Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-13
FIRST G. ASH WITH
CONGRESS UPSETS
PRESIDENT sPLANS
Coolidge 0verridden in the
House, Lawrence Points
0ut-Lodge Deserts World
Court Course
BIZ DAVID LAWRENCE
Especial Leased Wire to The Journal.)
CnnYright 1921.

Copyright, 1924.)
WASHINGTON, May 10.-The
makeshifts OF compromise legisla-
ton, together with an inevitable
battle between the executive and the
legislative branches, have forced to
climax the whole political situa-
ton this week.
President Coolidges first expe.
rience with congress has proved dis.
astrous, he has failed to persuade
the house and senate, in which the
Republicans have a majority, to en-
act a single one of his major pro-
posals. Instead, he is engaged in an
eleventh hour struggle to prevent
congress from damaging the pres
tige of the United States abroad as
well as its economic structure at
home. The defeat OF the president
In the house on his suggestion that
legisla ton including the Japanese
exclusion be deferred until a treaty
governing immigration from Japan
could be negotiated, means a veto
of the immigration bill. A simple
resolution extending the provisions
of the present law for another year
could be enacted until congress re-
conVenes next fall.
AS if to add more confusion to an
already complicated situation in con-
sress, senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
Republican leader. has gone against
the avowed position Of President
Coolidge on the world court by pro-
IN IL
Lodges suggestions are not new
They were tried out before, but
failed to win the approval OF the
smaller nations Of the globe, who
insisted that they would be discrim
mated against.
Lodge Plan Too Limited
Elihu Root proposed the present
world court legislation as d means
OF overcoming that difficulty. and
that's why Mr.. Coolidge and Mr..
Hughes have declared the present
world court created by the League
OF Nations to be the only "practica.
ble' plan. Mr.. Lodges suggestion
would not be adopted by the other
countries. most of whom cannot see
why they should make any change
IN a going institution simply to
oblige American politicians
The administration Influence in
congress suffered vital blow when
Mr.. Lodge turned from the presi.
dent on the world court issue. but
Mr.. Coolidge has been fighting
alone for several weeks The lead.
ership in congress has not been able
to assist him in his legislative pro.
M ~ TO- l.
house was disa appointment to the
administration, and it was conf.
IDENTIFY hoped the senate would cor.
rect the defects md improve the
bill. But instead, the senate mas
strayed even further from admins.
tratlon doctrine, and now the presi.
dent and Secretary Melin will be
lucky If they can get the objection.
able senate provisions removed in
conference and the house bill!
adopted.
A veto of the tax bill is a fore.
Sone conclusion if the senate does
not recede from it's position in CON
ference. The Republican leaders of
the senate have given up the fight
IN that body. hoping to rush the bill
INTO conference next week for a final
effort at compromise
Farm Relief Is Next
Then will come another struggle
! over the Men ry-Haugen bill. a
measure III to raise the price
OF wheat to about s16O a bushel by
means of an agricultural corporation,
TOR which an appropriation of $500
ooo.ooO would ecessary. There
are two schools of thought on this
oill-those who think it will mean
economic disaster and those who look
upon 1T as economic salvation for the
farm T. Mr.. Coolidge is on the fence
so far as any public indication OF his
attitude is concerned. but he prob
ably VIII veto the measure unless it
| is materially amended.
The idea of an international con.
* II disarmar this summer
has been discouraged by President
G -" LARGELY because he doesn't
think Europe is ready to talk about
it.
When the Republican situation has
cleared he may feel differently about
it.
The political situation grows more
using every d. Mr.. Coolidge
has won the Republican nomiHation
His record in the primaries was A
surprise to those who did not think
he was n YOte-oe'+ar But the Demo.
Gratis say the statistics will prove
how small a vote actually was cast
| in all the Republican primaries and
that enough Republicans stayed at
home. not only to defeat Mr.. Coolidge
for the nomination. but to elect q
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