Evening star., 1924-06-09

national committeeman. He will head
the national committee when its or
ganization is completed later
The delegation adopted a resolu-
ton unanimously in favor Of the
proposal to give the women equal
voting representation with the men
on the Republican national commit
tee.
World Court an Issue.
Had Senator Lodge been slated for
membership or the resolutions COM
mittee, what might have been the
fate of the proposed world court
plank? This is one Of the matters
upon which Senator Lodge and the
President have not gone along to-
gether. And the world court plank
is one, it is believed, that will be in
the shape that the President desires
it.
Senator Jim Watson of Indiana.
who arrived here yesterday, spread
the report that a compromise" plank
on the world court had been worked
out that would be satisfactory to the
President and those senators who
have sought to bring about an en-
tlrely new constitution OF that court
But to those who have followed the
course or the organization of the con-
the Coolidge forces. this report re-
called the story of the man who dis
agreed with his wife over a pronosed
trip to Europe. The husband was
opposed to going, The wife was
strong for the trip. After a long
argument the husband said to
friend:
How They Compromised.
Well. We compromised"
What was the COMPROMISED? asked
his friend
we are sailing for Europe in two
weeks"
Luther c. Steward. president of the
Fedsration of Federal Employees, is
In Cleveland for the purpose of an
pearlng before the resolutions com
sfrenstn.r,nr m1t1ee IN support tpo Of a plank
TEN. He intimated that a strong ef-
fort would be made to have the civil
service system extended to cover the
prohibition enforcement forces. Bills
Tor such a purpose have been intro
duced several times in Congress, and
several are now pending and may be
acted upon when Congress meets
again in December.
Confers With Postal Men,
Mr.. Steward will confer with the
ployes in regard to the civil service
plank now here before the plank is
actually drafted.
The flexible provisions of the
Fordney tariff act. under
which the President is authorized to
raise or lower 90 per cent the tariff
rates on dutiab1e goods after exami-
nation and recommendation by the
United States Tariff Commission, will
IN
platform adopted by the convention,
it was predicted here today.
Vice Chairman Culbertson of the
Tarfn Commission. who has been a
visions Of the tariff law. is now in
Cleveland. He has lead one faction
OF the commission, which stood for
wide application OF the flexible pro-
visions of the tariff act. in opposition
man Marvin Of Massachusetts, which
was inclined to soft pedal that pro-
vision of the law.
Praise Flexible Feature,
The expectation is that the plat
form will approve in a general way
the protective tariff as enunciated in
the Fordney- -McCumber act, and that
it will lay particular stress on the
flexible provisions. These flexible
provisions represent the extent OF
the success of those who for years
have been attempting to get the tar
IN on a scientific basis and out of
politics. >..--,
There will be opposition, however,
from the American Protective Tariff
League and others, 1t Is expected, to
placing in the platform anything fur
ther than general Endorsement of
the principle of the protective tariff.
The league has opened it's headQuar-
ters here.
The happenings in Washington
during the past few days, more par
ticularly the circumstances surround
ing the adjournment Of Congress on
saturday with many things left un-
done, and the veto Of the postal nav
increase bill, has added nothing to
the gaiety of the pre-conyention
spirit. All of the comment as to the
last acts of the dying Congress- is
spontaneously critical.
Postal Veto Alarms Some,
1t must be said also that such com
ment as is heard expresses degree
of disa ppointment that the President
found it necessary to veto a measure
in the interest of so large a class of
working government employees on
the eve of a presidential campaign.
The fact that the veto message holds
out the hope that further inquiry
and Encouragement os postaifxtes