Evening star., 1925-01-31
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0. K D BY COOLIDGE
President in Sympathy With
Disciplinary Moves of
Congress.

President Coolidge is in entire sym
pathy with the policy of the Repub-
lican leaders of the Senate and House
to ignore insurgents by exclud in z
them from the party councils in the
future. He Is firm In his belief that
the management and control of the
republican party should be kept in
the hands Of those whose Repub-
licanism is unquestioned and who
nave given their pledge before the
November elections to support the
party and to assist in every way in
carrying out their party's policies
The Presidents stand on this ques-
tion was made known by spokes-
nan for him, who explained that the
Presidents approval of party disci-
pline is not prompted by d feeling
OF hostility toward the insurgents,
but with view to having the party's s
prediction pledges faithfully kept.
The President was represented as
feeling that the Republican party's
duty to the Amrican people is to fol-
low the course which the electorate
OF the Nation has every reason and
right to expect would be follow ed
when it. by its vote, placed the re-
sponsibility of running the Govern
ment of the United States upon the
Republicans.
Would Bnr Obstrucfionixts.
Therefore, President Coolidge looks
upon the policy to keep the party
free from obstructionists and from
influences known to be contrary to
Republican policies, as response to
pledge made to the American peo-
pie rather than an attempt to openly
punish those who are openly antago-
nistic to the administration and to the
Republican Leadership in the Senate
and the House. He believes. however
that the question of party regularity
has been widely discussed already
and that 1t would hardly be worth
while for him to now add anything
further to this discussion.
President Coolidge has let it be
known TO Republican leaders in Con-
sress that he does not approve of the
provision of the pending $4,000 OOO
rivers and harbors authorize ton bill
requiring completion of all authorized d
, projects within five years. 1t is held
by the Executive that such a proyi
sion would tend to take away part
or the control that he now exercises
over the Government budget, and for
that reason it should be strongly re-
sisted.
Acting under the authority of a
resolution recently adopted by Con-
6icSS, IIcSiuenl IOOllQge mas appoint
ed a commission to arrange cele-
bration In 1882 Of the two hundredth h
anniversary of the birth of George
| Washington.
The commission will consist of Mrs
Anthony Wayne Cook of Pennsyl-
Vania, president general OF the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion; Mrs. Mary Sherman of Colo
RADIO, president of the General Fed
Grafton of Womens Clubs: Henry
Ford, the automobile manufacturer
Hanford MacNider of Iowa, former
commander of the American Legion
c. Bascom Slemp, retiring Secretary
to the President; A. Lawrence Lowell
president of Harvard University; Ed
gar B. Piper, Portland Greg, pub
Usher, and Frank A. Munsey, New
York publisher.
President Coolidge yesterday signed
the Smith-Ho resolution directing
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to conduct an investigation into the
general freight rate structure to de.
velop whether agricultural product:
now bear an unfair portion of the
general rate charges.