The Colorado statesman., 1921-04-09

st. Mlhlel salient and along the banks
Of the Meuse and the Marne.
Plan Work for Congress.
Congress knows pretty well what
duties 1t will be expected to perform,
and the order In which they must be
taken up, when the extra session
comes into being. In truth, President
Harding, In his inaugural address.
gave some intimatlon Of what he ex-
poets, although he did not go into
specifications.
When the new congress assemblies In
April 1t probably will find waiting for
II some definite plan concerning for
elgn relations. 1t is, of course, possi-
BILE that the President and the secre-
tary OF state will not find enough time
between now and the convening Of con-
gress to set forth definitely their views
concerning the vexing question of our
relations with the lands across the sea,
but 1t is not believed that spring Will
be far advanced before plans are pre-
sented for action or rejection, al
though 1t can be taken for granted
that with the heavy Republican ma
Jority In both houses, no administra'
ton plan stands In much danger of dis
approval.
The Knox resolution for immediateS
peace with Germany may show itse
head In the senate within day or two
after the next session begins, although
now there is some thought of postpon-
ing 1t. The high hope of some of the
senators is that the President will rec
ommend the coupling up with the res
olution of paragraph which VIII give
to France new evidence or our
friendship for that country. No one
can tell, however, as to how this Will
be, because there has been strong op-
position in congress to doing anything
with the Knox resolution except to
pass 1t in the briefest possible form.
a form which shall include nothing ex-
cept a bald statement that peace ex-
lists with Germany.
Harding Gave Warning.
In his inaugural address Mr.. Hard
ing said: "There is no instant step
from disorder to order. We must faca
a condition of grim reality, charge or
our losses and start afresh. 1t is the
oldest lesson of civilization. l would
like the government to do what 1t can
to mitigate them. In understanding, In
mutuality of interest, In concern for
the common good, our tasks will be
solved"
Every President in recent years on
taking Office has said something in his
inaugural address to remove from the
minds of certain kinds of people the
thought that because an administra-
tion is changed instant relief from evil
can be expected. Mr.. Wilson said
something of this kind when he came
into office, and SO did Mr.. Taft and
Mr.. Roosevelt, and it may be that all
the Presidents before their time had
a like thought, and uttered like note
of warming
1t must be remembered that this Is
Republican administration, Repub-
lican in the White House, Republican
in both branches of congress and Re-
publican in all the executive depart
ments. Consequently the Republican
party is to be held responsible for
everything that is done or that is left
undone. The President has been hold
ing conferences with leaders of con-
gress. Apparently the executive and
the legislative branches want to make
good, but 1t can be said without any
animus whatsoever that some of the
legislators, as has been the history of
things ever since politics was, seem to
want to make good in everything only
If 1t can be done without injuring their
chances of reelection.
Pass immigration Bill.
The plan of the Republicans is for
an immediate passing of the immigra-
ton bill which failed of passage at the
last session. The President and a ma
jority of the Republican senators and
representatives apparently want to
have this bill put through In just the
form in which 1t was passed at the last
session, but influences have been
brought to bear on some of the men,
bers and senators, and 1T looks now as
IL the percentage rate of immigrants
who are to be allowed to enter the
country is to be raised. Congress at
the last session fixed the immigration
rate at per cent of the persons of any !.
one nationality now residing within
the United States. Now it is being
urged that the percentage be raised to
8 per cent and there are some men,
bers of congress who would like to see
1t put up to a much higher point.
The immigration bill, however, will
go through and 1t seems likely tM9y
that the only yielding that will come
will be in the direction of raising of
the rate of influx from 3 per cent to
per cent At the 8 per cent rate about
100000 immigrants will be admitted
into the United States every year.
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