The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-08-16
.,wuv norsN,r CONGRESS DO SOMETHING BESIDES TALK?

great many citizens of this republic expecting the new ne
publican administration away the debris created during %
wreckng wears Democratic rule and rebuild from the
ND in less than of the time taken to bring ABOUT m
wreckage find easy ask this question: why doesn Congress
do something besides tak? It's question which the Democratic
party organization and the Democratic press exploit daily ana %
with clamoous gee individual Republicans ana o
the Republican are found also " be 1a
back upon this query outlet for OF mpaience
Bt what does of the first five months OF republican
control of reveal fact Most assuredy it
that considerably talk has been going at the seat OF
government in Washington
accomplishments since the kepuplcan
ton began on the 4h of last March
Inauguration economy and efficiency program by the ell
acment budget bill and the appointment OF Charles IT, Dawes
as budget director and Walter Brown chairman OF the
siona Joint committee reorganization.
Emergency tariff bill passed.
Emergency immigration bill passed
Sweet bill passed to reorganze relief agencies for disabled
soldiers and dependents
Reduction Of the discount rates OF the fedea reserve DkS
relieve business stagnaton.
Refundg the short date debt to improve mar
ket for government securities.
Knox Porter peace resolution passed
Ratification of the Colombian treaty.
Settlement of the reparion dispute between the entente nations
and Germany by American pressure
Release of American prisoners in Russia agreed upon
Arrangement made early retirement of American military
forces in San Domingo.
"Open door, policy in China reiterated
Panama informed that accept White award boundary
dispute with Costa Rica, but has not yet yielded
Disarmament conference called.
And Republican undertakings that in state OF pro-
gress:
Tariff revision bill passed by House and pending Senate
Tax pending before House Ways and Means committee
still passed by both houses with prospect of becoming law
in the autumn.
Bills for the relief fth railroads and the farmers introduced
the Senate and House nstgaon of the President and action
promised.
international conference limitation OF ornaments
and Far Eastern problems progressing satisfactorily.
Complete peace with Germany and Austria still hanging fire
pending negotiation of separate treaty possible ratification OF Ver
sailles treaty with amendments.
Refundng of foreign loans awaiting authority from Congress
Disputes with Great Britain and Japan Mesopoama and
zap mandates still being negotiated
plain from this summary the facts that there has
been much less talk and much do the
a of the nation during the five months than had been the
for considerable span of time previous thereto? The Repub
can administration in the legislative branch but in the
executive branch doing lot than talk and the proof of this
every day manifest that Why doesn't Congress do something
besides talk' is obviously fooing question.
The usefulness of the bateshp modern warfare would of
have been onvncngy demonstrated the bombing
planes had the German waIs of business the Ke Canal
instead of in Hampton Roads
The remarkable thing about Ireland that the country
much outside attention and oil well the job