The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-07-18
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Washington, Members iof gthe !cah.
met say the President believes this
congress will yet redeem itself. And,
furthermore, he believes, according to
these same members, that If the 4legis-
lative body does redeem itself in the
estimation Of the public without any
assistance from the executive branch
Of the government, long and zimpor'
tant step will have been taken toward
bringing the two branches of the gov
eminent back to the relationship which
the Constitution intended should exist
between them. S.:gss 4 sss5sssbg> SIT 'Tiz
If, on the other hand, the President
should at this time step in and. ex-
ert- the powerful influence which a
President always has at hfs Command;
and thereby force the legislative body
to do his bidding, the congress would
find itself on q lower level than, ever
before. As one member, OF the cab
met put it., the President ,is trying to
help the congress get back to the
place in the scheme of government
which it is entitled to occupy. The
remarkable thing about the situation
Is, it Is pointed out, that the Repub-
leans In the legislative body do mot
seem to have any real appreciation Of
what the President is trying to do.
Day by day the Republican leaders in
the two houses run to the White
House and in effect say to the Presi-
dent: IF you do not assert leadership
we shall make a complete failure of
everything. We simply cannot go ahead
unless you come to our rescue"
The Presidents answer. to all this Is
that the party Of which he is the titu-
lar head in the last presidential cam
paign asked for votes and undoubtedly
received them on the strength Of
promise that should the party succeed
in the national election, the relation
ship which the makers of the Consti-
tuition said should exist between the
legislative and executive branches Of
the government would be promptly re-
stored. This was not only party
promise, the President points out, but
it was a personal promise on his part.
And whatever betides, the President is
saying to legislative callers. he in
tends to live up to the promise, -.
;Hardihg's Advice Has Been Specific;
1t can be said for President. Har
ding, and, indeed, should be said for
him, that no President within recent
generations has given the legislative
branch of the government a clearer list
of recommendations. When he called
the present congress in extra ses-
sion last year, he told it what he
thought 1t ought to do. Then when
the regular session came on in Decem.
Der last year, he submitted a definite
legislative program which elnbod-
led large number of recommended
lions. From time to time since the
regular session opened, he has made
recommendation that did not equivo-
cate.
: In the IA months since the congress
came together it has carried out really
only one recommendation Of large I'M
portance, that for adoption, of the
budget system. No congress ever had
a finer opportunity to make a great
record for itself. With an absolutely
free hand. it could have carried
out the Presidents recommendations
promptly, or it could have Improved on
them, which would have been better
still. - 80; - 1870 TTT Is''tjiE;S
+ Puts Responsibility on co,1uress. ri
Obviously the Republican leaders
are trying to draw the President into
position with respect to ship subsidy
legislation which would not be consist
ent with his determinations to put the
responsibility for the enactment of Leg
fslation on congress. During the last
few days some of the Republicans
leaders have said in effect to the Pres
ident that unless he asserts his lead
ership' there will be no subsidy legis-
lation at this session. If there is any
legislation the President desires above
other before this session ends, it is
ship subsidy legislation, but he does
not propose to 90 farther than he has
already gone in presenting the subject
to congress. His attitude is that II
congress will not deal with the SUBJ
ject, the responsibility will be on con-
gress, and not on him. Z " tf5@sH+ ,2}
= In all these circumstances, the pub
lie must deem II: strange that some In
telligent leadership is not developed
in the legislative body. In the SEN