Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-12
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DOWN LEAGUE
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4 DOWN LEAGCE
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and foreign problems pressing lor so :.
luton.
Pricipalr recommendations in the
Presidents MsssagG --i Z
No separate peace with Germany
No helpful soc.:ty of nation can d
founded until ?eace is established.
Covenant Of existing league Ina
/ tions cannot be accepted. II.
Readjustmens Ct internal taxes.
Instant tariff enactment fer the
emergency only.
Railroad rates and costs of opera
ton must be. re&uced..
Strengthening tf laws governing
federal aid 70" good roads.
Establishment erd maintenance O.
great merchant marine.
Encouragement for civil and mili-
.tsry developments Of aviation.
Immediate extension Of govern
ment hospital facilities for former ser
vice men.
Congress mr55 wipe the stain OF ba'
barrie lynching from the banners OF :
free and orderly representa- de-
mocracy.
While the United States is in SYM
pa,hy with movements for peace, ,,
must not discard agencies IL dIten!
until there is removed the Iced !"
defend.
Enactment Of national bulge,
system.
Less government in business
more business in government.
Suitable inquiry by Congress wa
out, haste in 1ccGsation OF protltet'
Ing might speed ptlce reAdjustmelrt
The House galleries were crowded
with ticket holders who had been
fortunate enough to get in line early
but the galleries were not large
enough -. hold all of those who had
secured tickets. During President
Harding's speech the corridors and
stairways were crowded, with others
waiting in line to crowd into the gaia''
leries as soon as those who had got
In, co,tc cor,,n pIlr
All of the galleries open TO the
public were filled within an hour,
only the executive and diplomatic
galleries and the Speakers row III
the members gallery being reserTa7
for the wives Of high officials ~ n
government service.
On every aisle in the gallery was a
large camera, which gave the crown
cd galleries the appearance oil 6emg
Guarded with machine guns trained
upcn the Speakers rostlum, where
Presiden, Harding delivered hlS first
mcsSame TO Congress.
Occupying the row in the speak
er's gallery, specially reserved Tor
the Speakers wife and friends; were
Mrs. frederick H.. Gillett, Mrs
Marshall Field. Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, 1r.,
Mrs. Frank b .Noyes, Mrs. Wcs-
ley Merritt. Mrs. Alinot. grand
daughter of Senator Lodge, an"
Woodbury. Blair.
II the diplomatic gallery, Repre-
sentative Stevens Porter of Penn
sylvania. chairman of the foreign
affairs committee, welcomed the Of
fetal representatives of the foreign
nations. The first to arrive were
Sencr Don Federico Alfonso Pezet,
Ambassador from; PERI. and tie min !.
lister from. Sweden. q ~,
j.. Warren Keifer. former. sSIeak-
er of the House, was a conspicuous
figure oil fh4;5floorz of the House.
where he served from Ohioo forty
years ago. He wore MS customary
blue suit OF evening clothes
The rule Of sh,e House, which al
lows members to 6ring onto the
flcer during the time that the House
is in session, only children under ten
years Of age, was ignored today by !
several members, WHO were unable
to get their relatives and friends into
the gallery. RS preventative stror g /.
of Kansas had sitting beside: him his
daughter, whose engagement was. re-
Gently announced.
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