Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
CONGRESS- QUARRELS MAKE
EXTRA SESSION USELESS
Hoover Debt Plan Only Reason for
Earlier Meeting, but Party Strife
Precludes Settlement.

Then 1t Just happens that the one
important Craftsmanship TO which the
Northern Democrats are entitled BY
seniority is the one on immigration.
and the individual entitled to that q
Samuel Dickstefn OF New York City.
The South VOWS violently that Il cam
not allow this powerful chairmansnip
to go TO Tammany Democrat, who, 90
the South asserts, Is steadily and
strongly opposed TO the policy Of immi-
grafton restriction.
Fight on President.
All these fights and several more
and very savage they win be-wiIl occur
before the real shooting begins. The
essential fight, after the party caucuSes
are over land the caucuseS may last O
long time) takes place between Repub-
licans and Democrats for the election
of a Speaker in the House and of
President pro tempore and other officers
in the Senate. This fight takes place
under the most contentious of possible
conditions-with each party In each
chamber having within one or two Of
paper majority; with some members
OF both parties disgruntled by what
viii have taken place in the party eau
cuses. and with Progressive Republicans
m both chambers at all times disposed
- He iIisurgent and irregular.
That fight for the organization Of
House and Senate may readily consume
weeks or months.
And after that begins the most time
consuming and publicly undesirable
lighting OF all-the maneuvering and
gestures and countercharges which
have In mind the presidential election
ahead, with Democrats intent on put
ting the Republican President 'in q
hole" and Republicans equally intent
IN rfafffivacy 1a Doxsa 81 De-. kA fs.aSk
before the country.
This Congress will be the cats Of XII
kenny and the Donnybrook Fair and
the classic bear fight all in one--and
then some. And 1t won't be the fighting
only. A good. honest fight, or several
Of them, might have desirable qualities
OF disinfection and air cleaning
But worse. from the point Of view Of
the public good, viii be the sham and
unction-votes cast for one motive, ac-
companied by speeches avowing the
motive, Is something else; Republicans
voting for the farmers equalization fee
when In private conversations they say
they know It won't work; Democrats
demanding tariff reduction when they
haven't the faintest intention Of reduce
ing the tariff. and some as individuals
are intriguing TO get new tsrif on o
AAGN GOAAA4AAONAAtys O4p u 0GtlAUEAAt&E EJouN
ator from one Of the largest States pri-
vately boasting TO his business constit.
uents that he got more tariff raises
than any Republican Senator: wet Re-
publicans making dry speeches, dry
Democrats promoting wet for their
presidential nomination: 435 Repre-.
sentatives and 30 Senators up for re-
nomination and reelection with few
exceptionsl and willing to vote In favor
NJ nv fr.rs r.r4Sf a
vately they deplore It; Progressives Fot-
ing solidly as Republicans to give theni-
selves the oflces and voting anki<Re-
publican on everything else, insisting on
the rights OF Republicans. while they
disavow the responsibilities.
United for Patronage.
In the words Of Senator SwansonS
acrid toast, United for patronage ana
plumber. divided on platform and pol-
Icy" Democrats privately dencuncing
the debenture plan as THE most &hame-
full tariff steal Of all" while publicly
they vote for 1t Is matter Of party
discipline. in order to put the Repub-
licans In hole" Republicans who be-
vention, but vote against Ii because the
author of the bill Is Q Democrat Seven
Democratic leaders. including the partys
three recent presidential candidates,
making a solemn public pledge to CO.
operate with the Republican admins
tration in the interest Of restoring BUSH
ness-aEd meaning the promise sim
cerely-but seeing the Democrats in the
Senate follow Q policy Of embar-
RAISING the administration Just 90
much as the Republicans embarrassed
Woodrow Wilson when he was q Demo-
cratic President.
That, In brief. is the program 81
Congress. and only small part Of Il.
Taking that into account, Is it desir-
able that this should be added 10 our
special session?