OPINION DIFFERS SHARPLY BETWEEN CALVIN AND CONGRESS

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17890, 5 July 1926, Page 14

OPINION DIF F ERS SHARPLY BETWEEN CALVIN AND CONGRESS

I By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, July 2. The Washington correspondent of the “ New York Times” states that Congress adjourns to-morrow, leaving much important legislation unpassed, and showing a remarkable divergence of opinion between the Republican President and an overwhelmingly Republican Legislature. President Coolidge succeeded in getting favourable action upon several matters of policy, notably a reduction of taxation, adherence to the World Court and ratification of various war debts, except that of France. The important recommendations made by President Coolidge which Congress ignored are the restoration of seized German property and the issuance of bonds by the United to pay American claimants against Germany, shipping legislation to secure the centralisation of the control of Gov-ernment-owned merchant marine, legislation to increase the efficiency of prohibition enforcement and the centralisation of authority in the Departments of Labour and Commerce to deal with coal emergencies and farm aid, whereby 400,000 dollars would have been loaned to co-operative marketing associations. The failure of this farm legislation may cause a political upheaval in the West, change in the political complexion of the next Congress, and may defeat President Coolidge’s renomination for the Presidency in 1928.