Evening star., 1921-11-27
Congress Fades From the Picture,
Feeling It's a Tough Old World

, country will put 1t to the test Of prac-
teal application.
Business and the individual will give
it tryout. and. it is for the future
to register the verdict of praise or
censure. so the charges and claims
can well be listened to with indul-
gence and promptly disregarded while
! the trying-out process is on.
|, For one thing all can be thankful
that the agony is over and the law
has been written in terms and figures.
, The republicans, while admitting
privately that the legislation is far
from perfect. rely upon the spirit of
American resignation to the statutes
| made and provided to hold the ma
jority party free from blame that
might react unfavorably in the future.
1t is argued that the main thing has
been accomplished-to give the coun-
try change in the tax laws. and that
inequalities will be grumbled at AMI
next forgotten.
The democrats do not propose to let
the opposition off without a word.
however. and from now on will seek
to point out what. from their view
point. are the mistakes in the legisla-
tfon and to create as much political
capital as possible for their own bene-
fit.
Maybe the psychology of the repub-
licans is correct. You know the Amer
lean people and how quickly they for
get and pass on to something else.
Anyhow, Congress will be back
again in a couple Of weeks. and just
watch the public, especially If there
should at that time be a lull in the
proceedings Of the armament confer
ence. exclaim. Good old Congress.
welcome home again." and Immediate
ly begin to take notice Of it's pro-
ceedings and set about to pick flaws
in it's performances.
The old timers in Congress know
exactly what to expect. They have
been through the mill time and again.
figurative position of getting ready to
dodge brickbats. 1t has grown to be
the custom Of late years when any
thing is wrong to take it out on Con-
gress," just as it is when trouble comes
up to run to Congress. like a child
with cut finger, for healing.
1t is said that some Of the visiting
foreigners expressed surprise the
other day that there was not an over
turn in the administration when the
House of Representatives voted dead
against President Harding's expressed
wishes on the tax bill. They regard
ed that as a, vote Of lack Of conf
dence. which in Europe would be fol-
lowed by change in the ministry.
the dominant party resigning in a
huff and a new set coming in.
Wouldn't the Americans have a hec-
tic life if the cabinet and the Presi-
dent had to step down and out every
time the administration got the worst
Of 1t in a vote in the House or Senate?
And wouldn't Congress thereupon find
its chiefest joy in making the admin
istration turn handsprings? Some
people are so sensitive.
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One may justifably wonder If the
American public will soon settle down
to consideration of humdrum domestic
questions after its present flyer in in
ternational subjects? Can it fix its
mind upon so prosaic thing as the
tariff. wages and prices after follow
ing the fortunes of France. sympa-
thizing with the troubles Of China and
pondering the mystical "agenda". Of
the world conference?
1t has not been many months back
when the average man couldn't have
told you whether agenda was a new
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