The Washington herald., 1921-12-07
Urges Congress to Send
Grain to Feed Starving
Russian People.
SEEKS LABOR COURT
TO END STRIKES
Promises Later Proposals
For Further Revision
Of Tax Laws.

President Harding in the mes
sage he read to Congress yesterday
submitted a program of legislation
comprising number of innova-
tions of government.
He proposed a labor court to pre-
vent strikes. ruffled the feelings
Of agrarian legislators with re-
marks condemnatory of the agri-
cultural bloc. and shattered party
lines in the reception accorded
some OF the policies and reforms he
suggested.
Among his recorlmendationsv were
the following:
l. Esta blishment of judicial or
quasi judicial tribunals for the ad.
juhics ton of disputes between cap
ital and labor which subject the
public welfare to the menace Of the
strike, the lockout and the boycott
Would Eliminate WASTE.
9. Encouragement to the develop
ment of cooperative marketing by
organizations of farmers as an
economic solution for the excessive
variation in return for agricultural
production"
3. Decentralization of industry.
which tends to concentrate in large
cities with retarding effect on agri-
culture and wasteful economic re-
rults. such decentralization to be
brought about by readjustment of
freight rates in favor Of smaller
communities and extension Of good
roads.
1. Amendment OF the Constitution
to prohibit the issuance by States
and municipalities of nontaxable
bonds, investment in which results
in avoidance of income taxes and
the withdrawal of capital from in
dustry and commerce.
s. Early passage of the taric revi.
sion bill with provisions authorizing
the President. functioning through the
Tariff Commission. TO increase or de-
can for foreign valuation OF specified
imports.
Urges Aid to Russia.
s. Reclamation of 2o,0oo.ooo acre,
of potentially arabic lands and gov
ernment advances to ex-service men
and others desiring to settle thereon
government advances in cooperation
with States and individuals for the
reclamation OF 100000 acres OF
swamp and cut over lands largely sit
uated in the southern states.
Z. An appreciation to supply 10.
000. 900 bushels Of corn ard 1000. 900
bushels OF seed grains to the $4,000.
900 starving people of Russia
nf tho hill onthnrizinc N G
the funding into definite long tern
obligations Of the s11. 900. 600. 900 wal
loans by the United States to tho
Allies.
The President intimatIA his ,iissatis
faction with the new tat law in some
respects and promised tc lay befo:,
Congress later scme proposals for fur
ther revision Of the revenrs legislation
Mr.. Harding supported former Presi
dent Wilson's refusal to carry out tn,
injunction of the Jones Act to abro
gate numerouc commercial treaties ir
order to foster development OF oul
merchant marine ard promised the
submission shortly 81 a better schem,
Of aid. which "cont, mplates no greater
draft upon the public treasury"
The Presidents suggestion for the
solution of labor problems by thu
establishment OF judicial or quasi
judicial tribunals for the consideration
and det rmination Of all dispute.
which menace the public welfare
aroused more comment perhaps thar
any other portion Of his speech.
1t was widely INTERPRETED as a pro
posal to nationalize the Kansas labor
court plan. which Gov ,rnor Henry ]
Allen inaugurated abo,t two years
ago. Its reception by labor leaders
notably Samuel Gompers. presiden.
of the A. r. OF L.. and by Senator,
and Congressman closely allied witr
organized labor was distinctly hostile
Poindexter Indorses SugRestions.
Senator PoindeXter. of Washing
ton, Republican advocate of anti
strike legislation for the railroads
declared that the Presidents sug'
gestions for labor legislation wer,
very sound in principle"
Senator Stanley, of Kentucky
Democrat. a strong opponent of an
ti-strike legislation. declared tha
the President was playing with
fire" and expressed the view thai
"compulory arbitration is contem'
plated"
Representative Burke. of Penn
sylvania. strong labor sympa.
thizer. said:
II do not like the labor part Of
the Presidents address. 1t look.
as IL he was advocating the Kansa.
plan.s 1t is my impression that the
matter could have been left alone
I am not for strikes. but IL 1 under.
stood the President correctly.
gathered that he would geek legis.
lation and am wondering VIVA,
plan he has in mind to convince
Judge Gary of the right of the mer
in his plants to organize" q
Democratic Senators emphasized
the Presidents covert rap at the
agricultural bloc.
Il was rather. Impressed with tn,
fact that Harding lectured :the ag.
ricultural bloc of the Republican
party vigorously" said Senator
Hitchcock. of Nebraska, Democrat
TT SENS to be out of favor. II
indicates there may, be a plan &c
discipline, the unruly boys"
Complete fert of Presideuf,s nd