The Washington times., 1922-06-25

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the ears needlessly) - because
Dean West undertook to apply
the xlray to President Harding
and tell how he stands on the 90
called 'bonus." IT was . very
rsmaskabis thing Tor . colisgs
man 70 90. to undertake IN con-
fsrring . degree TO lift the veil
q iobscurity. ana tell the world
what Senators and Congrsssrnsn
bad been trying in vain 70 dis
cover. Has Dean West an x-rayf
or n he . mind-rsaderf After
warm praise Of President Hard
ing. telling him and the world OF
the big things hs thought the
Prss3dsnt had done In the past
twelve months. Dean West as-
founded those present by using
this rltationi THIS attitude on
the bonus questiop reveals his
quiet courass-"
HANDING Is NOIsELEss.
Mons Of the wise men In Wash
ington who hold seats In Con-
grsss deny Dean Vests charao-.
tsrization Of President Hardins's
''ouist courage" In his attitude
On the bonus question" Indeed,
thsy wholly approve It, partiou-
Larry whsn he uses the word
.ouist- They say that It has
bssn 20 ''uuist' that Il has not
made enough noise to b heard
ON Capitol Inn.
Tho Senators and Congrsssmen.
who have called at the White
House to set light and guidance.
havs marched back 70 the hin
and have never chirpsd. II they
found out what the attitude" Of
"euist oouress" at the white
House q thsy have been careful
not p oommunicsts what they
isarnsd 70 their assocjatsa
Dvidently 4 yordney had his sar
10 the ground and heard Il whis-
psrsd. he sithsr thought II wss ad-
voopey Of his bonus BIN or he d.
oided 10 have sorns -quiet courage"
Of his, own and 10 push the bill
through the House. There b .
widssprsad feeling In the House
that there came . tip to House Re-
publioans from somewhere that no
objection would be mnde to the pas
saSe Of the BIN In that body % that
the Congressn,en might keep their
pledge 70 the boys In khaki and
hslp In their campaign In the tan
and look TO the Senate to give Il .
quistus ~ putting II TO sleep.
DID McCUSBER GET A TTPf
But Il %. Senator McCsimbsr
either did not set the tip or he b
going hh own sait regardless to
''tips.- The remarkable spectacle
of the chairman Of the Finance
Committee presenting q bill to rs-
place the tariff btn shows that No
cumber 10 not . regulation Stand.
patter, though he IL n standpat on
the tariff In setien - svsr rsnroes
was.
That =, perhaps. because he
could not have sottsn the chair
manship II he had shown any taint
Of Dolffyer's indspsndsnos upon the
sacred tariff schedules. But that
he should bring In the bonus bill
shows that he knows President
Harding wants It OF bscauss he ID
going on his own lonesonas. soms
people are mean enough 70 say
that his action b inapirsd rust now
by the fact that . primary u to be
held IN his stats IN . few days, and
that Il nominated. he has . close
call for election In November.
. I choose rather TO bsiisvs that
favorins the msasurs, and having
favorsd It all along. he IL In sym
pathy with Commander MacNidsr
and others Of the legion who fear
that delay might mean dsfsat.
And that - why he u pressfng II
now. high tartff or no high tsriff.
RIGHT 10 QUIZ PRESIDENT.
But what does Prssidsut Hard
fng thinkf what shAps wiii the
'-quist osutass- taksf Thrs h no
rsasaa Why ths rrssadsnt shsuid
answw such questions.
Now. n Woodrow Wilson were In
the White House he would long
ago have told the country sxactiy
what he thought ought to be done.
Some would have criticised and
some would have commended him.
But Wilson believed the President
should b the leader Of his party.
And he did Iced and some folks
denounced such leadership a.
Executive Usurpation.-
Senator Harding took the op-
posits view and thought the Chief
Executive ought not 10 dictate.
Therefore nobody has any right 10
complain that the country doss not
know exactiy what his attitude h.
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