The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09


With Other Nations-Would Have
Problems Must Be Considered
Equality of Opportunity in the
country-NontaxabIe Bonds Opposed
Armament Limitation.
Washington, Dec. 6.-President Har-
dings message to congress was as
follows:
gress: 1t is a very gratifying privilege
to appear before the congress with the
republic at peace with all the nations of
the world. More, it is equally gratifying
to report that our country is not only free
from every impending menace of war, but
there are growing assurances of the per-
manency of the peace which we so deeply
cherish.
For approximately ten years we have
dwelt amid menaces of wars, or as par
Elephants in wars actualities, and the in
evitable aftermath, with its disordered
conditions, has added to the difficulties of
government which adequately cannot be
appraised except by those who are in i'm
mediate contact and know the response
bilities. Our task would be less difficult
if we had only ourselves to consider, but
so much of the world was involved, the
disordered conditions are so well nigh uni
versal, even among nations not engaged
in actual warfare, that no permanent re-
adjustment can be effected without con-
sideration of our unacceptable relationship
to world affairs in finance and trade. In
deed, we should be unworthy of our best
traditions If we were unmindful of social,
moral and political conditions which are
not of direct concern to US, but which do
appeal to the human sympathies and in
terest of a people blessed with our ma
uonal good fortune.
Need for Restoration of World.
1t is not my purpose to bring to you a
program of world restoration. In the
main, such a program must be worked
out by the nations more directly con-
cerned. They must themselves turn to
the heroic remedies for the menacing con-
ditions under which they are struggling;
then we can help, and we mean to help.
We shall do so unselfshly, because
there is compensation in consciousness
of assisting, selfishly because the COM
merce and international exchanges In
trade which marked our high tide of for
tunate advancement, are possible only
when the nations of all continents are re-
stored to stable order and normal re-
lationships.
In the main, the contribution of this
republic to restored normalcy in the
world must come through the initiative
of the executive branch of the govern
ment, but the best of intentions and most
carefully considered purposes would fail
utterly if the sanction and the Corpora
ton of the congress were not heartily
accorded.
l am very sure we shall have no con-
flct of opinion about constitutional duties
or authority. During the anXieties of
war, when necessities seemed compelling,
there were excessive grants of authority
and an extraordinary concentration of
powers in the Chief Executive. The re-
peal of wartime legislation and the auto
matte expirations which attend the peace
proclamations have put an end to those
emergency excuses, but l have the wish
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you in restoring, in the most cordial way.
the spirit of coordination and corpora
ton and that mutually of confidence and
respect which is necessary in representa-
tive popular government.
Harmony Imperative Need.
Incroachment upon the functions OF
congress or attempted dictation of its
policy are not to be thought of, much less
attempted, but there is an insistent call
for harmony of purpose and accord of
action to speed the solution of the diff
cult problems confronting both the legis-
lative and executive branches of the gov
eminent.
1t is worth while to make allusion here
to the character of our government,
mindful, as one must be, that am address
to you is no less message to all our
people, for whom you speak most init
mately. Ours is popular government
through political parties We divide along
political lines, and / would ever have 1t
so. l do not mean that partisan prefer
ences should hinder any public servant in
the performance of conscientious and
patriotic official duty. We saw partisan
lines utterly obliterated when war i'm
periled, and our faith in the republic was
riveted anew. We ought not find these
partisan lines obstructing the expeditions
solution of the urgent problems of peace.
Republican Responsibility.
Granting that we are fundamentally
representative government, with po-
no ~ &C hn m trner fnc-
l believe the political party in power
should assume responsibility, deter
mine upon policies in the conference
election campaigns. and then. strike
for achievement through adherence to
the accepted policy.
There is vastly greater security, i'm
mensely more of the national view
point, much larger and prompter ac-
complishment where our divisions are
along party lines, in the broad and
graphically, or according to partisan
or personal following. For a century
and third partisans have been
charged with responsibility and held
to strict accounting. When they fall,
they are relieved of authority, and the
system has brought us to a national
eminence no less than a world ex-
ample.
Q Necessarily legislation is a matter
of compromise. The full ideal is sell
dom attained. in that meeting of
must and will be accommodations and
compromises, but in the estimate of
convictions and sincere purposes, the
supreme responsibility to. national in
terest must not be ignored. The shield
to the high minded public servant who
would adhere to party policy is mani
fest, but the higher purpose is the
good of the republic as a whole.
Extols Work of Congress.
1t would be ungracious to withhold
acknowledgment of the really large
volume and excellent quality of work
accomplished by the extraordinary ses-
sion of congress which so recently
adjourned. I am not unmindful of
the very difficult tasks with which you
were called to deal, and no one can
ignore the insistent conditions which
during recent years. have called for
the continued and almost exclusive
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