Evening star., 1930-11-30
BY WILLIAM HARD.


Congress meets tomorrow torn be-
tween two forces. One force demands
IN effect, a minimum Of new legisla-
ton, in order that the appropriation
bills may be successfully passed and q
special session avoided next Summer
The other force demands immediate
attention to what it claims are immedi-
ately essential measures for the coun-
try'S benefit, even If special session
should thereupon become necessary.
The confusing and yet possibly de-
cisive factor in the situation is that
many Senators and Representatives
who do not desire special session are
nevertheless, individually insistent upon
certain new legislation which they per-
sonally consider to be urgently de-
manded by the country's instant needs
The primary thought Of the moment
is, therefore, the list of new legislative
measures about to be pressed forward
by their authors, irrespective of the
question whether those authors are in
favor of special session or not. A part
! of that list herewith follows, arranged
under general topical headings:
Silver Question Raised.
ator Pittman Of Nevada requesting the
President to enter into negotiations
, with foreign powers to restore the nor
NAL price of silver, in order to restore
the normal buying power of India and
China and numerous other foreign
countries in the purchase OF American
goods.
Also a bill by Senator Oddie Of Ne
vada to exclude all Russian goods from
importation into this country on the
ground that such inportations provide
the Russian government with resources
not only for worldwide propaganda,
out also for worldwide undermining OF
the gold standard of values.
National Defense.-Under this head
ing a severe three-cornered fight is i'm
minent among (a) those who wish to
build the Navy up to parity with the
British under the London treaty, (b)
those who are determined in the name
CT peace to build no new ships at all
and (c) those who in the name OF
economy want to build some ships but
not enough to be equal with the British.
Caribbean Responsibility.-A consid-
cradle debate is in prospect over the
troubled situation Of Cuba, where, it Is
claimed, on the one hand, that Presi-
dent Machado deserves the continued
support of our State Department and,
On the other, that President Machado
Is ruling in fragrant violation Of the
rights supposedly guaranteed by the
United States to the Cuban people un-
der the so-called PLAT amendment
embedded in the fundamental treaty
between the United States and Cuba.
Plea for Porto Rico.
Additionally, under this heading,
Gov. Roosevelt Of Porto Rico will urge
upon Congress a further financial con-
sideration of the desperate economic
condition of the Porto Rican people.
Asiatic ponsibilities.-There will
be a continuance of the effort to ex-
clude Filipinos from the United States,
and this will give rise automatically to
renewal of the effort to emancipate
the Filipino completely from American
rule.
In1migration.-A bill by Senator Reed
OF Pennsylvania suspending all inlmt-
grafton for two years, with Filipinos in
cluded in the suspension.
Also bill by Representative johnson
OF Washington accelerating the depor-
tation of aliens about to be sentenced to
judicial punishment for crime.
Also bills by Representative Gable of
Ohio and others for the annual enroll
ment Of aliens in order that aliens who
have entered this country in violation
OF our immigration laws may be more
readily detected and deported.
Wet-and-Dry Plans.
Prohibition.-The demand by the De-
partment OF Justice that 1t be given 500
new prohibition enforcement officers.
The demand by Senator Tydings of
Maryland that the Federal Government
cease to poison" alcohol, which is GER
vi To k1o .fal - l.
erage purposes.
The demand by Senator Bingham of
Connecticut that 4 per cent beer be
legal1zed and that the prescribing of
malt liquors as well as spirituous LIQUORS
for medicinal purposes be also legaiized.
The further consideration of prohi-
bition enforcement improvements sug-
gested by the Presidents Law Observ-
ance Commission. Under this heading
1t Is to be remarked that both the spe-
clal friends and the special foes of pro-
hibition regard it as the dominant prob
lem OF the next presidential election and
therefore properly the dominant theme
Tor present debate
Preparations for Coming Elections
Remarks and proposals by Senator Nye
OF North Dakota regarding the cure for
campaign expenditure evils disclosed
Dy his committee investigations.
Control Of Elections.
Bills by Senator Cutting of New
Mexico for better Federal control in
general Of elections to Federal ofiices.
Efforts by many Senators and Rep
resentatives to revise the recently an
nounced apportionment of Representa-
tlves and OF electoral votes to the
various States.
Proposals from many influential
quarters that aliens be excluded from
the populational calculations upon
which the apportionment of electoral
votes in the next presidential election
shall be based.
Constitutional amendment by Sena-
] tor Norris of Nebraska to make Con-
gresses work as soon as elected
Agriculture.-BIl for another INSTALL
ant of A2hn nnn 600 for tha unkeen Of