TTrrc MOTCNTXO OUFGONTAX. WEDNTESDAT. DECEMBER 8, 1920 HARDING IS SILENT . UPON HIS POLICIES President-Elect Listens but Keeps Own Counsel. CABINET REMAINS VEILED Conferences With Senators, Other Republican leaders, Fail to Dis close Future Action. THE OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU, .Washington, Dec 7. President-elect Hardingr's two days' visit to Wash ington has revealed nothing- of his policies, except that he is etill de termined to call congress into extra cession soon after the inauguration. He did nothing to satisfy the curi osity of those who were especially Anxious to gain some injtling of his Intentions as to cabinet appointments. Hi conferences here with some of the "best minds," it is learned, were not in reality conferences at all. Mr. Wilson's successor ventured no suggestion of his own. views, but proved a good listener. He appar ently came here to close up his work In the senate and to get the ideas f party advisers. o Cabinet Pledges Made. His ability as a listener proved matchless, some of the republican Jeadere said. Xot only was it dis closed positively that he made no pledges as to cabinet appointments prior to the election, but It was the conviction of several who talked with him that he has given little thought even as yet to the personnel of his official family. His attitude, it was eaid. was that of a judge. He heard all of the evidence, but gave no In timation of the possible verdict on a large number of matters presented to him. Not only party leaders, bnt old time friends of the rank and file were pleased with the cordiality of the president-elect, who displayed no disposition of aloofness whatever. There was the absence of all that spirit of stiffness which the sudden rise to greatness sometimes brings, it ,was commented. Much Information Acquired. He showed very much deeper con cern over economic questions than about the disposition of the patron age which, to some individuals, looms as the vital issue before the country from now to March 4. It is the opinion of observers that he acquired much information of value from his advisers while here, and that he will work fast when he gets back to his home at Marion, O. He can, of course, wake no an nouncement of definite policies until his inauguration, but there are hints that the identity of at least two or three cabinet" appointments will be fairly well understood soon after the first of the year. The conferences here included all the republican leaders of the senate of every shade of opinion, but one of the most important interviews is yet to come. This will be with Her bert Hoover at Marion, sometime around January 1. Hoover- Ha Economic Programme. Mr. Hoover is not interested in the least In the politics of the Harding administration, but he has numerous suggestions to make with regard to the economic conditions in this coun try and of the reet of th world, insofar as the affairs of other na tions influence America's well-being. Although it is only eight years artnce Woodrow Wilson instituted the policy of appearing before congress personally with his messages, the statesmen on the hill appeared to have become so accustomed to that practice that there was a lack of ap preciation of the written message when it came in today. And so accustomed had the door keeper of the house been to announc ing on such occasions, "Mr. Speaker, the president of the United States," that he stumbled and had to be cor rected by the messenger from the White House carrying the document, who exclaimed in very good voice: Mr. Speaker, a message from the president of the United States in writing." Senate Lets Mesnnge lle. The senate did the heretofore tm-teard-of thing when the message arrived of letting it Ire on the desk for 25 minutes while the debate con tinued over the Norris resolution to revive the war finance corporation. In the house the one enlivening incident was the ovation given to Champ Clark, veteran democratic floor leader and former speaker, when he rose to answer a question of Representative Good, chairman of the committee on appropriations. The applause started on the re publican side and became contagious, the entire house rising to pay tribute to the old Missouri democrat, who retires on March 4 by reason of the landslide in November which swept a republican into office in his place. DUTY IS HARDING'S VISION (Continued From First Pafre. cials should have a good deal of time before March 4 in which to study their problems and prepare them selves for prompt action after they take office. To this suggestion Sen ator Harding gave no sign of assent or dissent. Finance Meetings Advised. He was urged to ask the commit tee on finance of the senate to begin to hold meetings for the purpose of preparing a tentative programme for revising the taxes. About this sug gestion Senator Harding did nothing except to express a whole-hearted conviction that the taxes should be revised as early as practicable. Incidental to this plan for revision of taxes, Senator Harding was urged to give bis Indorsement to a plan for refunding the government debt, a plan which would extend all liberty bonds for 60 years and would divide the refunding issue into three classes of bonds. One class would be free of income taxes on large incomes, an other free of income taxes on medium Incomes, and a third free of income taxes on small incomes. The purpose cf this division is, of course, to make the new issue as attractive as pos sible to different groups of Investors. Party Leadership Pressed. Senator Harding was urged to as sert leadership of the republicans in the present congress, without waiting unttl March 4. He was urged to act as If he were the party leader and to put his shoulder behind a programme of legislation for the present session. To this urging, apparently. Senator Harding showed rather marked dis sent. He was urged to make some public utterance in the shape of indorse ment of the budget bill and do what he could to press the budget' 'bill through the present session of con gress. Except to express the hope that the budget bill would pass in the present session. Senator Harding did nothing about this. Senator Harding was urged to seize the first occasion possible to make a speech, or some other public utterance, concerning the troubled state of business. He was urged to say something that would, give com fort and assurance to those who have been harassed by the fall . in prices and the slow-up in business". "He was urged to say that all this is merely a normal episode of after-war condi tions, and to try to focus the minds of business men of the country on the hopeful signs In the situation, and to say we have tvery reason for hopefulness"" and every reason for knowing that the depression is mere ly4 temporary. Particularly he was urged to say that the new adminis tration would be sympathetic and would set about doing everything possible to stimulate national pros perity. . Senator Would Be Sure. ATI these things were urged upon Senator Harding, and as to practically all of them he was noncommittal. He gave the impression of wanting to be very surefooted. Whether any of Senator Harding's callers brought up tne subject of cab inet appointments, or wh&ther Sen ator Harding's friends brought up the subject, the present writer has no knowledge, but he is etrongly in clined to the belief that, while Sen ator Harding himself is giving much thought to these appointments, none has yet been rendered. Quite as Important and more inter esting in a human way than the mat ters of politics and statesmanship connected with Senator Harding's visit was the personal impression he made. He met the newspaper men, some 60 of them, in a body. He met the senate in a body, and he met. either individually or In groups, a considerable number of republican and democratic senators and leaders. So far as it is possible to make a gen eralization based on so large a num ber of Individual contacts, it is safe to say that the impression Senator Harding made was extremely happy. Almost his chief preoccupation seemed to be a wish to live up to the proprieties, to be considerate of oth ers, and to let all his acts and utter ances be governed by a high-minded aspiration for what is best. Kindliness la Reflected. The Impression he made was, above all. one that reflected friendliness and consideration In him and Inspired friendliness and consideration in oth ers, when he spoke in the senate yes terday. I sat facing all the eenators; I saw no face that did not shine with kindliness. Even . Senator La Fol lette, whose devotion to individual standards frequently brings him. into situations where he stands apart from almost every other senator even La Kollette's countenance beamed with kindliness and approval and he put obvious' enthusiasm into his applause. A reasonable proportion of so brief a visit was given to things in which his primary interest was sentimental. The dinner at the apartment of Sen ator New was that as well as some other incidents more intimately per sonal. Senator Harding really re grets leaving the senate. This is a bold thing to say, but It is literally true. He did not seek the presidency and would have preferred to remain a senator. I was surprised that so few of his hearers seemed to grasp the dramatic quality in the candor with which be said. In his speech to the senate: Senate Post Preferred. "If one could always direct his own political fortunes to his liking 1 should have preferred my member ship here to any office a citizen may hold in this republic." Those of us who have followed the Intimate .poli tics of the last year know that this Is exactly correct as a matter of his tory, and that the sentiment came from the heart and reflected the feel ing of the next president of the United States. All in all, Mr. Hard ing gave the impression of a man who is giving up a career of com parative ease with reluctance; who realizes that the presidency of the United States is not a glory that you enjoy but a duty, that you live up to. He gave the' impression of a man who is rather regretfully giving up a ca reer that had become familiar and easy and taking one which he sees Is composed more largely of self-sacrifice, in which the single chance of success lies In stern and unremitting devotion to the highest attainable standards of duty. MORE Ifl WASTE BARED KECOXDITTOXIX'G OP .TRANS PORTS REPORTED EXCESSIVE. International Mercantile Marine and Atlantic Transportation Com pany Firms Benefited. 'WASHINGTON", Dec. T. Payments by the war department to steamship companies for the reconditioning of ships used as transports during the war were in at least two cases great ly In excess of amounts adludged equitable by boards of officers, Lieu tenant Otto Runde Jr.; in charge -of the legal branch of the army trans port service at Hoboken, N,-J., testi fied today before the house .war ex penditures investigating committee. He was the only witness today at the resumption of the inquiry and said the excessive awards were made by Colonel John 'J. Bradley, assistant chief of the army transport service and port commander at Hoboken, who had been empowered by Seeretni-v Baker to disregard the dpdainn. r officers' boards and to make final settlements himself. The two cases cited by Lieutenant Runde were the transport Kroonland, owned by the International Mercan tile :Marlfie company, and the steam ship Manchuria, owned by the Atlan tic Transportation company. When the former was turned back to its owners, he said, the company filed a claim of $655,303 for refitting the ship. A board of survey, composed of army officers, however, recom mended payment of but $108,220 and a board of review subsequently in creased this to $205,950. The owner.", according to the witness, said- they would wefuse less than $550,000, but accepted Colonel Bradley's offer of $457,000 in settlement. V In the case of the Manchuria .ac cording to Lieutenant Runde,' the owners sought $1,060,000 for repairs and damages. A board of survey rec ommended payment of $160,000 but Colonel Bradley settled the claim by authorizing payment of $450,000- ac cording to the witness. Eight cases involving the return of transports to the owners have been disposed of, Lieutenant Runde said, and 30 more', involving claims of approximately $12,000,000, are awaiting settlement. Poland Needs German Trade. WARSAW. Dec. 7. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Poland's only salva tion from the present depression aris ing from her economic situation is a commercial agreement with Germany, says a memorial presented the Polish cabinet by Ladislas Grabski,"- who recently resigned as minister'; of finance. His statement-caused a- sen-sation. BACKERS OF FARMER E Renewal of Efforts Results From Senate Delay. NEEDED VOTES ASSURED Resolntion Can Bo Called Up at Any Tims by Unanimous Con cent to Majority Vote. WASHINGTON, Dee. 7. Undaunted by failure to obtain Immediate action In the senate today on farmer relief legislation, proponents of the legisla tion announced tonight the intention of renewing their efforts to bring their proposals to a vote. Chairman Gronna of the senate agriculture com mittee declared the farmer relief forces had the assurance of enough votes to pass the legislation and were determined to dp it. Objections of 'Senators Lodge and Glass blocked consideration of the pending resolution directing revival of the war finance corporation and the extension of more liberal credits to farmers by the reserve banking system. The republican leader said time had jiot been given for senators to study the proposition and suggest ed that manufacturers of New Eng land were having the same diffi culty as' the farmers in obtaining needed credit. Senator Gronna said tonight that as soon, as the testimony taken, in the hearings By his committee was printed and- placed In the hands of the senate he would press for con sideration of the resolution. Senator Norris, its author, also declared the matter would be accelerated. The resolution is on the senate calendar and can be called up at any time by unanimous consent, or by majority vote. Its supportors said tonight they hoped to have it taken up and acted upon during the morn ing, hour so as not to conflict with the packer regulatory legislation, which .is - due to come up tomorrow as. unfinished business. The senate agriculture committee, which reported the resolution, in the meantime will resume hearings to morrow with a view of devising other remedial legislation, for the producers. WITHHOLD IX G CROPS DECRIED Reserve Board Head Against Loans to Enable Holding Products. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 7. De claring his attitude unchanged to ward extension of credit to enable the withholding of staple crops from market. Governor Harding of the fed eral reserve board tonight urged dele gates to the American farm bureau federation convention here to take to heart the old saying that "things are never as good, or as bad as they seem." He told the farmers the coun try was passing through Its after-the-war adjustment and said "that it is most desirable that there be no feel ing of undue depression or despair." Expressing the desire of the federal reserve board to do everything it properly can to help the farmers in their present predicament Governor Harding declared it was impossible for any banking system to provide funds for withholding all staple crops entirely from the market for any length of fme. Some agricultural products, he eaidv may not be salable at. any price and as they must be car ried over, for account of some one, "they had better be carried for the account of the producer." He suggested that the federation consider co-operative marketing, greater diversification of crops and the maturing of farmers' obligations over periods extending from October to March as a means of preventing a repetition of -present conditions Discussing apprehension of farmers as to their current indebtedness Gov ernor Harding said that in his opinion if the farmer would go to his banker and make a frank statement of his condition agreeing to make orderly sales of, his products as the market develops, he would be able to make arrangements for present pressing needs and for the requirements of an other, season. "I shall not undrtake to predict the course of prices, but I will say that prices are relative and that barring shortages, prices of all commodities rise and fall together," he added. "While the decline in prices of the goods the farmer has to buy has not been commensurate with the slump which has taken place with respect to his own products, there is every reason to believe that within a short time inequalities will adjust them selves either the price of farm pro ducts will advance or the price of other goods will decline. Thus in the event that there is no substantial im provement in the price of farm prod ucts, it seems certain that the cost of producing next year's crops will be greatly, reduced." Warning against advocating mea sures for temporary relief without considering their ultimate results, Governor Harding said: "One of the most effective utter ances of the president-elect during the recent campaign was his state ment that he favored 'more bulness in government and less government in business.' We must remember that war time measures are not generally adopted to peace conditions, but no matter what the course of legislation may be, the solution of our economic and financial problems will depend mainly upon individual effort, and calls for good judgment and forbear ance, self-reliance and co-operation and a display of courage and optim ism,, which, after all, is really justi fied by fundamental conditions." Immigrants Wanted on Farms. NEW YORK, Dec 7. Plans to in duce immigrants to settle in farm . MftSUR UNDAUNTED ing districts of the northwest were discussed by nine officials of western railroad companies who accepted an invitation of Frederick A. Wallls, commissioner of immigration, to visit Ellis island today. LIQUOR INQUIRY ORDERED Astoria Police Department Under Fire In Hart Whisky Case. ASTORIA, Or Dec. 7. (Special.) Did the Astoria police. department fail to account for 18 of the 22 cases of Scotch whisky- which officers are al leged to have seized when they ar rested Henry Hill of Aberdeen and searched his boat? That is a -question which the municipal . council has ordered? investigated. --- Hill pleaded guilty in the federal court at Portland a few days ago to a charge of violating the national prohib'tion laws. At the same time he said Astoria police took 22 cases of whisky from him, but the records ehow only 53 bottles, or slightly more than four cases, were turned over to the federal authorities. Chief of Police Carlson claims that the 53 bottles were all that 'were seized. The council has authorized Mayor Bremner to appoint three members of the council and three'prl vate citizens to make the investiga tion. ALLEGED THIEF SET FREE United States Attorney Releases Man Charged With Embezzlement. SEATTLE, Wash, Dee. 7. United States District Attorney Saunders announced ""today receipt of a tele gram from Attorney-General Palmer ordering immediate release of Robert L. Ward, general manager of the Shangba4 Motors corporation of China, who is at liberty under $5000 bond on charges of embezzlement, forgery and theft preferred by the United States district attorney at Shanghai. Ward, with the permission of the dis trict court here, left last night for San Francisco, where his firm has of fices. - ... Under instructions from the attor ney-general. Ward's bond will be re leased and jewelry and other articles held since he was arrested will be re turned, to .him, Mr. Saunders said. GAMBLING CHARGE FACED Aberdeen Raids Result In Arrest ' of Thirteenth Suspect. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Dec 7. (Spe cial.) Matt.hew Farquar was arrest ed yesterday on a charge of operat ing a gambling room. Farquar was the 13th prisoner to face a' charge of gambling within the last few days, or since police and state authorities started a campaign to close many places of chance in the city. He is at liberty on $600 bail. Arthur McMahanj Carl Bensen, John Laxdal, T. C Shamblin and J. T. An derson, arrested in the first and sec ond raids -of this character within a week, have paid fines of $5 each. It was shown by evidence at their hear ings that they have been playing for cigars and other small stakes. TEACHERS FORM COUNCIL Code Commission Legislation Will Be Worked For by Members. ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec 7. (Spe cial.) Teachers of Grays Harbor county, at a luncheon Saturday com pleted organization of a County Ed ucators' council. George Fields, su perintendent of the Cosmopolis, Wash, schools, was elected president, - and Miss Geneva Johnson, county super intendent of schools, was chosen sec-retary-tr9asurer. The council will meet quarterly during the school year. Active support of the code commission- legislation will be taken up by- the county council, in addition to matters immediately affecting co-operation, between the schools of the county. MILLS HELDJN DANGER Northwest Interests Doomed Un less Rates Drop, Is View. TACOMA, Wash., Dec 7. (Special.) The flour milling industry in the northwest is doomed unless freight rates are lowered, declared R. IX Lytle, traffic manager of the Tacoma Grain - company, before leaving here Monday to represent the North Pacific Millers"association before the Trans continental Freight - Bureau confer ence in Chicago. Likewise he will go to Washington, D. C, to take the millers' agument for a lower rate on flour before the Interstate Commerce commission. . Mr. Lytle will study wharfage rates onyie Atlantic seaboard. Harney Swamps Investigated. SALEM, Or,:'' Dec 7. (Special.)- Millar McGilchrist and L. A. 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