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RESTORATION AID
President Tells Congress u S.
Will Help World,
BETTER TAX LAWS FORECAST
Urqes Tariff to Save Ourselves With
Flexible Valuation System-Pron-
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Washington, Doc. 7--President
Harding informed congress in his first
,.f.r-ai lii1$Sage thar 81 most crafty
ina world accomplishment by the
arms conference is not Improbable.
The message was delivered 10y the
president in person in the chamber of
the house and in the presence o. the
delegates to the conference and mos:
of the diplomats regularly stationed
in Washington.
At the outset the president discus
sed world conditions saying n world
restoration program would have to
he worked out ''by the nations more
directly concerned" The United
States will help, he added, 'unseifiSh-
ly because there is compensation in
the consciousness of assisting: selfish
ly, because the commerce and inter-
national exchanges in trade. which
marked our high tide Of fortm.l Ute ad
vancement, are possibly only when the
nations Of all continents are restored
to stable order and normal relation
ship"
The president bespoke the co-opera
tion of congress in carrying out poll
c:es which may be formulated by tie
pxecrtve. lie said no encroachmcEt
on the pTcrOgativeS Of congress wee
TO be Thought of. but there was in
<'s-ent call for harmony Of purpose
MI concord of action.
We should not ind, he said, party
ines ohstructing til. expeditions s0lu-
'rn of the urgent problems of peace.
Turning to domestic problems. the
resident urge ntly recommended early
Enactment of the permanent tariff and
"orpign debt refunding bills. He also
,nnounced later on he would make
.,orae recommendations about renewed
consideration Of the tax program. in
Giving further reductions and the
,holition Of "hindering burdens" He
also suggested consideration by con
,rrpss of IN amendment to the cOnSti-
.lfion to nd the issue of nOn-taNable
bonds.
With regard to the merchant ma
rine Mr.. Harding said it was the pur-
nose TO present a plan (which con
templates no greater draft on the
public treasury. and which, though yet
too crude TO offer it today, gives such
promise Of expanding our merchant
marine. that it will argue its own ap
nroval."
Proper encouragement" for the CO.
operative marketing programs as a
means of assisting N the relief of pres
ont conditions in Agriculture was Sug-
rested by the executive. He also told
rhe congress it should give its learn
ost attention" to a general policy OF
transportation, of distributed indus
try and highway construction, to en-
courage the spread of the population
and restore the proper balance be-
-ween city and country.
Other recommendations Included:
Plans "of conference, of common
counsel, of mediation. arbitration and
judicial determination in controver-
Nt6S DCtNS0ll anu iobOl-
Federal aid. by way of advances,
for reclamation of lands, where state
and private participation is assured.
An appropriation necessary to sup
ply the American relief administra
ton in Russia with 100000 bushels
Of corn and 100000 bushels of seed
grains.
The scene presented in the house
chamber was unprecedented. Never in
the history of the nation has a mes
sage been delivered to congress by
the chief executive with members Of
a great international conference in
attendance.
Arrangements had been made by the
state department for places for dele
gates from foreign nations to the
arms conference, their wives and dele
CATION attaches. Many of them were
allotted seats on the floor with men,
hers Of congress-
Secretary of State Hughes was CIV
en- a warm reception when he arrived
ut the head of the cabinet, which was
located at the left OF the rostrum, the
IlOuS6 IueluDeIS dlI''
rising and applauding.
There was more applause when the
conference delegates entered. Many
on their way to heir seats in the
front rows before the speakers desk
shook hands with Secretary Hughes
and other cabinet officers. Members
Of the delegations were not grouped
Oh 4
of the Italian delegation, sat on the
center aisle beside Baron Cartier, of
Belgium. Elihu Root, Of the Ameri-
can delegation, sat between DR.. Koo,
The Chinese minister, and Vice Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs Hanihara, of
Japan; Admiral Kato and Prince To-
lZugawa sat together, as did Sir Auck-
and Geddes and ] ord Lee, Of Great
Britain.