Evening star., 1923-02-14

Tho difference between the rela-
tions OF cabinet officials and legisla-
tive bodies, in America and in Euro
pean governments, was strikingly IL
lustrated last week. A request was
made by motion of Senator Robinson,
on behalf of the committee on for
eign relations, that Secretary Of State
Hughes appear before the committee
to explain verbally all about the ac-
tivities Of Observer Boyden at the
meetings Of the reparations commits
sion in Paris. Secretary Hughes re-
sponded by letter to the chairman of
the committee, declining to appear
for cross examination. He stated
that he would furnish whatever spe-
ciflc Information the committee de-
sired, but that he would not appear
personally. In Europe. a cabinet Of
fetal expects to appear before parlia-
ment whenever any question Is up
for discussion, and be heckled by the
opposition.
But there a cabinet is answerable
directly to parliament. Not so in the
United States. 1t is the official ad-
wiser of the President and not OF
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himself is restricted somewhat
through the constitutional provision
that he shall act by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate. The
Senate may advise the President, but
not the Presidents cabinet
Representative Burton gave some
enlightening facts to the House in
connection with his explanation OF
the negotiations the British loan set
commission to make the terms. When
questioned as to why the secrecy OF
the negotiations. he replied in the
language Of Lloyd George: ANY one
who has ever been a member of a
family of more than three would see
the bowling absurdity of holding an
international conference in public
Great Britain's total worth is es-
timated at $50, 0,o0o,o0o,O00, against
which there is a debt of $35. .0o0. .00O, 600.
The assets of the United States
amount to s2sO.ooO, 100000. with an
Indebtedness of not to exceed $685.
900, 100000.
The per capita tax of the British
citizens for all purposes is 500 a
year; that Of the American is S55,
Production! Production! That is
the only source of world wealth.
America is using UP her timber at
a rate four times as fast as 1t is
growing in the forests That is not
production" The world Is using up
its supply of cotton faster than cot
ton is being raised
The worlds stock of cotton August
/, 1921, was 14.752,0 bales, and two
years later it was only 6,621,0OO
bales In America, August l, 1921,
we had 1851 900 bales, and Augu st
l. 1922, only 5.123.000 bales. 1t is
estimated that by next August l, we
shall hold only 2,775,0o0 bales.
X x X
In spite of the increased tariff on
imports, the volume of our imports
is increasing. and the volume of our
exports is decreasing. This seems to
upset all the tariff theories Of both
parties, but there is another explana-
ton than mere tariff protection and
its apparent inadeQuacy to protect
1t is that Europe, in spite of wars
and rumorS of wars, is getting on
her feet again, and is beginning to
increase her own production. That
fact reduces her need to buy so
heartily of foreign manufactures, and at
the same time it increases the goods
she may sell to foreign countries.
The exports in the last year were
o.5O0.0Oo tons less than the year
before. The imports of dry cargoes
increased from 100000 tons to Ia
100000 tons. Part of this increase
was attributable to the imports OF
coal. during the coal strike, but
even after the strike was ended. and