The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-11
IMPOSSIBLE TASK .OF REPUBLICANS ID r OOL ALL PEOPLE
Republicans In Congress Find It Very Difficult to Carry Out All Campaign
 Promises
By HUGH ". ROBERTS Washington Bureau The AEe-Herald
 500 Davidson Building


 Washington, August 1O.-tSpecialo The republicans in this extraordinary session of Congress have apparently dedicated themselves to the impossi- ble task of fooiing all the people all the time.
 The situation has become so ap- parent that not only strong men of the Senator Borah type. but infinite ly weaker men, such as Representa- tive Oscar Keller of Minnesota have cried out against the hypocrisy in- volved.
 It started when the republicans put through the emergency tariff bill designed to aid the farmers, d meas ure which, after an operation of sev- ersl months, leaves the farmers as poor, if not poorer, than they were before. It continued throughout the period of the permanent tariff fight in the House, and continues through out the present, when Congress, under the leadership of Andrew W. Mellon. Secretary of the Treasury. one of the five rich men of the United States attempts to revise the scheme of tax alton In accordance with the wishes
 
 generally.
 HAS NO TEETH
 According to the laws that are written, this Congress has curbed the big packers of the country Con- gress has done nothing of the kind. The Senate enacted bill which had teeth in it. The House discarded the action of the Senate, and prepared a bill of It's own. Senator Lafollette Is authority for the statement that the House bill prior to it's enact- ment, was submitted to attorneys representing the packers, and that they amended 1t in at least seven vital particulars, which amendments were accepted by the House. The Senate protested, but accepted the House bill. Senator Kenyon, author of the orig.Nal Nill, supported the House substitute. but confessed that he held his nose when he did so.
 The Senate quite recently consid cred the Norris bill designed to put the government behind the farmers in exporting their products. There was a question as to whether the Congress should put the government in the business of agriculture. But there was never question but that the bill was conceived for the purpose of d DCHCllL OH lnS There was never question but that it would have operated to the advan tage of the farmers.
 The President, aware that the Nor ris bill would be enacted. protested in person. It was side tracked, and an administration bill presented as 8 substitute. It was passed by the Senate.
 Regarding that bill, Representative Keller of Minnesota, says: Tn the matter of farm credits, absolutely imperative if the purchasing power of the people is to be restored--the President interfered to block a bill designed to eliminate middlemen and directly aid the producer. As con sequence a camouflaged measure has been passed which will benefit bank CTS, dealers, and spectators more than it will the actual raisers of farm crops"
 Keller is a republican. He is nau- seated with the hypocrisy displayed by Congress in this extraordinary ses sion. He declares that unless some thing in sincerity is done, the re- publican party will be repudiated from Maine to California.