The Washington times., 1922-12-08
ARDINC ASSAlLS RUM LAW EVASl0NS
Summary Of
President
Message
THE FARMER.

THE FARMER.
The Federal Farm Loan Bureau
may well have It's powers en-
Iarged. IL 10 entirely practical 70
create q division In tho Federal
land banks TO deal with the pro-
duction Of credits. Special proviS
sion must be mado for Aye stock
production credits.
RAILROADS. ..
Highways for freight traffic BY
motor have paralleicd the railways
and thereby taken away from the
agency Of expected service much
Of IL profitable traffic. Costly
Highways ought to be made to
serve q feeders rather than com
petit0rs Of the railroad.
The Government has
the responsibility Of pointing the
way 70 reduced freight rates.
Government operation does not af.
ford the euro. The merger Of
lines into systens. . facilitated IN
torchange Of freight cars. eco
nomic use Of terminals, and con-
sOlidatiOn Of facilities arc sug-
gested ways Of economy and offi-
I think wen Of . central agency
which shall be . creation Of the
railways themselves. under Juris-
diction Of the interstate Commerce
Commission, 70 provide means OF
financing equipment for carriers
Otherwise unable 20 proyide their
proportion Of power equipment.
RAILROAD LABOR.
A tribunal 70 which railway
labor and Managers may appeal
respecting question: Of wages and
working conditions cannot be too
strongly commended. such
agency should be . guaranty
against suspended operation. -
tho function Of this ribunai could
Be much better carri6d on hero n
"fssSs fssSs sfIseil 1 an ..d ,syi.s
wage must be determined quite
apart fEom thu snspIoyer,s earning.
capacity, but m practice, In. the
RAILWAY service, they are lnsepara-
! lie. s labOr division IN the
I. O. @. - hear md decide dls-
putes offers . moro effec-
tive plane. This - win Involve
increase I'm membershlp Of the
commission, probably four.
COMMERCIAL.
No one contemplates commercial
aloOfness. We should rejoice to
help rehabilitate currency systems,
and facilitate all commerce which
does mot drag us to the very levels
OF those We seek 10 LIT up.
PROHIBITION.
Let men who arc rcnding tho
moral nber Of the Republic
through easy contempt for the
prohibition law, because they
think Il restricts their personal
liberty, remember that they set
tho example and breed . contempt
for law which win ultimately de-
stroy the Republic. there
are cosditions relating to It's
tprohlbition) enforcement which
SAVIOUR Of nation-wits scandal.
10 intensified an issue
that many voters are disposed 20
mako all political decisions with
reference TO this single question.
II provisions for enforcement are
contrary 70 deliberate public opin-
lon, which ] do not believe, the
rigorous and literal enforcement
win concentrate public attention
on any requisite modification. 1
purpose to invite governors Of
States and territories TO confer
ence with the Federal executive
authority.
y6NFuGRA ATJON g.....
Before enlarging immigration
quotas we had better provide Tor
registration for aliens.
CHILD LABOR.
The decision Of the Supreme
Court has put this problem outside
Federal regulation until tho
Constitution h amended. i recon-
mend the submission Of such an
amendment.
TAXATION.
I renew the recommendation of
an Amendment to lawfully restrict
Issue Of tax-empt securities.
CONSERVATION.
reclamation and irrigation pro-
Sects . are worthy Of your
favorable consideration. PrOtec-
tIou from fire Norese shouid Ne
made moro effective and repiant-
ing encouraged.
HIGH COST OF LIVING.
We might well inquire Into the
benefits Of cooperative buying.
NATIONAL DEFENSE.
The proposed survey Of . plan
a dynM an the resources OF the
Republic, human and material, for
national defcnse may wen nave
your approval.
INTERNATI0NAL.
1 bring you no apprehension q
war. The fcurpower Racs w
\ sboIislncs every probability o. war
N the Pacific hiss brought new
coufidcncc In Q maintained peace.
we nave haA exprcssed the hostil-
4 ~ of the American people 20
s11uer-xovernmcnt Qr 70 any com.
mlkrneSut where either . council
/, - - asssmbly Of lsagued powers
unav chart our course.
T vouli Illks the Cengvcss md
IL nenole % believe thaf IN .
t, nm ~ consi6crate way We ~
hHrlreen3 On American rights
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