Arizona republican., 1921-12-07
AGRICULTURAL RELIEF AND RECLAMATION DEVELOPMENT
 RECOMMENDED IN MESSAGE
TEXT OF PRESIDENTS
 MESSAGE TO CONGRESS

The text Of President Harding to congress follows:
 MT. Speaker and Members of the Congress:
 Tt is very gratifying privilege to come to the congress with the re- public at peace with all the nations of the world. More, it is equally gratifying to report that our coun- try is not only free from every im- pending menace of war, but there are growing assurances of the perma- nency of the peace which we so deep ly cherish.
 For approximately ten years we have dwelt amid menaces of war or as participants in war activities; and the inevitable aftermath, with its dis ordered 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 in- voIved, the disordered conditions are so well nigh universal, even among nations not engaged in actual war fare, that no permanent readjust- ments can be affected without con- sideration of our unacceptable rela- tionship to world affairs in finance and trade. Indeed. we should be un- worthy of our best traditions if we were unmindful of social, moral and political conditions which are not of Tn IIC hut appeal to the human sympathies and the very becoming interest of a peo- pie blest with our national good for tune- It is not my purpose to bring to you a program of world restora- tion. In the main. such a program must be worked out by the nations most directly concerned. They must themselves turn to the heroic reme- dies for the menacing conditions un- der which they are struggling. then we can help, and we mean to help. We shall do so unselfishly because there is compensation in the con sciousness of assisting, selfishly be- cause the commerce and international exchanges in trade which marked our high tide of fortunate advancement are possible only when the nations of all continents are restored to stable order and normal relationship
 ''In the main, the contribution of this republic to restore normalcy in the world must come through the initiative of the executive branch of the government, but the best of in- tentions and most carefully consid- cred purposes would fail utterly ii the sanction and the cooperation of congress were not cheerfully ac- corded
 DEPARTMENTAL COOPERATION T am very sure we shall have nc conflict of opinion about constitu- tional duties or authority. During the anxieties of war, when necessity seemed compelling, there were ex- cessive grants of authority and ar extra ordinary concentration of pow 1 CTS in the chief executive. The re- jeal of wartime legislation and tho automatic aspirations which attend l the peace proclamations have put ar | end to these emergency eXcesses, but
 I have the wish to go further thar that. I want to join you in restoring | in the most cordial way, the spiri 1 of ordination and cooperation 1 and that mutuality of confidence anC respect which is necessary in repre- | sentative popular government. "EncroachmentN Nupon the function: | of congress or attempted dictation 0,
  much less attempted. but there is al | insistent call for harmony of pur- | pose and concord of action to speed ] the solution of the difficult problem: l confronting both the legislative ana | executive branches of the govern ment.
 l Tt is worth while to make allu- | sion here to the character of oul ! government. mindful as one must b' l that an address to you is no less { | message to all our people for whom | you speak most intimately. Ours Il ! a popular government through politi
 cal parties. We divide along politica | lines and I would ever have it so. do not mean that partisan prefer 1 ences should hinder any public serv 1 ant in the performance of a con
 scious and patriotic official duty
 We saw partisan lines utterly oblit | erated when war imperiled, and ou
 faith in the republic was rivete
 anew. We ought not find these par
 tisan lines obstructing the eXpedi
 tious solution of the urgent prob | lens of peace.
 PARTY RESPONSIBILITY Granting that we are fundament 1 ally a representative popular gov ! ernment, with political parties tn l governing agencies, l believe the DO 1 liticaI party in power should assum 1 responsibility, determine upon poll l cies in the conference which supple | ments conventions and election cam l paigns. and then strive for achieve
 ment through adherence to the ac | cepted policy.
 "There is vastly greater security ! immensely more of the nationa l viewpoint. much larger and prompte l accomplishment where our division | are along party lines. in the broat
 and luftier sense than to divide geo ! graphically, or according to pursuits
 or personal following. For a cen 1 tury and a third parties have bee ! charged with responsibility and hel
 to strict accounting. When they fai
 they are relieved of authority; an
 the system has brought US to a ma
 tional eminence no less than a worl
 example.
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