Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-23
II that involves making one job out
OF two. or W out OF three.

II nat involves making one job out
OF TWO. or two out OF three.
Consrcssmen Have Their Own Ideas.
congressman, whether of the upper
Or lower branch o f.the national law
making body, also have their own
Ideas about how Uncle Sans bust
ness should be run, and they rarely
agree with cabinet members and in
frequently among themselves. An
influential senator or representative
might block a reform such as advo-
Gated by Mr.. Hoover merely because
he thought the reorganization should
be effected under another department.
or because he did not believe in In
creasing h number Of assistant Sec
retaries Of any department.
know full we'll that whereas thOsec-
rotary Of commerce may have started
something it will be many long moons
before it Is finished. 1t takes bulldog
tenacity Of purpose and infinite pa
thence. to say nothing OF diplomacy
and persuasiveness Of high order, to
carry through such a proposal. and
these c~onside-ata are rarely assem-
bled in the person of one man.
But II congress does not take kind
" to this suggestion from Secretary
Hoover he has given them many 9TH
ers to consider, such as:
The establishment Of foreign trade
zones In the ports of the United
States as a substitute for the present
system of bonded warehouses, to be
undertaken az q contribution to the
American merchant marine in. in
~creasins the volume Of trade carried
in American ships. @ 2
Radical reduction of the fees now
charged for passports, and vises and
revision of the formalities required
of Travellers, because OF the reta1iatory
cap u Merchants and travelling
statesmen.
Exemption from federal takes of
Americans living abroad. who are en-
EagedNin the extension Of American
commerce.
Legislation Tor the regulation of
50 fety requirements In commercial
aviation, and the extension of the
Regulatory powers OF: the commerce
department for the control Of radio.
Relief to the farmer by readjust-
ments of railway rates in such a way
as to impose larger burdens upon
| high-priced commodities and lower
rates on primary produce, by provld-
ing adequate tranipsftauon facilities,
and by creating an adequate credit
system to meet the farmers need OF
loans for nnger periods and a. tbm-
mercial rates.
Revision Of. railway Legislation to
prevent the s,rangulation OF industry
and commerce through shortage OF
transportation.
Stabilization Of the bituminous coal
industry which would eliminate at
least one-third of fthe national coal
bill. Unless there ii ECONOMY in Ia
Dor through lem lost time Nj; Hoover
contends, the ranks Of thes miners will
be difficult to I'LL, while the very real
human suffering incident to part-time
employment and strikes presents a ma
tional problem Of the most serious
nature.
Liberalization Of the laws with re-
spect to trade associations.
Increased salaries FOR experts and
specialists in the department OF COM
metce.,%
From all this It will be seer that Il
congress ever finds time hanging
heavy on Its hands it has only to take
up Secretary Hoovers report TO, ind
plenty to do, and as has been pointed
out, the head q the department 81
commerce SONY one OF tho ten mem
bers Of President Hardings official
family
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