The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-02

to Make Good
Unemployment Conference
Cannot Do More Than
Prepare Data and Point
the Way.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
(Coryr.Eht by Tt- ln,eIigencer)

Westminster. sept. THE underlying
pucp"S" "t the unemployment confer
enc" called t> President Harding y :"
get congress employed The adminis'
ration realizes tha. unless trs Eepub-
lean majority gets busy and passes the
legislation which is needed 20 stimulate
business throGg"ut IN" ""un.rr tho
number - johlssS folk Will increase
instead of diminish this winter ard the
congressional s,c'tl"rs rext fail ma"
develop considerable danger for the
party in power.
Congress - tanlrS vacation al
present ard the administration reluct-
antly consented 10 the recess. Rut When
both houses rec"Ureue the drtr" will be.
Gin 10 clear the calendar Of the Vital
measures which most everybody be-
Neres Will mean better industrial ard
business conditions. Few officials caG
oe found who think the mere calling OF
An uremrtoyNcn' conferences can pro-
duce jobs for tn" IDLE and food for the
hungry. The most that ,ar be accom-
pIsshed Is the collecting "t data as 10
the tue conditions OF unemployment
and the laying OF that data ConSpicu
ouSlC on the doorster "f IN" capitol ds
sor: ot mute warniuE /" the Repuh.
leans that theirs is the responsibility
fNT ACTON on pe0OlhG DliIS, IL ~ TOT IN"
psycholoxrcar erer, that the cnrter- .
ence Is being called.
Up TO Congress.
President Harding wants congress -
DO several things which In his opinion
will speed the return To normally.
First. the president wants the pend
ing treaties With Germany and Austria
ratified 80 that Americas foreign re-
iat1ons will be clarified and trade re
sumed with central Europe.
Second, Mr.. Harding wants authority
given at once to Secretary Mellon To
arrange with the allies for the payment
Of interest and principal on the ten
billions Of dollars owed us. Thus Il IL
hoped that by definitely fixing the time
IF payment tho allies will be able TO
calculate upon the amount they must
set aside for payment. With exchange
improved the purchasing power Of
Europe will gradually return. Once the t,
purchasing power ~ Europe is re-
stored. American surplus goods can he
exported and th. firms which have
closed down their factories will want 10
reopen them 70 such suppl
Europe Indeed the international rank-
ers who have favored the league ot ma
tlons and American cooperation with
European matters % finance have
argued that American securities would
never have closed down II TWO years
ago the United States had ratified the
Versailles treaty and entered into closer
financial relationship with Europe.
However tina, may be tha tact Is tho
same Argument ts being made now III
behalf % the Hughes Hrox treaty.
namely. that ratification will Stabilize
e"onom:r conditions in Europe and
thus help America 10 sell her goods
The Railroad Bill.
Third. congress has been vainiy urged
70 authorize The war finance "orrora-
t:on 20 use It's funds I" pay the rail-
roads certain sums owed them. tn :.
y has been cor,Anded would mean the
placing ~ half billion dollars OF
money into purchases for equipment
and would mean THAI tho steel business
ani other trades affected h% railroad
development would ha'% >" take back
many ~ the iren th~! haze laid on. !
Mr. Harding rleaded with "onsre.< -
a., on the railroad bill before II rcr"s-
sod 50 that an Improvement IN ,ha In !
GiS'rial situation might result. but ;hs
senate refused % ALLOW rho plea to In
's-,ere with its plans Tor a months >a
cation
Fourth congress has debated hr<t tho
tariN and then the revenue hi, arl has
failed 20 PASS either ono The admir- |
istration has urged a"t'or right along
rnncendrnE that n" business 'r~r ~ The
COUNTRY want 10 know what their taxes
will tc before they make any plans for
eNrlrSi"' ~ the rcnCen:nE ~ factories
row closed down II Is practically as
d,fF'cul' - operate Il business without;
knowing mo -i2- "f 'hn ,Na-'S tax hill !
as - trr - get along without knowing /
From, ureS - VrNE or YEAR u wear .Shl' .