Evening star., 1925-12-27
HOLDS LEADERSHIP :
THROUGH PUBLIC CONFIDENCE
His Undisputed Strength With People the Most
Telling Factor in Winning Victory for Major
Policies of Party in Congress.

proving the present system. and In
every message he has submitted to
Congress he has recommended the en-
actment of legislation TO make this
possible.
Now that the Smoot Brown plan for
reorca nzation has been scrapped and
substitute plan put forth in the form
OF simple resolution creating A com
mission of five members To effect re-
orCa niZat ton without further sanction
from Congress and only with the ap-
proval of the President. the chances
of getting this much desired legisla-
ton through Congress at this session
are regarded as being considera bly,
brighter.
Coal Peace Near.
As the President INDUCES in little
further retroSpection of all that his
administration has done during the
past year he cannot fail to obtain
some little comfort out of the knowl-
edge that the anthracite coal strike
gives every promise of coming To an
end With the knowledge that the
National Government had little or no
authority to deal with the coal stu
alton, and realizing his powerless
position. the President has maintained
from the commencement of this strike
what has been described as "ha nds
Off attitude. However. he called the
attention of Congress to this Situa
ton and asked that the Executive and
the Departments of Commerce and
La Dor be given some authority to deal
with an emergency such as pro
longed coal strike. and also for the
appointment of commission 10 in
VeStiGate, conCiliate differences. en-
courage arbitration. and in case Of
threatened scarcity Of coal To eXer.
else control over distribution.
If there is one cloud upon the Pres
dent's horizon at this time. ii is what
il generally referred 10 as the acri-
cultural situation. The President has
manifested great interest in behalf Of
the farmers and has attempted TO
bring about substantial relief by eX
ercising what his friends cali com
mon sense lie told the agriculture
lists to aba ndon their warnings for
Government control and price fixing
as the means of handling surplus pro
duction for export, and to concentrate
on cooperative marketing.
His Chicago Speech.
He iourneyed all the way to Chicago
several weeks ago to give this mes
sage in person To huge gathering
nf farmers but from the reaction II
is apparent that he failed to hit the
mark. Judging from reports. this
speech did not succeed in bringing the
farmerS-thoSe of radical tendencies
around to his way of thinking, and the
general feeling in political circles here
is that the President is inclined TO
turn about bit and meet the price
fixing situation at least half way.
Even though the President is 1orced
to make concessions in this matter he
will at least have the satisfaction of
demonstrating to the rest of the
country that common sense in dealing
with this vital economic problem is
not what the majority of farmers
wanted
Secretary of Agriculture Jardine.
who is handling the administration
agricultural program. has called
conference which will look into the
matter of disposnc of surplus farm
products and that form Of Govern
ment aid unquestionably will he
linked up with cooperative marketing
in the plan to he adopted This con
ference call was issued following a
session several days ago At the White
House between the President. Secre-
tary Jardine. Senator McNary of
Oregon, one of the advocates of GOV
ernmental aid and price fixing. and
Representative Tinchcr of Kansas,
one of the farm bloc leaders in the
House. While the President may have
sure ndered. to some extent. TO pro-
pOnents of governmental aid and price
fixing, he ct least. has given evidence
that he is sincere in his promise TO
aid the farmers.