The Washington times., 1924-05-17
DIFFERON
! VARIOUS
| ISSUES
Victory Under Circumstances
Would Give President Ire
mendous Power
By WILLIAM HARD.

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The issue this fall is going to
be Coolidge against Congress just
as much as it is going to be the
Republican party against the
Democratic party.
On the one side this fall there
will be Coolidge. On the other
side there will be the Democratic
party, and there will be the anti
Coolidge record Of a Congress in
which the Republican party had
a majority. If Coolidge wins, he
viii be the master Of his party
and the leader Of the country to
Q degree seldom before witnessed
In American history.
Bonus Vote q Factor.
This fact is expected to be en-
phasized today when the House OF
Representatives votes on the bonus
bill once more and presumably pro-
ceeds. to overturn Coolidge's veto
of it.
On point after point Coolidge and
Congress have come to be at
swords points. The same fate which
has overwhelmed previous Presi-
dents has overwhelmed Calvin Cool.
'idge, but only more so.
All Presidents start out with the
idea that they are going to be the
organizers Of harmony in their
party. They are going to confer
with their party colleagues in the
Senate and in the House of Repre-.
gentatives. They are good party
men. The party Is going to be a
unit. They are going to have a
party policy and a party program.
Then, few months afterward,
the party in the Capitol is for one
thing and the party in the White
House Is for another. This is nor
NAL American history. It has hap
pened completely, and indeed ex.
brilliantly and especially, in the case
OF Calvin Coolidge and the Republi.
can party today.
Points Of Difference.
Coolidge has differed with Con.
gress decisively on the following
matters:
The bonus bill. aag'' /
The Bursum bill for, increasing
the pensions Of the veterans Of old
wars.
The Japanese feature Of the i'm
migration bill.
The farm relief bills, among
which Coolidge wanted the Nor
beck.BurtneSS bill, which there
upon was defeated in the Senate.
The taxation reduction bill, re-
earding which Coolidge and Con.
Gress are at open variance ON
numerous important particulars,
such as the surtaxes ON high in.
comes, and such as the provision
for publicity Of all income tax
returns, and such as the amend.
nient for Super-taxing the sur.
pIuses set aside for future needs
by corporations.
1t IL to be added that a consider
able division of opinion between
Coolidge and the leaders Of the
apparent in the matter Of the World
Court.
Other Differences Loom.
Il is further to be added that
various supplementary bills for IN
creasing expenditures and accord
tngly for diminishing the prospect
of reduced taxes are well on their
wy towal favorable consideration
by Congress. Among these may
be mentioned the bill for increasing
the pay OF postal employees, the
Dill for rearranging the affairs of
the Veterans Bureau, the bill for
improvements in rivers and harbors
and the bill for improvements in
the condition OF the ships Of the
navy.
These bills, and MANY others
must be vetoed by Coolidge IL his
prime objective is economy. and he
repeatedly has taken the position
that economy is his prime objective,
Tne tension between Coolidge and
congress IL now extreme. Ultima.
tums begin to be delivered back
ana forth. On agricultural relief n
was lately inttmated to the Presi.
dent by influential leaders in Con.
would take an open position regard.
gress that unless tie President
ing the remaining proposed meas.
ures for farm relief, the House Of
Representatives would do nothing
at all and would let the President
Jake the consequence next Novem.
Der with the farmers OF the West
Meanwhile the White House ia re.
sentful because the Senate in its