Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-22
HARDING REJECTS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
PRESIDENT OUTLINES POLICIES
IN HIS FIRST MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS.
Advocates Adoption OF Resolution End
ing War With Germany.-says
Congress Should Pass Emergency
Tariff at 0nce.-Prudence For
bids Rash Disarmament.

4 resolution declaring peace with Ger
many without further delay, President
Harding recommended in his first mes
sage to congress on April Il. Such |
action, he said, could in no sense be |
construed as a desertiOn Of the allies. |
He made plain his belief that the
league of nations Is dead.
Measures to lower taxes and re-
duce retail prices were the outstand-
| ing features of his recommendation
for dealing with domestic problems.
Should Declare Peace.
The peace resolution, Harding ex-
planned, should undertake to do no
more than declare state Of peace
and must put no difficulty In the way
Of collection Of reparations or the
restoration of war-torn Europe.
| Turning his back completely on the
league of nations, the executive re-
affirmed his allegiance to the ideal
Of world association Of nations.
But this problem must be deliber-
ately considered, he added, and he
promised to invite the advice Of the
senate when he feels it time to act.
Rejects Existing League.
sIn the existing league Of nations,
world governing with its super
powers, this republic will have no
part" he said "There can be no
misinterpretatiOn and there will be
no betrayal Of the deliberate ex-
preston of the American people in
/ Abo ,.noank olaOffnn
I'm rejecting the league covenant,
he said late in his address, 1--WE make
no surrender of our hope and ain
for an association to promote peace
in which we would most heartily
join"
Turning to the question of immedi
ate peace, the president said that thu
United States alone of the allies ant
! associated powers continues In
: technical state of war.
"This "nomalous condition ough
7 not to be permitted to continue" h
t said. ITO establish the state o
: technical peace without further d.
lay | should approve declarator
0 resolution by congress TO that effec
i. with the qualifications essential
d protect all our rights"
: President Harding argued agains
: including in the resolution any de
n laration of future policy toward F.
t rope. Such declaration coming frol
!, congress would be an assumption Of
3 function conferred on the executive.
!, Domestic Problems.
z President Harding laid emphas
Is upon domestic problems.
ID There Is no more pressing problei
4 ne said. than to restrict national g
= penses to national income and at Il
a. same time to lift the burdens of w
taxation. Economy Is to be "the OF
oy standing and ever impelling" purpos
Is he insisted.
IS Creation Of a department of pub
~ welfare was declared for by Hardin
L He called for encouragement Of t
II. merchant marine. upbuilding Of raj
communications. cooperation with |
state governments In the maintenan
as we'll as building of good roads, G.
alton of a budget system, a protect
tariff, encouragement Of commerce
and military aviation, an adequt
navy and steps to halt lynching.
/ Taxation and Tariff.
A summary of President Hardin
recommendations on domestic Issl
follows:
Repeal of excess profits taxes a
W. ~. Sabolition of inequities and unjust
ow able exasperations 10 the present $
tenn" with a wiping out rather thar
Of shifting OF burdens.
md instant emergency tariff legis
md ton to be followed by a "matur
eu, revision of the tariff on a protect
ooS basis which will protect Amerlt
aeh wage standards. industry and agrit
ter ture.
box Prompt enactment of the budget
SITS and Inauguration Of business meth
in government.
Existing retail prices of perisha
foods cannot be justified in view
the decline In raw foOdstuffs. A c
gressionai Investigation Is suggest
Railroads and Highways.
A congressional Investigation is I
posed. He declared for reduction
rates and operating costs and for
operation of wage-earners and
management in giving maximum 81
ice.
Federal aid must be extended q
under strict conditions as to mi
tenance and repair by states.
Roaa naee Across Nevada.