The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-23

report on the subject" the president
| said. has real merit"
Army and Navy: Early considera
\ tion OF pending appropriation bills was
/ urged. The government is in ac
cord with the wish to eliminate the
burdens OF heavy armament" said the
president The United States will
ever be in harmony with such move,
ment toward the higher attainments
of peace. But we shall not entirely
discard our agencies for defense until
there Is removed the need to defend
/ We are ready to cooperate with other
! nations to approximate disarmament,
but merest prudence forbids that we
disarm alone"
National Finance: THE staggering
load OF war debt must be cared for
in orderly and gradual liquidation.
We shall hasten the solution and aid
effectively in lifting the tax burdens
il we strike resolutely."
Administration: Enactment Of ma
tional budget system and general re.
ductions by efficient management Of
the cost OF the government.
Business: Less of government in
business as we'll as more business In
government. There is no challenge to
honest and lawful business success.
But government approval OF fortunate,
untrameled business does not mean
toleration of restraint of trade or Of
maintained prices by unnatural meth
DDS. Anxious as We are to restore
the onward flow of business. it is fair
to combine assurance and warning in
one utterance.
Agriculture: The maintained re-
tail cost in perishable foods can not
be justified. Reduced costs OF basic
production has been recorded but high
cost of living has not yielded in like
proportion without the spirit of hos
tility or haste in accusation of pro-
fiteering some suitable inquiry by con-
gress might speed the price readjust-
ment to normal relationship, with
helpfulness to both producer and con-
sumer. A measuring rod of fair
prices will satisfy the country and
give US a business revival to end all
depression and unemployment"
Washington.-The sixty-seventh con-
gress convened Monday, was in ses-
sion a short time and adjourned until
Tuesday.
In the preliminaries Monday the
overwhelming republican majorities of
twenty-five in the senate and about
40 in the house worked with precis-
ion. Speaker Gillett was reelected,
29S to 122, with Representative itch
in. North Carolina. democrat Kitch-
leader, his perfunctory opponent. Rep
resentatiye London, New York, the
only socialist member, voted pres
ent"
Bills designed TO cover some Of the
more important problems before the
present congress were introduced in
the house Monday as follows:
NItdlIOil vi d ttutIdl liIltHl vi
appropriating s15,O00.000 to
aid states In training teachers and $7,-
500 900 for alien Americanization
Establishing the metric system as
the standard for the federal govern
ment for> customs excise, postal and
revenue purposes after ten years
Permitting manufacturers of trade
marked goods to fix uniform resale
prices.
Extending dry law" enforcement to
the Philippines.
Regulating stock yards, meat pack |
ing and transportation OF live stock by |
Haugen. republican. Iowa.
Taxing future sales of grain 10 per
cent OF value, involved by Dickinson.
republican. Iowa
Forbidding strikes which hamper in
terstate commerce
This bill was introduced by Blanton
Of Texas.