Evening star., 1924-11-05

/ the conditions which existed appear
! worse. However, the administration
kept steadily and coolly on its way.
/ With this in mind, he vetoed all
! bills which would make il proper re-
duction III taxes impossible. In face
Of opposition from his own party
+ and threats Of organized political
opposition, he vetoed the soldiers
bonus bill, encountered the opposition
Of the veterans of tine Civil and
Spanish Wars by disappToving the
Bursum pension bill, and met u storm
Of opposition when he put his veto to
/ the bin increasing the pay OF postal
employees. The bonus bill was the
, only one of these three measures
. which became 4 law over his veto.
! President Coolidge entered upon his
4, duties convinced that the farmer vas
! suffering because OF defation follow
ing the Syar, more than any other pro-
ducer. lie recommended that Con-
gress enact legislation which y ould
aid the agricuiturists to get back to
normal conditions. About the only
/ thing accomplished, however, were
loans through the War Finance Cor
poration OH more liberal terms. and
the loan Of s10.00o.ooo 10 banks IN
the Western States. The latter was
obtained through private bankers at
the suggestion of administration Of
ficiaiS and did much toward checking
failure of State banks which were
carrying the Hon-liquid paper of the
poverished farmers Of that section.
Opposed Class Measures.
Eycn against the vote of the farm
ers and the mmendation OF or
ganizations representing them, the
President refused to approve meas
Haugen- -McNary bill. which would
have placed the Government in the
position of buying and selling Whea t
at fixed price.
The disputes which existed between
Mexico and the United States since
the Taft administration, eliminating
in bitterness and hostilities in the
Wilson administration, were brought
to a happy end. Commissioners
Charles B. Warren and John Barton
Payne, sent TO Mexico by President
Coolidge. succeeded in negotiating a
series of treaties for the settlement
of the damages caused during the
decade of uprising and the long-ex-
listing boundary disputes The trca-
ties have been ratified by both gov
ernments. The United States rec3g-
nized Mexico and today the most
friendly relations exist between the
two republics.
At the same time President Cool
idge has succeeded in continuing
friendly relations with other nations
and has continued the policy Of Hard
ing of staying out of the League of
Nations, but favoring participation i'll
Court of International Justice.
Reorganizes Foreign service.
The President signed a bill last
Spring which completely reorganized
rIiy HryI,i iah
pected to do much toward improving
that service and Strengthening our
position abroad.
During the last session of Congress,
the President was called on to defea I
legislation that threatened to impair
the railroads. However, he approved
legislation permitting consultations,
explaining at the time that he con-
Sidered consolidation as the only
feasible method for the maintenance
of an adequate system of transporta-
tion with an opportunity so to adjust
freight rates as to meet such tenn
porary conditions as now prevail in
some agricultural sections.
The President succeeded in getting
legislation calling for Il commission
for revision of the laws of the
United States. He supported a bill
providing for Il complete -organiza- =
ton of the executive branch of the
| Government, which was not acted upon
at the last session, but which will be
brought up again next Winter
A genuinely American policy re-
| garding immigration was definitely
established by the immigration law
signed by the President. While the
| President heartily approved this leg
, islation, he did not favor the Ian
guage, fearing that it might cause
/ some affront to Japan, whose citizens
. arc excluded under the terms of the
: act.
Boost For Reclamation.
The President urged constructive
policy regarding reforestation, and
urged legislation providing for fur
ther development of reclamation prof.
ects and later obtained legislation
, providing relief to many thousands
of settlers on Federal projects This
, permitted the Secretary of the In
terror to suspend or readjust charges
against certain water users because
of their inability to make their land
profitable.
When the world was stunned by
the news Of the Japanese disaster d
year ago the President issued a
proclamation calling upon the Amer
/ lean people to contribute to a relief
: fund, which was oversubscribed in
less than two weeks, and which was
, handled by the Red Cross.
Through the efforts of the Presi-
i. dent the Emergency Fleet Corpora
: ition was separated from the ship
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