The Washington herald., 1922-03-18
Leaves for Home Today
Prepared to Curb
Congress.
BELIEVE PRESIDENT
WILL VETO BONUS
Hopes to Save Defensive
Army by Senate
Attitude.

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. March n
President Harding. after a bully
rest" in this section. starts for
Washington tomorrow, faced with
numerous legislative problems, All
Of which have an important bear
ing upon the forthcoming Congress
sional campaign The bonus cues
tlon, foremost Of all the pending
Administration troubles, will be set
tied at a conference between the
PRESIDENT and House leaders early
next week. Eliminating interna-
tlonal questions. because his in
formation is that all the arms con-
ference treaties will be ratine1
here is the situation
l. The bonus legislation The
President and the House are an
hopeless disagreement. owe the MI
which has been reported by the
House Ways and Means COMMITTEES
speaker Gillett might be expected
TO enect an understanding which
would cause the committee u re-
wise ITS plan, but from reports here
leaders are awaiting word directly
from Mr.. Harding at a conference
which probably will occur Monday
His attitude would seem 10 asstr.
no further suggestion from him he
yond what he has said on the ouek
ton. His friends here say that is,g Z
VIII veto any bonus bill thar SS<z
not provide the means for niIsss1l
ing it. aai-sIS, /,
The Army Reduction. 'i. "sz
The army and navy sPproprts3. ;.
tlon bllls-Cont-ary to tha WISH.
OF the President, Secretary ,AXeeLs
and secretary DENLY. the, House -An-,
preparations Committee has slaebs.SY
FUNDS for national defeRss AIMS ~ ~
the ~o'n' r1-t ~ rN-s = ,INI Itr5-t
ncials believe dangero6Y7aS van n,
uh" -St. hv tts,idslJVE RGp1 . Il. ftbI
tanned that the army mn -, 5s,s "a, :,
less than $4,000 neh ana rD, ...E,,,.
no less than 10000. This .hrht win,
have to be made inbrae SEnzfeg bbssl
cause II is realized bvb bHuuunns<t-t,.r
tlon leaders here that tire n oasa
probably will remain, frfr "a 10,
intention 10 make HlasBfB X eUes kul
both figures. ~, ...ff -shr,1, -,
). The tarif-There is rrov-sr
ing sentiment in influential 04larr.YF
Tor further delay inJRnsctisE ttttsfs.
legislation. The Hoase = .boy,Ee,gT
coming up for re-eleutiOr, tins, n 4,
is anxious to do sonsthinrt .SFdre,r
again, the Senate maYr proSst tortse
the staying force. because thsre-4s
a waning desire in that .ee.xsn,4ber, 4 e
precipitate a tariff debsks rr4s,c,h.
might be prolonged for nrOoehni,y al
REORGANIZATION PIa,& .noiIVs.
4. The administration depsat nfe9Kel'
al reorganization plans.-TRe CHIEF
interest in these for the nowsxt
CenfeFS n he
prohibition enforcement under ,the,
Department Of Justice instead OF
the Treasury Department, as il al
now
There also is the Alaskan develop-
ment problem involving a general
conservation policy. which promises
interdepartmental controversies.
B. The problem Of financing pend
ing claims before the government
There are a billion and a quarter
Of these growing out Of the war
that are now on the Justice Depart
ment files. 1t is believed by leaders
here that when information on these
is formally given Congress, there
will be additional thawing in en-
thusiasm over bonus legislation
which would add TO the general
financing problems.
.. Ihe proposed ship subsidy plan.
With millions Of dollars being
lost under the present operation OF
shipping board vessels. the Presf-
dent is anxious that Congress do
something on the subsidy plan be-
fore these losses add to the fnanc-
ing problems of the government
In addition to these legislative
woes, the President will confront
the possibility of a strike in the
mine fields of the country. From
all reports here, a deadlock has
come between the conflicting inter-
ests. with an industrial upheavaI in
prospect with grave economic as
well as political potentialities.