The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-10-13
NEWS REVIEW
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10. II President Harding's preference
Is considered the tariff bill will be
taken up before adjournment, though
many members Of congress seem will.
ing that IL should 60 over to the next
session.
Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood was con-
firred by the senate as governor gen
e-al of the Philippines and next day
was placed OH the retired list Of the
army. as was also Maj. Gen. Joseph
T. Dickman. The brigadiers promoted
10 All these vacancies In the list OF
major generals were Charles ].
Bailey and Samuel ID. Sturgis, and
when he gave out these names, Secre-
tary Of War Weeks made II known that
hereafter merit will he the test for
promotion TO the rank Of brigadier
general. Secretary Weeks. in letter
to General Wood. paid high tribute to
the latter's achievements. II do not
consider" he wrote. that II Is too
much to say that your efforts con-
tributed more to remedy our unpre-
paredness for war than those Of any
other individual. and for this your
country will give you credit long
after the circumstances which denied
you the privilege Of commanding In
battle the troops you trained are for
gotten"
In accordance with the recommended
tons of the conference on unempiOy-
ment, President Harding issued q
public statement asking governors and
mayors throughout the country to
organize In each community ma
chinery for the correction Of economic
conditions along the lines worked out
by the conference. Local cooperation.
he declared, is absolutely necessary
to success, and to give national CO
ordination to the efforts for re-
Mobilization, a central agency will be
maintained In Washington under the
auspices Of the conference. Secretary
Hoover appointed as head Of this
agency Col. Arthur Woods, former
police commissioner Of New York.
Mr.. Harding believes that a large
number of men now jobless would be
given employment II congress would
pass the railroads credit bill. which
would mean the payment Of about half
billion dollars to the railroads.
Therefore he IL urging that the meas
ure be adopted at this session.
william Howard Taft was sworn In
as chief justice of the Supreme Court
Of the United States last Monday and
took his seat as the fall term Of the
court opened. Two days later he took
on his gown and appeared before the
senate judiciary committee to advo-
cate enactment Of law creating
eighteen additional federal judgeships
The volstead act. Re said. has added
considerably 10 the congestion In the
federal courts. and he continued: II
do not hesitate to say that believe
violations ~ the prohibition law will
greatly Increase before they begin Il
grow fewer"
Attorney General Daugherty. also
before the committee, disagreed will
this opinion. saying prohibition cases
have reached their peak and viola
lions viii decrease, as the people wan
10 see the law enforced and the ten
dency OF state authorities 10 leave en-
forcement To the government Is begin
Ming 10 disappear. Mr.. Daugherty
should know what he is talking about
but the news columns ~ the daily
papers do not bear out his assertion.
Col. Charles r. Forbes. director OF
the federal veterans bureau. returned
70 Washington last week after an In
specti"Q trip throughout the country
ana % once made startling report
20 President Harding. He asserted
that 81 the 100000 disabled soldiers
who are being given vocational edu-
] cation al the governments expense,
30.O00 are being Harmed out" "a
sweatshops and mushroom institu-
lions created for the purpose OF get
ting federal trainers and government
money" Forbes declares the Chicago
situation Ia especially had I'm this re,
spect and adds that II Is nothing short
OF crime and slavery 10 put. men In