The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-12
Abstract of Harding Message
.Sho1us His Recommendations

lenSe TO honest and lawful business
success. But government approval of
fortunate, untrammelled business does
not mean federation of restraint of
trade or of maintained prices by un-
natural methods. Anxious as we
are to restore the onward flow of busi-
ness 1t is fair to combine assurance
and warning in one utterance"
Agriculture-"The maintained re-
tail cost in perishable foods cannot be
justified. Reduced costs of basic
production has been recorded but high
cost Of living has not yielded in like
proportion. Without the spirit
| OF hostility or haste in accusation of
/ profiteering some suitable inquiry by
congress might speed the price read
Justment to normal relationship with
| helpfulness to both producer and con-
sumer. measuring rod of fair prices
Will satisfy the country and give us a
business revival to end all depression
and unemployment"
Principal Subjects Above.
These were the principal subjects
touched on in the address which was
about 1900 words in length and a
large portion of which was devoted to
the related subjects of peace. the
league of nations, and the country's
! foreign policy.
The Presidents discussion of the
/ peace question opened with definite
declaration against the existing league
! Of nations.
In the existing league of nations
world governing with it's super pow
crs" said the President, this republic
will have no part"
'llprP can he M rpiSip ia tin,
and there will be no betrayal of the
! deliberate expression of the American
| people in the recent election: and set
| tied in our decision for ourselves it is
| only fair to say to the world in
| general and our associates in war in
! particular that the league covenant can
| have no sanction by us-manifestIy
the highest purpose of the league of
nations was defeated with linking it
| with the treaty Of peace and making
it the enforcing agency of the victnrs
OF the war. There can be no prosper
ity for the fundamental purpose sought
. to be achieved by any such association
so long as it Is an organ or any par
| ticular treaty, or committed to the
! attainment Of the special aims of any
nation or group of nations. In reject
| ing the league covenant and uttering
|
the world we make no surrender Of
our homes and aim for an association
to promote peace in which we most
| heartily join. On the national refer
endum (the last election), we pledged
Cur efforts towards such association
and the pledge will be faithfully kept.
| In the plight Of policy and perform
ance we told the American people we
meant to seek an early establishment
of peace. The United States alone
among the allied and associated pow
ers continues in a technical state Of
war against the central powers of
| Europe
Approves Resolution
| "The anamolous condition ought not
| to be permitted to continue. To es-
tablish the state of technical peace
! without delay, I should approve a de-
claratory resolution by congress to
! that effect with the qualifications es-
sential to protect all our rights. Such
action would be the simplest keeping
of faith with ourselves and in no sense
could be construed as a desertion of
those with whom we shared our sac
rifices in war for these powers are
already at peace.
Such resolution should undertake
to do no more than thus to declare the
state of peace which all America
Graves. 1t must add no difficulty in ef-
fecting with just reparations the res
toration for which all Europe yearns
and upon which the world recovery
must be founded. Neither former
enemy or ally can mistake America s
position. because our attitude as to
responsibility of the war and the ne
cessity for just reparations already
has had formal and very earnest ex-
preston.
4 Sounds Warning
i "It would be unwise to undertake to
make such a statement of future pol
icy with respect to European affairs
i Continued on Page Two)