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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1921
Page
12
The reversal questions Federal control of primaries under the seventeenth amendment. The Chief Justice calls the prior ruling a personal crisis and warns that Congress may regulate elections but not primaries. The piece urges a broad nonpartisan approach to campaign expenditure limits and protections for candidates.
The piece lauds May 1 quiet across the nation and the Department of Justice reporting no lawlessness by reds. Attorney General Daugherty favors no general warnings to demonstrators, arguing that calm and working hard will curb agitation and hysteria. He urges less watching and more productive effort nationwide.
The passage jots political snapshots from the era, noting the Versailles entreaty, immigrant tensions, insurance reform irony, demobilisation remarks by Don Belisario Porras, and cautions about figures like Foch. It contrasts Lloyd George as politician versus statesman and cites linguistic clashes in the Balkans.
The article argues for proper school and play facilities with supplemental estimates to care for tubercular youngsters. It defends authorities’ focus on the weak, urges Washington and taxpayers to fund a model tubercular school, and contends Congress should not prune other essential improvement estimates.
Washington tightens driver permit rules requiring more than wheel knowledge. Tests now screen for competence and fitness, reducing unsafe drivers. Critics note past laxity allowed risky operators on roads, while supporters expect fewer accidents and safer pedestrians.
Brazil’s congress opened its session with a focus on lowering tariff duties. The debate centers on reducing import taxes to stimulate trade and economic activity.
In a letter to Mr. Fordney Secretary Mellon presents a taxation policy aimed at a $4,000,000,000 goal. He notes Congress may favor a middle course between Houston's income and profite tax revisions and Smoot’s sales tax proposal, while acknowledging political and economic caution.
The Supreme Court sets aside Senator Truman H. Newberrys conviction, holding Congress cannot regulate corrupt practices in primary elections. Justices agree Congress can regulate senatorial elections, but a primary is not a constitutional election. Dissenters argue the trial misinterprets the act. Some Southern states, viewing primaries as the real election, may push to remove federal oversight.
In Warsaw on May 3 the University awarded honorary degrees to Woodrow Wilson and Marshal Foch. The ceremonies were presided by President Piastlughe and included American Minister to Poland, diplomats, and President Pilpudek Fecelyod. Wilson received doctor of medicine and Foch rector of law honors are noted in the ceremony.
A hoax involving the Duke of Beaufort prompted a U S tour by actors Rothern and Florence. Canadian press condemned the gaff as tasteless entertainment while Halifax officers canceled a banquet, and New York critics pressed for indictment of editor Byrne. The affair intensified anti aristocratic ridicule across North America.
New York dispatch reports George Harvey, newly appointed ambassador to Great Britain, sailing today aboard the steamship Aurora.
Lawmakers debate a national budget system bill passed by the Senate while hearings continue on the Grover Bergdoll case. Hoover warns on German industry threats as committees discuss tariffs, meat packing regulation, and public land grazing revenues amid district appropriations and DC code changes.
Vice President Coolidge is considering an invitation from Portland friends to visit the Pacific coast this summer but says he prefers to stay in Washington through the season. Final decision likely hinges on Congress action on the summer recess.
Mexico City May 3 Prince Albert Radii honorary counsellor of the Peliah legation in Washington left the city today after several weeks visit He told journalists he would recommend to his government the establishment of a legation here.
Kansas City banker Henry K Johnson urges stopping grain gambling to allow fair pricing for farmers. He argues July wheat options at 1.10 dollars misrepresent market value before harvest and blames a small group for setting prices. He calls for tariff action, freight rate cuts, and a revived grain corporation to stabilize profits.
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