The Washington herald., 1922-03-16
.SEYERALSNACS
FACE HARDING
Open Conflict With Con-
gress on Bonus and
Army Bill Seen.
MUST SPEED WORK
Legislative, Branch Far Be-
hind In Program-Strike
l. Is Problem.


turn Of President Harding from his
vacation in Florida.
Some Of them will tax the
ability OF the President to the
utmost, II harmony is to prevail be.
tween Capitol and White House
and if executive policies and views
are to be carried into effect. Open
conflict Is In prospect in a number
OF instances. and decisive action
from the President. with a vigorous
assertion Of his leadership. may be
necessary.
Must speed Work.
Congress is far behind in its
work, and has shunted aside a num-
Der of suggestions originating with
the President. Coupled with this Is
a growing desire on the part OF
the members of the House, shared
by some Senators. to reach adjourn
ment as speedily as possible. so
they may return home before the
summer primaries and the Novem-
Der elections.
Unless much work Is to be left
undone. Congress will be obliged to
transact its business much more ex-
peditiously than II has been able
to in past months.
Eleven Mig Questions.
Here are some of the things de-
handing Presidential attention.:
/. The soldier bonus bill. which
House leaders insist they will pass
against the wishes of the President.
2. The tariff. Iong-deIayed. apd
subject of dispute between House
and Senate.
3. The determination OF Congress
to reduce army and navy personnel
below the point thought safe by
the President and his advisors.
(. The threatened coal strike. in
which government mediation has
failed.
5. The controversy between Sec
retaries Fall and Wallace over the
proposed transfer of the Forestry
Bureau to the Interior Department.
Fight ON Treaty.
6. The ship subsidy. recommended
by the President but widely opposed
in Congress.
Z. The arms conference treaties,
against ratification OF which a for
midable opposition has developed
In the Senate.
s. The question of what to do with
the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant.
threatening long debate.
The proposed transfer OF prohi-
bition enforcement to the Depart
ment of Justice.
10. Necessity for determining a
policy with regard to the proposed
81. Lawrence lake-to-ocean water
way.
II. What to do about the allied re-
fusal to pay from German repara-
tions $4,000. 900 due this govern
ment for maintaining the army on
the Rhine.
ResentfuI Mt President.
The soldier bonus bill stands forth
as the most likely to produce trou-
BILE. House leaders, backed by q
majority OF the members. are de-
termined to pass the. bill. despite
the threat of a Presidential veto.
They are ready for a clash with the
President II this becomes necessary,
and openly express belief the Presi-
dent will not dare to veto the bill
II ii is passed Members are re-
sentful at the manner in which the
bonus issue had been handled by
the. President and the Treasury,
Deputations from the House al
ready have informed the Senate
Finance Committee there is a grow
ing restlessness in the lower cham
her because of the delay to which
the tariff bill has been subjected.
Members want the tariff bill on the
statute books before they go back
to report to their constituents.
Moreover. conflict is in prospect
over the alterations in the Ameri-
can valuation plan of the House.
which the Senate Finance Commit
tee has made.
Battle Over Army,
The House Appropriations Com
mittee already has cut the army TO
$4,000, and efforts will be made to
reduce II still more. The navy is
to be cut to $4,000. With the re-
turn of the President and Secre-
tary Weeks. the battle of admins
tration forces to prevent the drastic
cuts in the army bill. now before
the House, will get under way.
Representative julius Kahn, of
California. chairman of the Mill
tary Affairs Committee. will carry
Dispute is in prospect over the at
tempt OF the House for the first
time in history to dictate where
and in what numbers troops may
be maintained outside the United
States.
The navy bill will bring a repe-
tition OF the same Tight. and the
assertion from executive quaHers
that the efficiency Of the heet will
be destroyed II present intentions
are carried out.
May Use Injunctions.
The coal strike, IT was thought,
would be certain to demand gov
eminent interference IL public safe
ty were menaced. While the gov
eminent will not interfere to pre-
vent the strike, it was deemed GER
tain injunctions would be employed
to prevent Industrial paralysis and
suffering.
The Fall-Wallace controversy Is
smouldering, and may leap into
flame when pending legislation over
Alaska comes UP for consideration.