The Idaho recorder., 1921-07-15

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coeoons. news print paper. tnpioca and
iapioca flour. tea. tin ore, works Of
art. and most kinds Of lumber.
Despite the fact that the new tariff
win produce huge revenue. the need
Of reducing government expenditures
IN as pressing M ever. and President
Harding and Director OF the Budget
Dawes seem determined 10 bring about
that result. They met last week with
the cabinet and the heads of all the
bureaus--the first meeting of the kind
ever held--and had heart to heart
talk on means To meet the emergency.
MIR. Harding quickly gave the ioor
to Mr. Dawes and that vigorous Chi.
cngoan told the gathering in plain
language what he planned to DO and
what the others must do 10 help him.
Then he added:
e'rhe permanent success of the bud
get system depends upon certain basic
principles. which at Its Inception must
be 80 firmly established both AZ to
concept and rules of action. that they
never hereafter viii be questioned.
THE budget bureau must be Inn.
partial, inpersonal. and nonpoIitical"
In concluding. he ordered the bureau
chiefs 10 their feet and. holding up hls
hand, recited the following pledge, ad-
dressed to the President:
These men, of whom | am one.
realize the perplexity Of your position.
realize that the business Ut the cOun-
try is prostrate. that its working men
are out Of employment. that we are
fnced with inexorahle necessity Of re-
ducing expenditures. and we propose.
Just as we did four years ago 70 win
the war. to try to do II. And that's all
We can do"
President Harding. anxious 10 have
the controversy over the naval holt
day" plan ended. wrote To Congress-
man Mondell a letter saying that he
was vastly more concerned with the
attitude OF the congress on this ques-
tion than am as 10 the form OF ex-
pressing that attitude" When this let
ter was read 10 the house, Mr.. Mondeil
and all the others who had wanted
the disarmament proposal to include
land forces gave In and agreed
10 accept tho Horah amendment
to the naval appropriation bill
That IL, all but four gave In
The only negative votes were
east by Representatives Moore, indl.
nna. Republican aud Campbell. Penn
sylsania; carew. New York. and o..
Hrien, New Jersey. NIL Democrats.
Representative Linberver. California,
Republican. voted present.
Republican members Of the house
aud senate conference committee on
The resolution 10 declare the state
OF war with Germany ended reached
compromise carrying the heuse dec.
laraiion of state VI peace Instead
~ the senate repeal Of the war reso.
luton and the senate provisions pro-
teetlng American interests, with nm
additional section giving still further
protection 10 the United States. Sim.
liar sections end the state al war with
Austria Hungary. se that sauabble
is settled
Notwithstanding the lmpasSioneal
protests of ,nany congressman aud the
earnest arguments os many physicians.
the house last week passed the so.
called wiilIs-Catnrhell blu designed TO
snsesiail the execution of n regulation
providing for IN. prescription Of heer
aud light wines as medicine held hy
former Attorney General Palmer ta
he within the law The vote was 80
To W The measure Is now Tn the
hands of the senate. and SENATOR
hrousSard of Louisiana alrvaay has
delivered a red.hot st@ech against Il.
OF ihr appointment ~ former Pres. |
tdent Taft to he chief Justice ~ the |
Supreme court of the United States
there is little 20 hc said thn; has not |
aireads becn said In anticipation. Mr.. |
Taft's fitness for the high position IL
Gaqasstians.i and the selection viii |
msct With practically unanimous np-
prosal.
The railway lahor eoard issued two |
orders cf Importance last week. The /
ars, extended 10 all big railways the
~age cut which went into effect on /
July l. The second abolished time.
and-a ahais pay for all work over an |
eight.hour day. and. with the exception
Of this change. extended indefinitely
the operation Of the national agree