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acts OF tho War Finance Corporation.

OF any positive asslstanee III tue
spring. fD We were promised that
the subject OF loans to the Allies would
be fully threshed out before the Ad-
ministration wns long In office. An
honest effort has been made TO keep
this promise. The foreign loan bin IL
excellent chance of being passed. This
will confer great power upon the
Secretary of the Treasury, who will
be authorized TO handle such matters
directly with the Governments con-
cerncd.
The above enumeration appears to-
be substantial list of achievements.
sufficient to silence tho most carpng
critic of the Republican Party. But
when one compares those few items
with the many unfulflled promises,
the reader realizes that the Admins.
tration has made poor beginning.
and sees that the more vital matters
of Government, which affect directly
or indirectly every citizen, have
scarcely been touched, although there
has been adequate time for action.
Here are thirteen pledges. so far un-
kept. and some with little prospect
OF being recorded among the definite
successes OF the administration: u)I
Peace was to be made Immediately.
The Knos-Perter peace resolution was
sighed July 2. Treaties have been sign
ed. but the big fight over ratification is
yet to be. There may be many changes
before the Senate gives final consent.
t2) We were told that America would
ho placed behind plan for an assoc
ci1ion of nations which we may join
with safety, honor and good con-
offing. In the meanwhile George Har-
vey occupies listening post in the
Allied Councils. (a) There was to be
much reform OF the tax laws, which
touch every pocketbook. The lerisla-
tion is before Congress, with only a
fair chance of passage. There is little
hope for immediate relief. t4) "one-
man Government was 20 bo abolished
"one-man Government was hastily
re-estabiished by President Harding
when he discovered that the soldiers
bonus hRl was going TO be passed.
go Government expenses were to be
reduced. There is opportunity for tre-
mendous reduction, but opportunity
which we fear win not be seized.
Some expenses have been limited, but
very, very few. (el We were to have
department Of public welfare. It
'N'A's 'hut VIC VIII HVt NAVE su1n
department, thanks to the acts of
Brigadier- General and Doctor SAWYER.
who intruded himself into the dis
cussion. 90 Panama Canal Tolls were
to be repealed. There has been no ac-
tion yet. we are glad to say.
The eighth solemn pledge was to
place the American flag on the high
seas. II is problematicai what service
Mr.. Lasker will perform as the new
head Of the Shipping Board. The ap-
preparation for that body has been cut
in half, and its future is not en-
eouraging. (9) Iynching was to be
ended by Federal action. This evident
ly was one Of those vague campaign
promises made to attract the Negroes
vote. for it has been forgot. (1O) The
United States foreign policies were TO
be completely reversed. Nothing has
been reversed, save our back. which
has been turned to the actual League
of Nations. so that we might better
see the mirage of an association of
nations. In matters regarding coIom-
bia, the Island of zap, Mexico and
Mesopotamia. we have followed in the
footsteps Of Woodrow Wilson.
The eleventh failure was not keep
ing the promises made toward reliev-
ing the distress of certain. classes of
former service men. True, the Vet
Grams Bureau has been created. but
ii is not all that could be desired.
according to some who have studied
this matter The Government need
not be quite so niggardly in ex-
tending relief where it is actually
needed. (12) Federal encouragement
was to be given to education. That
was an angling toward the school |
marin vote, which was speedily for
got. (13) An investigation and a sur |
vey of the various executive depart |
ments was to be made in order that
they might be reorganized on the /