The Washington times., 1923-11-26

Would Aid Starving Germans
and Northwest Farmers.
Johnson's Attitude.
By WILLIAM HARD.

Every dopester in Washington
Is spending his time today telling
every other dopester what is go-
ing to be in Senator Johnson's
speech tomorrow in Chicago and
what is going to be in President
Coolidge's message to Congress a
week from tomorrow and what
win be the results on the action
taken Immediately afterward by
the Republican Presidential pri-
mary proposal convention in South
Dakota in choosing between the
two candidates.
The rumor is strongly current
that the President may try to kill
the farming question and the
European question with one stone
by suggesting that the United
States advance money to Europe
with which to buy grain from
American grain growers.
Coolidge To Be Decisive.
It Is accepted as undeniable that
what the President may say about
Europe and what the President may
say about the sad condition OF many
American grain growers win be DO
htically the two decisive parts OF his
message.
On the subject Of taxes, Senator
johnson In Chicago Ia bound by his
own record to defend the soldiers
bonus and to resist any measures
which would make the payment of
the soldiers bonus impossible. Every
candidate, however, is going to be ex-
tremeiy ingenious in proving thst
taxes can be reduced without inter-
fering with his own favorite meas.
ores on which he wishes to spend
money.
President Coolidge is thought to he
ukely 20 recommend the spending of
money in Europe, either BY way of
gift or by way Of adventurous loan
TO impoverished European elements.
Whether this rumor is true or false.
the TACT remains that outright char
liable relief to sufferers In Germany
As strongly supported in his Admin
iserat1on quarters and is likely To
make considerable Roadway In Con-
gress.
It is thereupon forcefully sug-
'gested In quarters equally high that
" we are going to give outright re-
lief to Germans we might extremely
properly give 1T also to many Of
our own northwestern farmers who
IN certain districts will presently in
large numbers be evicted from their
farms by their creditors.
In fact among some of the Pres
tdent's- best informed party col
leagues It is now contended that
both the condition Of sufferers in
Germany and the condition Of suf-
ferers In our northwest should be
treated equally az conditions de-
handing relief by outright char
table gift. just as in the case of suf-
6erers from earthquake or fire.
Money to Be Spent.
According 20 this view Of the mat
ter we would make frank direct ap-
preparations for relief Of distress In
Germany and in the northwest and
we would avoid the subterfuge OF
pretending that q guaranteed price
for wheat IL in fact in itself any
thing but q gift.
In any event. by one means or
another, there IL going to be spend
ing Of money on soldiers and on
farmers and on various other sorts
Of persons, including perhaps desti'
tute Germans: and every candidate
IL going to make out that neverIhe-
less certain other economies are
possible which win make q reduc
ton of the tax.burden readily
feasible.
1t is not believed here that the
candidates will differ much among
themselves as lovers Of reduced
taxes
II is on the other hand more and
more believed that what the candi