The Washington times., 1923-08-06
INDICATION
Of POLICY
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reject demands from agricultural in
terestS for an extra session.
Gompers conferred with the Prest-
dent on the general labor situation,
touching on legislation which affects
the working men.
THE President told me he had an
open mind on the necessity of call
ing a special session of Congress, %
said Gompers. 81 made an engage.
ment to return for another confer
ence with him in September at which
we will discuss in detail the labor
situation and the policies of the Cool
1dge Administration on labor issues. {"
The President arose at 1880
o'clock, breakfasted with Mrs.
Coolidge, and Immediately plunged
Into q mass of correspondence.
After an hours work with stenog.
raphers he conferred with Lieut..
Col. G. o. Sheriff., presidential aide,
on the progress made in arrange
ments for the state funeral to be
given the late President Harding
here Wednesday.
at S:55 o'clock the President had
his first callers, the civil commits
sioners for the District of Columbia.
The commissioners made a formal
call to present their respects to
the mayor. Of washington" A
long line Of visitors, some official
ana others bent on personal mat
ters had meanwhile formed.
Crissinger Calls.
Governor D. r. Crissinger, gov.
ernor of the Federal Reserve Board.
and r. e. Scoby, director of the
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offered their Fluctuations to the
new President. They were followed
by Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy. and Angus
tus T. Seymour, Acting Attorney
General.
That 1t has been impossible for
President Coolidge to evade politics
even for the three days he has oc.
cupied the white House was evi.
denced yesterday in. the visit of
Senator Frank B. Brandegee (Rep.)
Of Connecticut, an irreconcilable
leader. Brandegee was closeted
with the President for two hours.
Other callers whose visits savored
OF politics were Secretary Of State
Hughes, William NJ. Butler, Repub-
lican national committeeman from
Massachusetts,, and James 3.
Reynolds, who managed the
Coolidge campaign for President in
1920.
Four problems Of national sig
nificance. each involving a question
Of Administration policy, now con-
front the new President. These are:
Position on Court.
/. A definite understanding Of the
new Presidents position on the
world court, in which President
Harding sought to have this nation
participate.
2. The question of political ap-
pointments. An impression IL grow
ing rapidly that there will be many
changes in the Administration.
3. The agricultural crisis. Sug-
Eestion Is being made in many quar-
tiers that an extra session of Con-
gress be called to deal with this an
noying problem.
4. Possibility Of another coal
strike.
A stand on the world court un-
doubtedly win afford President
Coolidge his greatest worry. He has
Indicated that the policies Of the
Harding Administration will be con-
tinued. Should he indorse the court,
ne VIII lace strong OppoSIL1On from
his party leaders.
On the other hand, should the new
Executive abandon the fight for
American participation and reverse
the Harding policy, wide breach
would be opened between the White
House and the State Department,
with the possible resignation Of
Secretary Hughes az an anti-climax.
Against Extra Session.
President Coolidge is understood
70 be adverse to calling an extra ses-
sion Of Congress to consider farm
aid or anything else. Party leaders
in favor Of such a move, however,
are now endeavoring to show that
an earlier call of the legislative
bodies will work to the advantage of
the new Executive in that 1t would
afford him Just that much mere
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