The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-03

Sen. J. as measure, presenter ny
Lewis the Chief Executive
and based on the
opinions of Secretaries Stimson, Hur-
ley, Chaplin and Hyde. were rejected
Therefore the act will go into effect
provided the Philippines legislature
accepts It within one year Dispatches
from Manila indicate that II may be
accepted. although 1t is far from be
ing what the leaders there desired.
They assert that in passing it con-
gress Is actuated by selfish motives.
and in way this was borne out by
the argument of Senator James Ham
ilton Lewis of Illinois in his argument
in favor of the measure
'sThe United States occupies the
place of danger today, he said. 1T
is the most inn sriled of any nation In
the world"
He reviewed the grievances held
against the United States by Russia.
China. and Japan. He predicted that
British interests In the Orient and the
French possession of Indo- Chinese ter
ritory would make them cold to any
plea for help should this country be-
come involved in trans Pacific con-
flict. He claimed to see the forma-
tion of an Asiatic Monroe doctrine.
"They will not come to America"
said the Illinois senator. eve did not
go to Spain. We seized Cuba and the
Philippines and told Spain to come and
get them. While we. hold the Phil
ippines. these nations may seize them
at any time and say to us. Come and
get them
u place my defense of this meas.
ure." the senator concluded. square
~ upon the defense of America"
Senators Borah and Cutting. who
with eighteen other Republicans
helped the Democrats to override the
veto, argued that the United States
should redeem its promise Of indie
pendence for the islands Privately.
some Of these Republicans had said
they would vote for the measure be-
cause a. worse one might be passed
by the next congress-thongh this
seems almost impossible. Only one
Democrat. Copeland Of New York. vot.
ed to sustain the veto. holding that
congress has no constitutional right
to ALLEVIATE territory once acquired.
VXTHAT the nation thinks Of the
w failure of congress to balance
the budget was expressed forcibly
though politely by President Hoover
In special message which chided the
legislators and urged them to bring
about economies in government and
to adopt low general sales tax. He
warned them that insolvency will fol-
low If the budget continues indefinitely
out Of balance, for 1t is question how
much longer the banks will or can car
ry the government by purchasing it's
treasury obligations.
The President proposed that the
sales tax blanket all commodities ex-
cept food and cheap clothing. He
said there probably would be deficit
between $500. 100000 and $7OO,OO0,O 900
for the next fiscal year. even with re-
duced appropriations, unless new rev.
enues are obtained.
Since the Presidents criticisms
concerning appropriations were aimed
chiefly at the Democrat controlled low
er house. Chairman Joseph w. Byrns
Of the appropriations committee felt
called upon to reply.
'sWas there anything more amaz-
Ing" said Mr.. Byrns, "than that the
President, who has been urging econ
omies since the Democrats came into
control: should complain that maxi
mum appropriations and economies
have not been adhered to? Do we I'M
derstand that he is put in the position
of saying that congress should not
attempt to reduce the estimates he
has sent up here? That is what the
message means; it can't be construed
in any other way.
''You have been President nearly
four years and secretary of commerce
years before that" Mr.. Byrns shout
ed in an imaginary address to the
President. "But for more than three
and one-half years you have sat in the
White House totally oblivious to the
necessity Of consolidation of govern
ment agencies for the purpose of econ
omy"
Representative Mapes of Michigan
answered this by insisting that, as
secretary of commerce and repeated
~ IS President. Mr. Hoover has urged
consolidation of agencies and has sub
mitted "a dozen messages" along that
line. but has been opposed by leading
members of the Democratic party.
There is no indication that Mr.,
HOover's message ,yculd spur this sess