The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-04-12
SCRAPS LEAGUE

PRESIDENT DECLARES
Highest Purpose Wilson Defeated by Making En-
forcing Arm for Treaty. President Asserts in First Message
Congresssays He Woud Approve Suitable Resolution De-
caring State With Germany With Safeguards for
AmericaAsks Emergency Tariff, Early Tax Revision and
Efforts by Congress to Stop proheerine Speed Price
Adjustments and Business Revival.
Washington April 12-Folowing custom naugurated by
George Washington abandoned by Thomas Jefferson and revived
by Woodrow Wilson, President Harding delivered his first message
The two houses assembled in joint session in the house cham
ber to hear the executive outline his views with regard to the
many domestic and foreign problems pressing for solution
in his first annual message delivered this afternoon included
con the assumption alone that these would be adequate" "The
would be the existing
course satisfactorily accomplished by explicit
commitment and safeguard all essential interest No helpful
society Of be founded justice and committed until
the reestabg seated by the nations which
WANTS REVISION
Observation-Disclosures of internal taxes and revision repeal of
h which unpoducve
densome to defeat their purpose
tariff enactment emergency in character and UNDER
stood by people emergency only"
RalroadEfcent operation M within that which the traffic
can BEAR Railway rates and operations must be educed
The remaining capitalstic
EXPLOITS must be removed ana labor must JON the under
standing that the public which the public be served and
justice the right and will continue be the right of all the people,
Good RoadsThe strengthening laws federal
WOULD INCREASE MARINE
Merchant Marine-Prvate
Of needed facilities should prohibited Government fac
ties wherever possible without unduy interfering with enterprise
needs should be made available for general
AvatinReguaion by the federal encouragement
Of aviation for development for military and civil purposes
Service MenThe American people Congress uningly
the gratitude the Republic way
defenders the World War" The immediate
hospital facilities ITO bring relief the
complained Of"
government agencies now
working the subject and endorsement Of the pending maternity
ynchngCongress
the banners Of free orderly representative democracy"
proposal for commission with representatives
to study and report on the subject.
- WON'T D1sARM ALONE
Army and NavyEary consideration of pending
urged The
burdens Of heavy armament said President
be harmony with such
but shall not entirely discard
removed the need defend We cooperate
approximate disarmament but me prudence bd that
alone"
National Finance staggering load
for orderly funding and gradual liquidation We shall
ton and aid effectively in lifting the resouy
expenditures"
Admnstr aionEnactment national system and general
reductions consistent with efficient the
LESS GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Busncss-"Les Of we'll
government "There is challenge to honest
but
not federation of restraint trade maintaining
natural Methods "Anxious restore
OF business it fair to combine and warning
morc.'
AGAINST pROFITEERs
AgicultureThe maintained pershab
justified Reduced production recorded
but the high cost Of living but has not yielded like proportion"
without the spirit hostility profeerng
suitable speed readusmen to normal
relationship with hepfuness both The
urng rod of fair will satisfy country give business
'ev>~@l e 70 eno al eepless>ona5 p ana unemployment"
WOULD SETTLE These were the principal subjects