The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-21
HARDING's ADDRESS PLEAsEs


For the first time in years the President of
the United States has delivered an address at
the opening of Congress dealing primarily with
domestic affairs. Mr.. Harding read through
three-fourths of his message before he touched
upon foreign relations at ALL and even then his
discussion of Old World matters was confined
to the influence which they exert upon Amer
ica First in mind,' said he, must be the
solution of our problems at home, even though
some phases of them are inseparaby linked
with our foreign relations. The surest proce-
dure in every government is to put its own
house in order"
AS the first and essential step in that direc-
tion President Harding urged that we "strike
serolutely at expenditures" The record of the
past two years shows that Congress needs no
further incentive towards economy in appro-
priations, but Mr.. Harding's declaration is re-
assuring proof that the Executive stands with
the legislators in the determination to cut ex-
penses to the bone. Heretofore Congress has
had to ego it alone" with Democratic adj
ministration constantly calling for more and
yet more money. The cooperation promised by
President Harding will reveal further means
of conserving the national funds.
On the question of revenue the President
agrees with leaders in Congress who insist that
there must be lifting, not shifting of taxes
He stands for the Republican principle of MAX
ing imports pay their full share Of the cost
Of our Government. An adequate tariff law,
coupled with rigid economy, will make possible
the wiping out of much of the tax burden that
the people now carry, without the imposition of
new levies.
AS further contributions to the public well
fare, President Harding stressed the need for
national budget SYSTEM reduction of railroad
costs OF operation greater care in the expendi-
ture of funds for road Improvement the main
tenance of an American merchant marine, the
encouragement of aviation, the Capitalization
of veteran relief work by the Government, the
reorganization of Federal bureaus, the fund
ing of the huge war debt and the prevention of
unnatural methods in the fixing of prices.
President Harding uttered again his policy
toward an association Of nations for world
peace so frequently voiced in his campaign for
election. "In rejecting the league covenant"
said he, land uttering that rejection to our own
people and to the world, we make no surrender
of our hope and aim for an association to pro-
mote peace in which we would most heartily
join" Thus is the league of nations born of
the peace conference definitely rejected, for it
can never be revived in this country without
the consent of the President But Mr.. Harding
stands ready to lend the influence of America
in the interests of peace so far as that can be
done without impairing American sovereignty
In conformity with the declaration, the Presi-
dent advocates accepting our rights under the
Treaty if this be accomplished with such
explicit reservations and notifications as will
secure our absolute freedom from inadvisable
commitments and safeguard all our essential
interests" In bringing about the new relation
ship OF the United States with the rest of the
world, Mr. Harding invites the advice of the
Senate, and the country may rest assured that
the outcome of future foreign negotiations will
represent not the will of single Individual
but the combined wisdom of the peoples repre-
sentatives in the Senate, precisely as the Con-
stitution provides.
The enthusiasm with which President Hard
1ng's utterances were received by the Congress
men and Senators who heard them. indicates the
warm feeling they have in their hearts for him,
and presages the closest cooperation in carry
ing into practical effect the policies he advo-
Gates. The United States has indeed seen the
dawn of new day.
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