The New York herald., 1921-04-10
CONGRESS FACES
HARDEST TASKS IN
AMERICAN HISTORY
Foreign Relations, New
Tariff, Tax Revision and
Railroad Problems Lead
in Magnitude.
HARMONY is ESSENTIAL
Extra Session, Opens To-
morrow With Every Indi-
cation Of Republican
Solidarity.
HARDING TO BE UPHELD
His External and Internal Pol
icies Will Be Carried Out
With Least Delay Consis-
tent With Prudence.
HARDING TO BE UPHELD
Special Despatch to THE NEW YoRK HERALp.
New York Herald Bureau
Washinrton. ID. c., April 8. !

Special Despatch to THE NEW yonK HxRALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, d. c., April 3.
An array of problems difficult to
match in the whole history Of the
Republic demand solution by the Sixty
seventh Congress, which meets In ex-
traordinary session at noon Monday.
The more pressing of these will be dis
cussed by the President himself on
Tuesday, when he appears In person
In the House OF Representatives to
survey the legislative needs OF the
country.
A glance at the accumulation Of
tasks demanding attention reveals four
that require not only an enormous
amount Of labor on the part OF SEN
ators and Representatives but also
harmony Of effort among the Republi-
cans, who are now responsible to the
people.
These four tasks are the readjust-
rnent Of foreign relations, including
a declaration of peace with Germany
and Austria; new tariff law to safe
guard American Industries and pro-
rect American labor; an internal rev.
enue law to equalize and more fairly
distribute the burdens Of Federal tax
alton and the salvation Of the rail-
roads from their perilous state.
Harmony Is Required.
. Any one Of these problems would be
enough In normal times to occupy the
energies of Congress to the exclusion
of all but routine matters. but the ma
tional situation and the unsettled re-
Iation OF the United States to the rest
Of the world are such as to require
harmonious action upon multitude OF
great propositions.
For the first time IN eight years the
Republican party dominates Government
in all it's branches. In the Senate there
is q Republican majority OF % and In
the House a Republican majority OF
l70 The power Of the Democratic OPP
position to obstruct for partisan advan-
tage is SO limited as to be negligible.
VIII SttMc ln8urrectfOn.
II is case of sink or swim as tho
new Congress gathers. This fact seems
70 be in the minds of all the RESPONSE
ole leaders from the President down.
Therefore while there are bound to be
controversies and even differences over
certain proposals about 10 be laid be-
fore Congress. as In the case of tho
gold payment to the one time sovereign
of the territory in which the Panama
Canal runs, 1t seems likely that a SEN
sible consideration for national necessi-
ties backed by O conviction that the
people almost certainly will turn against
n party that falls TO give help at such
a crisis Will discourage and stifle in
surrection and hold the party forces
together for steady accomplishments.
In the mass OF problems looms the
necessity for some form OF action that
will end the legal state OF war with
Germany and automatically wipe out
the numerous interlocling cogs that
We're created with tho declaration OF
war and with the extraordinary powers
simultaneously conferred upon the Exec
con-
tained In the Knox resolution which was
adopted by the Senate May is, 1920, a
simple and direct instrument for the
restoration of the old general relations
between the two countries while leaving
details OF trade arrangements and other
necessary agreements to be worked out
with the customary diplomatic negotia-
tions. The Knox resolution was vetoed
by President Wilson. and for the last
year the unsatisfactory, anomalous and
costly situation between Germany and
the United States has dragged on.
This state Of affairs President Har-
ding and Secretary Hughes purpose to
end. The President Is committed in
principle to the adoption OF the resolu-
tion. or rather to some definite deciara-
zion ~ Congress. which can declare
peace as ~ell as war, that IN absurd
condition snail be terminated. S.. indeed.
Is the Secretary OF State. The Presi-
dent has recognized and pointed out
that II might be necessary to proceed
circumspecuy In this and all other
matters affecting International relations
because OF tho situation In Europe.
Had the Allies and Germany been
able to arrange the matter OF repara-
tions swiftly and smoothly: had that
trcnnendous stumbling block to the eco
nomio stability of Europe and to tho
peace of Europe been out OF the way I:
the passage of the Knox resolution al
most at tho opening of Congress would
have been an assured fact. But events
have not moved In that facile direction.
Germany Is recalcltrant. even truculent.
There is no apparent Indication of a vol
untary purpose on Germnny's part to
meet the reparation requirements OF the
Treaty Of Versailles. Come May the
Allies may have to force Germany to
pay up--"talxe her by the collar" as
BRAND said. This action would be al
most equivalent to war.
In situation such as this the United
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