Milford chronicle., 1922-11-17
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
WHAT THE SPECIAL SESSION
WILL MEAN-THE STORY OF
THE NEXT TWO YEARS

entertainment, There is no greater fur
in the world for real live kiddies than
an old-fashioned taffy pull on a colo
fall night. Ruth, Jack and Uncle Tee
had decided after dinner that they
would pass up the movies or a ride
in the cold and ask Freddie to come
over and join them in making some
taffy. There were plenty of nice, big,
red, juicy apples and some fresh
sweet cider from granddad's farm
way out in the country.
you pull too hard" complained
Ruth as Jack jerked at the other end
of their string of taffy.
"I'm not pulling hard" replied
Jack, you're just weak, that's all"
Maybe I'm not as strong as you
are, but when grow up I'll be able
to vote Just the same as you and your
vote won't count any more than mine"
answered Ruth.
NOW you kiddies better stop wOr-
rying about votes and whether you
are strong or not" spoke up Uncle
Ted. Election is all over until the
next Presidential election when the
people will be able to look back upon
four years of splendid accomplish
ments on the part of the present Ad-
ministration. Whatever peculiar twists
the late Congressional election may
have taken, there is no reflection upon
our President and his advisers. Local
conditions and issues naturally affect
the election of Senators and Congress-
men, and to say that because certain
Republicans were defeated and DEM
ocrats elected in their places for Gov
ernor, Senator or Representative, 1t is
a slam at the President, is absurd.
The next two years will tell the story.
We have plunged ahead in this coun-
try to a marvellous degree in the past
two years, considering the terrible
condition in which the present Admin
istration found the country. These Two
years have been spent in stra1ghten-
ing out the tangles and troubles caus-
ed by eight years of Democratic
waste and mismanagement. Although
much constructive new legislation has |
been passed, there would have been |
more but for the loose ends Whlcn |
necessarily had to be fixed first. A
man cannot go into a house and fx
it I'D with fine furniture and make
new and modern improvements on II
Immediately if the people who Just
moved out have torn it to pieces. He
must first repair the damage before
the improvements can be made. 1t has
been the same way with our Federal
government.
Before many days now speclal
session of Congress Will meet at
washington. President Harding has
felt it necessary to call Congress to-
gether before the regular date of De-
cember 5, in order that several impor-
tant matters may be taken up and
settled. For many months he has
been keen to complete the legislation
necessary to make our Merchant Ma
rine as fine as any in the world. When
this extra session begins it will be UP
to Congress to solve the problem.
President Harding has worked out
splendid plan which will establish and
keep up a merchant marine Dig l
enough and fine enough to meet the
needs of our commerce.
"But carrying commerce is not the =
only purpose for which we need
marine. While that is the l.
first essential in times of peace, still
hat merchant marine will mean
something even bigger to the United
States. The world club has proven it
,elf impractical Inasmuch as ind1V1d-
lals have not ceased to quarrel we
cannot expect nations to cease on the
Instant. Matters in the Near East be-
ween Turkey and the Allied govern
nents look serious. We need not Wor-
v NOW for we have followed the
lroven policy of the past, HANDS
)FF, BUT we never know what pc
uliar event may sweep us again in
D the turmoil Of war. I don't want to
ee us wasting lives and money again
reDaring for war when that waste
ras Unnecessary. An adequate mer-
hant marine means plenty of ships
eadyto be transferred to the military
nd naval establishment of the gov
rnment in times of war. That is one
Z the serious problems which Presi-
ent Harding has studied hard and
ng and presents to Congress at the
session for legislative
,tion. It should not be question Of
epublican, Democratic or any other
lrty. It is something in which ALL
IERICA is vitality interested from
e coast to the interior.
another important matter to be
esented to Congress by the Presi-
Mt is a recommendation to reorgan-
: the executive departments as out
led in a plan worked out by COM
ttee appointed by Mr.. Harding and
AIDED by Walter F. Brown as chair
IN. There is much duplication of {
,rk and effort and this plan will 4
nsolidate some bureaus-el eliminate I
me and in some cases probably es- 4
1lish new ones. In other words the q
ministration is continuing it's eff I
t to run the government as busi- 4
IS organization and surely the lev
headed business men of the country S
/ look with satisfaction to such eff
t and accomplishment. PA
Now you've eaten too much taffy
ood1, ond Two talked long enough