Evening star., 1925-07-28
President Believes Evils Are
Chronic, But Work Is
Worth While.
IT is UNPOPULAR BECAUSE
OF FUNCTIONS, HE THINKS
News of Development of Army Air
Service Satisfactory to
Executive.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
Staff Correspondent of The Star

SUMMER WHITE HOUSE, Swamp
scott. Mass, July 28.-President Cool
| idge does not propose to be stampeded
| by the critics of the Federal Trade
! Commission, who are gathering forces
to go before the next Congress with
the hope of having this body done
away with.
| The President let ii be known today
that he has faith and confidence in
the commission and the work it is per
! forming, and that while he is aware
| that il is not correcting all the evils
| that exist in the business world, it is
doing an estimable work. The Presi-
dent. while not familiar with all the
details incident TO the work being
done by this Government agency,
feets that if the truth were known
the public would be satisfied that the
commission is accomplishing some
thing worth while and that there is
a need for its existence.
Believes Evils Chronic.
! The President. while discussing this
body, appeared in a generous and a
philosophical mood He is repre-
| sented as believing that the evils com
| planned of by the critics of the com
| will always be an excuse to protest.
| This he looks upon as only natural
! when ii is considered that the Federal
| Trade Commission is a sort of bust
! ness policeman. which fact, in itself,
| is sufficient to make it unpopular with
/! business. Because of this the Presi-
/ dent does not permit himself TO be
| come critical even though he knows
that there are many evils still exist
ing which at first thought one would
! expect the commission to remove or
! cure.
The President made it very plain
! that the commission, in his mind, has
not reached a point as it is claimed by
! some of it's critics, were it is no longer
/ of any use to the country. On the
| contrary, he thinks the body is useful
and that it is serving a good purpose,
and he has no intention of being un-
| fairly influenced by the agitation be
ing aroused against the commission.
As President Coolidge@NviewS the
whole matter, the Federal Trade Com
mission. as created by an act of Con-
gress. has a broad field of useful ac-
tivity in which to engage, and he has
no hcsitancy in saying that, while
not being familiar with details, he Is
satisfied that he sees no reason for
severe complaint and that he Is will
ing to see the body continue.
Too Many Commissions.
spokesman for the President
stated for the latter today that com
missions in the Federal Government
are becoming chronic. He pointed out
that the time arrives when Congress
finds itself unable to cope with some
situations or some difficult problem
presents itself and then Congress ere
ates a special commission and after ii
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Congress goes on about its business
and thinks no more about it. Finally
: someone becomes critical of the ac
compIishments, or lack of accomplish
ments of the commission and an effort
is made to eliminate 1t. The claim Is
generally made that it is the personnel
that is responsible for the lack of de-
sired results.
While not admitting or denying the
truth of this charge the Presidents
spokesman today, while defending the
commission, stated that the Executive
does find it a difficult task at times to
obtain the services of the right men to
serve on the various commissions.
Advices received by President Cool
idge since coming here assured him
that the Air Services of both Army
and Navy are being developed in a
manner as to be highly satisfactory.
The President tells callers today
that recent word from the Air
Services. the details of which he could
not make public, cause him to be
very happy over the growth in this
part of the Nations national defense
In the Presidents opinion the Air
Services are becoming more efficient
all the time.
Discusses Foreign Conditions.
This expression on the part of the
Executive at White Court today was
prompted by a discussion of the Sc
lection of Mai. Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick
to again head the Air Service of the
Army. The President said he had
| every reason to know that Cen Pat
| rick has served with great efficiency
and that to him much credit Is due
for the splendid development of the
Arny's Air Service.
Conditions in Europe generally and
in Belgium particularly were discussed
at a conference at White Court at
noon TODAY between President Cool
idge and Ambassador Phillips to Bel
gium. The President said there was
absolutely no significance TO TINS call
Ambassador Phillips happened to be
in this country and it was only nat
ural that he would want to pay his
respects at White Court and to mar
! rate his observations abroad to the
Executive.
Ambassador Philips was accom-
panied to White Court by Undersec-
retarv of state Grew, who is vacation
ing on the North Shore.
Since coming to New England Presi-
dent Coolidge has heard all sorts of
reports concerning the condition OF the
textile industry. In summing up his
information Mr.. Coolidge is inclined
TO believe that this industry generally
throughout the United States is in
good condition.
No General Depression.
There is no general depression, al
though his information is that there
is a certain depression in localities.
The latter is true to some extent to
New England. This he explains as
being due partly to the great surplus
of textile plants which grew up during
the rush days of the war and to the
great increase in the production of
| rough goods in the South and the in
crease in the Importation of fine goods
| from abroad.
The reports satisfy the President
that the woolen industry is satisfac.
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