Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-12-07
Outlines Wishes and Inten-
tions In Talk With
Newspaper Men
SEEKS COMPROMISE
Will Call Early Session of Congress
to Revise Tax Laws-He Opens
Discussion

W.aln.;ton, Dec. 7.-Pres;dent-
.leci Harding, in an hours interview
:e.scvs.ay afternoon with newspaper
nen. gave definite expression 10
lr:n.:gr Ct views he holds regarding
he i.:ues cf the day. He had refrain
ID from discussing these in his speech
oefcre the Serase,
Mr.. Harding's wishes an! ins+a'n-
..ons summarized are:
".An effort 10 find line on which
i. caH land as to the country's for
ign policy
An early extra session Of Con-
sres:, at which revision Ct the tax
avs WI! he undertaken.
Passage Of he Budgc. 81: by this
"crr.e+s.
"Re@.un;ne Of hearings on the
sr;f' qrest.cn at aa early date.
"cou,cr rsra,ion of the arse7.ion oE
,aa~r2ss pIoi,oc upon getting through
H.: session all Of the appropriation
.:lls fc, tic 1922 fiscal year.
Al the same time the President
:lsct Il. L be known that no definite
.c::1n IN: been taken on the Cabinet
Tna frs. five minutes Of Mr.. Hari
:I&'< s:ay IN the gallery were given
san.,*aalsing with all CT the cor
cs1eaEraSSs who had assembled. lie
lcvc: frcm end to end Of rHe room;
~: 6 II .ase before the array of path
~ penri' :. His attitude was that ne
yas Il uaw<papcr man among news
amer msa ard that he could speak
rom the htart ont That attitude hs.
.anc m2,c clearly dtNelopsd as the
j. em'gw progressed, for, when n:
~. tast he was On delicate ground
nj IN ':snger Of being put in ON un-
,!sa..,re position. he promptly cal
i upcn -he Correspondents to LAY
7rf.''
Al through the interview tnt
nrrs::,!. an- elect projected an rnsis:eEt
,-." tk@. IA be nos placed n az 90
irrt. Z. rresum:ag or Of appsar:Ee
. "urdn;y anticipate" Mr. Harding
,cinaiAgi THAT lis appearance IN
Hash:.g:on at tie opening Ct che
...,:on It Congress was natural o.
Sr.e ~ confrrcEces win members
+ Congress, particularly Sena.orS;.
IRE. Mr. Erd Man he $a!1 laugh
4-'y. when re lad don" with hard
,h.kinr. ard had seated himself al
no end Of The org tah,~. Il vii, b.
t.. irtrrlccuc0r.
II have felt" he vert cn 5nf2Ee
,ryore could assume the wcrk Of the
nd man, that do net want three
.nor:h. was;ci in any SougE. TO-
,ar;isan advantage. and have eX-
,rcssei that view a opportunity has
peen given ne to do so properly cur
''e III" day.
u want to >ay--;rd ! visa rha'.
,mple ro;!ce viii hr taken OF it b.
~ r-,ws.nancrs-tha; ] have alrrang-
ii with Senator Underwood 20 prs
tcc3 my Fairs until my successor en-
.sn,s the Scra,c. wartcd to say 5"
. tf,. Senate today, for ] rcgard, u
as very generous in Senator Cr'IsA
rocd. occupying the position ne dS.;s
. he w:ni..g 10 pro.ec" my pairs ~.
. lcrg a time, but the N'ee-Presl-
len. = her tock me eff my fsst
when he called me to n" roeS:.rurc.
and forgot to 30 So
In what | said to the Senate ~
DAY, regarding the cooperation 'e-
:7reen tbe executive and the les:sia-
,:ve b.ar~heS. was wholly sincere.
I am hcoing for an administration IN
,y?l:ch there vi I hs he NEST cordial
and het~ful re,at;cns between me '"a:o
branches. ". got away frcm il dur
;n~ the war, largely because Of "h5
e,z:ac,lcioS that arose at that time
That i rcs criticism Of The execu-
tive
Now, let me say 10 you that I
have asked tie Senators with wf,c'n
have conferred durirg tfe day TO eZ-
r.-l;to passage Of the appropriation!
Fills 81 ,fas '.Te dcrks may De clear
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