Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-04
WORLD COURT PLAN
LIKELY To WIN
IN THIS CONGRESS
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Leased Wire to The Journal--Copy
rioht- 1924

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. Six
months of absence during which po
litical lines have been established
have made the congressional heart
fonder of the session which opened
this week than was the case q, year
ago.
For if there is one outstanding
characteristic about the meeting of
congress this time it is the lack of
uncertainty or sensation. Most every
one knows what is coming, and no
one expects anything to happen that
isn't on the program.
First of all, the time of the ses-
sion is fixed. 1t cannot go beyond
the fourth of March. President
Coolidge has publicly stated his pol
icy Of trying to get everything pos
sible accomplished so as to avoid an
extra session. Appropriation bills
are the major task of the session.
Little else is usually achieved at the
short session land there are there
fore ahead no great subjects FOR leg
islation like the tariff or income,
which might mean prolonged contro-
versy. The effort to economic is to
be Mr.. Coolidge's principal relation
ship to congress.
World Court Proposal
international relations involve no
affirmatie action except a vote on
the proposal to enter the itnernation.
al court of justice created by the
League of Nations. There are still
enough 'irreconcilables'' to talk the
measure to death, if it is left till the
last minute and the administration
itself has shown little disposition to
use its influence to force action in
the past, though the death of Sen
ator Lodge and the accession of Sen
ator Borah to the Craftsmanship of
the foreign relations committee may
mean a report from the committee
and some debate before the session is
ended.
The present session of congress
will give the La Toilette insurgents
an opportunity 10 use obstructive tao
congress, but it cannot be assumed
that they will adopt that policy. n
surgentS usually are most active
when they have just come from vic
tories at the polls. 1t would gain
the insurgents very little to force an
extra session Of congress in April
which could dispose of its work by
June, because the administration
would have a good working majority
in the house and might be assured OF
enough support in the senate to put
through the bills that might have
been left Enacted on in March.
Up to Democrats
Just what the opposition to the adj
ministration in congress will de de-
ponds entirely on the Democrats. If
they continue their coalition with the
insQrgent Republicans. this session
could be made a political football for
the next congressional campaign.
Pop gun" bills passed in order to
draw forth a veto might be projected
again as they have been in the past
when congress has not been in con-
troll of the same party as represent
ed by the chief executive
Conservative Democratic newspa-
pers are urging the Democrats to
abandon the La Toilette coalition
This is easy enough where matters
of senate organization are involved,
but on individual measures even the
Democratic leaders who happen to
be eonservatively inclined are bound
by party conference, which usually
find more advantages in embarrassing
the, majority party than in working
with it. This is the nature of the
politician and the very appeals which
have been coming from Republican
newspapers to the Democrats to
abandon the La Toilette alliance are
regarded by the partisan Democrats,
is the expression lot of friendly in
terest in the Democratic future, but
of fear for the Republican party's
program in this session of congress.
Only Routine Business
A forecast in the present session o.
congress which at the moment seems
justified by the sentiment of return
ing members, is that little be done
between now and March 4 except
routine business. And there is some
reason to believe that the administra
ton will be just as happy if only the
routine were taken care of so the
country might have another rest
from congressional debate and leg
islation from March until December
next.
Few presidents in recent years,
however, have been willing to take
the risk of non-action in the first
year of their first term. That is
the occasion as a rule for the making
of a record. The congressional cleo
tons of 1926 really begin in the
month of December. 1925, and there
after when the congress would be
expected to make its principal legis
lative record. Members of congress
are usual diverted from legis-
llation when they are watching pos
sible opposition in the their own pri-
maries for denomination. The presl-
dent may be compelled to change
his mind and summon a session in
April, but the congress which started
this week is going on the assumption
! that there will be an end of its
work on March 4th and that the
months thereafter can be devoted to
! fixing up political fences back home.
! the demonstration were GeorGe Q.
! Marshall, county agent for sumter
/ county; j. c.. Oliver, state supervisor
! of county agents; DR.. Soule, DR..
Campbell. officials of the Huff, Do-
land company, including L. IL. Huff,
the president; Sidney Newborg, di-
rector; G Is. Post. while others pres
/ ent for the demonstrations included:
DR.. j. c. Maness, cotton special
4 ist, Georgia state board Of entomolo-
! gy, Atlanta; Ira r. Williams, state
, entcmologist; DR.. j. C. Sunkest, of
the state board of health; DR.. Peter