The Washington times., 1921-04-12
ADVISES PEACE
W|THGERMANY
President Leaves Door Open for
Treaty Without League
Covenant. n
BY GEORGE X. HOLMES.
International News Service.

International News Service.
Amid all the impressive solemnity
that marks a Presidential appear
ance before joint session Of Con-
gress, President Harding came be-.
fore the assembled House and Senate
this afternoon, and gave the nation
and the world the first authoritative
outline of the new Administration
policies in foreign and domestic mat
ters.
.sCRAPs, LEAGUE.
ident outlin ID definitely and finally
scraps" the League of Nations as
IT now exists. and declared that the
United States can never become q
member of ii.
In order TO get the nation lack
on peace. hasis the, President de-
.clareds he would approve a Consi es-
sional resolution to this effect. ero-
viding that IL contained no more
than the simple declarat. IN that tho
state of war which has existed be-
tween the United States and Ger
many for four years is 4e an end
While the President was emphatic
In his assertion that the United
states wal have none of the League
OF Nations, In it's present form, he
did not, however. wholly reject the
treaty with which former President
Wilson interwove the League With
regard to the treaty itself. the Presi-
dent left the door open for future
developments. In this respect he
said:
rhe wiser course would seem to
De the acceptance of the confirmation
OF our rights and interests as al
ready provided and to engage under
the existing treaty. assuming Of
course, that this can be satisfactorily
accomplished by such explicit reserva-
tions as will secure our absolute free
dom from inadyisable commitments
and safeguard our essential interests"
CAN'T HOLD ALOOF
President Harding recognized, he
stated specifically. that the United
states cannot hold, itself aloof from
old world matters. As to what will
be the course of procedure after the
peace resolution once more puts
America in state of technical peace,
the President said:
with the supergoverniny league
definitely rejected and with the world
so informed, and with the status OF
peace proclaimed at home we may
proceed to negotiate the coyenanted
relationships so essential to the
recognition of all the rights every
where of our own nation and play our
full part in joining the peoples OF the
world in the pursuits OF peace onca
more.
"To such accomplishment--to the
complete re-establishmeDt Of peace
and its contracted relationships, to
the realization of our aspirations for
nations associated for world belpful-
ness without world government. for
world stability on which hunanity's
hopes are founded, we shall address
ourselves, fully mindful of the high
privilege and the paramount duty OF
the United States in this critical
period of the world"
STRESSES DOMESTIC ISSUES.
The great bulk of the Presidents
communication was devoted to do
mestic affairs-to the national prob
lens far too pressing to be long
neglected" That, ne said at the out
set. was the purpose for which he
had called this extraordinary session
of tlsS 9th Congress.
The President took up these great
national questions one by one In de-
tail and recommended:
The, reduction OF Governmental ex-
penditure.
Revision of the present taxation
system with it's ''unbearable" demands,
including repeal of the excess pronts
tax
Early adoption of a tariff that will
afford protection for American indus
tries and American agriculture from
foreign dumping.
Early enactment of legislation pro-
viding for a national budget system.
Placing the railroads. on footing
where they can pay their own way.
Freight rates and cost of operation
both must come down. This part OF
the Presidents speech reiterated the
expressed Republican opposition to
governmental owherahr.
Development of greater merchant
marine.
Development OF radio and cable
communication as All aid to Increasing
American world commerce
The continuation and dovriopmeut
%, army aud navy air services a.
separate entities.