The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-11-23

likely that the House will divide en-
tirely along political lines on that
ship sub sidy question, since it may
be regarded to a large extent as an
economic question. Should its
friends succeed in getting it through
the House it is hard to say what its
fate may be in the Senate, where
lack of political unity and the very
nature of the bill would most like
ly prevent the drawing of strict
party lines.
1t is calculated that a ship sub
sidy would tax the federal treasury
about $50,OO0,0O0 year. This is
the sum the shipping Board is now
running behind in operating the
United States boats.
THE "HURRY SEASON"
FOR CONGRESS
There are lot of people around
Washington who are having dreams
that Congress will "hurry up" with
the budget end the appropriation bills
and pass them all before March 4,
at which time the session will ad-
| join until the Fall Of 1928.
Measures besides the appropriation
bills to. come before congress will in
clude the soldiers bonus, the propos-
ed constitutional amendment for tax
exempt securities, farm credit leg
lislation, possible consideration of i'm
parchment proceedings against At
torney General Daugherty, and many
other things that are time-consum-
ers. Proposed amendment OF the
Esch-Cummins railroad law looms
large on the Congressional horizon,
and if railroad legislation comes up,
there is bound to be a long fight.
There is no reason to suspect that
Congress will move any faster this
year than in other years, or that it
will have less to do. This points very
plainly to the inevitable continuing
of Congress until at least the last
of June. More probably political
problems, including the prohibition
issue, will hold Congress in session
most of the summer.
BUSINESS FORMS A
WORLD COURT
Political governments fiddle and
fuss about problems of world court,
arbitration of international disputes,
shipping. booze and labor laws, the
league of nations, disarmament and
| treaties.
In striking contrast to all this it is
interesting to note now the business
and financial interests of the world
get together on vital international
matters. During the early part of
this month the international Cham
Der of Commerce perfected a plan for
board Of arbitration of business
disputes. Twenty-seven countries
are participating, and each country
will have members on the board.
There are nine from the United
States IAN dthey are headed by Owen
D. Young, chairman of the board
of the General Electric company.
The plan of this movement is
simple. The commercial interests
IF many lands, with many tongues,
and many interests, fail to function
normally because of confusion and
| understanding due to race me-
thods and principles. Chambers of
Commerce and business mems as
sociations presumably stand for the
best business methods in all coun-
tries. These chambers throughout
The world are to be brought into
agreement through board of ar
oitration, whose membership is
wholly international, but in which
here is a common understanding
that awards will be promptly made
in all disputes, and that those who
submit their cases will be in honor
bound to abide by the DEGREES.
1t does not take a very long pro-
gram of principles to grasp the mean
ing of this attempt of business men
to do for themselves in straigh-
forward simple manner, the things
shat the governments of the world
have been unable to bring about,
though they have been trying to
evolve plans and schemes for in
ternational cooperation and advance
ment for centuries.
ARE WE PROVINCIAL
DIPLOMATS?
The President of Mexico has ex-
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