The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-12
COOLIDGE URGES
STRICT ECONOMY
President Asks Congress To Aid
In Reducing Tax Burden.


lea to promote peace throughout tn
world as one of the guiding principle
of the administration.
The United States will further thi
program for world amity, he said, b.
lending advice and counsel in econc
mic problems, by encouraging disarm
ament agreements, by adhering, il
certain limits, to the World court, b.
giving sympathetic consideration t
proposals for outlawing war, and b,
keeping the armed forces of this coun
try at as low figure as is common
surate with the nations safety.
Will Resist Use of Force.
The nation, he said, has definitel.
relinquished ''the old standard of deal
ing with other countries by terro
and force and is definitely COMMITTEES
to the new standard of dealing will
them through friendship and under
standing"
81 shall resist any attempt to resor
to the old methods and the old stand
ards," he added, 81 am especially SO
licitous that foreign nations shoult
comprehend the cander and sincerit.
with which we have adopted this pc
sition."
Urges Agricultural Aid.
Aside from economy and taxation
the outstanding recommendations OF
domestic affairs made by the Presi
dent included:
Enactment of such legislative
remedies for agricultural ills as
are worked out by the recently
appointed agricultural commission
and exertion of al, efforts "by gov
eminent activity and by private
agencies to restore and maintain
agriculture to complete normal
relationship with other indus
tries"
Passage Immediately Of pending
legislation "for the proper relief
of those needing extension OF
time in which. to meet their pay
ments on irrigated land, and for
additional amendments and re-
forms of our reclamation laws"
Application of those portions
of the Transportation act con-
templating consolidation of rail-
roads into larger systems by "af-
fording a period for voluntary pro-
posals to the commission (Inter-
state Commerce commission) and
in supplying governmental pres
sure to secure action after the
: expiration of such period"
Amendment of the labor sec
tions of the Transportation act so
as to embody plan which, while
retaining the practice of collec-
tive bargaining and voluntary ar
bitration, could also provide SIM
plicity in relations and more di-
rect local responsibility of en-
ployes and manager, and at the
same time recognize that the pub
lie has a right to be heard.
Asks Humane immigration Law.
Enactment of legislation to
make the new immigration law
little more humane to permit
those already here to secure adj
mission of members of their own
families
Transfer to the Emergency
Fleet corporation of the whole re-
sponsibility of operations of the
fleet and other property.
Sale or longtime lease of Mus
Gle Shoals to private interests
under rigid guarantees of COM
mercial nitrogen production at
reasonable prices for agricultural
use."
Development of flood control on
such rivers as the Mississippi,
and Colorado, of inland waterway
transportation, of navigation from
the Great Lakes to the Atlantic,
and of harbor Improvements.
Extension of the national laws
governing the choice o. members
of Congress "to include appropri-
ate representation of the respec-
tive parties at the ballot box and
equality of representation on the
various registration boards where
ever they exist"
Transfer to the Civil service of
first, second, and third class post
masters, and without covering in
TIC PtSoCAI hcuVcIcufp TIC Holu
force of prohibition enforcement"
Enactment of legislation reor-
ganizing the governmental de-
partments.
Urges Strict Economy.
Declaring that perhaps the mos
Important work Congress could do al
Its present session would be to prac
tice strict economy, the President
said:
"The government can do more t.
remedy the economic ills of the PEG
pie by system OF rigid economy in
public expenditure than can be ac
complished through any other action.
Two new announcements marked
the Presidents discussion of foreign
affairs. One touched on reduction ot
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Toxin to Prevent Scarlet Fever
New Orleans, LAIR. George +
Dick and his wife. DR.. Gladys Dick O
Chicago, told the Southern Medica
association OF a toxin which will cour
teract scarlet fever. The paper wa
illustrated by the presence OF s.
orphans to which the Dick test O
susceptibility had been administered
The Dicks have found the cause o
scarlet fever, germ closely relate,
TO the germs causing ordinary pus
infections 1t lodges in the throat an,
discharges its poison or toxin through
the blood to all parts of the body.