The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-02-23
NEWS SUMMARY
OF THE CAPITAL
Ss<!te Agricultural Bloc Will Con-
tinue to Function Despite
Resignation of Kenyon.
BONUS PROBLEM UP IN AIR
Undesirable Aliens in Large Number
Sneaking Into America Through
Cuba and Mexico.


The senate agricultural bloc, its
members declare, will continue, in
more or less active form, despite the
RESIGNATION of Senator Kenyon, it's
ORGANIZER and official chairman. Bloc
members have been discussing the
ORGANIZATIONS future and the de-
cision has been reached by both re-
publican and democratic members for
the bloc to be continued as senate
force. The bloc is bipartisan but, ac-
cording to some senator's, has lost one
or two active republican adherents
since some of it's members have crltl-
cised president Harding, Secretary
Weeks and other republican leaders.
It is said, though, to have gained SUI
ficient democratic members to give
the democrats an actual voting ma
jority. A republican, however, is to
be in titular command of the bloc.
Congress has been torn asunder be-
tween the proposition of legalizing
sales tax to pay soldiers bonus or
dropping the cash payment altogether
and substituting paid-up insurance or
land grants. President Harding's let
ter to Chairman Fordney of the house
ways and means committee proposing
a general sales tax to meet the cost
of soldier compensation, with further
postponement of legislation as the al
tentative, apparently has failed to
solve the problem. The soldier bonus
bill will be reported to republican
caucus within the next six days and a
republican house will pass it, Chair
man J. w. Fordney, of the ways and
means committee declared in the house
during discussion over the manner of
it's framing. Just how congress will
put through a payment plan is as
much of mystery as when members
threw up their hands and sought coun-
sci from the president. It is possible
that the sales tax may go through but
it will have hard shedding in face OF
the fact that the farmers Of the north
west are opposed to such tax. Sen
ator Kellogg and most of the Mime
sofa members Of the house withhold
comment on the situation, preferrlng
to await the submission of legislative
measures.
Increase in the number Of immigra-
ton inspectors along the coast of
Florida in order to prevent illegal en-
try of aliens by way of Cuba is under
consideration, according to Immigra-
ton Commissioner Husband. Since
the present percent immigration law
has been in operation, he said, about
200 aliens are estimated to have been
struggled into the country by way OF
Cuba and a greater number over the
Mexican border. A great many of the
European countries pay the passage
of their human scum in order to be
rid of the pest and, by hook or by
crook, the undesirables seem to gain
entrance to the United States. The
situation seems to SAVIOR of laxity in
law enforcement.
The United States department of
agriculture finds that the "retail cost
of selling meat has doubled since
1913" With cattle down to so low a
price that it does not pay the farmer
to raise them, this reads like an over
drawn story. But, may be, the de-
partment has reference to the cost of
meat furnished retailers by the pack
ers.
The necessity Of affording ample
protection to American industry can
not be more stfikingly set forth than
in data just issued by the national in
dustrial conference board, compiled
from the United States census of man.
ufacturers. This compilation shows
that 90 per cent of all manufacturing
establishments in the United States
employed 100 or less wage earners in
the great industrial boom year of
1919. In other words, all but 2 per
cent Of the manufacturing establish
ments in the United States are what
would be called small shops, which
by reason of their limited me-
chanical and financial resources, are
unable to meet foreign competition un-
less afforded ample protection by
proper tariff laws.
Reserve Forces.
Miss Plump believe in reserve