The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-08
HARDING URGES
ENFORCEMENT
Tells Congress Of Purpose
To Call Governors
Conference
TO ADOPT DEFINITE
COOPERATION
Proposes Adjustment OF
Railroad Labor
Board

Washington, d. c., Dec. s.-President
i Harding, in his annual message deliv'
cred to-day to Congress in person, deals
with nearly q score Of subjects, CHIEF
among them prohibition, farm credits
the transportation problem, child labor
and immigration.
He announces his purpose to invite
the governors Of the states and terri
tories to an early conference with the
federal executive authority with view
to adopting definite policies of national
and state cooperation in administer
ing the prohibition laws. He says the
day is unlikely to come when the pro-
hibition amendment will be repealed
and that the nation should adapt its
course accordingly.
President Harding tells Congress that
| If the statutory provisions for prohibi-
tion enforcement are contrary to delib-
crate public opinion, which he does not
believe, the rigorous and literal en-
forcement will concentrate public at
tention on any requisite mobilization.
"Such course he adds, conforms
with the law and saves the humilia-
tion of the government and the humili-
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Ing differences, limiting appeals to the
government body to disputes OF such
character az are likely to affect the
public welfare.
Coordination OF all transportation
facilities is urged by the president.
These would include net only inland
waterways, but motor truck transpor-
tation as well. He inveighs against the
system Of paralleling the railroads
with truck roads, thus drawing freight
from the steam lines instead Of max
ing the motor truck feeder for them.
AZ to the carriers themselves, Mr.
Harding suggests as ways of increased
economy and efficiency there be a mer-
ger of lines into systems, interchange
OF freight cars, the consolidation OF
facilities and the economic use of ter
minals. He declares that the managers
OF the lines are without that inter car
rier, cooperative relationship 80 high
~ essential to the best and most eco
nomlcai operations adding that they
could not function in harmony when
the recent strike threatened the paral-
ysis OF all railway transportation.
crad;t for r.ra~
-io'e tN'endeu cfeait lor lhe IaIm-
ers - Strongly urged oy the executive,
VINO declares ,hat 'he very PROOF OF
heiplu'ness aiready gwen y the
selonges. argument ior ,he permanent
OF widened credits.
ne says the iarm loan bureau may
WI hase ies Po"eis ehiargeu 70 pro
wac ample iarm production cedlts as
Wen as enlarged land credits
Two constitutional amendments are
proposed. one would give congress +
authority over child labor and the 9th
eT would restrict the issues OF tax EN-
empt securities, which are declared to
De drying up the sources OF federal
taxation and encouraging unproduc-
1--we and extravagant expenditures by
'tates and municipalities,
Enactment OF legislation providing
ior registration OF aliens and for more
thorough examination OF immigrants
Il the ports OF embarkation is urged.
The president says there lisa "recrudes
'ence of hyphenated Americanism
which we thought to have been
tsmped out when we committed the
lation, life and soul to the war" and
dds that advocates of revolution are
lbusing the hospitality of American
hcres, finding their deluded followers
Imong those who take on the habili-