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Show GET DOWN" TO BUSINESS Washington D. C. April 17 When the first startling revelations were brought ouet by the Senate committee investigating the oil leases leas-es the country was astounded and followed' not only with deep interest but wit ha kind of fear the succeeding succeed-ing testimony. No one questioned the fact that the Senate had performed per-formed a great public duty, in bringing bring-ing to light an intolerable condition of affairs. With the passing of the days, however, the investigations pect, and the country Is rapidly losing los-ing interest in the mass of hearsay evidence and innuendo which is oe-ing oe-ing spread upon the records, some'oi it from unworthy sources. People are beginning to ask whether th eSenate has entirely lost sight of Its p-oma-ry duty that of legislation. Although Al-though almost four months have elapsed, little has been done o follow fol-low the recommendations mtir.e by the President in his message, ano tax reduction, the mo.t: vital cf all, is si '11 being considered In committee. com-mittee. There is an ever increasing pressure upon the President to demand de-mand of Congress that they attend to their first duties and give the relief re-lief which is so sorely needed by different sections of the country. Having asserted in no uncertain terms his own rights a sthe chief executive, ex-ecutive, the President has with entire en-tire fairness, bee nslow to encroach upon the jrerogatives of Congress. His first aim is the passage of legislation, legis-lation, and no thoughtful observer believes that this would be advanced! advanc-ed! by an open break with Congress. If, therefore, the President has remained re-mained silent, it is because his sole desire is to secure new laws and because be-cause he prefers to work by conference confer-ence and personal contact with the help of popular opinion rather than in the mere spectacular and less effective ef-fective way of an attack upon the legislative branch. Should the legislative branch o. the Government, namely, Congress, not respond to the suggestions made by President Coolidge, it is more than probable that the President will apply plessure as he is determined deter-mined that' legislation for the benefit bene-fit of the country must be enacted Into In-to laws this year. The President is determined that a measure that will reduce taxes be passed, and will use all the power ow his office to accomplish that result. |