The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-27
BELIEF GROWS THAT GERMANY
AND ALLIES WILL AGREE.
INCREASING CONFIDENCE IN OUR
FOREIGN PROGRAM.
ADMINISTRATION TRIES TO CLEAR
RAIL SITUATION.
BY MARK SULLIVAN
National Political Correspondent OF
Tha Intallirancar.

Washington. April @6.--Statcd IN the
hrlcfCst way. AN enumeration "l the
uirh spots and some light spots 81
WASHINGTON and congress, on the open
ing day ur the second week Of tho sos
sion. would look Ike thi>:
lnrr,uSIng serenity IN lh, belief h'i9
hy all tina best informed that G'rm'n%
and the Allies Will aErr" on PREPARATIONS
and that this agreement Will be lht
most imr"rtant STEP sine" tn" armlstit'
in tho "rrturn to normally" Of bushes
conditions.
Increasing confidence that our rci.t.
tons with Germany and the Allies vii?
be worked out satisfactorily by Hard.
ing and Hughes TIL" steps can only hf
seen from day 10 day as they arc tax II
but each step. as it appears. Increases
nptimlSin about tho future ones. Hughes
raGiatrS confidence himself AMI inspire.
L in Others.
Cumplolr assent on tn" part of 'Ec
:,.nal" L. liardInE'S request that "ui
fuirIgu affairs b" left Ia him wlthcu;
cmnarraS smrnt. TIL" Knox rcS3lutNn
tor peace with Germany. in the :hap"
IN which it Will finally pass. will ie
what Harding and hughes want As best
hitting into their programs.
continued uncertainty among the
leaders about tn" permanent tariff Al
IAN prugrams The bulk Of opinion st"s
that We shall not have a sales tax. n.
duuhtrdIy. at this moment most of lho
leaders, and a decided majority of con-
grrSs. especially in tho lower house, are
lcCi lndly advcrs" To the idea. But n
few Of the wiscst leaders, whose bell s
arr most fortified by information. pre-
D dict quite calmly that sooner or later
We shall come Ia the sales tax. The
s.,v W. shall conc 10 il because We must
Lal" the mUncy and cannot get il other
wise.
Borah Prepares Debate.
In IN" senate. Borah preparing Tie
way for another great constitutional d.
bait. The three most distinguished &c,
4 bates that have occurred in the senate
N ten years have been thos" on The
League IF Nations ton transcription. .ti''i
ON Panama tolls. The Panama tolls dc.
halr is now tn be repeated. The ="
senate debates give denial 10 those win
claim the level of the senate has d"tcr'-
GRATED. The Colombian debate last wee
was minor. but no one who listened tC
It without prejudice could fail 10 pay
tribute to the scholarship and had
work that went INTO it. There were &C.,
rral speeches in tn" Colombian debate
InVcStigat ion and reflection on the part
Of the senator's who delivered them. Con
$idrring the amount of routine work a
senator must do. YOU feel like taking of
your hats TO those who take sound SChoi'
arShip seriously. The coming debate or.
Panama tolls Will BE- on even Il higher
q level Senator Borah, who will introduce
the subject. is one who takes the mini
mum Of time for recreation and ievot' :
all his energy to the work and study
: which makes Il senator adequate TO mis-
station. regardless OF how his ConvIG-
tons lie.
Cabinet Makes Progttss.
The cabinet working hard and with
unity and making obvious progress
. Those who watch them file in and out
Of the cabinet meetings have steadily
Increasing confidence in them. 1ncidcn
tally, one reflection Of those who watch
the cabinet members Is me Wish tns,t
Hoover would take stock Of his health
Hoover no longer looks the boyish
smooth-faccd. black-hared young mar