The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-09-23

Wleser, Fargo, N. u.
In a recent interview accorded to
the Courier-News, Senator Ladd
took occasion to belittle the econo-
my program of Budget Director
Dawes. And yet Mr.. Dawes had
just informed the Senate Finance
Committee that it can safely rely on
saving $350,000,000 during the cur
rent fiscal year. This amount re-
presents actual reductions in esti-
mates for the various departments
Also, the :Nonpartisan Senator to
the contrary notwithstanding, $780,
100000 of this amount comes from
the War Department, and an addi-
tlonal $40 100000 will be cut from
the Navy Department. Other sill
ces are made in estimates for the
Shipping Board, the Railroad Ad-
ministration, and the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Director Dawes came to Wash
ington to take up the work as head
of the new budget system at a great
personal sacrifice. He is q man
who has made his mark, both as a
financier in the middle-west, and as
soldier overseas. To date he has
conducted the administration of his
duties in an expeditions manner,
with a decided lack of respect for
politics or personalities. DR.. Ladd
may win favor in the eyes of Boss
Townley by questioning the motives
of man who is so unfortunate a.
to have been banker but such at
tention should be commendation
to all fair-minded people-if indeed
commendation is needed by a man
of Dawes achievements.
The joint commission on agricul-
tural inquiry, under the leadership
OF Congressman Sidney Anderson Of
Minnesota, will have the first Sec
ton of it's report ready for Con-
gress when it reassembles, and the
other section will be ready by De-
cember 1st. Any program of lepis-
lation designed to beget perman-
ent and general prosperity for the
farmers must be in accord with a
legislative program for general in
dustrial prosperity, and this is the
corner stone on which the Joint com
mission will build it's report to Con
gress.
The findings of this commission.
which has been giving intensive
study to the general industrial stu
alton since July 1, are primarily
designed to promote a general, gra-
dual, dependable Improvement in
the whole industrial and economic
situation, rather than in class legis-
lation for the farmers. The com
mission will emphasize that it must
be kept in mind that the country is
prosperous or unprosperous as
whole, and that while Improvement
may be temporarily gained for one
class by temporary legislation vet
a genuine prosperity for agriculture
can not be had without a general
and stable prosperity being at the
same time gained for all industries.
The most important fact that this
has developed is that
outside OF legislation which will re-
move obstacles that now stand in
the. way of successful farm organi-
":''on: and that will give the farm
e1S, the same credit facilities that
industry generally has, there isn't
much that legislation can do.
So in its first report the commits
sion will recommend:
First-The passage of a bill some
what like the Volstead-C Capper bill,
affirmatively authorizing farmers
unions.
Second-1t will recommend legis-
lation that will set up machinery
for furnishing credit to farmers for
a period Of from six months to per
haps three years so as to fill the
gap between the longtime credit
furnished by the national and state
banks and the farm loan organize
tions, including the farm loan asso-
citation, and the short-time credit
now furnished by the national and
state banks.
The volstead-C -Capper bill has al
ready been introduced in both the
Houses of Congress and Represent
ative Anderson is now engaged in
drafting q bill to cover the credit
features which he will press for ac-
lion whnn Tnnn,>no.