Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-12
FereigH Relations


the assumption alone that these would
re adequate. The wiser course would
seem to engage under the
existing treaty assuming. of course.
that this can be satisfactorily accom-
plished by such explicit reservations
as will secure our absolute freedom OF
inadyisable commitments and safe
guard all our essential interest. No
healgfIful society or nations can be
founded on justice and committed to
peace until the covenant reestablish-
ing peace between all the nations has
been completed
Taxation
Reimbursement Of internal taxes and
revision or repeal OF those taxes
which have become nnproductive and
are 30 artificial and burdensoine to de-
feat their real purpose.
Tariff
Instant tariff enactment "emer-
gency in character and understood by
our people that it is for the emergency
only" The remaining obstacles which
are the heritance of capitalistic ele-
ment and labor must join management
in understanding that the public,
which pays is the public to be served
and simple justice is the right and
will continue to be right Of all the
people.
Coed Roads
The strengthening OF laws regard
ing Federal control OF roads.
1, Merchant marine Private monopo-
lies sending TO hinder the development
OF needed sfacilities should be pro-
hibfEed GoYernnaent owned faeili-
ties should be encouraged whenever
|posssbie,
Aviation Regulation by the Fed
eral Government arc announcement
of aviation for development OF mill
tary and civil purposes.
Service men, The American people
expect Congress unfaillngly to voice
the gratitude of the republic In o gem
erous and practical way to its defend
ers In the World War. The immediate
expansion of hospitals and other IA
cilities to bring relief to the acute
conditions most complained Of
Public gyelfSre
/ Coordination Of various cohlmittees
ito obtain passage OF the pending
maternity BILL
Lynching Congress ought to wipe
tho stain of barbaric lynching from
the banners of free and orderly rep
resentative democracy. The appoint
ment of committee composed of
white and colored representatives to
look into this matter is suggestion"
the President said, that 4has real
merit. =
National Finance
The staggering loads of war debts
must be cared for in orderly spending
and gradual liquidation. We shall
hasten the solution and aid effectively
in lifting the tax burden il we strike
resolutely at expenditure
Administration Enactment OF g
general budget system and careful
expenditure in all departments.
Business Less of government in.
business and more Of business in gov
eminent Anxious as we are to re-
store the onward flow Of business it Is
theirs to combine assurance and
warning in one atterance ~
Army and Navy Early considera
ton of appropriation bills. The gov
eminent Is willing to cooperate to re-
duce the cost of armament. The
United States will ever be in harmony
with such a movement, towards the
early attainment OF peace. But we
shall not entirely remove our defend
ers until there is removed the need &c
defend. We are ready to cooperate
with other nations to any extent TIC
obtain disarmament, but we shall not
disarm alone.
Agriculture
''The maintained retail cost in per-
sshable food cannot be Justified; re
duced cost OF basic production has
been recorded. but high cosSsoe living
has not dropped in proportion. With
out the spirit of haste in accusation
OF profiteering some inquiry by Con-
gress might resort to return 70 some
These were the principal subjects
touched on in the address. which was
about 1850 words in length, and |
large portion OF which was devoted to
the related subjects of peace, the
League OF Nations and the country's
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