be
ousted or not would be reco gnixed
as more interesting and more criti-
cal IL the details of II were not
overshadowed by the conference
One incident of Thursday thnt al
most escaped the attention of the
newspapers is of far-reaching i'm
portance. President Harding issued
an executive order giving to Budget
Director Dawes a degree Of author
ity SECOND only to his own. The or.
der Says that the Director of the
Budget is acting for the President,
"and his calls upon the chiefs of bu-
reaus and other Administrative Of
ncers, for purposes of consultation
or information, take precedence
over the Cabinet head of a depart
ment or any head of an independe~
organization" If all the tuplica.
tions of that order were Understood
1t would be recognized as one Of
the most important departures in
our government that 1t has happened
for long time.
(oepyrisht, 1917