The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-08
NO CHANCE OF 'DRY" ACT REPEAL,
 HARDING TELLS CONGRESS IN ADDRESS
Advises Nation to Adopt the Inevitable-To h. vite State Government Heads to Confer On Enforcement Policy.

Washington, Dec. s Presi-
 dent Harding in his annual mes
 sage delivered today to Con-
 gross in person, deals with nearly
 a score of subjects, chief among
 them prohibition, farm credits,
 the transportation problem, child
 labor and immigration.
 He announced his purpose to in territories to an early conference with the federal executive authority with view to adopting definite policies of natnonal and state cooperation in He says the day is unlikely to come when the prohibition amendment will be repealed and that the nation should adapt it course accordingly.
 Transportation Problem
 With regard to the transportation problem MT. Harding proposes that the Railroad Labor Board be abol- ished with the substitution of a labor diviison in the interstate commerce commission with ample power to re Cunire it's rulings to be accepted by both parties to the question. The eX- ecutive also proposes that the law re Quire the carriers and their employees to institute means and methods to negotiate between themselves their ing appeals to the government body to disputes of such character as are likely to affect the public welfare.
 Coordination of all transp pOrtation fa- cilities is urged by the president. These would include not only inland waterways, but motor truck trans portation as well. He inveighs against the system of parelleling the railroa ds with truck roads, thus drawing freight from the steam lines instead of making the motor truck a feeder for them AS to the carriers them selves, MT. Harding suggests as ways of increased economy and efficiency there be a merger of lines into sys- tems. interchange of freight cars. the construction of facilities and the eco- homie use of terminals. He declares that the managers of the lines are without that interest carrier, co-Opera- tive relationship, adding that they could not function in harmony with n recent strike threatened the par leys of all railroad sportAtt9a.
 Aid for Farmers
 More extended credit for the farm CTS is strongly urged by the executive who declares that the very proof of he1pfuIness already given is the strongest argument for the permanent esta blishment of widened credits. He says the farm loan bureau may well have it's powers enlarged to provide ample farm production credits as well as enlarged and credits.
 Two constitutions amendments are proposed One woud give Congress authority over child labor and the other would restrict the issues of tax exempt securities, which are decareG to be drying up the sources of fed era taxation and encouraging unpro- ductive andN extra aVagant expenditures hy states ana munjcipaiteS.''
 Enactment of legislation providing fer registration of aliens and for more thorough examination of immf- grants at the ports of ennbarknent is urged. The President says there is 3 "recrudence of hyphenated. Arncri-| canism which We thought to nave oeen stamped out when we committed the nation, fife and soul. to the war. And adds that advocates of revoiu- stion "are abusing the hospitality of American shores, finding their de ,ruded followers among those who Sale or, the habilments Of an Ameri- .an without American souls.''