Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-04-23
HARDING REJECTS
+ LEAGUE OF NATIONS
PRESIDENT OUTLINES POLICIES
IN HIS FIRST MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS.
Advocates Adoption Of Resolution End
ing War With Germany.-Says
Congress Should Pass Emergency
Tariff at Once.-Prudence For
bids Rash Disarmament.

shington.-Congress should adopt
resolution declaring peace with Ger
many without further delay, President
Harding recommended In his first mes
sage to congress on April IL. Such
action, he said, could in no sense be
construed as a desertion of the allies.
He made plain his belief that the
league of nations is dead.
Measures to lower taxes and re-
duce retail prices were the outstand-
ing features of his recommendation
for dealing with domestic problems.
Should Declare Peace.
The peace resolution, Harding ex-
planned, should undertake to do no
more than declare state of peace
and must put no difficulty in the way
Of collection of Preparations or the
restoration of war-torn Europe.
Turning his back completely on the
league of nations, the executive re-
affirmed his allegiance to the ideal
of world association of nations.
But this problem must be deiber-
ately considered, he added, and he
promised to invite the advice of the
senate when he feels it time to act.
Rejects Existing League.
"In the existing league of nations,
world governing with its super
powers, this republic will have no
part" he said. ''There can be no
misinterpretation and there will be
no betrayal of the deliberate ex-
preston of the American people in
the recent election"
''In rejecting the league covenant"
he said late in his address, 1--WE make
no surrender of our hope and aim
for an association to promote peace
in which we would most heartily
join"
Turning to the question of immedi-
ate peace, the president said that the
United States alone of the allies and
associated powers continues in a
technical. state of war.
This nnomalous condition ought
not to be permitted to continue" he
said. "To establish the state OF
technical peace without further de
lay should approve a declaratory
resolution by congress to that effect
with the qualifications essential to
protect all our rights"
President Harding Argued against
including in the resolution any dec
laration of future policy toward Eu-
rope. Such a declaration coming from
congress would be an assumption of q
function conferred on the executive.
Domestic Problems.
President Harding laid emphasis
upon domestic problems.
There is no more pressing problem
he said, than to restrict national ex-
penSes to national income and at the
same time to lift the burdens of war
taxation. Economy Is to be "the out
standing and ever impelling' purpose,
he insisted.
Creation of department of public
welfare was declared for by Harding
He called for encouragement of the
communications, cooperation with the
state governments in the maintenance
as well as building of good roads, Gre
alton of budget system, protective
tariff, encouragement of commercial
and military aviation, an adequate
navy and steps to halt lynching.
Taxation and Tariff.
A summary of President Harding's
recommendations on domestic issues
follows:
Repeal of excess profits taxes and
abolition Of inequities and unjustifi-
able exasperations in the present sys-
tenn" with wiping out rather than a
shifting of burdens.
instant" emergency tariff legisla-
ton to be followed by "maturer''
revision of the tariff on a protective
basis which will protect American
wage standards, industry and agricul-
ture.
Prompt enactment of the budget bill
and Inauguration of business methods
in government.
Existing retail prices of perishable
foods cannot be justified in view of
the decline in raw foodstuffs. A con-
gressional investigation is suggested
Railroads and Highways.
A congressional investigation is pro-
posed. He declared for reduction of
rates and operating costs and for CO.
operation of wage-earners and the
management in giving maximum serv-
ice.
Federal aid must be extended only
under strict conditions as to main
tenance and repair by states.