The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-07-22
HARD|NG'S ADVICE
AGAIN NEEDED IN
SENATE SITUATION
SHOULD APPLY BRAKES
The President Pleaded With
His Former Colleagues to
Concentrate on Tariff and
Taxation, But Senate Would
Spend All the Government
is About to Save.
(By David Lawrence.)

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Copyright, 1921, by Daily Times
Washington, July 20.-Presiden
Harding may have to take anothe
"trip to the Capitol or in some othe
way apply the brakes to the tend
ency of Congress to appropriate TO
new purposes all the money that ha
been saved by the careful pruninl
of the budget.
The Senate is in snarl again
Although Mr.. Harding pleaded will
his former colleagues to sidetracl
not only the bonus but other legisla
tion excepting the tariff and taxa
tion, the bill providing $1Co,0OO, O,00(
to finance farm exports now is up fol
consideration. 1t means, if passed, ;
spending of exactly the amour
which c. c. Dawes, director of th'
budget, announces has been saved. II
other words just as fast as 6 saving
is accomplished at one end of thu
national capital means of spending
an equivalent amount are found al
the other end. And on top Of it al
the new Shipping Board finds it nee
essary to ask for 100000 to sal
wage the wreck on its hands. Thus
the President finds himself in the
awkward situation of appealing t6
Congress directly or indirectly tC
concentrate on the tax program and
let alone other matters.
The agricultural bloc in the Sen.
ate is pushing the farm export bill
with the same vigor that the bonus
was pressed. The President himself
has not said anything for or against
the farm bill and there is no doubt
that he would like to see agricul.
ture aided in just such a practical
way but the question of establishing
precedent and giving $100,000.000
to one class is perilous one. Other
industries may come forward with re.
quests for aid. Furthermore the farm
bill gives authority for possible ap-
preparation of a billion dollars event
ually as it is progressive thing
with $100,O00,O0O to start with.
Mr.. Harding has asserted his lead
ership somewhat to the discontinue
of some elements in the Senate but
to the qualification of others. His
closest friends would welcome anoth-
er trip to the Capitol. They insist that
the Senate has no leaders powerful
enough to override the wishes of any
bloc or group. The demands of diff
ferent sections of the country have
upset the traditional influence OF
the party leader. The call to party is
not as strong as it used to be. Mr..
Harding is being told he is the only
man who can lead the Senate out Of
the wilderness of its variegated in
terests and force action on the big
questions of taxation and revenue.
As 1t looks now about all that has
been accomplished in a general way
by government economy has been the
prevention of higher taxes than last
year. We're it not for the efforts at
economy made through the budget
committee and the appeals of Presi-
dent Harding to his Cabinet the gov
ernment would be faced with the ne
cessity of increasing rather than de-
creasing the tax rate for the calendar
year Of 1921. Unless some drastic
cuts are made in government ex-
penses on the one hand accomplished
by few vetoes Of congressional de-
sire to spend more money, the tax
rate will remain unchanged. This, the
political advisers of the Administra-
tion, fear will react against them.
They promised to reduce taxes and
unless a gradual reduction can be
put into effect so that convincing
demonstration is made Of the Repub-
lican purpose to keep its pledge, Re-
ppblicans themselves admit htey will
en- pr the congressional elections with
a loomy prospect. President Hard
ir5s Intervention in the Senate sit