Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-09
President Warns of Danger Existing in Lax En-
forcment of Prohibition; to Call Governors of
States in Move to Stamp Out Illicit Flow of
Rum; Deplores Condition of Railroads.

for registration Of aliens and for more
thorough restrictions of emigrants at
the ports Of embarkation is urged. The
president says there is a "%rescrude-
scence of hyphenated Americanism
which we thought to have been stamped
out when we committed the national
life and soul to the world war" and
adds that advocates of revolution are
abusing the hospitality Of American
shores. finding their deluge OF follow
ers among those who take on the
habiliments Of an American without
knowing an American soul
Registration Of aliens. the president
adds. will enable the nation to guard
against abuses in immigration, checking
the undesirable whose irregular com
ing is his first violation of the law
and at the same time, will facilitate the
needed Americanizing of those VINO
mean to enroll as citizens.
Free From Foreign Intrigue
Dealing with foreign affairs. MIR.
Harding tells congress that American
relations are NOT only free from every
threatening cloud, but the country mas
contributed its larger influence to
WhTu MakIuE hidtheN
likely.
1T has been our fortune both to
preach and promote international un-
derstanding," he adds. We are cog,
INFANT of the worlds struggles for full
reimbursement and rehabilitation, n
we have shirked no duty which comes
of sympathy or fraternity. or highest
fellowship among nations. Every obi
CATION consonant with American Ideals
and sanctioned under our form OF gov
eminent is willingly met
Again and again the president was
applauded as he outlined his recon
mendations % the senate and house
members, assembled in joint session IN
the hall of the house. His hearers
responded particularly to his discus
sion of rural credits and the American
ization of aliens.
Prohibition View Applauded
t9 There was a craning Of necks when
the president launched into his dis
cassion Of prohibition enforcement, and
some Of his declarations IN the subject
that suggesting rigorous and literal
enforcement Of the dry law-was ap-
plauded.
The president began his address by
calling the attention of congress to
general world conditions, which he SAID
still were seriously disturbed as a re-
suit of the war. He asserted that the
inevitable reimbursement of the social
and economic order is not more than
barely begun and continued:
There never again will be precise
w the old order. Indeed, / know Of no
one who thinks it to be desirable. For
out Of the old order came the war 1tsei1
and the new order. established and
made secure. never will permit its re-
currence.
Crisis Now Passing
1t is no figure of speech to say We
have come to the test of our clvillZa-
ton. The world has been passing
is today passing-through a great crl-
sis. The conduct of war itself Is not
more difficult than the solution OF
the problems which necessarily follow:
I am not speaking at this moment 9.
the problem in its wider aspects OF
world rehabilitation or of international
relationships. The reference is to our
own social. financial and economic
problems at home. These things are
not TO be considered solely Us prob
lens apart from all international rela-
tionship but every nation must be able
to carry on for itself. else its inter
national relationship win have scant
Importance.
Doubtless our W people have
emerged from the world war tumult
less impaired than most belligerent
powers: probably we have made larger
progress toward reconstruction. - :
Had we escaped the coal and railway
strikes, which had no excuse for their
beginning and less justification for
their delayed settlement, we should
have done infinitely better. But labor
was 'insistent on holding to the war
heights and needless forces of reaction
sought the pre-war levels, and both
were wrong.
THE railway strike accumulated the
difficulty of the American farmer, The
first distress Of readjnstment came to
the farmer. and it will not be a read
justment fit to abide until he is re-
lieyed. The distress brought to the
farmer does not affect him alone. Ag-
r%icultural ill-fortune is u national i'll
fortune. =
Praises Relief Measures
This congress already has taken
cognizance of the misfortune which
precipitated deflation brought to Amer.
Jean agriculture. Your measures of
TPiltI anu tHE ItuuStIoA VI thC Y
reserve discount rate undoubtedly saved
the country from widespread disaster.
The very proof of helpfulness already
given is the strongest argument for the
permanent establishment of widened
credits, heretofore temporarily extend
ed through the war finance corpora
ton.
THE farm loan bureau, which al
ready has proven it's usefulness through
the federal national banks, may well
have it's powers enlarged to provide
ample farm production credits, as well
as enlarged land credits. 1t is entirely
practical to create a division in the fed
eraI land banks to deal with production
credits. with the limitation of time 50
adjusted to the farm turnover as the
federal reserve system provides Tor
the in the manufacturing and
mercantile world. Special provision
must be made for livestock production
credits, and the limit Of land loans
may be safely enlarged. Various
measures are pending before you. and
the best judgment of congress ought to
be expressed in a prompt enactment at
the present session.
but American agriculture needs
more than added credit facilities. The
credits will help to solve the pressing
problems growing out of war-in-
flated land values and the drastic de-
flation OF three years ago., but per-
manent and decisive agricultural good