The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
MERGER OF finest
THOUGHT IS ASKED
important Word Is Read
Before Joint Sessions
SUBJECTS DEALT WITH
Tariff, Governmental Economy
r And Federal Budget Chief
Features
Associated Press Dispatch.I


Washington, d. c., December O.
The text of President Harding's
message delivered to congress today
follows:
"Mr. Speaker and Members of the
Congress: 1t is very gratifying
privilege to come to the congress
with the republic al peace with all
the nations of the world. More, it is
equally gratifying to report that our
country is not only free from every
impending menace of war, but there
are growing assurances of the per-
manency 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 its
disorder conditions, has added to the
difficulties OF government, which ade-
quately cannot be appraised except
by those who are in immediate con-
tact and know the responsibilities.
Our tasks would be less difficult If
We had only ourselves TO consider
but so much of the world was involv-
ed, the dIsordered conditions are so
well nigh universal, even among ma
tions not engaged in actual warfare
that no permanent re- adjustments
can be effected without consideration
of our ineScapable relationship to
world affairs in finance and trade.
Indeed, we should be unworthy of our
best traditions if we were unmindful
OF social, moral, and political condl-
tions which are not OF direct concern
TO US. but which do appeal to the
human sympathies and the very be-
coming interest of a people blest with
our national good fortune.
1T is not my purpose to bring to
you a program of world restoration.
In the main such a program must
be worked out by the nations most
selves turn To y the heroic remedies
for the menacing conditions under
which they are struggling, then we
mean to help. We shall do so un-
selfishly because there is compensa-
ton in the conscientiousness of as
sisting, selfishly because the com.
merce and international exchanges in
trade, which marked our high tide of
fortunate advancement, are possible
only when the nations OF all CONT
nents are restored to stable order and
normal relationship
"In the main the celebration OF
this republic to restored nornalcy in
the world must come through the in
itiative OF the executive branch of
the government, but the best of in
tentions and most carefully consider
ed purposes would fail utterly If the
sanction and the cooperation Of con-
gress were not cheerfully accorded
No Conflict Of Opinion.
| am very sure we shall have no
conflict OF opinion about constitu
tonal duties or authority: Daring
the anxieties OF war when necessity
seemed compelling, there were ex-
cessive grants of authority and an
extra ordinary concentration of pow
ers in the chief executive. The re-
peal of wartime legislation and the
automatic expirations which attend
the peace proclamations have put an
end to these emergency excesses,
butt / have the wish to go further
than that. | want to join you in re-
storing, in the most cordial way the
spirit OF coordination and coopera-
ton, and that mutuality Of care and
respect which is necessary in repre-
sentative popular government
Encroachment upon the functions
OF congress or attempted dictation
of its policy are not to be thought of,
much less attempted, but there is an
pose and concord of action to speed
the. solution of the difficult problems
confronting both the executive and
executive branch OF the government,
Ours Is A Popular Government
1t Is worth while to make allus-
ion here to the character OF our gov
ernment, 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
q popular government through po-
litical parties. We divide along polit-
-ical lines, and would ever have it so.
i do not mean that partisan prefer
ences should hinder any public SER
want in the performance of a con-
scientious and patriotic official duty.
We saw partisan lines utterly obliter-
ated when war imperiled and our faith
in the republic was riveted anew. We
ought not find these partisan lines OBJ
structing the expeditions solution of
the urgent problems OF peace.
Granting that we are fundament-
ally representative popular gov
ernment with political parties the
governing agencies, l believe the po-
litical party in power should assume
responsibility, determine upon poll
cies in the conference which supple
ments convention and election cam
paigns, and then strive for achieve :
ment through adherence to the &C
cepted policy.
Praises Work of Extra Session
'1t would be ungracious to withhold
acknowledgement of the really large
volume and excellent suantity of work
accomplished by the extra ordinary
session of congress which go recently
adjourned. | am unmindful of the
very difficult task with which you
were called to deal, and no one can
ignore the insistent conditions which
during recent years, have called for
the continued and almost exclusive
attention OF your memberships to pub
lie work.
at would suggest insincerity if /
expressed complete accord with every
expression recorded in your roll calls,
but we are agreed about the Difficult :
ties and the inevitable divergence op-
inion seeking the reduction, amaliora-
ton and readjustment OF the burdens
of taxation. Later on when other
problems are solved, / shall make
some recommendations about renewed
consideration of our tax program but
for the immediate time before us, we
must be content with the billion dol
lar reduction in the tax draft upon the
PEOPLE and diminished irritations, BAN
ished uncertainty and improved meth
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