Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-14

WASHINGTON, April 12.-Presi-
dent Harding's principal recommen-
dations to congress, in his lrst an
nual address delivered today includ-
ed the following:
FOREIGN RELATIONS: No sep
arate peace with Germany ION the
aons b that w fhese co9rse
unde the existing treaty assuming
Of course, that this can be salts
factorily accomplished by such eX-
plicit reservations and notifications
as will secure our absolute freedom
of inadvisable commitments and
safeguard all our essential interests
NO helful society of ma
tions can be founded on justice ano
committed to peace until the coVen-
nants re-establishing peace are seal
ed b ythe nations which were a.
war"
TAXATION: REIMBURSEMENT of IN,
ternaI taxes and revision or repeal
"of those taxes which have BECOME
unproductive and are so art1flcla
burdensone as to defeat their own
purpose"
TARIFF: Instant tariff enact;
| ment, emergency in character ana
understood by our people that II
is for the. emergency only" nr.''
RAILROADS.: Efficient ojeratiioq,n
| Eat cost within that which the
traffic can bear. Railway rates
and costs of operation !T rA must be o 5e
stacles which are the heritance oil
capitalistic exploitation must be re-
moved and labor must join managae-
ment in understanding that the pup
lie which pays is the Pug Raohci is 10 the be
right and will continue to be tine
ri0bt of all the people.
coon ROADS: The strengthen
;ne If laws governing federal ald:
~" nERCHANT, MARINE; The NJ
Tinted States means to ,estaonsh
and mailman great mereha"' INA
COMMUNICATIONS: private mo no
nonolies tending to prevent the ue=
veiopment of needed facllltles sn I 81
be prohibited. Government7oWneta, Ia III
cilities wherever posslple WttiAo az
unduly interfering Win a pftF" should
he be- made available for general us
asGASviT ATION: Regulation by th tn
federal government ana encoul az e,
ment of ay gd ion t 0nr pesesop''
III e, &c, MEN: "The American
neonIa exnect congress unfa1l1ngly -
Voice the gratitude of the repu II ~
in a generous and practlcal WY m, ~
it's defenders in the world Wal: ~ llo
iromediate extension and utiilzatlQ4n ~
nf government hospital facilities &c
Hbring relief to the acute cohol'io4iS
most complained OF ,a;,,
pTTRTIC WELFARE: Co-ordlna-
tion of various government aseiaiIii .,
now working on the supJecC CO.
dorsement of the pending materhltS
| bill. <,o,.-,o,,e, ,,,oh+ +e
~ tha STAIN of barbaric lynchlne
from the banners OF a Tree anu VI A
derlv representative democracy
proposal for a commission Win le oae
rrasantatives of white and black races
- s+,1dv and report on the subject
~ nI,asident said, ''has real merlN
ARMY AND NAVY: Early con
sheraton of pending appropriation
bills was urged. oo,a will,
"The government is IN aCoot a 49, ~
the wish to eliminate the burdens o.
heavy armament" said the president
sarbe limited States will ever be III
harmony with such a movement TO,
ward the higher entertainments ~
peace. But we shall not entlreIs
discard our agencies Tor oeLehse 1i az
III there is removed the need TO oe'
fend. We are ready to cooperate
with other nations to approxlm.ea "a It
armament, but merest prudence TOT
bids that we disarm alone:
NATIONAL FINANCE: the stag &
cared for in orderly funding an6
gradual liquidation. We shall hasten
fhe solution and aid effectively IN
lifting the tax burdens II we strlKe
reso1utely at expenditure.
ADMINISTRATIVE Enactment
of a national budget system and gen
eral reductions by efficient manage
ment Of the cost of government.
BUSINESS: LESS of government
| in business as well as more business
| in government there is no chal
| lenge to honest and lawful business
| success. But government approva
! Of fortunate, untrainmeled business
! does not mean liberation or restrain
| of trade or of maintained prices BY
| unnatural methods :. ANXIOUS az
| we are to restore the onward flow
! of business it is fair to combine
! assurance and warning in one utter
| ance."
AGRICULTURE: "The maintained
retail costs in perishable foods can
of basic production has been recorded
but high cost of living has not yield
! ed in like proportion Wlthou
| the spirit of hostility or haste II
| accusation of profiteering, some SUIT
able inquiry by congress might spec
| the price reimbursement to normal re
| lationship, with helpfulness to boti
| producer and consumer. measuF
| ing ROD OF falf prices WILL 90 IA'7A'
| the country and give US a business
revival to end all depression and I'm
These were the principal subjects
| touched on in the address which wa
| about seventy-five hundred words II
| length and a large portion of Whlcl
| was devoted to the related subjects
| Of peace, the League Of Nations ant
! the country's foreign policy.
| Peace Discussion
I The presidents discussion of tn
! peace question opened with detlnlt
| declaration against the existing
League of Nations. % Ma
| "In the existing League. Of Ma
tions, world-governing with it's supe
| powers" said the president, thu
| republic will have no part. Ther
can be no misinterpretation and ther
| will be no betrayal of the dellberat
| expression of the American people Il
| the recent election; and, settled II
| our decision for ourselves, it is onl'
fair to say to the world in genera
and to our associates in war in par