Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-07-23

WASHINGTON. .'ulv 90 President
Harding has tied up the Maytlower NJ
the dock and has cast aside his golf
bag, while lonphandcd. he wrcs,{os
with the strike crisis. the pravcst crisis
which has faced his administration.
Recent criticism by Republican sen.
a,ors. who with senator Lodge went 20
tho white House in iutnc efforts 70
confer on q wind up legislative pro-
gram. that tho president had no right
90 indulge In pastimea when congress.
sional affairs continue To hc involved as
they are. together with daily on.
slaughts on the part ~ the Democratic
campaign managers because ~ THAI
alleged propensity; to which IL now add
ed FUN recognition 81 the gravity ot
governmental operation as the strikes
grow more acute. have caused the
change in attitude on tho pat Of tho
executive
The disappointing replies OF coal on.
orators and miners 20 tho overture for
meditation with the attitude OF rail
workers not To give wtv Ia thr dc.
mand OF the railway labor hoard follow.
cd closely tho most bitter public do
nunciat!on Of the presidents seeming
aloofnoss. Senator Lodge was manifest
~ pettlcd because he hal rtcn kept
"cooliny his heels" In tho antoToom %
tho presidential offices and left in high
dudgecn. which was accumulated hy a
return tr.n when be- wis Informed The
president had gone 10 tho golf course
and lodges expressions were made ~
whispers. out IN Missouri senator jim
Racd has adopted the psychology ~
assuming nomination. and H. directing
hia campaign at the failures Of the
Harding administration" has prlncl
pai apneal being made >" 'olhrs IN the
agricultural districts. before whom he
holds up President Harding a. "a gem
,leman Of leisure" who. b. says, plays
golf 20 hard three DAYS a week that Il
takes him three more days 10 rccunor'
ate on tho Maynower" Whether those
,snressions have had anything 20 do
with IL or not, thu president Is gtvirs
all his imo now 10 the crisis. There
6 no time now f,r golf and tho last
week end was the first IN fair weather
since ILL., ding became President thN
Their. hps no, hern Maytlowor aunt
with playtimc guests.
McanwhiN il is learned on high AZ
thoriiy that President Harding wants
10 congressional modelling" with the
strikc situation He Is prepared 90 20
n alone" to the finish. and neither con-
templates nor desires any legislative
action AZ this time. This Is interpreted
to mean that tho president believes Nc
already possesses all tho power that
could b. confer cd on him 20 deal With
the strike. and that he viii not under
take TO reconvenc the House. now IN
recess. or ask lcCisl1tiv. sanction for
any ac, he has to contemplate. whether
ar not that includes soizuro of mines
or railroads or both.
II l. nointod out In administration
circles that the course Of drastic astion
e. Internationally legal In timc 81 war
"a. miliin.v necessity. hut dotfftful N
tine ~ peace. though President Hart
ing is now willing 10 risk impcach
m.-, for oSc,ss Of authority. Il 10
sfoted. n Congress- should buck urainsf
his pLtn Tor prowtilhk l"' Pu""'
Labor Nad,rs. n r. h,licved. Womb az
prove government opcrution. hat OWL
cr- 81 mines and railroads would result
to she courts Tn Wow Of tho cNccuihe-
announced drsn- Gov no l~slslativ" a.
won. senators q the administration
groun say No lcgisl1trc IioFrdm =
cons,derca. though senator calder ~
New York. q candidate TO- rc'ci"ci'"n
with "intcrcst" hacking ovs u ~"
strikes are not speedily settled h. viii
sponsor legislation Tor compulsory A.
filtration and cot government control
pendsng decision thercundcr.
Ths president l. moving slowly. find
ing much difficulty from misintorpre
,atlon Of his acts and statements. Al
.nlnlstration leae-r admit That IN"
pendlng difficulties are LOOKED upon as