Milford chronicle., 1927-07-22
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
(Frem National Editorial Association
Especial to Chronicle)

Washington, July 20-It is gener-
ally conceded that the presence of
President Coolidge in the Middle
west, his frequent conferences with
those interested in farm problems.
may soften but never stop the blows
that critics of the Administration
will aim at his policies at the next
session of Congress. The action of
the farm conferences at st. Paul
last week in demanding the enact
ment of the McNary-H -Haugen bill
without change, was not calculated
to bring peace and harmony into
politics and agricultural issues. Com
gress will be well supplied with ma
terlal for debate which may, as US
ual, retard serious consideration of
important and essential legislation.
Though it would be difficult to
master a corporals guard of sena-
tors and congresmen in Washington
during these hot days it still re-
mains the clearing house of politi-
cal thought. Predictions of all sorts
float around and time alone breaks
the bubble. For instance, it is re-
ported that Mr.. Coolidge is PERSONAL
ly writing a draft of a farm bill
which will be a compromise, and de-
signed to replace the radical meas
ures proposed by certain organized
farm groups.
1t is expected that the radical ell
ement in the Senate and House will
vigorously oppose the confirmation
of Eugene Meyer and his associates
as members of the Federal Farm
Loan Board, which has charge of
the enforcement of the Farm Loan
Act The opposition is based on the
fact that the proposed commission
ers are former bankers and have
Wall Street connections. Nobody
believes that President Coolidge
Will withdraw any names because of
their former connections. They are
serving under recess appointments.
The Federal District Court of
Philadelphia has pumped life into
the "slush fund" issue. The court
held that it was without jurisdiction
in the case and that it remains for
the Senate of the United States to
determine whether its committees
existed after the Congress automati-
cally ended March 4. If this court
is sustained there will be no escape
for the Reed "slush fund" commit
tee but to renew it's fight in the SEN
ate chamber. If the warfare over
the activities of the investigating
committee is confined on the same
scale and at the same intensity as
characterized the filibuster last win
ter the Congress will transact little
business at the first session.
The publication of secret docu-
ments in a chain of newspapers pur-
porting to disclose the transactions
of the Anti-Saloon League of Amer
lea is expected to bring about far
reaching investigation by Congress.
Several attempts have been made to
inquire into the finances of the
"dry" lobby, but without avail. The
approach of the Presidential cleo
tion in which the prohibition issue
is dominant is bound to have an eff
feet upon the investigation.
In addition to the voluminous
data now being prepared by Secre-
tary Hoover's Committee for presen-
tation to Congress next session, will
be a survey by the Forest Service of
the Department of Agriculture. This
survey will bring together all avail
able information upon the location
and area of forests needed as part
of flood prevention and control.