Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-12-17
President Urges independence
for the Philippines and a
Loan to Armenia.
BOTH OPEN TO OBJECTION
Canadian Delegate stirs League AS
sembIy by Scoring European States
manship-Attacks on Article x
; Prospects for Irish Settlement
Good, Says Lloyd George.
Nv EDWARD w. PIckARD.

Congress is on the job again, with
nlenty of work to do and h prospect
of not getting a great deal of it done
before March 4, with the exception OF
appropriation legislation mt the pos
sible passage of bills for the creation
of a budget and the restriction OF
immigration. P~resident-elect Hardlhg'
who occupied his seat in the senate
for a day or two, urged upon his col
leagues the need Of quick and nom
partisan work, and intimated that an
extra session would be called soon
after his Inauguration.
President Wilson was DESTROYS OF
appearing in person before congress
TO deliver his message, but was dis
suaded at the last minute by his phy-
.sicians and the document was read by
the clerks. In his opening generallza-
lions Mr.. Wilson said autocracy was
again to the fore in Europe, and that
1t was up to the United States to
save democracy by giving an example
of its successful operation, enacting
and enforcing just laws and standing
for right and justice as toward indi-
yidual nations" Aside from domestic
matters he made just two specific rec
concentrations. The first was that a
large loan be made to Armenia, the
money to be expended under the SUI
pervision of an American commission.
/ Compliance of congress with this re-
5000 L., o,oIn eanoourhot dnnhffn1 nv
recent developments in Armenia,
where the Russian Reds are now in
almost complete control and have set
up a soviet government. The Presi-
dent also advised that complete indie
pendence be granted at once to the
Philippines. This, too, will be opposed
by many congressman who do not
agree with Mr.. Wilson that the people
of the islands have succeeded in main
tanning a stable government. Prob
ably most of our lawmakers would be
glad to get rid of the Philippines, how
ever, if it were not for the proposition
that we should guarantee their indie
pendence, a policy that likely would
involve us in serious complications, if
not wars, in the not distant future.
The President recommended the
early adoption of a budget system, the
institution of rigid economy in gov
eminent expenditures. better care for
disabled soldiers, revision and simpli-
ficatiOn of the tax laws and protection
for the agricultural industry-all of
xuhfnh mats fhn nnnrnya1 nf most NJ
the people.
The message made no mention OF
the League of Nations. but the predic-
ton was made in Washington that Mr.
Wilson would lay the treaty and cove.
nant before the senate again, un.
changed. and would continue the fight
for ratification up to the moment OF
his retirement from the White House
and afterward rs a private citizen
Another matter which he omitted from
his message was the restriction OF
stoppage of immigration. This was
taken by some to mean that if con
gress passed a drastic act he would
veto it.
Senator Harding announced that he
would resign from the senate between
January 10 and January Is and tina
S~enator-elect Willis would be appoint
ed his successor. Governor Cox there
upon c~ourteously wired Mr.. Harding
that if he wished to leave the senate
earlier he would gladly name Mr.. VIII
lis to fill the vacancy. Mr.. Hardins
returned 10 his home in Marion to pre-
pare for the series of conferences will