Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
(By National Editorial Association)
(Snecial to Chroniclel

sideshows of politics are running al
full blast, another month must
elapse before the 69th Congress, the
main attraction, trots out the feat
ured performers in our national
life. The Court-martial of Colonel
Mitchell is the most interesting
spectacle of the day. This affair
proceeds independently but the other
issues are contingent upon Con-
gressional intervention. That is the
daily newspapers of the country.
Next year is vital one in the af-
fairs of individual members of Con-
gress. It is the campaign season.
For this reason, experienced obser-
vers believe that the dissensions in
the Shipping Board and the Federal
Trade Commission will contribute
more political fuel than the Mitchell
controversy. Some are of the opin-
ion that the Mitchell matter will be
easily forgotten by the public as it
serves merely to usher in the gen.
eral topic of Federal aviation poll
cies.
Every effort is being made to pro
long the court-martial proceedings
on technicalities because of the
popular interest. Without this wide
spread publicity a court-martiaI of
equal Importance would soon be
handled by the military court and
written into army records. After
the initial display of fireworks by
the Mitchell defense, the court-mar-
tial has taken on the routine as
poets. It will require considerable
"bally-hoo" activities or propaganda
to keep the eye of the public on this
particular case.
The charges of the Federal Trade
Commission against certain moving
picture producers has aroused in
terest in this Independent Federal
agency. For a number of years
has been a wide difference of opin- |
ion among the Commissioners as to
what constitutes economic wicked
ness known as monopoly and re-
straint of trade. Some of the Com
missioners have taken unto them
selves the role of trust buster"
while their colleagues have attempt
ed to use more conservative meth
DDS of correcting unfair conditions
in trade.
It is difficult to determine true
public policy by Federal bureau
when opinions clash. The President
Is keeping his fingers on all of these
rough spots in his administration.
Nobody knows better than Mr.. Cool
dge that public policy is a very
lnruly horse and when once you
ret astride of it you never know
where it will carry you"
The organized farmers of the 1
ountry are working out their legis-
ltive plans for the attention of s
congress when it meets in Decem- U
er,. The Washington representa- Y
yes of these organizations say that h
ley will have some real definite
to make early in 8
le session. The American Farm
ureau Federation, which is one of M
e largest of the national groups, is G
,pected to define its policies after
e convention next month in Chi N
go. President Coolidge has ac- H
pied an invitation to speak Dec g
nber 7, at the opening session. He liz
expected to define in detail the ~
policies on agri- 10
ltural matters. Immediately af- U
r his speech, Mr.. Coolidge will re- X
rn to make his annual address to n
at which time he will ~
80 cover the agricultural situation u
tn actual recommendations. w
It is said that the President is M
mewhat disappointed in the fail li
e of his agricultural commission 81:
sell their recommendations to n
: farm interests. 1t will be re- S
led that the Commission made 10
o definite reports but for some w
Lson their recommendations fell NN
n the Middle West there is con- W
cradle agitation for legislation TN
lilar to the ill fated McNary- Ill
ugen bill The claim is advan- &S
that the Government must fin III
.e some export corporation to M%
end the farmers trading relations 'f1l
side our national boundaries. w
)orts how that there is an ex. SM
table surplus of corn in particu- 1I
which must me marketed to pre- M&
economic distress in the corn III
ion. There were bumper crops tx
orted in many localities and the M
lestic market cannot absorb the W
lucts. %M
be House Committee on Ways M
Means which is charged with %S
framing of the revenue bill, has U
unenviable task. Hundreds of W
seemingly con- M
ctive to their respective pro- 0I
snts, have been offered as a M&
ms of lifting, or shifting, tax XII
ems. Authorized representa- *
of various groups of organized IN
lers, business associations, Ia VI