The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-08

Washington The text of Presi
dent Harding's message to Congress
follows:
Mr.. Speaker and members of Con-
gress:
1t is a very gratifying privilege to
come to the Congress with the repub-
lie at peace with all the nations Of
the world. More, it is equally graft
flying to report that our country is
not only free from every impending
menace of war, but there are growing
assurances of the permanency of the
peace which we so deeply cherish.
For approximately ten years we have
dwelt amid menaces of war or as
participants in wars actualities and
the inevitable aftermath with it's dis
ordered conditions has added to the
difficulties of government which ade
quately cannot be appraised except by
those who are in immediate contact and
know the responsibilities Our tasks
would be less difficult if we had only
ourselves to consider but so much of
the world was involved, the disordered
conditions so we'll nigh universal,
even among nations not engaged in ac-
tual warfare that no permanent re-
adjustments can be effected without
consideration of our unacceptable rela-
tionship to world affairs in finance and
trade. Indeed, we should be unwor-
thy of our best traditions if we were
unmindful of social, moral and po-
litical conditions which are not of
direct concern to us but which do APP
peal to the human sympathies and the
very being Of the people blessed with
our national good fortune
No Program of World Restoration.
1t is not my purpose to bring to you
program of world restoration. In
the main such a program must be
worked out by the nations most direct
ly concerned They must themselves
turn to the heroic remedies for the
menacing conditions under which they
are struggling; then we can help, and
we mean to help. We shall do so un-
selfishly because there is compensa-
tion in the consciousness of assisting,
selfishly because the commerce and
international exchanges in trade, which
marked our high tide of fortunate ad-
vancement, are possible only when the
nations of all continents are restored
to stable order and normal relation
ship.
In the main the contribution of this
republic to restored normally in the
world must come through the initia-
tive of the executive branch of the
government but the best of intentions
and most carefully considered pur-
poses would fail utterly if the sane
ton and cooperation of Congress were
not cheerfully accorded.
No Clash of Authority.
am very sure we shall have no
conflict of opinion about constitutional
duties or authority. During the anx-
ieties of war when necessity seemed
compelling there were excessive grants
of authority and an extraordinary con-
centration of powers in the chief
executive. The repeal, of wartime leg
islation and the automatic expira-
tions which, attended the peace proc
lamations have put an end to these
emergency excuses but / have the
wish to go farther than that. l want
to join you in restoring in the most
cordial way the spirit of coordination
and cooperation and that mutually
Of confidence and respect which is
necessary in representative popular
government.
Encroachment upon the functions of
Congress or attempted dictation of its