The New York herald., 1922-03-05

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"a paramount platform pledge--is
in the Senate.
| passed by Congress and signed by
President Harding. It enables far
mers to organize without fear OF pros
ecution under the Sherman antitrust
| law.
In fulflllnent Of promise to ad-
minister the farm loan act to aid in
the acquisition Of farm land loans
have been made to 32.44s farmers by
the farm land banks since the Hard
ing Administration began The War
Finance Corporation has approved ad-
vances for agricultural purposes total
ing sf45.0s2,oS7.
Industrial Relations.
The platform declared that the Gov
ernment should take the initiative In
establishing tribunals for voluntary
arbitration of labor disputes, and de-
clared against compulsory arbitration.
! President Harding declined to inter-
vene in the dispute between the rail-
road executives and brothcrhoods over
wages. and insisted that the railroad
labor board. backed only by the force
OF public opinion. settle tho contro-
versy. This was done and strike
averted Senator Kenyon (Iowa),
chairman of the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor. has introduced q
bill to create a similar national coal
mine board to settle mine labor dis
/, putes.
Enforcement OF Prohibition.
Mr.. Harding promised honest en-
| forcemcnt of the Eighteenth Amend
ment and the volstead prohibition en-
forcement law. He appointed Roy A.
Haynes OF Ohio. well known locally as
dry" leader. as Prohibition Com
missioner. Mr.. Haynes decentraiized
enforcement operations and vested
greater authority In the state d.
rectors In order to bring about closer
cooperation between State and munich
pal authorities.
Permit privileges have been Sc
vereiy curtailed. and liquor with
drawals from bond reduced during the
/ last calendar year to less than io.o0o.-
900 gallons.
On January I last about 10000
criminal cases were pending In Fed
eral courts growing out OF prohibition
enforcement
q. 3. Foreign Trade.
The Republican party promised to
restore trade relations at once with
all nations with which the United
States Is at peace and encourage he
expansion OF foreign trade. The Edge
bin las been enacted TO facilitats or
ganization OF corporations TO engage
in export trade. The War Finance
Corporation advanced between jan
uary 4, 1921. and December 81. 1891.
a total Of $50.946,375 to exporters. The
value Of exports for the seven months
period which ended January 81. 1929,
was s3.23s.571, ,9s1 as compared with
s4.s3s,3o3.3o6 for tie same period or
the previous year. and si.521 .s02, ,536
In 1914.
The decrease in the value OF exports
as compared with 1921 Is explained by
the fall in prices.
Army and Navy.
The Republican platform and Mr..
Harding In his speech Of acceptance
promised q navy adequate 10 protect
out merchant marine and for national
defense and a small but the finest
army in the world. The new budget
contains q request for S3o5,S22. .0Ss for
tho army FOR the fiscal year 1923,
which Is $4,000. 900 less than was
granted for the current fiscal year Of
1929 and sfi2.o0o,000 less than the
fiscal year 1891. which ended June so
last.
The 1923 budget contains an est
mate OF s43o.3<B.7s5 for the naval cs-
tablishment an compared with s433.-
279.57s expended In the fiscal year
ended Tune 30. 1891. and sf4o. 900 900
for tho prc-war fiscal year that ended
June 30. 1914.
The army ana navy appropriation
bills for the fiscal year OF 1929 arc still
pending In Congress.
Merchant Marine.
President Harding before his eiec-
tion said he believed In making the
United States the leading maritime
nation OF the world. The Shipping
Board was found to be badly disor-
gsnized az the end Of the Wilson Ad-
ministration. President Harding sp-
pointed Albert D Lasker OF Chicago
as chairman. who instituted sweeping
changes. Among the larger OF his
achievements have been the taking Of
trial baisnce OF the boards books.
the tying up of the useless part OF the
"war fleet" of merchant vessels and
reduction Of personnel and expenses.
! The President has recommended to