Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-09-19

NOT THE LEAST among the
Presidents worries at the moment is
the great aircraft controversy, which
promises to precipitate one of the
big questions before Congress this
winter. The crash Of the dirigible
SHENANDOAH, followed by Col.
William Mitehell's sensational state
ment virtually charging Secretary Of
the Navy Wilbur with responsibility
for the loss Of the ship, has touched
off an official conflagration which will
burn for many months. Predictions
are already being made that some Of
fetal heads here in Washington viii
be off before the developments Of
military aeronautics ceases to be the
chief topic Of discussion of Govern
mental circles. Without waiting for
the report of the Navy Board which
Investigated the Shenandoah disaster,
/ Secretary Wilbur broke into print
pei onally defending himself from
the charges Of Mitchell and others
While the President is sizing up the
situation and getting ready to take
action, the War Department is TAX
ing steps to punish Mitchell by court
martialing him and running him out
of the Army in disgrace Mitchell
says that he welcomes such treat
ment. but that he will keep on ham
merIng away for better and more eff
ficient aircraft control in Washing
ton
HAVING LEARNED a lesson
from the last Congress, which refus-
ed to heed his recommendations for
tax revision, Secretary Mellon has
decided not to take the bull by the
horns again. OF course, he has
very definite idea of what he and the
| Treasury wants in the way Of tax
reduction and amendment Of the rev
enue law, but he will wait until Con-
gress invites him TO submit his views
and will make nothing more than
/ suggestions" even then The Dem
ocrats have already declared war on
| the Treasury's plan for paying the
entire public debt Of twenty-five bill
hon dollars during the next twenty
I five years Their view is that this
4 liquidation, one of the greatest tinan-
cial operations in history, should be
spread over a period of fifty or
/ hundred years SO that future genera
tious would bear part of the burden
insead of those who are now living.
THE GOVERNMENT has decided
definitely to make no move toward
( settlement of the anthracite strike
until a request for intervention
comes from one side or the other. or
the country is faced with serious suf-
ferinR because of coal shortage.
The feeling here is that the industry
will find ways and means to adjust its
own difficulties 10 avoid federal in
I reference. but the President is in
no mood to trlde with the leaders Of
either the operators or miners and ia
preparing to ask Congress to enact
+ legislation which win prevent similar
strikes in the future This probably
VIII mean strict Government super
vision of the entire industry
BUSINESS HAS picked up with
a roar around the Government de-
partment with the return of the Pres
ident, back in the Capital after his
long vacation in Massachusetts,. Mr.
Coolidge came back to the White
House 20 find a mountainous pro-
gram Of work awaiting his attention,
but he has plunged into 1t with vigor.
Most of the Cabinet members who
have been away most of the summer
have returned too, to be on hand
for any tasks for which they may be
called upon.
TWO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
in a row Is the dream OF Washington
baseball fans as the team which