Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-04-21
Executive / Says Such Action
Would Not be Construed as
Desertion Of Allies.
TURNS ] BACK I / |! ON J! N||LE::,AlGuE.
Message Urges strictsst Economy yn
National Affairs Creation of %: !
partment Of Public WSNars
Favored.

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said, could be In no sense be construed
as desertion Of the allies. 4
He made plain his belief that the
League of Nations is dead.
Measures to lower taxes and lower
retail prices were the outstanding fea-.,
lures Of his recommendation for deal
ing with domestic problems.
turns Back. on League. !.
4 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 the 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
q 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 1t time to act.
He Will Decide Policy. 7.
I'm the existing League Of, Nations,
world governing with its super-powers,
this republic will have no part" he
said. There cad be no misinterpreta-
ton and there will be no betrayal of
the deliberate expression Of the Amer
lean people in the recent election
President Harding argued against In
GLIDING in the peace resolution any
declaration Of future policy toward
Europe. Such a declaration coming
from congress would be an assump-
ton of a, function conferred on the
executive.
President Harding laid emphasis up
on domestic problems. =.
Economy 10 Watehword. Z Z ~ > :. ;
There is no more pressing problem,
he said, than to restrict national ex-
penses to national income and at the
same time to lift the burdens Of war
taxation. Economy is to be "the out
standing and ever impelling" purpose
in both legislation and administration,
he insisted.
Creation of a department. Of public,
welfare was declared for BY Harding
in accordance with q campaign pledge.
He called for encouragement Of the
merchant marine, upbuilding of radio
communications, cooperation with the
state governments in the maintenance
as well as building of good roads. Gre
alton Of a budget system, a protective
tariff, encouragement Of commercial
as we'll as military aviation, an ade-
quate navy and steps to halt lynch.
ing.
A summary Of President Harding's
Recommendations, on domestic issues
follows: .9s
taxa snd q sFG and
untustifable exasperations in the pres
than shifting Of burdens. To.
e1satea to sa oogsa By efua
err revision of the tariff on protective
basis which will protect American wage
standards, industry and agriculture.
eUpoEI-Prompt enactment Of the
method in operations Of the governments.
PRlcEs-Existing retail prices Of per-
ishable foods cannot be Justified in view
Of the decline In raw foodstaffs. A con-
3 possible incentive to a speedier return
to normal levels. M,
5;RAILRoAps-A congressional investi-
cation is proposed. He declared reduction
for reduction Of rates and operating costa
and Tor cooperation of waEe-earners and
the management in giving maximum SER
vice. 5a5, 4. 5Sqg5' n
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS aid must be ex-
tended only under strict conditions an Ia
maintenance and repair by states.
IS ,AvlATloN-Federal regulation of avi-
alton, creation Of q bureau Of aeronaut-
les in the navy department and continue
alton Of the army air service both to aid
In developing commercial aviation and
advocated. 's &c u fg
SOLDIER RELlEF-Approval OF rec.
concentrations for combining all soldier
relief agencies under one, director gen.
ertl.
DISARMAMENT AND NATIONAL
Observation-Disclosures Ii ready to CO
ate with other nations for approximate
disarmament but prudence forbids thai
we disarm alone and agencies for defensl
will not be discarded until the need fol
ton Of personnel and adminlstrativ
economies are urged for the navy an
for the army further reduction Of q;
1 listed strength when compatible with NJ.
tlonR security.. intro duction ~ volun.
teer military training % be Developed q
/ reserve force. sGtSs-s .4sSf ) !