Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-13
Speeial Session.


can administration seeks of the Demo-
Gratis, in response to the offer made
by the titular leaders Of the party,
is in putting through emergency legis-
lation to meet distress in the country
this Winter. If the need of national
legislation becomes evident, and in dis
posing of the annual appropriation bills
promptly.
The Democrats and the insurgent
Republicans in the Senate are in a
position to delay in the coming short
session both the appropriation bills and
such emergency legislation as may be
necessary. BY the simple-for the Sen
ate-process of talk and more talk they
might prevent the passage of one or
more of these essential measures for
the conduct of the Government and
force call of special session of the
new Congress. In the Congress which
comes into being after March 4, 1881,
It is quite clear that actual control in
both houses viii be in the hands of
q coalition of Democrats and insurgent
Republicans, provided these groups wish
to continue to cooperate against the
administration.
President Hoover, if published reports
are correct, has appealed to the Demo-
cratic leader of the Senate, Robinson of
Arkansas, for aid in getting the annual
supply bills and emergency legislation
through promptly at the short session
of Congress, so as to avoid special
session Of the new Congress.
If a special session Of the new Con-
gress be forced upon the country by any
group in the Senate. or by coalition of
groups, it is quite clear that the purpose
would be to bring renewed struggle
over the tariff and another effort to
fasten upon the country the so-called
debenture plan of farm relief. In view
Of the industrial situation, there seems
little more reason today to give the
farmers of the country a bounty out
Of the Federal Treasury than the man
who is engaged in the production Of
manufactured articles.
The Democratic and insurgent Repub-
1ican members OF the Senate must de-
termine whether they are willing to
force a special session of Congress on
the country. 1t is quite apparent that
the only purpose of a special session
would be to work in opposition to the
administration, thereby bringing about
. probable deadlock. The opponents of
the administration, however, may regard
the recent congressional elections as a
mandate from the voters to overthrow
the legislation so far put through under
the leadership of President Hoover. In
this connection the announcements
already made by a number OF Demo-
cratic Senator's, including Glass of Vir-
ginia, Mcclellan of Tennessee and Walsh
Of Montana, attacking the Smoot-Haw-
ley tariff act, may be taken as an in
dication. On the other hand, there is
some doubt that the repeal of the
Srnoot Hawiey tariff act could be
brought about, even in the new Con-
gress. There were Democratic votes in
Congress for the passage Of the tariff
bill, and there are Democrats who have
no wish to take from the industries in
their States the duties which they OBJ
tanned under the new law
Senator Glass chides Alfred E. Smith,
John w. Davis, James v. Cox, all Demo-
cratic presidential candidates in the
past, and Senator Robinson and Repre-
sentative Garner, Democratic leaders in
Senate and House. and Chairman Ras-
kob Of the Democratic National Com
nittee, and Jouett Shouse, chairman Of
the Executive Committee, for issuing
their promise Of cooperation with the
Hoover administration to help straighten
out business and improve conditions in
this country. The Virginia Senator
takes the position that these distin-
guished Democrats were in way apollo
giving for the party's victories at the
polls last week. But there may be read
into the Virginia Senator's pronounce
ment virtual declination to cooperate
with the administration. And the state
ment Of Senator Glass appears to repre-
sent the sentiments of considerable
number of other Democrats.