Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
Fighting ISSUES
FACING CONGRESS
Navy, Shoals, Prohibition and
Others May Force an
Extra Session.
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tent, fguratively speaking, and go away
from washington for eight months after
March 4 next.
A small deficit has been indicated by
the White House A controversy under
such conditions Is likely to arise over
appropriations. One school would go
ahead and make big appropriations on
the theory that the Government must
take the lead in spending money at
this time in order to help bring BUSH
ness back in this country. Senator
Sdnoot of Utah, chairman of the FL
nance Committee and a member of the
Appropriations Committee, is one of
those who believes that appropriations
should be held down, so as not to make
large deficit in the Treasury, pos
stbly compelling a bond issue or in
creased taxation later.
He has already said that there should
be no continuance of the per cent re-
duction in normal rates of income taxes
enacted year ago. He indicated yes
terday, however, that he would be will
ing to see less money applied to reduc-
ton of the public debt If by that means
the Government would be able to avoid
. dCklClb. ne pOluOcQ Ou6 GtldL dlTehQy
billions of dollars of this war debt has
been cut off in the last 10 years or so.
The Utah Senator put out state
nent yesterday defending the new Re-
publican tariff law which bears his
name. He declared the rates of the
tariff needed further raising, If any
thing, instead Of lowering as demanded
by the Democrats. The tariff battle
promises to be fought all over again, If
In ~ r1a H. a1,ar,
Cooperation Is Needed.
Tt is not dificult to understand. in
view of this list Of controversial sub.
jects, any and all of which may be
forced into the debate In Congress, that
there must be some measure of co-op-
Grafton between the two major parties
to get all the necessary appropriation
bills and relief measures through Con-
gress by March 4.
Yet Senator Carter Glass of Virginia
and many of his Democratic colleagues
In Congress, not to mention the insurg-
ent Republicans, are throwing stones at
! cooperation" which in a measure has
been promised by Democratic leaders In
Congress and out and accepted by the
Republican leadership. Senator Glass
has received many messages compli-
menting him upon the blast which he
issued, attacking the Cooperation"
statement of the so-called big Seven"
OF the Democratic party.
Representative John j. O'Connor, New
York Democrat, wrote letter to Sen
ator Glass yesterday, praising the stand
taken by Glass. Mr.. O'Connor insisted,
like Senator Glass, that the Democratic
party had no reason to apologize" for
having won a victory at the polls In the
recent elections.
THE Democratic party" said Mr.
O'Connor, Should not suffer from an
F1nferiority complex"
Wants Party Program.
He added that the Democratic party
should have q real, constructive pro-
gram Of its own which it should support
In the coming Congress to the best of
! its ability. He said 1t was time the
party stopped ''pussyfooting" He adds:
Already the propaganda has started
! and probably from interested sources
that even though we might have the
majority in either or both branches of
Congress, we should not attempt to or
ganize and control the Houses because
to accept such responsibility might put
US In an embarrassing position, working
TO our detriment In 1882 To my mind
this Is q most cowardly attitude to take
IF the electors of our country have
PIdlCu Al O1ACC q 0cGlOLEatlC utdJOElty
OF Representatives In Congress or q ma
jority Of the Senators, it Is not only our
opportunity; but our solemn obligation,
to duly. carry out the peoples mandate
by organizing and controlling the ma
chinery Of Congress. If we fail to rise
to the occasion and refuse to accept
this responsibility which has been en-
trusted to us, we ought to be yanked
out Of office by the people who dele
gated us.
There Is no more reason why re-
eponsibility should not be accepted In
politics than in any other walk of life
More statements like yours may tend
70 stifen the backbone Of any pussy
footers'