Arizona state miner., 1927-03-05
TROUBLE IN RANKS
Of c. 0. P A 8
SESSION ENDS
Democrats Expected to take
Advantage of Recess to
Conduct Campaign of Ed
ucation Along Democratic
Principles.


WASHINGTON, D. c. Feb. 2S-Con-
gress is entering upon the home
stretch of a session which bids fail
to cause more trouble within the re-
publican ranks than the White House
and in the senate and house. The
republican leaders in congress have
paid surprisingly little attention to
Coolidge and the u. o. P. members
with few exceptions have rebelled
against their houses orders.
Many observers hold that this ses-
sion not only has demonstrated the
presidents utter lack of the power
of leadership but also has shown the
,futility of his becoming candidate
for third term. This much is certain
he has made no new friends among
members of his party in congress
while he has acquired quite few
enemies. Four times the President
most emphatically asked congress to
carry out his wishes and four times
congress just as emphatIcally turned
him down.
First, he asked for adoption Of tax
rebate plan and not only congress
but Secretary Mellon turned thumbs
down. Then he asked congress not
to appropriate money for additional
dirigibles and cruisers for the Navy
and the Senate flatly refused to lis
ten to him. The house authorized
construction of the dirigibles and
stood by the President by the smallest
sort of a majority on the cruiser
proposition and everybody believes
that now the house will agree with
the senate and vote for more cruisers
too.
Mr.. Coolidge's nomination of Cyrus
E. Woods to be a member of the
Interstate Commerce Commission was
promptly, rejected by the senate. Both
branches of congress passed the Nc
Nary-Haugen Bill over violent pro
tests. from the White House and the
Treasury Department. These facts
apparently have not been very greatly
impressed upon the country generally
but they are old stories here.
To War Against Propaganda
When the session is over on March
4, Mr.. Coolidge and those loyal to him
undoubtedly will heave large sighs
of relief that Congress will not be
in action again for nine months, but
their joy probably will be premature
Not only democrats will have the
advantage of the recess to educate
the country to the true facts con-
cerning the Presidents poo" record
his domination by the tariff protected
millionaires and his many mistakes,
but his enemies within his own party
will be busily engaged in building
fires underneath his third term boom.
The chief weapon to be used by
Mr.. Coolidge's Republican opponents,
it is said, will be his veto of the
McNary-Haugen Bill He chose
the former course and there
are several prominent eastern Repub-
licans ready and anxious to jump into
the fray and tell the, world that the
President is weak, spineless, heartless
and entirely lacking in appreciation
for what the east has done for him,
the end of this term.
If, on the other hand, he vetoes
the bill, Ex-Governor Lowden of Ill
nois, and his cohorts, who include
Vice-President Dawes, will go about
the country saying just as mean
things, meanwhile telling Of his domi-
nation by the big-moneyed interests
of the east and Of how the only way
the west can be saved is to elect
Mr.. Lowden President
Perhaps Mr. Coolidge knows all this
and sees the handwriting on the wall.
Perhpas this is the reason some of
his most ardent admirers ard friends
are shaking their heads sadly and
saying: I'm afraid the President
will not be a candidate for re-elec-
tion."
Prosperity Bunk Failing
The presidents frequently rumored
decision not to be a candidate for
third term, some observers Iere hold,
may be due to the fact that his pros
perity propaganda is failing to get
over as nicely as it used to- Every
month shows increases in commercial
and bank failures and the Bureau of
Labor Statistics lately has been re-
porting large increases of upemploy-
ment For instance, recent official
report from this Bureau states that
in Cleveland alone there are about
$4,000 men out of employment, while
in Akron, another Ohio city, there
are six applicants for every JOB open.
The automobile industry is suffering
considerably, according to reports.