The Washington times., 1923-12-06
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remaining merchant SnlpS anu get
out Of the shipping business as
quickly as possible: he dismissed the
prohibition question In a hundred
words by saying the coast guard
should be strengthened to prevent
smuggling and that all citizens
should obey the dry laws; he rec
commended continuance Of the pres
emit restricted immigration and urged
the need of registering all aliens;
he declared the Government should
extend every possible aid to the
farmer in the way Of credit and
protection and then leave him to
work out his own salvation; he pro-
posed that Muscle Shoals be sold to
the highest bidder; and in stating
that he was opposed to Government
ownership OF coal mines, he declared
Congress should clothe the Presi-
dent with power to take emergency
action in coal strikes.
Harding Policy Altered.
As outlined today, the Coolidge
policy differs somewhat from that
Of Harding in three respects:
Harding was unQualifiedly behind
the World Court; Coolidge is less en-
thusiastic, although favorable to it
with reservations; Harding proposed
compulsory consolidation OF the
railroads; Coolidge would give them
a chance to consolidate voluntarily;
Harding proposed the abolition Of
the Railway Labor Board; Coolidge
would keep It at least until some
better method is devised for adj
judication Of wages and conditions
of labor.
1--WE have long sought
the creation of a permanent World
Court OF Justice" said Coolidge. "I
favor the establishment Of such a
court intended to include the whole
world. That is, and has long been,
an American policy.
World Court Favored.
Pending before the Senate is
proposal that this Government give
it's support to the Permanent Court
Of International Justice, which is a
new and somewhat different plan.
This is not a partisan question. It
should not assume an artificial Inn
portance. The court Is
merely q convenient instrument of
adjustment to which we could go,
but to which we could not be
brought.
''As wish to see a court estab-
lished. and as the proposal presents
the only practical plan on which
many nations have ever agreed.
though 1t may not meet every de-
SIRE therefore commend it to the
favorable consideration of the Sem
ate, with the proposed reservations
clearly indicating our refusal to
adhere to the League Of Nations"
Then, concerning the railroads:
Labor Board . Help.
The Labor Board has
been a great help, but it is not
altogether satisfactory to the pub
lie, the employees, or to the COM
panies. II substantial agreement
can be reached among the groups
interested there should be no hest
tation in enacting such agreement
into law. If it is not reached, the
Labor Board may very well be left
for the present to protect the public
welfare.
consolidation appears to be the
only feasible method for the main
tenance of an adequate system of
transportation with an opportunity
20 to adjust freight rates as to
meet such temporary conditions as
now prevail in some agricultural
sections.
Voluntary Mergers.
Additional legislation is needed
giving authority for voluntary con.
eolidations. Should this permissive
consolidation prove ineffective after
a limited period the authority Of
the Government will have to be
directly invoked.
Competent authorities agree that
an entire reorganization of the rate
structure of freights is necessary.
This should oe ordered at once
by Congress"
These were the principal recon-
mendations the new President had
for the new Congress-now getting
under way in the face Of an ap.
preaching presidential campaign in
state OF turbulence, confusion
and threatened DISCRIMINATION.
Seen as 1924 Platform.
that Coolidge appealed to today,
but Republican in pame only. The
same little group of Western in.
6urgents that blocked organization
at the opening can, because of
the closeness between Republicans
and Democrats, make or break the
Coolidge program.
That the Presidents views as
outlinA today constitute the Cool.
idge platform for 1924" there can
be little doubt. They were so in.
terpreted by politicians of every
shade of opinion in the CAPITAL
and no time was lost in placing his
recommendations under the political
microscopes of dozen potential
candidates for the Pre- sidency.
Brevity Is Unique.
Coolidge's message was UNIQUE
among presidential papers because
OF It's terseness, it's bluntness and its
general crispness. His sentences
were short and clear; his para.
graphs likewise.
He did not go into a detailed dis
+: cussion Of any issue, but contented
himself with giving Congress and
the country his ideas In words of
one syllable and sentences of ten
words. He divided his message into
sections on the different topics and
no section contained more than 800
words.
The acme Of CooIidgeian brevitv
was reached in one section deal.
ing with the diplomatic and con-
sular service of the United States.
THE foreign service Of our Gov
eminent needs to be reorganized
and improved"
That was all. No details. no