Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-04
Annual Measures
Continued from Paae one)

court with reservations previously
outlined and with an additional sn
guard that this country shall not be
bound by advisory opinions which
may be rendered by the court upon
questions which the United States
mad not voluntarily submitted.
The sale Or lease of Muscle Shoals
under rigid guarantees, for chca D
nitrogen for agricultural use.
Fool control on the MississIppf
and Colorado Rivers and develop
ment of the lakes to the Gulf and
the st. Lawrence waterways.
Amendment of the transportation
act SO as to facilitate consolidation
OF railway systems and to provide
simplicity in relations between en-
ployer and employe AMI more direct
local responsibility of each in labor
disputes
The transferring to the emergency
fleet corporation of the whole res
possibility of the operation of the
merchant marine flee. and prp ar1a
| and leaving to the shipping board
solely the duty of determining ma
Jor policies which require delibel a =
tive action.
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ticn to be submitted after the aRrf-
Cultural commission has completed
Its surveys of the situation.
Full constitutional rights TO-. The
negro with legislative sifcgL,rls
against lynchina
The placing of the prohibition en-
forcement force and first, second and
third class postmasters under the
civil service.
Amendment of the immigrant ton act
so as to permit immigrants IN thus
country more latitude in obtaining
admission of members OF their own
families.
Legislation for the recognition Of
government departments.
Maintenance Of the policy of."con-
stanuy working toward the full
treaty strength of the navy"
Congressional supper: for the de-
velopment Of air navigation and for
the army plan OF national defense.
Representation of all earties at the
, ballot box and on various registra-
ton boards.
Establishment OF rational police
bureau.
Announcing that the calling of a
! 8 second disarmament conference BY
the United States would await the
outcome Of proposals L,ade by other
governments fer a European confer
ence. President Coolidge said he
would not wish to have Representa-
tives attend conference (which
would contemplate commitments OPP
posed to the freedom Ct action we
desire to maintain unimpaired with
| respect to our purely domestic poll
cies.''
The president told congress that
proposals to outlaw aggressive war
fare should be carefully studied and
sympathetically viewed
In his discussion OF foreign affairs
the president again took occasion to
declare the United States not dis
posed to join the league of nations;
to appeal for support by public au-
thorities and private citizens for the
European reparations settlement.
plan and to declare q general can
collation. by this country of the war
debts.
Immediately upon the conclusion
Of the reading of the presidential
message. the last preliminary Moi
dent to the opening of the final ses-
| sion of this congress. the senate and
house started in on the real work
that will occupy them for the next
three months.
In the house the first of the ap-
preparation bills, that for the inter-
Tor department was taken UP. while
the senate gave brief consideration
to the Muscle Shoals question, re-
oessing until tomorrow with this leg
islation having the right of Way.
President Cooiidge's recommenda-
lions and the general legislative
program were subject of informal
conference among administration
leaders at the Capitol and also were
discussed at a meeting early in the
day between the executive and some
of the senate Republican leaders.
Both house and senate leaders are
determined to bring forward matters
OF general legislation whenever DDS
sible but in the face Of the jam
which always Is characteristic o.
short sessions and lack Of working
Republican majority, they are max
ing no predictions as TO possible ac-
compliments.