Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-11
COOLIDGE GIVES
VIEWS IN MESSAGE
Urges Congress to Practice
Economy to Make Reduc-
ton in Taxes Possible.


Westinghouse Coolidge adj
vised congress in his annual message
that perhaps the most important work
it 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.
1.-THE government can do more to
remedy the economic ills of the peo-
pie by system of rigid economy In
public expenditures, he said, than
Ian 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-
tons 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 position unsur-
passed In al 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 owe over $21, 900 ,OOO. 900,
the cost Of the national government
Is still about $3,5OO,OOOOOO. and the
national taxes still amount to about
SGT 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 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.
IF 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 a mod
crate amount Of tax reduction and all
the tax reform that the congress may
wish Cor during the next fiscal year.
There is every prospect Of an era
Of prosperity of unprecedented pro-
portions.
Our country has well-6 efned pol
icy of reclamation establi ed under
statutory authority. .aL is policy
should be continued.
@ For Relief of Agriculture.
No more Important development has
taken place in the last year than the
beginning of a restoration Of agricul-
ture to a prosperous condition.
The government cannot successfully
insure prosperity or fix prices by leg
islative fat. Every business has It's
risk and its times Of depression.
The government has been constantly
increasing it's efforts for the relief
and permanent establishment Of agri-
culture on a sound and equal basis
with other business.
Every effort must be made both by
nrovnVn v,oox1+ onfixyff, owl hv "A
agencies, to restore and maintain agri-
culture to a complete normal relation
ship with other industries.
1t is my opinion that the support Of
agriculture Is the chief problem to
consider 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
recuperation from the war, with large
gains in efficiency and ability expe-
ditiously to handle the traffic Of the
country.
In my message last year l empha-
sized the necessity for further legis-
lation with view to expediting the
consolidation 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 If 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-
ployees 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