The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-17
,,ope Rests in Disarmament Con-
ference, President Asserts IN
Message to Congress.
HElp N WORLD RESTORATION
.,.,... s,,tss viii Assist In Restoring
s,.h,. order and Normal .tassatio"-
ship-Enaetment Of IeAn sna
Foreign Debt Refundlnd
Bills Urged.

w.sh,ngton-President Harding In
. sormed congress in his nrst aiinua,
message that "a most gratifying W.
accomplishment" by the arms e
ence "is not improbable.
The Presidents message uen
I'm person. is in part as follows:
Mr.. Speaker and Members OF ,ne r,vtlcse %
xress: IL is a very graus Eth the
- snpear before the congress ions wicn 'nS ns
10 pIp'e app ., neace with all the nations OF
ses world. More, It IL equally srauiy, ,ras ys
- r.nort that our country Is not oniy -.
srom every impending menace OF
there are growing assurances oi "a S.sSniv
manency OF the peace wnicn VIC ~
cherish. ..n wars We have
avsit amid menaces OF wars, OF as Pa
ticinan nts In wars actuaLities, an -
svifable aftermath, with its ;., -
conditions, has added to the ie "a "a
srrsised except by those who are IN I'M
nsnS,ste contact and know the respohs,
Sn,.sss Our task would be less dlmcuIt
~ We had only ourselves 10 consloe5' ~
- much Of the world was invoiveu' lie
disordered conditions are 50 Wen h.sn a.nad S
versal. even among nations not .hsaseu
4. .cti,al warfare, that no permanent re-
s.rstment can be effected without con-
.iiera ton of our inescapapie reiatiohsnIp
M world affairs In finance and trade. IN.
Seed we should be unworthy OF our pest
sr~difions II we were unmindful OF Social,
Sorai and political conditions which are
nj of direct concern to US. but which DO
snneaI 10 the human sympathies ana IN
ssrest Of people blessed with our ma
tional good fortune.
Need for Restoration OF World.
II is not my purpose to bring to you q
erogram Of world restoration. In the
main. such q program must De WORKED
out by the nations more = direeuy ,rn eono 70
The heroic remedies for the menacing con-
ditious under which they are struggling
than we can help, and we mean to help
We shall do SO unselnsnly, because
there ID compensation In consciousness
merce and international exchanges In
trade. which marked our high tide OF for
tunate advancement, are possible only
vhen the nations Of all continents are re-
stored TO stable order and normal re-
, In The main. the contribution OF this
rrpubiic to restored normalcy in the
world must come through the initiative
A. the executivf branch of the govern
neut. but the best Of intentions aid mos,
carefully considered purposes would TAI
utterly II the sanction and the co-opera'
uon OF tne conBress "eie o~
= am very sure we shall have no con
Z 0jct Of opinion about constitutional duties
n authority. During the anxieties o.
var, when necessities seemed compelling
there were excessive grants of authorit,
and an extraordinary concentration o.
powers In the Chief Executive. The re
peal of wartime legislation and the auto
matte expirations which attend the peac'
proclama lions have put an md to thos'
emergency excesses, but l have the wlsl
to 20 flrther than that. ! want to Joii
you IN estoring. in the most cordial way
the spirit II coordination end co-ope-a
ton and that mutuslity Of confidence an
respect which, II ..ecessery in representa-
tive popular government
Harmony imperative Need.
Incroachment upon the functions Q
congress or attempted dictation OF II
policy are not to be thought OF, much les
attempted. but there is an insistent ca
for harmony OF purpose and accord Q
action to speed the solution OF the din
cult problems confronting both the legis
lative and executive branches OF the gov
ernment
II would be ungracious 20 Withhold
acknowledgment of the really larg
volume and excellent quality OF worl
accomplished by the extraordinary ses
sion of congress which 50 recenti
adjourned. am not Inmindful Q
the very difficult tasks with which yo
were called to deal. and no one ca
ignorf the insistent conditions whicl
thdH tinued and almost exclusiv
atte,6 h of your membership to put
lie X. 1t would suggest insincer
ity - expressed complete accor
with every expression RECORDED
your roll calls, but we are all agree
about the dificulties and the ineyl'
able divergence OF opinion In seekin
be content with the billion dollar rs
adjustment OF the burdens OF taxs
ton Later on. when other proplen
are solved. / shall make some re-
ommendations about renewed consit
erskion of our tax progress, but Ie
the immediate time before US we mui
be content with the billion .dolar =
duction in the draft upon the peopI
uncertainty and Improved methods
collection. By your. sustainment
the rigid economies already inaugul
ated with hoped-for extension
these economies and added emcienci'
In administration. believe furtht
reductions may be enacted and hiI
derfnE burdens abolished.
In these urgent economies we Snail
immensely assisted by the budget syste
Tor which you made provision IN tne G
traordlnary session. The first budget
before you. Its preparation IL q sign
system. a thing impossible in the re
mOnefs available for its initial trial, W
mark Its enactment as the beginning
The greatest reformation in government
practices sirce the beginning OF the r
! public.
AZ to Foreign Loans.
There ID pending q grant OF authors
y the administrative branch OF the 90
ernment 10. the funding and settleme
Of our vast foreign loans. growing o
ct our grant OF war credits. Win Z
hands OF the executive branch held II
potent 20 deal with these debts. We g
nmdering urgent readjustments among .
debtors and accomplishing nothing I
ourselves. l think II Is fair for the co
eress to assume that the execuu
branch OF the government would adopt
major policy In dealing with these ms
ufs which would conflict with the purpo
OF congress In authorizing the loans. et
uaniy no. without asking congression
Approval, bot there are minor prooiei
mcfoers - prudent loan transactions