The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-22
FACTS FROM THE INSIDE
At WASHINGTON, D. C.

ed. These boys threw their lives
into the scales in order that the
great profiteers as we'll as the remain-
der OF the citizenship of this country
been forgotten" Senator Robinson
fatty disputed the Presidents eco
nomic arguments and asserted
s'there is not Senator present who
does not know how the bonus obli-
CATION may be discharged without
immediate embarrassment to The
treasury of the United States" by
putting on sale adjusted compensa-
ton bonds which would be punches
ed by the people. The American
Legion points out that the same day
the Administration objected to the
bonus it urged a new half billion
dollar loan to the railroads ana
Senator McCumber asserted that the
bonus would require much less mon
ey than has been appropriated TOT
militaristic purposes without any OBJ
lection on the part of the President.
The bonus passed the House at the
last session almost unanimously and
majority of the Senators promised
to vote for it, although secretly OPP
posing the bill. The President S
speech gives these Senators an ex-
cuse to repudiate their pledges, as
Mr. Harding openly declared ne
would assume responsibility.
Relief Measures Are Opposed
! The country is staggering through
one of the most acute business de-
pressions OF it's history, but the Adj
ministration seems to have no con-
structive program to remedy cOn'.i-
lions and is pinning its faith to the
high tariff as an economic cure-aH.
Harding has repeatedly stated that
! he wants Congress to pass the tarln
and the taxation measures and then
go home. II his suggestion were fol-
lowed it would mean delay OF all re-
lief legislation for the farmers. The
agricultural bloc" in Congress In
sists that most of our existing de-
preston is due to the fact that the
purchasing power OF the farmers has
been paralyzed by the deflation OF
the price Of his crops. AS a remedy
they demand that the Federal re-
serve bank lower its rate Of redis-
count, that Federal farm loan banks
be given additional credits, that
grain gambling be checked, and chat
grain grades be reformed. Stand
patters oppose any relief for the
farmers as "Socialistic, although
public funds are handed out to the
railroads with unparalleled prodigal-
ity. and Harding supports this stand
New League of Nations Seen
Harding announced before cleo
ton that he opposed the League Of
nations and viewed "the solemn ref
erendum of the nation" that swept
him into office with considerable sat
isfaction, but already the Admins
tration is conducting diplomatic NO
eotiations which inevitably will lead
the United States into an association
OF nations. This will be put oveA
under the guise Of disarmament
conference. For a long time Harding
opposed the terms Of the Borah res
olution ins.ructing him to call con.
ference between the United States
Great Britain and Japan to discuss
4 limitation Of navies. Now he has In
vited France. Italy and china to a.
tend the conference and proposes
discussion Of the limitation Of arma
ments on land as we'll as on seq
and, out Of this conference, thu
President cheerfully assured thu
newspaper correspondents, there
naturally will come discussion Of an
association Of nations. The Admin
istration looks favorably to this re-
vamped league Of nations. and hopes
to SO confuse It with the disarma
ment issue that Borah, johnson and
other 'sirreconcilables" will be forced
to bow before manufactured public
opinion which may demand an asso
citation Of nations in the name o
peace. The disarmament conference
Is not looked upon very seriously II
Washington. England, France ant
Il Japan al are lording It over con
quered peoples and require larg
armies to prevent uprisings. II I
very doubtful IL the governments o
any Of these countries approach tn
conference with q spirit Of sincerity
although they pretend to give heart,
endorsement to the idea but the ide'
Twin probably serve to investments o
1.-The international bankers trust.
4. Sinclair Demands Grade Reform
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