Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-07 | Page 6 | They're off!

THEY'RE OFF have congress with us again V never at least never In Perhaps more recent history history has has a session convened which has had ad the eyes of ot the entire nation so sh sharply focused on it Important as is the I Impending presidential campaign it will take cond lace in the Interest of ot the average f fo the more important matter of ot meeting the critical national and International international questions growing out of at the general business situation and those growing out of postwar complexities The ma masses es will watch congress intently to see what remedies are ate brought forth to meet the economic depression in Its multiplex multiplex multi multi- i pie plex x ramifications The past year has witnessed witnessed wit wit- an epidemic of ot proposals some proposals some of them the most astounding creations that have ever come from the human brain The lawmakers at Washington doubtless know that the silent but thoughtful people of America expect something practical workable workable work work- able and of immediate effect They will not be content with a grist of material fit only for campaign speeches and p platforms What Is wanted wanted and and what we may thay may not get get is is some sort of ot a solution that will wUI turn Into money forthwith Taxes and tariffs will be watched with uncommon Interest War debts reparations disarmament and the host of other questions growing out atthe of at the war may be expected to produce a flood of oratory The world court question Is certainly certainly thinly coming up again and again and it may be that proposals for Americas America's entry into the league of at nations will be dragged out for windy de debate debate debate de- de bate again There will be echoes from the Wickersham commissions commission's report report proposals proposals with respect to the railroads railroads Philippine Philippine independence independence- the farm board will be bea a target drouth target drouth and farm relief relief and and the list continues on until one might almost go blind bUnd reading it Of Ot monumental interest to politicians of all shades of opinion is the awaited presidential message Many will readily believe that the fate fat and future of Mr Hoover most certainly certainly certainly rests on this document It will afford ammunition for his friends and foes In these most extraordinary times it takes on an im- im im importance importance transcending most presidential messages messages messages mes mes- sages since the reconstruction days following the Civil war Perhaps no man in the United States has been more mindful of this fact than the man who stands in the public eye as 23 its author They're off It will be a great race race and and the electorate of the country are sitting Inthe Inthe in inthe the Judges' Judges stand