Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-09
PRESIDENT TO CONGRESS
House And Senate Listen to Many
Suggestions.
URGES HtLRsfolR ] STAINING ~ RUSSIA


Urgent Reeommendations ,asq,to tn,
TariH1oonfsrencs Between Capita
4 and Labor for2the settiemsntsof DIFF
4 z fieuIties-PIair Common Sense Ii
I Recommendations.
Washington, December 6,-Presiden
Harding informed congress today, II
his annual message that "a most graf.
flying world accomplishment by the
arms conference "is not improbable
The message was delivered by the
| president in person in. the chamber OF
| the house and in the presence of the
delegates to the conference and most
of the diplomats regularly stationed in
Washington. "
The president urgently recommended
early enactment Of the permanent tar
iff and foreign debt refunding bills. He
also announced that laterghe would
make some recommendations about re-
newed consideration of the tax pro-
gramme; and suggested consideration
| by congress OF. an amendment to the
legislation to end the issue Of ,non-tax-
able bonds.
Proper encouragement for the CO.
operative marketing programme from
agriculture was recommended by the
executive. He also told congress II
should. give its earliest attention" to a
general policy of transportation, of dis
tributed industry and highway con-
struction.
Other recommendations include:
Plans "of conference of common
counsel of mediation arbitration for ju-
dicial determination of controversies
between capital and labor"
Text of Message.
The text of President Harding'sEmes-
sage. to congress follows:
Mr.. Speaker and members Of the
congress-:
1t is very gratifying privilege to
come to the congress with the republic
at peace with all the nations of the
world. More, 1t 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 permanency Of the peace which
we so deeply cherish. 2.
For approximately ten years we have
dwelt amid menaces of war or as par
ticipants in wars actualities, and the
inevitable aftermath with, its disorder
ed conditions has added to the diff
-culties of government which adequate
ly cannot be appraised except by those
who are in inpediate contact and
know the responsibilities. Our tasks
would be less difficult if we had only
ourselves to consider, but so much of
the world was involved, the disordered
conditions are so we'll nigh universal,
even among nations not engaged in ac-
tual warfare, that no permanent read
justments can be effected without con-
ysideration Of our inescapab'e relation
ship to the world affairs in finance
and trade. Indeed, we should be un-
worthy 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 ap-
peal to the human sympathies and the
very becoming interest of people
blest with our national good fortune.
1t is not my purpose to bring to you
programme of world restoration. In
the main, such a programme must be
worked out by the nations most direct
ly concerned. They. must themselves
turn to the heroic remedies for the
menaeing conditions under which they
are struggling, then we can help and
we. can mean to help. We shall do so
unselfshly because there is compensa-
ton in the consciousness Of assisting,
selfshly because the commerce an. In
ternational exchanges in trade, which
marked our high tide of fortunate ad-
yancement are possible only when the
nations of all continents are restored to
stable order and normal relationships.
am very sure we shal have no con-
fiict of opinion about constitutional du-
ties or authority. During the anxieties
of war, when necessity seems compel
ling, there way excessive grants of au-
thority and extraordinary concentra-
ton of powers in the chief executive.
The repeal of wartime legislation and
the automatic expirations which attend
the peace proclamations have put an
end to these emergency excesses, but
have the wish to go further than that.
want to join you in restoring, in the
most cordial way the spirit of coordi-
nation, and that mutuality Of conf
dence and respect which is necessary IN
representative popular government.
Granting that we are fundamentally
representative popular government,
with political parties the governing
agencies, believe the political party
in power should assume responsibility,
determine upon policies in the confer
ence which supplements conventions
and election campaigns, and then strive
for advancement through adherence to
| thesaccepted policy.
Budget System.
In these urgent economies we shall
be immensely assisted by the budget
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