The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-05
BLOW AT 4'BLOC" IF LAT GILLETTE GROUP
 SEEN IN FARM BILL
Opinion in Washington Is That Administration Program Will Carry With Mi
 nority Support
WASHINGTON BUREAU
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 Washington. D. C.. Dee. While progressives and democrats contend that the President has con cluded to espouse legislation of pecu- liar benefit to the farmer for reason of expediency-to take the wind out of the sails of the LaFolette bloc in Congress-and while the commission ing of Senator James Watson of In- diana, regarded as leader of the so- called "reactionaries, as the legis- lative agent to secure the enactment of such legislation, has been greeted with smiles of more or less open deri- sion, the idea prevails that the ad ministration program, by the assist ance of democarts. will be put into effect.
 The Harding program is identical Bureau federation. Before the cleo tions November ', the administra- .tion had little patience with the bu reau, it was indicated. Democratic leaders, however, even while com menting on the so-called "change of heart" of the Harding administra- ton, recall that when former Presi- dent Wilson was charged with incon- sistency. he replied: T hope l will never live day without learning something"
 Harding's Program
 In brief. the Harding program for farmers follows:
 l. Provision for increasing the maximum loan limits of federal farm loan banks from sfo,000 to s25,000.
 2. Provision for voluntary creation of live stock and agricultural credit associations.
 3. Amendment of the federal farm loan act to provide rediscount on agricultural production and market ing paper; and to add two members to the federal farm loan board
 WANTS SAFETY IN MINES
 IT. Poster Bain, director of the bureau of mines. aware that enforce ment of safety legislation is in the hands of the states, and that the federal police power cannot reach the mines in the several states Is de- termined to fight what he terms .negligence" with "pitiless publicity" Mir. Bsin says this publicity will be directed against state mining of ficials as well as operators and miners.
 The figures of the bureau of mines show that in 1922, despite A six months strike of 600.000 miners, the number of deaths totals 1850. The number in 1921 was t.97S, in 1920 227l Practically all the serious ex- plosions this year, Mr. Bain says, were caused by ignited coal dust.
 "Investigations carried on for 10 years" he adds. have demonstrated that spreading of explosions by coal dust can be prevented"
 The 12 most serious accidents of thissyear are listed by the bureau of mines as follows:
 January 30, Pinesville. Ky. killed.
 February 2, Belle Ellen, Ala. 9 Killed
 February 2, Brownsville, Pa, 25 February :. Pinson Fork. Ky, 9 Killed.
 March 20. Dilltown. Pa. killed.
 March "A. S4opris. Col. IT killed.
 May 25. Acmar, Ala. II killed.
 September 23, Glen Rogers, w. Va, killed.
 October 20. Curlan. okla. killed.
 November 3. Cerillos, x. M, killed.
 November 6, spangler, Pa. 77 killed.
 November P, Dolomite. Ala, s7 Killed
 DEMOCRATS TO CELEBRATE
 In order properly to utilize the fruits of the recent democratic vic tory. and initiate the presidential cs smpaign of 1924 Cordeil Hull, chair man of the national democratic com mittee, has formally called on ma tional committeeman to arrange din- nefs and celebrations in honor of Jackson Day. January s.
 He is anxious that these celebra- tions be .held in states invariably fight between the parties for dom- inance is always in order.
 These celebrations, says the chairman, Twill inspire members of the party to keep alive the eternal principles and policies of the demo- cratic party, and to renew their ac- tivity for the restoration of their party to complete power in 1924.
 The democratic party shall be a militant party. Ther could be no mere appropriate time to infuse the spirit of militancy into party organ izations than on the birthday of the greatest of the militant democratic party leaders"
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