Putnam patriot., 1925-10-23
EvERYBoDYs CONGRESS

have kept their ears ground now-and knows-that what goes Washington of than passing importance to every American
 the SixyNnth Congress which viii open long December. There four important questions which will be presented the Congress by President Coolidge. These follows:
 World Court the ratification by the Senate of the World protocol with the Harding Coolidge reservations
 recommended by President Coolidge in both sessions of the last Congress.
 Second Debt Settlements Confirmation of the ing agreement with Belgium and such other be reached with debtor nations in advance of or during the sion.
 Third: Departmental Reorganization. The enactment of Legislation permit reorganization of Government depart the next step Tn the Administrations economy program
 Fourth: Reduction Revision of the act of along the lines recommended to the last Congress by the Secretary of the Treasury.
 Regarding these four problems from the point of view of the average two of the questions Of direct interest to him and only The Of the World protocol demands the interest of the rank and file of the country for here Mir Coolidge squar puts up o the American into the field of world politics fourth question. that of reduction holds Mir Meons proposed revons of the 1924 law do affect the urax large incomes alone but further still and look towards the relief of the of smaller income.
 will be especially interested the third question that of departmental reorganization this will bring national the question separ- service under investigation Washington before special board inquiry whose service will end late Novem per- Bingham of inquiry of those bitterly and stubbomy opposed sep arate air service such as proposed by Col Mitchell
  interesting and the whole long will undoubtedly be b struggle political advantage by parties individuals d the members Congress will ga the Congressional campaign President Gooldges should receive unusual support view of majority which he gained the 1921 campaign. will be remembered alone Republican party made of twenty-five The chief trouble will be the where the administration majority much less The present minority the ate has hopes of controlling legislation of that body the Con- and much of the political maneuyerng and discussion both sides will be for the purpose of mpreng the electorate rather than for it's effect pending legislation.
 Not little water, both national and international. has slowed bridges the Congress Of importance America and the world general than this country has openly acknowledged is the result of the Locao conferences called by pubcist the greatest step since Charemagne towards the peace and stability of Europe and the peace stability of Europe. all good Americans have learned great the peace stability of Amer The Locarno treaties will play little part the dis cussion of the Presidents World Court recommendations
 Undoubtedly. reduction will be the outstanding domes- of Although parties agreed that substantial reduction shall be given law be enacted prior March 5 1926 when the first 1925 incomes will be due wide differences of the total of the reduction that be made safely at this time and the distribution of it's benefits the various classes of The Administration tax plan will call for reduction suraxes maximum of twenty per cent on incomes above hundred thousand dollars including normal of five per The Democrat reduction been formulated but probable that will call for repeal all 5000 the that these yield present only about SS3 000000 large of which absorbed by the expense of handling the large number of small proposal supported by considerable number of Re publican well Democratic members but the plan will be vigorously opposed by the Administration The Treasury will oppose reductions normal below S5000 ground that bill provided the fullest of justifabe reduction.
 On the whole the Congress gives every promise of being interesting to the laymen both from the domestic we'll the foreign point Frequently baffed by his small control the past Congress of his Administration the President will his with this Congress- That political and frmness of administrative touch which he has displayed throughout his presidency be expected 10 have free play in this sxrs Congress Friends of the League of Nations may appetite wheed step of America the circle of the nations but those who know MT Coolidge we'll doubt that he will take this Congress least step further than he has already pro- posed in the World Court protocol