Evening star., 1932-11-16
|CALL FOR SPECIAL
SESSION IN SPRING
HELD INEVITABLE
Democrats Here Base 0pin-
ion on Heavy Program for
December Congress.
GEORGE THINKS GENERAL
TARIFF REVISION UNWISE
Vote on Beer and Taxes Appears
Likely Before March 4
Adjournment.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

A special session of the newly elected
Congress next Spring seems inevitable.
Some of the Democratic leaders now in
Washington took that view of the situ-
alton today.
Frankly, they do not look forward
with delight to such session, but they
figure the demand for 1t will be too
strong to be avoided.
The only chance to avoid it would
lie in ability of the present Congress
to dispose of mass of important legis-
lation in the coming short session, end
ing March 4.
This legislation necessarily would in
clude disposal Of the foreign debt queS-
ton, action on beer legislation and a
resolution resubmitting the eighteenth
amendment to the States banking legls-
lation and measures for. the relief OF
agriculture and industry.
In addition, the World Court proposal
is pressing for action in the Senate and
also the treaty with Canada for the
st. Lawrence waterway
Too Much for Short Session.
There seems no chance of putting
, through such a program at the short
session. In addition to the appropri-
alton bills, it is doubtful whether two
Or more of the subjects mentioned could
| be considered.
| A real upturn in business in the
| Winter months might revive hope for
a recess of Congress next Summer. The
expected demand of the farmers and OF
| labor for legislation which they believe
NAV be helpful to them is likely to
knock all these hopes into cooked hat.
And certainly If the present Congress
does not dispose of the prohibition ques-
| tion, there will be cry from many
throats for a special session IN the
| Spring
Senator George of Georgia is one of
! the Democrats who looks upon spe-
cial session of the new Congress early
next year as almost foregone conclu-
sion. he also Is one Of those who wishes
conditions would arise which would
make sucn a session unnecessary.
81 do not believe" said Senator
George today. that 1t will be possible
for the Congress to dispose OF the i'm
! portant subjects now awaiting action
| at the short session, which opens
December 5. wish that 1t might be
done The people, however, have voted
| for a change of administration and for
a change of program. 1t will be neces-
sary for the Democrats to produce such
a program. Perhaps it would be as well
If the Democratic party in Congress
could have a longer time to formulate
such a program. think, however, that
| the demand for early action will be Sc
| strong as to make necessary the calling
of a special session by the President
elect soon after he enters Office"
George Mentioned as Leader.
Senator George was asked If he be-
! lieved that a special session OF the new
Congress should and would tackle a
general revision of the tariff. His reply
was that he believed it would be wiser
not to enter upon general revision OF
the tariff at a special session next
Spring. He said he believed the Demo-
cratic Congress should adopt pro-
nouncement, however, declaring that
| increases in tariff duties had come to
an end and that they should be re-
| duced where it was found advisable.
| He said that industry in the past has
! rushed to Washington to obtain aid
| from tariff duties without regard to the
welfare of the whole country and OF
| foreign commerce. He said that indus
try should be made to understand that
the interests of the whole country
would be considered first hereafter.
Senator George has been mentioned
as a possible selection of the Demo-
Gratis in the next Congress as their SEN
ate leader in place of Senator Robinson
of Arkansas.
My own personal opinion" he said
sis that Senator Robinson is entitled
to retain the Democratic leadership oi
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