The Ordway new era., 1921-12-16

tent call for harmony Of purpose and
concord of action to speed the solution
or the difficult problems confronting
both the legislative and executive
branches of the government.
1t is worth while to make allusion
here to the character of our govern
ment, mindful as one must be that an
address to you is no less a message to
all our people for whom you speak
most intimately. Ours is popular
government through political parties
We divide along political lines and l
would ever have it so.
Summary of the main points as fol-
lows:
First-The imperative need of "elas-
tic and flexible" tariff legislation
which would enable the President,
through the federal tariff commission,
to meet effectively the changing trade
and industrial conditions, not only in
this country, but abroad.
Second-The urgent necessity of a
general policy of transportation of
distributed industry, and of highway
construction to encourage the spread
of our population and to restore the
proper balance between city and coun-
! try"
Third-The strong desire of the ad-
ministration for further revenue re-
vision and renewed consideration of
our tax program" despite the inevi-
table divergence of opinion in seeking
the reduction, amelioration and read
justment of the burdens of taxation.
Fpurth-rrha ayprasco1 nnpncit;np
of the administration to the abroga-
tion of certain commercial treaties
proposed by the Jones merchant ma
rine act on the ground that to de-
nounce them would Involve us in a
chaos of trade relationships and add
indescribably to the confusion of the
already disordered commercial world"
| Fifth-The expansion of the Ameri-
can merchant marine under an admin
istration plan to be later submitted to
Congress which, while contemplating
no greater draft on the public treas
ury than is provided by the Jones act,
will appeal to the pride and encour-
age the hope of all the American peo-
pie" in American shipping flying the
American flag.
SiXth-Early enactment of the for
eign debt funding that the admins
tration may be clOaked with ample
authority to deal with the $11 100000
600 foreign Indebtedness to the United
| States which is now denied it and
which is hindering readjustments
among our debtors and accomplishing
nothing for ourselves.
| Sayaptb-Systaoatip apppuro upIpapt
of agriculture by the development of
adequate distribution and marketing
facilities for agricultural products and
the adoption of cooperative market
ing programs for that purpose.
Eighth-The early termination of a
great volume of uneconomic and
wasteful transportation" and revi-
sion of "the existing scheme of ad-
1 justing freight rates." with adequate
legislation to meet the serious railroad
problems so vitally affecting the well
fare of the American people.
Ninth-Recommende congression-
al appropriation to purchase food for
the starving Russians.
Tenth-Suggested the advisability
of a constitutional amendment to pro-
hibit the issuance of tax free securi-
ties.
Eleventh-Declared both corpora
tions and labor unions should be reg
ulated and supervised in the interests
of public welfare and suggested quasi
judicial tribunals to settle labor dis
putes.
Touches on Conference.
Agreeable to your expressed desire
and in complete accord with the pur-
poses of legislative branch of the gov
ernment, there is in Washington, as
you happily know, an international
conference now most earnestly at
work on plans for the limitation of
armaments, a naval holiday and the
just settlement of problems which
might develop into causes of interna-
tional disagreement.
1t is easy to believe world hope
is centered on this capital city. A most
gratifying world accomplishment is not
improbable.
A hearty reception was given the
President by what was said to be one
of the largest audiences ever jammed
into the House chamber. DemonStra-
tions of a minute each occurred when
he entered and again when he con-
cluded, the audience standing and ap-
plauding. Applause also broke into his
address frequently, especially from
House members when he discussed adj
ministration policy and with special
volume when he advanced his plan for
a tribunal to weigh disputes between
capital and labor and declared labor or
ganizations should not be permitted to
"exact unfair terms of employment or
subject the public to actual distress"
The audience, which also included