The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-11
ECONOMY URGED
BY COOLIDGE
President Covers q Wide
Field in Outlining Policy
for Next Four Years.


be to practice such economy as t.
the next fiscal year.
"The government can do more te
remedy the economic ills of the PEG.
pie by a system of rigid economy in
public expenditures he said, than
can be accomplished through any other
action"
The President renewed his plea for
American adherence to the Permanent
Court of International Justice; de-
clared the United States would not
join the League of Nations; appealed
for support for the European repara-
declaration of opposition TO cancella-
ton by the United States of the debts
owed the country by foreign nations.
The text of the Presidents message,
which was read to congress, in part
follows:
The nation holds a position unsur-
passed in all former human expert
ence This does not mean that we
do not have any problems.
Our domestic problems are for the
most part economic. We have our
enormous debt to pay, and we are
paying it. We have the high cost of
government to diminish, and we are
diminishing it.
We still W over $21, 900, 1000,
the cost of the national government
Is still about $4,000, 100000, and the
national taxes still amoun to about
$27 for each one Of our inhabitants.
There yet exists this enormous field
for the application of economy.
In my opinion the government can
do more to remedy the economic ills
of the people by a system of rigid
economy in public expenditure than
can be accomplished through any
other action.
For Repeal of Publicity Act.
Combining discussion of tax revision
with his statement on economy, the
Executive declared publication of in
tax payments to be detrimental
to the public welfare and bound to de-
crease public revenues" and urged the
repeal Of that section of the revenue
act.
If ut the close Of the present ses-
sion the congress has kept within the
which l propose to present, it
will then be possible to have a mod
crate amount of tax reduction and all
the tax reform that the congress may
wish for during the next fiscal year.
There is every prospect of an era
If prosperity of unprecedented pro-
Our country has a well-defned pol
cy of reclamation established under
statutory authority. This policy
,hould be continued.
For Relief of Agriculture.
No more important development has
AIKEN place In the last year han the
BEGINNING Of a restoration Of agricul-
ure to a prosperous condition.
The government cannon successfully
insure prosperity or fix prices by leg
fiat. Every business has it's
isk and its times of depression.
The government has been constantly
Increasing its efforts for the relief
md permanent establishment of agri-
on a sound and equal basis
With other business.
Every effort must be made, both by
overnment activity and by private
gencies, to restore and maintain agri- !
ulture to a complete normal relation :
hip with other industries. /,
1t is my opinion that the support of
Is the chief problem to :
In connection with this prop .
rty. ;
l should favor a sale of this prop r
rty, or longtime lease.
The railways during the last year =
ave made still further progress in :
cooperation from the war, with large
aims in efficiency and ability expe- =
to handle the traffic of the Z
In my message last year / empha- y
zed the necessity for further legis- .
.tion with a view to expediting the n
of our railways into :
rger systems.
Simplify Labor Rules.
Another matter before congress is h
gislation affecting the labor sections "
the transportation act. II
1t would be helpful If a plan could h
adopted which, while retaining the ~
'actice of systematic collective bar m
lining with Cancellation and voluntary q,
filtration of labor differences, could q,
so provide simplicity in relations and IS
ore direct local responsibility of en-
oyees and managers. n,
/ am of the opinion that the national %
W governing the choice of members
the congress should be extended to m
clude appropriate representation of 70
e respective parties at the ballot box pl
ID equality of representation on the
rious registration boards, wherever PC
ey exist.
The docket of the Supreme court is 40
coming congested. 1t is desirable tit
at the Supreme court should have m,
to improve and reform proce-
re in suits at law In the federal ab
urts through the adoption of appro- ex
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