Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-06
TARIFF PARAMOUNT issue
IN MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT;
URGES EARLY LEGISLATION
Declares America Shall Have Worthy Merchant Marine;
Asks Delay in Denouncing Commercial Treaties;
Regards Budget as Greatest Reform in History Of
Republic; Urges Funding Of Foreign War Debt Outlines
Aid for Farmers.
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washington. Dec. s,-The text o.,
President Harding's message % Con-
sress, delivered today, follows:
5lr. Speaker and Members q no
Congress:
It is a very great privilege 20 cons
to the Congress With The republic -
peace with al tho nations q 30
world. More. Il - equally gratifying
70 report our country IS not only fres
from every impending menace of vsr,
but there arc growing assurance g
the permanency Of the peace which
we 50 deeply cherish.
For Approximately ten gears We fars
dvvcit among menaccs q var or -
participants in wars actssiitics. ard
tho inevitable aftermath with Sc di--
ordered conditions. has added % ~
difficulties II government. which ade-
quately can not be appraised ezceus
by those who are in immediate cor-
! tact and knew the responsibilities.
Our tasks would he lees difficult 9
we had only ourselves 20 consider. bus
20 much Of the world was involved tho
disordered conditions are so wen
! nigh universal. even among nations
not engaged in actual warfare. that
! no permanent rsadjustments can hs
( effected without consideration OF orr
+ fnescapable relationship to world
affairs in finance and trade. Indeed.
VIC should b. unworthy q our beeC
traditions II we we're Unmindfgl VI
social, moral. and political conditions
With are not Of direct interest % us.
but which do appeal 10 the human
synpathies and the very becoming
interest of a people biest with our
national good fortune.
II Is not my purpose 70 bring -
you q program of world restors ton.
In the main such program inusf IA
worked out BIZ the nations most dircrr-
y concerned. They must thcmsr .vrT
turn 20 the heroic remedies for tle
nlenacinS conditions under which they
I are struggling. then we can help. and
I we mean to help. We shall do so uu-
seldshly because OF the compensation
/ in the consciousness of assisting. SELF
ishly because the commerce ard Inter-
national exchanges in trade. rvlich
marked our high tide Of fortunate ad-
vancement. are possible only htu
the nations OF all continents are re-
stored 10 stable order and normal ls-
/ lationsiip.
In the main the contribution of tnis
ircpublic 10 restored normalcy in tho
world must come through The .uiNia-
tive Of the executive branch o. tnc gov
/ ernment. but the best ~ Intentions and
most carefully considered purposes
would fail utterly Il the Sanction and
the corporation Of Congress were 7o-
lcheerfully accorded.
I ana very sure we shall have ua
conflict Of opinion about constitution
duties or authority. During the anxie-
ties Of war, when necessity seomed
compelling. there were excessive
grants OF authority and an cxtra-
icudinary concentration OF powers a
The chief executive. The repeal of var.
time legislation and the automatic cx-
piraions which attend the peace pree-
lanlations have put an end 10 taess
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