Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06

ton for American membership In the
World court.
1t seemingly is determined that
while President Coolidge may mention
the matter in his address to congress,
he will refrain from urging any action
thereon, taking the ground that this
was done by his predecessor in Office,
1t is held in Washington that ii
would make no difference what Presi
dent Coolidge might say on the World
court. One can say advisedly that the
senate committee on foreign relations
is to allow the proposal to remain in
! the committee room. 1t seemingly is
the fixed determination of the majori-
| ty of the members of the committee
not to give the matter consideration
with view to delivering it to the
| senate with favorable or even an I'M
favorable report
The court proposition is to remain
where it is for long time to come.
1t is regarded as certain that Presi-
dent Coolidge knows the determine
ton of the majority of the foreign re-
/ lations committee Therefore it is not
to be expected that he will urge that
1 the matter be given consideration.
Secretary of State Hughes, it is I'M
! derstood, will send to the committee.
either on request or without it, an ex-
PLANTATION of the four reservations to
the World court proposal which Pres
ident Harding referred to not alto
gether specifically some weeks before
his death. Now it is said that the COM
mittee carefully will put the reserva-
tons with the main proposal and lay
them aside.
Don't Want to Open Up Debates.
The word in Washington today is
that, SO far as the senate Of the
United States is concerned, the inten-.
ton of the leaders is, if they can get
their followers to agree to it, to make
the next session one of "masterful in
| activity" This means, Of course, that
/ the leaders are fearful of opening up
discussion on certain matters lest they
i provoke endless debate with no action
and that the spectacle, therefore, may
be presented to the country of q
majority which cannot agree-and this
on the eve of the presidential election.
The understanding is now that,
barring bonus legislation, it is the
hope of many of the congressional
leaders that nothing will be attempted
in the next session except the enact
ment of the supply bills and a change
/ in ISaxx i0h will
out more foreigners than are barred
out under the existing law which ex-
pires next summer.
Much has been said recently about
probable presidential insistence on a
revision of the revenue act which will
cut taxes. It may be that there will
be insistence, but it is known that
many Of the leaders are timid about
opening the revenue act to amend
ments.
May Have to Consider MELONS Plan.
Recently, however, the country
seems to have shown a desire that Mr..
MELONS tax change proposals shall be
| given consideration: 1t may be, there
fore, that the fact the President will
stand by the treasury secretary'S
recommendations will force the lead
ers to take the matter up, and force
some of them so to do against their
| inclinationS.
Of course, the house is the one
which is most intimately concerned in
these matters, but among the repre-
sentatives there are men of the mind
of the senate leaders in this matter,
and masterful inactivity, it is said,
will be as much the order of the day
| in the lower house as in the senate
provided the party leaders have their
way.
1t must be understood, Of course,
that changes in the revenue act are
different from changes in the appro-
priatian bills. If saving can be pro-
duced by cutting supply bills, it is
the feeling of the leaders that this in
itself will be sufficiently pleasing
record in finance to satisfy the coun.
| try for the time being.
The senate majority leaders are
worrying today over the matter of the
ClcSIloA VI pA CSAuCnI pAO ICAA III lnC
senate. They seem to have become
aware suddenly that bloc of Repub-
licans is determined to oppose the
election of Senator Cummins of Iowa.
1t is believed the opposition will pre-
sent candidate of its own in addi-
ton, of course, to the Democratic
candidate, and that a deadlock will re-
suit which might force most inter-
esting situation. Once on a time the
senate had two presidents pro TEN,
one Democrat and one Republican.
This condition was brought about by
just such situation as the leaders
fear will develop at the opening of
congress.