The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1924-12-11
ECONOMY URGED
BY COOLIDGE
President Covers a Wide
Field in Outlining Policy
for Next Four Years.

Ii could do at Its present session would
be to practice such economy as to
make possible a reduction Of taxes for
the next fiscal year.
"The government can do more to
remedy the economic ills Of the peO-
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-
lions settlement plan, and repeated his
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
40 not nave any problems.
Our domestic problems are for the
most part economic. We have our
enormous debt to pay, and we are
paying 1t. We have the high cost of
government to diminish, and we are
diminishing it.
We still owe over $21 OOO,OOO,OOO,
the cost of the national government
Is still about $500, 100000, and the
aational taxes still amount to about
S27 for each one Of our inhabitants.
There yet exists this enormous field
sVr the application of economy.
In my opinion the government can
10 more to remedy the economic Ills
Of the people by 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
come 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.
II at the close Of the present ses-
sion the congress has kept within the
budget which / propose to present, it
will then be possible to have q 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
Of prosperity Of unprecedented pro.
portions.
Our country has well-defined pol
Icy of reclamation established under
statutory authority. This policy
should be continued.
For Relief Of Agriculture.
No more important development has
taken place in the last year than the
beginning Of restoration Of agricul-
ture to prosperous condition.
The government cannot successfully
insure prosperity or fix prices by leg
lslative fiat. Every business has it's
risk and Its times Of depression.
The government has been constantly
Increasing its efforts for the relief
and permanent establishment of agri-
culture on sound and equal basis
with other business.
Every effort must be made, both by
government activity and by private
agencies, to restore and maintain agri-
culture to complete normal relation
ship with other industries.
1t Is my opinion that the support of
agriculture Is the chief problem to
in connection with this prop
erty.
should favor sale of this prop
erty, or longtime lease.
The railways during the last year
have made still further progress in
from the war, with large
gains In efficiency and ability expe-
to handle the traffic of the
In my message last year I empha-
sized the necessity for further legis-
lation with q view to expediting the
Of our railways into
larger systems.
Simplify Labor Rules.
Another matter before congress Is
legislation affecting the labor sections
Of the transportation act.
1t would be helpful IL plan could
be adopted which, while retaining the
practice of systematic collective bar
gaining with concilation and voluntary
arbitration of labor differences, could
also provide simplicity in relations and
more direct local responsibility of en-
pl0yees and managers.
am of the opinion that the national
law governing the choice of members
of the congress should be extended to
include appropriate representation of
the respective parties at the ballot box
and equality Of representation on the
various registration boards, wherever
they exist. A-.,
The docket of the Supreme court Is
becoming congested. II Is desirable
that the Supreme court should have
power to improve and reform proce.