Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-05-26
RESULTS or SOME EMERGENCY
LEGISLATION WILL BECOME
APPARENT THIS SUMNER.
FARMERS TARIFF is FIRST
Whether the New immigration Law Is
Satisfactory Will Be Known Before
september-Tax and Permanent
Tariff Bills Come Later.
81 EDWARp 3. CLARK.

In passing what may be called emer-
gency legislation, and later it will con-
tinue to turn into laws many of the
legislative requests made by the Pres
ldent and, as the Republican majority
In congress views it, demanded by the
people.
Within the next three months the
people Of the United States will have
an opportunity to judge of the efficacy
Of some Of the legislation which con-
gress has passed. The emergency
tariff measure which has been the tar
get Of fire of criticism, as 1t has
been the subject of paens of praise,
will be one of the first measures to
go upon the statute books, and it will
be seen shortly whether or not 1t viii
afford the relief to the agricultural
and other Industries. which its friends
claim for it.
Within four months the country viii,
know whether or not the new immi
grafton law is working satisfactorily
1t puts specific limit on the number
Of immigrants who may enter the
country, but in times past it has been
found that many ways of evadlng the
law have been discovered by men
eager to get into the United States.
It is said that the new immigration
law when it goes into operation will
be proof against evasion, but no proof
definitely can be established until the
law has had full opportunity to be
tested.
Possible Loophole in Allen Law.
An amendment to the measure
which provides that people who can
prove that they are coming to this
country to escape religious persecu-
tion may enter, is one section which
possibly may be found to furnish an
evasion lOophOle. 1t is held that
many immigrants from eastern cOun-
tries may try to get in under this pro-
vision, for 1t is said they will make
the general plea that their particular
sect is being prosecuted In the lands
from which they come.
| 1t is believed, however, that any
person who seeks to get in on the
ground Of religious persecution will
be compelled to prove a specific case
and will not be allowed to base his
plea for entrance on the general as
sumption that, for instance, Jews are
prosecuted in Poland, or that Chris
tians are prosecuted in Turkey.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover ha;
recommended certain departments
| V.no1.oro N ia a tiODs In Or5ar 10 soo,,rr
economy. 1t is probable that many Of
the changes suggested will be made
and that before the autumn comes the
people will know whether or not eff
cheney and economy have been served
by putting Mr.. HOOver's suggestion!
into effect.
1t seems likely now that the Ger
man reparatiOns problem will b'
solved before long. The State depart
ment recently advised the Germans tt
make another attempt to settle thing
up with the allies, and the Germans
have been following out the sugges
tion, but have been doing 1t with +;
certain amount of circumlocution ant
with a few acts which have looked
like attempts to evade the term
which the allies originally laid down
The administration has not beel
long in office, and 1t will not be mucl
longer in power before the -countr
can pretty definitely determine wheth
er or not the initial legislative act
suggested by 1t will produce the benef
icent results which were claimed TO
them in advance. Naturally the Re
publicans say that everything will
work for good, while equally the Dem
! ocrats who have been opposed tC
some Of these measures remain skeE
tical, but also seemingly they ar
willing to bide the issue.
, Taxation Comes Later.
. Tax and permanent tariff legisls
tion will come later. These are tn
! most important measures from tn
! cOuntry's point Of view and from tn
} general interest point Of view whic
are to come before congress this yeal
Everybody is looking for relief /
I some form or other from taxation
, 1t is known definitely, of course, tina
taxes must remain high If the gov
ernment is to continue to function
but nevertheless there seems to
a feeling throughout the country tina
some kind of relief is to be expt
rienced.
Not long ago certain Of the leat
ers In congress suggested a shiftin
of the taxation burden from one plac
to another, or rather from certai
shoulders to other shoulders. Thi
would have been all right for me
whose shoulders were relieved fror
the burden, but not all right for thos
upon whose shoulders the extra bul
den was to fall.
The administration has had a wOr
to say about this shifting of the loa
( Of taxation Apparently it does nc
q want any shifting done. It has urge
e that additional sources Of revenue
found which will not be a tax upo
initiative, nor q tax which Is to criT
pie Industry.