Evening star., 1925-03-25
Politics at Large
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

- oSoSIipeu as lne greatest BolHB
concern in the world, never permits a
let-uD in the industry, whether Con-
gress is In recess or in session. The
absence of Congress from Warrington
until the first Monday in next Decem-
Der, unless previously summoned by
the President In extraordinary ses-
sion, does not imply a vacation to the
administrators of the Government.
President Coolidge and his advisers
In his cabinet will have much to
ponder over during the time the alb
sent legislators are making political
hay while the sun shines, in their
bailiwicks. or disporting themselves
in recreation according to their taste.
The administration will work while
they play during the Summer and
Fall, busying itself upon problems of
statesmanship and a side line of pol
itics.
President Coolidge is promising
himself an extensive vacation this
Summer, but 1t is a certainty that
many an hour Of 1t will be engaged
in burning the midnight oil over the
problems Of the country and the fu-
ture Of his administration.
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Every President of the United States
must be given full credit for his de-
votion to the public interest as his
first object in life. But ii Is only
dent to work also for the success of
his administration and the political
party of which he is the head. 1t is
admitted as a fact that the success
of the present administration Is to
meet its supreme test in the Congress
which begins next December. Upon
the success of President Coolidge IN
dealing with that Congress and the
securing Of legislation accepted by
the voters as for the country's best
welfare will depend the Republican
party's continuance in power.
Differences of opinion between the
Republican and Democratic parties as
to what is best for the country's well
fare are acute. They must be com
posed and crystallized in legislative
action. In the coming Congress a
third element enters into the equa-
sion in factional differences existing
in the Republican party
Several policies of proposed legis-
lation and international negotiations
are outstanding features of the work
ahead OF the Congress and admins
tration, which Will have to be given
thought during the existing recess of
Congress. One of the most important
Is preparations for the further reduc-
ton or taxes and revision of the rev.
enue laws. This Is one that is likely
10 be followed by the public with the
most general interest Tax reduction
touching the pocket nerve of the Ma
ton, is the most sensitiye.-Those who
appreciated in the last payment of
their income taxes the benefcent re-
suits of the last tax reduction find
their appetites whetted for more.
They will be likely to follow very
closely the administrators proposals
for additional reductions
fortunately, the Governments
financial condition holds out the most
substantial prospects for the accom-
plishment of more reductions under
the new bill. The Government had
carefully estimated upon it's financial
cohoitlon TO warrant further in
creases. only few days ago the
treasury Department announced that
the returns from the March paymerts
demonstrated that the estimates will
De fulhlled during the coming year
ana that Congress will be. assured II
can proceed with the planned, reduc-
tion. =
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The administration gives notice
that the tax reduction plan is to he
worked out with the fullest co-on-
GRAFTON with Congress, the taxing
power, and that there is prospect Of
less partisanship than ever before in
the new law to raise revenues for the
conduct of the Government The
Coolidge administration homes 70 nra-
sent for the consideration of Con-
gress the most businesslike tax meas
ure that has ever been offered for its
consideration. Fault will Certainly
De found with it when it gets into
the House of Representatives on
grounds rejecting the differences of
political opinion, but the good sense
or the legislative body in the end NAV
Sa1eIy De counted upon for wise So
luton of these differences.
Party interests will be subor1inaf-
ed according to the present prosnacts
TO sound economics in the prepara-
ton of the next law on taxation to
go on the statute books.
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PRESIDENT Coolidge will find among b;s
burdens during~the period of his, snn0
posed vacation the duty of reachin,
q decision upon the calling of a new
arms conference. This project is n
question for decision entirely within
the jurisdiction of the Chief Execu-
tive. Congress has given him more
tnan mint of its favorable disposf-
tion toward another effort to round
OUT the achievements of President
harolng ana Secretary Hughes in
oehalf of preserving the world peace
ana mitigating the horrors of war TO
future generations. But the initia- :
tive rests entirely with President
Coolidge. He does not have to CON
suit Congress about undertaking the
enterprise, and only needs to send to
the Senate the result of the confer
ence In the form of treaties negotiated.
During the Summer the country
can think over the question of a
world court President Coolidge is
already upon record as to his atti-
tude on this question, but here is
"nere congress must have the final
"ord. one of the early actions of
the next Congress is expected to he
on the disposition of the proposal
that the United States should adhere
to world court with the reserva-
tions which have been proposed by
the Department of State.
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President Coolidge will also. dur-
ing the Summer, find his attention
directed to plans for railway leeis-
latfon in the next Congress. He
Will be expected to dwell at length
upon this subject in his annual mes
sage, and will be overwhelmed with
suggestions during the recess for
recommendations to be made to the
legislative body. Public men declare
that the time was never more pro-
pitious for constructive legislation
for the benefit of the railroads and
the protection of the railway en-
ployes than it will be found when
Congress reassenbles. From eyerv
quarter come commentS ,,noa ~.