The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-08-25


from the foundation up in less the
ne-sixteenth of the time taken
bring about the wrecbage, find it cas-
to ask this question: "Why doesn
congress do something besides talk
ITS a question which the Democrat
party organization and the democrat
ic press exploit daily and repeat wit
clamorous glee, and even some indi
vidual republicans and some repre-
sentatives of the republican press ar
found also to be falling back upo
this query as an outlet for expression
of impatience.
But what does a review of the frs
FIVE months of republican control o
government reveal in factg Most as
suredly it reveals that considerable!
more than talk" has been going on a
the seat of government in Washing.
ton.
Witness these accomplishment:
since the republican administration
began on the 4th of last March:
Inauguration of an economy and
efficiency program by the enact
ment of the budget bill and the
appointment of Charles G.. Dawes
as budget director and Walter F.
Brown as chairman of the con-
gressional joint committee on re-
organization.
Emergency tariff bill passed
Emergency immigration bill
passed
Sweet bill passed to- reorganize
the relief agencies for disabled
soldiers and dependents
Reduction of the discount rates
of the federal reserve banks to
relieve business stagnation.
Reminding of the governments
short date debt to improve mar
ket for government securities
Knox Porter peace resolution
passed
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treaty
settlement of the reparations
dispute between the entente ma
lions and Germany by American
pressure.
Release of American prisoners
in Russia agreed upon.
Arrangements made for early
retirement of American military
forces in San Domingo.
"Open Door" policy in China
reiterated.
Panama informed that she must
accept White award in boundary
dispute with Costa Riea, but has
not yet yielded
Disarmament conference called
And these republican undertakings
hat are in a state of progress;
Tariff revision bill passed by
the house and pending in senate.
Tax revision pending before the
house ways and means committee
and still to be passed by both
houses. with prospect of becom-
ing law in the autumn.
Bills for the relief of the rail-
roads and the farmers introduced
in the senate and house at insti-
cation of the president and early
action promised.
Plans for an international con-
ference on limitation of arma-
ments and far eastern problems
progressing satisfactorily.
Complete peace with Germany
and Austria still hanging fire
pending negotiation of separate
treaty or possible ratification Of
Versailles treaty with amend
ments.
Reminding of foreign loans
awaiting authority from congress-
Disputes with Great Britain and
Japan over Mesopotamia and zap
still being negotiated.
Is it not plain. from this summary
the facts that there has been very n
lch less talk" and very much more y
o" in the capital of the nation dur 4
; the five months just passed than y
d been the case for a considerable
an of time previous thereto? The n
publican administration, not alone Ct
the legislative branch but in the Ct
,cutive branch. is doing a lot more y
N talk, and the proof of this is o.
ny day too manifest that why OF
'sn't congress do something be- p'
es talk?" is an obviously foolish e
Republican. ~
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URcH- GOING AS VIEWED BY TO
THEODORE ROOSEVELT. tn