The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-05

four power Pacific pact negotiated with Great Britain, Japan and
 France. Senate opposition has proved
 surprisingly strong in the last few days, If by any chance the four
 power pact should fail it would carry down with it the naval limitations treaty and most of the other agree
 ments, for it was upon the accord
 in the Pacific expressed in the four
 power treaty that the naval limita- tions were based. The four-power treaty is a substitute for the Anglo Japanese alliance. That alliance au- tomatically is renewed if the four
 power pact fails. Therefore in the face of such an alliance the United States would be forced against it's own will and against the will of the l other powers to start afresh on naval competition.
 Will Drift From Congress It has been inevitable that Pres ident Harding should drift further and further away from Congress, When he appeared in the Senate to
 say word of farewell to his col 1 leagues q little more than year ago, he insisted it was not to be a real parting. He would come and visit with them often and he wanted al- ways to be in close touch with the l Congress. For a time the President did go to the capitol and lunch in the Senate restaurant, but he hasn't 1 been there for a long time now. ex- cept to make his formal appearance 1 in House or Senate to read an ad-
 dress to the legislative branch. The executive and the legislative branches do not always see things in the 1 same light.
 Congress has disappointed the
 President grievously in it's apparent l inability to frame a satisfactory per manent tariff bill. Tariff making has been the particular forte of the
 grand old party for, 10, these many years, and that the party after it's most overwhelming victory should still be without tariff after nearly
 year of struggle. is incomprehen sible to the old party leaders. It has been said that some of the diff l cuity in congressional functionng is due to the fact that the governme nt now is divided into four more or less constitutional branches instead of three-the legislative, the executive
 the Judicial and the farm bloc :
 There is a disposition to blame much upon the "bloc' It has not been | imbued with the old-time 2. 0. p principles But the members of the
 bloc" with the greatest serenity, lay claim to having initiated most of the
 really helpful legislation thus far en-
 acted.
 Has Had No Real Fight
 The President has not had a real l fight with Congress yet, He will not l have if he can help himself, for he l does not believe that the best results
 are achieved through open hostilities 1 He prefers a policy of concilistiou and will continue that policy witf l Congress so long as Congress itseli ] permits. Mir Harding is opposed tc l going over the head of anyone tc ] appeal No the people. He feels quick. CT results are obtained in conference
 with the already elected repr resenta- 1 tives of the people.
 l But presidential lights seldom l develop during the Honeymoon year | in the White House Since time inn
 memorial, however, the latter years oi presidential terms have been general | ly marked by turmoil and trouble | Tho fact that history has an immuta- ble way of repeating itself has not yet begun to worry Mir. Harding, how ever.
 To President HarCiing's own mind ] possibly. the greatest achievement of his first year has been in the direc- | ton of the institution of better busi
 ness methods in the government. Tn l his inaugural address Mir. Harding | said that what was needed in the | country was less of government in business and more of business in gov ernment. He has attempted to carry | out that idea to the letter. The estab- | lishment of the budget system gave l the President his opportunity and he
 feels that the work of General Dawes
 as commissioner of the budget, has l been monumental
 Work of Mellon
 The President has been particular | fy proud of the work of Mir. Mellon l in the treasury department. Secre- tary Mellon is not very popular ir l congressional circles. He has toid l Congress many plain truths when 1 Congress was in no disposition to hear
 these truths. But President Hard ! ing has stood stanchly behind Mr