The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-06-13

from oil producers and dealers for the
continued high price of gasoline, and
they will inquire into the possibilities
of collision and conspiracy having
been effected that has resulted in
boosting the price of gasoline, and
keeping up the price. According to
the best information that is given out
through the Government agencies an
increase of cent gallon on the
price of gasoline means a tax of $780,
100000 a year upon the American
people.
The President and Congress
President Harding and his political
party are agreed in wanting a new
tariff law. The Senate is laboring hard
with the measure. When the Senate
finishes the bill it will still have the
House to "hnish,' and that is likely
to prove quite job in view OF the fact
that the Senate has amended the bill
as it came from the House 1000 times
The Republican Congress will not
dare to adjourn until the tariff bill Is
completed. When that will be no one
seems to know. But it may be pu
> down as definite that the new Repub
lcan tariff will be in effect before thu
Fall political campaign, because thu
: party in power could not advantage
ously go before the voters withou
Having enacted a tariff measure cut t.
II the established designs of the G. Q
Up.
But when it comes to the soldiers
X bonus and the ship subsidy measure
X ave, that is horse of different colo
v Congress wants the soldiers bonu
n and has cold feet on the ship subsid,
The president wants the ship subsid
and he does not want the soldier
bonus. Mr.. Harding has so far refrain
ed from debating to Congress. 1t
had the temperament of Roosevelt {
Wilson he would exercise his pow
II and tell Congress that it must Dire
the bonus bill There would be |
of growing and remonstrance but
the end the leaders on Capitol II
,r would quite naturally yiel tod the Elk
-, cutive. A more significant program
=, matching. A good many of the astu
"a politicians purport to see in the A
- ministration's insistence for the ps
:. sage of the ship subsidy bill a We
clever move that will eventually bri
49, the President and Congress togetf
in an agreement to pass both me-
-, ures.
-. The president has been telling &C
:, CESS that it has not enough money
- sight for the soldiers bonus. Congr
informs the President that there is
sufficient money for the ship 81
t. Isidy bill Everybody knows that {
90, or both, bills would mean higher ia,
Ia And so in the long run the Admin
~ Itration will likely compromise "
,,r Congress by "bravely meeting the
,,.h uation." All this will appear in II
Co. years tax bill, but there will be
rha evidence of it to disturb the hilarity
.re IA jublant fall campaign.
ced In this manner the Republican T
i, nd gram is very apt to be completed
ing the present summer.
Fiddling With Ford
~. Anyone who has followed the
: q building of the war plants at MI
81. Shoals knows that the completion
,erv operation of these projects promis'
zee real industrial regeneration for
70 South. There seems to be no ques
,ear in the mind of anybody about the
heir STABILITY of the Government finisl
. in the project. But instead of 60
, 70 ahead and doing it Congress
. ;s with the political situation that has
veloped by reason of the Ford o
zion In the meantime nothing is b
Zine done to place Muscle Shoals in CO
o;,g ton so that the Government, or
orts body else, can make it an asset to