The Little River news., 1922-12-13
HARDING DELIVERS
 ANNUAL ADDRESS
Addresses the Congress on "The State of the UniOn."-COyers
 Wide Range.

Washington, Dec. 8.-President Harding, addressing Congress today on the state of the union, placed the transportation situation, prohibition enforcement and farm credits in the forefront of the national problems pressing for solution.
 Also he took occasion to reply di- rectly to those who he said have as- sumed that the United States has talk en itself "aloof and apart, unmindful of the world obligations" He declar- ed they give "scant credit for the helpful part" America has assumed in international relations, referring par ticularly to the arms conference.
 On the prohibition situation, the president said there are conditions of enforcement which "savour of na- tionwide scandal" He made no re- concentrations, but announced his purpose to call an early conference of the governors of the states and terri tories with the federal authorities to formulate definite policies of nation al and state cooperation in the admin istering of the laws.
 Declaring there is no problem ex- ceeding in importance the one of u transportation, MT. Harding told Con- fhnro i, mod tr ,,1o to coordinate all transportation fa- cllities-rail, motor and water. AS to the relief of the railroad problem, he suggested the merger of lines into systems, a facilitated interchange of freight cars, and a consolidation of facilities generally.
 To End Labor Board.
 Turning to the recent railroad strike the president proposed that the feder- al tribunal dealing With disputes be- tween the carriers and their workers be given ample authority to enforce it's decisions. He voiced preferance for abolition of the Railroad Labor Board and the placing of it's functions under an enlarged Interstate Com merce Commission. Should the decis- ion be to continue this board however he suggested that the partisan mem bership be abolished, to the end that the tribunal be impartial, and tn, headquarters moved from Chicago te Washington so there might be direct contact with the commission
 The only specific recommendation for enactment of legislation at this, the short session of Congress, related tc the permanent establishment of widen ed farm credits. He urged both ample farm production credits and enlarged land credits through enlargement of the powers of the Farm Loan Board and reminded Congress that special provisions must be made for live stock production credits. Other re- concentrations included:
 Are Many Problems.
 
 Registration of aliens.
 More rigid examinations of imm- grants at authorization ports.
 Federal assistance in the education of aliens.
 A constitutional amendment giv1n. Congress authority over child labor.
 A constitutional amendment re> stricting the issue of tax exempt se- curities by the federal government, the states, municipalities and counties.
 A study by Congress of the wios difference between production costs and prices to consumers.
 The survey of a plan to draft all the resources Of the nation, human and material, for national defense.
 A fostering interest by the national government in constructive measures calculated to promote the unifcation of steam, water and electric powers in the Eastern industrial region.
 Favorable consideration of reclam- ation and irrigation projects where waste land may be made available for settlement and productivity.
 Cooperation between the federal government the various states and the owners of forest lands to the end that protection from fire should be made more effective and replanting encour- aged.