Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-07


Washington. Dec. 6.-The text of
President Hardlng's message to
congress in part follows:
Mr.. Speaker and Members of Con-
gress;
1t is very gratifying privilege
to come to the congress with the
republic at peace with all the ma
lions of the world. More, 1t 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 permanency of the peace
which we so deeply cherish.
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
directly concerned. They must
themselves turn to the heroic rem
edies for the menacing conditions
under which they are struggling,
then we can help, and we mean to
help. We shall do so unselfishly
because there is compensation In
the consciousness of assisting, self
fshly because the commerce and
international exchanges in trade
which marked our high tide of for
tunate advancement are possible
only when the nations of all con-
tinents are restored to stable order
and normal relationship.
Merchant Marine.
The previous congress, deeply
concerned on behalf of our mer-
chant marine. in 1920 enacted the
existing shipping law. designed for
the upbuilding of the American
merchant marine. Among other
things we provided to encourage
our shipping on the world seas, the
executive was directed to give no
tice of the termination of all exist
ing commercial treaties In order TO
admit of reduced duties on imports
carried in American bottoms dur
ing the life of the act; no executive |
has complied with this order of the
congress. When the present ad-
ministration came into responsible
itv it / gan an early inquiry into |
the failure to execute the expressed |
purpose of the Jones act. Only |
one conclusion has been possible.
Frankly, members Of house ana |
senate, eager as l am to Join you
in the making of an American mer-
chant marine commemorate with
our commerce, the announcement
of our commercial treaties would
involve US in chaos of trade rela-
tionships and add to the confusion
OF the already disordered CONNER
cial world. Our power to do so is
not disputed, but power and ships,
without comfy of relationship. will
not give us the expanded trade
which is inseparably linked
with a great merchant marine.
Moreover, the applied reduction or
duty. for which the treaty de-
were necessary, en-
only the carrying or
dutiable imports to our shores,
while the tonnage which unfurls
the flag on the seas is both free
and dutiable, and the cargoes
which make a nation eminent IN
trade are outgoing rather than in
It is not my thought to lay the
problem in detail before you to-
day. 1t is desired only to say TO
you that the executive branch or
the government, uninfluenced by
the protest OF any nation. for
none has been made. is well con-
WINGED that your proposal, high
Iy intended and heartily support
ed here, is so fraught with diff
culties and so marked by ten
denotes to discourage trade ex-
pansion. that / invite your toler-
ance of noncompliance for a
very few weeks. until a plan may
be presented which contemplates
no greater draft upon the public
treasury, and which, though yet
too crude, to offer it today
gives such promise of expanding
our merchant marine that 1t will
argue its own approval. 1t is
enough to say today that we are
so possessed of ships. and the
American intention to establish a
marine Is so unalter-
able, that a plan of reimburse :
ment, at no other cost than is /,
contemplated in the existing act,
will appeal to the pride and en- :
courage the hope of all the Am :
erican people.
Permanent Tariff Law.
Inefe is DeIOre you the COM 4
pleting of the enactment of what ;
has been termed a permanent" ,
tariff law, the word permanent" :
being used to distinguish 1t from '
the emergency act which the
congress expedited early In the q
session and which t
S the law today. cannot too d
strongly urge an early compile C
ion of this necessary legislation. I
t is needed to stabilize our in a
lustry at home: 1t is essential to 4
make more definite our trade re- d
atoms abroad. More, 1t is vital to C
he preservation of many Of our O
own industries, which contribute A
10 notably to the very life blood n
II our nation. a
There is now. and there always o
rill be, a storm of conflicting OPP o