Graham guardian., 1921-04-15
A MONTH OF NORMALCY


been in power only a month. II
hardly has begun to function.
Such important problems as tax
reform, tariff revision and peace
with Germany really have not
been taken up as yet. Hence
discussion of them would be
rather premature. But the new
president and the members of
his cabinet have made many an
nouncements of policy and re-
view of these might be of inter-
est, says the Ell Paso Times.
It will be recalled that during
the recent campaign anything
to have the approval of Woodrow
Wilson was certain to receive the
disapproval. To couple Wilson's
name with a policy was to damn
it utterly. President Harding's
most frequently reiterated pro,
mise was that he would do things
different from Wilson," We
were assured again and again
that anything that smacked of
"Wilsonism" would be repudi-
ated absolutely when the repub-
licans got into power. But what
really has happened since Presi-
dent Harding moved into the
White House? Here are few
things the new administration
has done:
Approved the Wilson admins
tration policy regarding soviet
Russia.
Approved the Wilson policy
that Germany should assume the
responsibility for the World War.
Approved the Wilson policy
laid down at Versailles that Ger
many should pay every dollar
possible in reparations.
Approved the Wilson policy of
retaining the American army on
the Rhine for the present.
Approved the Wilson attitude
that the allies must pay ten bill
lions borrowed from the United
States.
Approved the Wilson policy
with regard to mandates and the
protest of the Wilson administra-
tion regarding Mesopotamia oil
rights.
Approved the ruling of Attor-
ney General Palmer of the Wilson
cabinet regarding prescription of
beer by physicians.
Approved the Wilson polly with
regard to the ratification of the
treaty awarding Columbia dam
ages for the loss of Panama
this latter a complete reversal of
the former republican attitude.
Approved the Wilson attitude
that the Irish problem is not one
for the government of the United
States to consider.
Approved the Wilson policy re-
garding former German cables
and the Wilson protest against
awarding the island of Yap to
Japan.
Approved the tentative plan
of the Wilson administration for
a settlement of the controversy
over the rights of Japanese in
the United States.
Approved the Wilson big navy
program.
Thus an even dozen of the ma
jor policies of the Wilson admin
istration have received the Hard |
ing o. X. and not a single one
worthy of mention has been Of |
ficially repudiated. There are,
however, a good many things |
still held in allegiance, but these |
are mostly matters calling for
legislative rather than executive |
action. Taxes, the tariff and |
Panama canal tolle, for instance,
are problems for congress. Peace
with Germany and the League
of Nations are of joint interest
and cannot be taken up until the
special session begins. Of strict
ly executive problems outside,
of course, of departmental ad-
ministratixe matters-there re-
main only the questions of recog-
nizing Mexico, putting into eff
feet the Jones shipping law, am
nesty for so-called political pris-
oners and a few others of minor
importance vet to be disposed of.
The new administration, in fact,
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