The Adair County news., 1921-12-13
| Hope Rests in Disarmament Con-
ference, President Asserts in
Message to Congress.
4. HELP IN WORLD RESTORATION
United States Will Assist in Restoring
Stable Order and Normal Relation
ship-Enactment of Tariff and
Foreign Debt Refundine
Bills Urged.

WashingtOn.-President Harding in
formed congress in his first annual
message that "a most gratifying world
accomplishment by the arms confer
ence rs not improbable"
The Presidents message, delivered
in person, is in part as follows:
Mr.. Speaker and Members of the Con-
,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
! Ibilities. Our task would be less difficult
~ 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-
Eideration of our inescapable 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 na-
uonal good fortune.
Need for Restoration of World.
1t is not my purpose to bring to you q
program of world restoration. In the
main, such program must be worked
out by the nations more directly con-
cerned. They must themselves turn to
hn fnrf ho inc m.
ditions under which they are struggling;
then We can. help, and we mean to help.
We shall do so unselfishly, because
there Is compensation in consciousness
of assisting, selfshly because the COM
lmerce 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 co-opera-
ition of the congress were not heartily
accorded.
am very sure we shall have no con-
,flict of opinion about constitutional duties
or authority. During the anXieties of
war, when necessities seemed compelling,
there were excessive grants Of authority
,
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 1 have the wish
to go further than that. | want to join
you in restoring in the most cordial way.
the spirit Of coordination and co-opera-
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 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. 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
attention of your membership to pub
lie work. 1t would suggest inSincer-
ity if / expressed complete accord
with every expression recorded in
your roll calls. but we are all agreed
about the difficulties and the newt
able divergence OF opinion IN seeking
be content with the billion dollar re-
adjustment of the burdens of taxa
tion. Later on, when other problems
are solved, I shall make some rec
concentrations about renewed cOnSid'
Grafton of our tax progress, but fol
the immediate time before us we must
be content with the billion dollar re-
lduction in the draft upon the people
and diminished irritations, banished
uncertainty and improved methods Of
collection. BY your sustainment o1
the rigid economies already inaugur.
ated, with hOpcd-for extension OF
these economies and added eficiencies
in administration. ] believe further
reductions may be enacted and hin
Idering burdens abolished.
In these urgent economies we shall b'
Immensely assisted by the budget system
for which you made provision in the ex
traordinary session. The first budget Il
tbefore you. Its preparation is a sigma
achievement. and the perfection of tn
system, a thing impossible in the few
months available for its initial trial, vii
mark its enactment as the beginning o
the greatest reformation in governments
practices since the beginning of the re
public.
As to Foreign Loans.
There is pending a grant OF authorit!
to the administrative branch of the gov
lernment for the funding and settlemen
lof our vast foreign loans, growing Ou
lof our grant of war credits. With tn
ihands of the executive branch held I'M
potent to deal with these debts, we ar
lhindering urgent readjustments among on
debtors and accomplishing nothing 70
yourselves. I think IT is fair for the con
gress to assume that the eXecutiv
branch of the government would adopt n
Imator policy in dealing with these mat
tiers which would conflict with the purpos
Iof congress in authorizing the loans, ceT
tainly not without asking congressona
Iapproval, but there are minor problem
incident to prudent loan transactions an