Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-09-07
NOTES AND COMMENTS OF
INTEREST TO ALL SEEKING
RELIABLE INFORMATION
BY D. w. Gall


voting against it, and three Demo-
Gratis, voting for its passage, which
fully demonstrates the fact, that the
question of tariff, is not as it for
mally was the dividing points being
between the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties, as it is now more on
an economic question now than polit-
icolly, as viewed by men of both po-
litical parties. The bill now goes to
conference committee Of the Senate
and House where weeks will be spent
great many changes made by the SEN
ate after the bill was passed by the
House, as the bill originated in the
House where all revenue bills must
originate, and in its preparation, Gus
own Congressman, George M. Bow
ers, played no small part, as he is
member of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, that provide the means of
meeting the expenses of Govern
ment.
President Harding, was elected in
1920, and on the 4th of March, 1921,
was inaururated President, with the
dark clouds Of the World war, still
hanging heavily over this country, as
"a disorganized business condition,
with the contracted expense rising
like mountain, and the hospitals all
over the country filled to OVERLOOKING
with the sick and wounded soldiers,
and the many other thousands who
came back to find no means of sus-
tanning themselves and with thous-
ands of other lesser troubles calling
for early attention, but the President
who fortunately had learned les
son as quill driver" moved for
ward with patience and determine
ton, with one success following an
other until many Of the mountains
became as insignificant as mould
hills and the successful leader was
reaching line Of achievement over
the pending difficulties, when the dis
affection arose in the form of rail.
road and coal miners strike, which
had to be as speedily adjusted as
was possible, because as the Pres
ident viewed it, the public was the
most intesested party and for them
has he cept pace, until it now seems
the President has won a signal VIC
tory in restoring conditions so that
the mines are soon to be producing,
the railroads carrying the products
to the markets and each receiving the
returns for their labor or their in
|, vestments, and the profiteering that
has been in existence SO long among
the dealers will soon be at an end,
because the President has asked for
purchasing committee, which will
to some extent at least protect the
consumr who in all the sufferers
the consumers is one, and
that can be seen by investigating
the prices the farmer get
for his products, and those that the
consumer pays so that it evident that
there is long jump in prices at some
point between the producer and con-
sumer. Flour made from wheat that
is selling at less than one dollar per
bushel, out Of which bread is made
and that still selling at war prices per
loaf, and why? Echo answsre, why?
The profiteering in rents here and
other cities became so burthensome,
that in this city where congress could
act, rent commission was created
under what is known as the Ball Act,
and that was for immediate relief,
end on the % Of last May, when the
to an end, or was just coming to an
end on the 22nd Of last May, when tn
life of the measure was extended for
two years and the Commission enlarg
ed to five members and it's duties
more fully set forth, so that when the
President finds time from his already
heavy burthen to select and appoint
the Commission provided for and and
on that recognises the rights Of the
renter or tenant, by selecting at least
two Of the five, men who are and hav
been renters, and who are familiar
with the profiteering on tenants, and
sub-tenants, some Of the profiteering
will be cut off.
The President takes up this very
thought in his message to Congress
when he alludes to the idea Of pro-
viding for a Nation Coal Agency, to
buy and sell the coal of interstate
shipment, and it is regretable, that
the craze for money has become so
dominant, men forget that there is a
law of justice between man and man,
and when you take the old theory of
tax Of the tariff, the same principle
applies to the profit tax of the tariff,
the same principle applies to the pro-
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