The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
HARDING FOR MORE.
 FLEXIBLE TARIFF.
Tn First Message to New Congress Also Urges Stop of Flood of Tax Free Securities-Better Market
 ing of Farm Products.

Washington, Dec 6.-Launching of the new session of Congress was com pleted today with the delivery by President Harding of his opening ad- dress at joint session of Senate and House made notable by the presence 1 of delegates to the armament limita- tion conference.
 Proposals for a flexible tariff, ad- unstable by the president or the tariff commission, for an industrial tribuntl and for a constitutional amendment to stop the flood of tax free securi- ties were the presidents outstanding statements of domestic affairs. Turn ing to the international field the pres ident said of the armament limitation conference that "a most gratifying world accomplishment is not improb- able"
 He also urged enactment of the measure for funding the allied debts, proposed food for the relief of starv- ing Russia, expressed satisfaction over the nations being at peace and held out promise of aid to the world in war restoration.
 <A H0dIby IclCpllOH was klNtH IUS president by what was said to be one of the largest audiences ever damned into the House chamber. Demon strations of full minute each oc- cured when he entered, at 12:30 o'clock and again when he concluded at 1:20, the entire audience standing and applauding. Applause also broke into his address frequently, especially from House members when he dis cussed topics of administration policy, and with especial volume when he ad- vanced his plan for a tribunal to weigh disputes between capital and labor and declared that labor organ izations should not be permitted to "exact unfair terms of employment or subject the public to actual distress" |"
 The audience, which included the cabinet, diplomatic corps and many high officials besides the foreign dele gates, responded warmly when with manifest feeling, the president urged aid for starving peoples of Russia and proposed a gift of 10,000,000 bushels of corn and 1 100000 bushels of seed grains.
 Presentation later of more detailed views on the shipping situation was promised by the executive in declar- ing that he opposed abrogations of commercial treaties provided by the Jones Act. Such abrogations, he said, would cause "chaos."
 Prompt response came to portions of the presidents recommendations Immediately after the joint session, the Senate passed a bill urged by Secretary Hoover, of the department of commerce, head of the American relief administration, authorizing do- nation of supplies medical and other stores of the army.
 Legislation to meet the presidents recommendation for q flexible tariff also was proposed immediately by Senator Shoot, Republican, Utah. He introduced amendments to the pend- ing tariff bill which would authorize the president by proclamation to re- duce or increase tariff rates based upon American valuation. Hearings on the tariff bill will be resumed to- morrow by the Senate finance com mittee.
 In accord with the presidents re- quest for prompt action on the allied debt funding bill the Senate finance committee held two meetings today in an effort to get the bill before the Senate immediately.
 The president in his message also emphasized need for agricultural re- lief He urged improved method of distribution and marketing of farm products.
 Railroad freight rates, the execu- tive added were subjects of just com plaint by farmers.
 Other recommendations of the president included reclamation and irrigation development, especially of southern swamp lands; highway im- provement and measures to aid the unemployment situation.
 The president expressed satisfac- tion over the tax revision law enact ed in the closing hours of the extra session, and it's billion dollar re- duction in the tax draft on the peo- pie" and urging economy and effi- cheney declared the budget system "the greatest reformation in govern mental practices since the beginning of the republic"
 Party responsibility in government was stressed by the president in what some of his hearers regarded as thin ly yelled dislike over the block de- velopnent in Congress.