Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-12-15
SETS DOWN WITH
THE CHILDREN
UNCLE TED TELLS THE Chill
DREN STORY AFTER MAKING
THE SNOW MAN.

The wind was blowing harder and
harder while the snow hurried in
little lunches, like so many fairies
chasing one another through the
mists. of an early dark. Jack and
Ruth had been having the time Of
their lives all day-ever since early
morning, when they awoke to see
the world covered with a white
blanket, they had been romping,
sliding and making huge snow
man. Now they were huddled be-
fore the open fire-tired, but with
rosy cheeks and the satisfaction that
comes after a day outdoors and a
hearty dinner. All that remained
to make the day perfect was story
from Uncle Ted, and he had prom
Used that at dinner.
well, / did promise a story to
you little snow men, didn't l." said
Uncle Ted, as he came into the room
Let us see now. Suppose / sit
right down here on the floor with
you, because Jack Frost seems to
have been after my toes this after
noon.
Two big things have happened
in the world since ] talked to yCI
last. The trouble between Great
Britain and Ireland seems to have
been settled at last with a definite
treaty that makes ireland a free
carried out, will undoubtedly add
to the prestige of Premier Lloyd
George. The other, which concerns
us more, is the opening of the second
session of the 9th congress of the
United States in Washington with
an address from President Harding
that will also go down in history
because he met the needs of the ma
ton, and laid a definite program of
sensible legislation and action before
our lawmakers.
Zone of the biggest subjects and
most important covered by the Pres
ident is the tariff. In a general way.
he would have a permanent tariff
law passed at once and give more
power to the Federal Tariff Com
mission to straighten out the de-
tails. Enemies of protective tariff
law, that is, law that would keep
cheap articles from being dumped
into this country from foreign coun-
tries to undersell our own products,
feel that this would be hard on some
of the countries suffering from the
war President Harding believes
that there are sufficient means to
avoid extreme exclusion Of foreign
products, or the reverse, which
would be the flooding of our mar
kets with the same products. He
would have provisions that would
give the President power to modify
rates after recommendations from
the tariff commission, so that the
United States can keep on buying
as well as selling and at the same
time protect our markets, our labor,
and our industries from a flood of
cheap goods from Europe. This plan
is the most sensible that could be
proposed. The status of foreign
finances and industry must be stud
led before hard and fast rules can be
laid down. 1t would mean that rates
would be changed to meet changing
conditions of the world. Under such
an arrangement a permanent tariff
law can be framed and put on our
books.
this message of President Harding is
that it was the first time in years
that Congress listened to presi-
Dental message that dealt so prom
inently with domestic problems. 1t
was the first time in years that a
President addressed Congress when
the United States was at peace with
all the world. And not only at peace,
but with no prospect OF war in the
future and on the eve Of the success
of the arms conference in making
gains toward a goal Of permanent
peace for all the world.
president Harding also asked
Congress for authority so that he can
deal with the foreign countries owing
us money amounting to about Sill
900 100000. He would have the
debts funded and power granted so
that he can settle the minor prob
lens growing from this debt. Ma
turally, as he said, he would do
nothing as to final settlement with
out the approval of Congress.
These matters are all important
but one of the most significant
things about his whole address, was
tue way III WniSn nc SbotSo MS hSSA
ings regarding the powers of the
chief executive and those OF Con-
gress, He not only does NOT want
more power but he feels that the
powers of the President are too great
now. Let me read that part of his
address to you. 1t is certainly re-
freshing to hear a President who
knows that he does not know X all,
and besides is not only willing to
listen to the advice of those who
know more than he does on certain
subjects but SEEKS THAT ADVICE.
Suppose you read this paragraph,
Jack, and train your reading abil-
ity"
81 am very sure, -" read Jack,
we shall have no conflict of opin-
ion about constitutional duties or
authority. During the anxieties OF
war, when necessity seemed compell-
ing. there were excessive grants OF
authority and an extraordinary con
centration of power in the chief ex-
ecutive. The repeal of wartime
legislation and the automatic expir-
atoms which attend the peace pro-
CARNATIONS have put an end to these
emergency excuses, but i have the
wish to go further than that.
want to join you in restoring, in the
most cordial way, the spirit OF CO.
and cooperation, AMI that
mutually Of confidence and respect
which is necessary in representative