Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-08
marine Ike a business organic;
Assist Development

hSSiSG peSeiopiHSHl
Assist in waterway developments.
Seek aid from states in prohihi-
/ tion enforcement.
Extend facilities for super power
| systems.
Investigate thoroughly whether
vast government expenditures in
Alaska are Justified.
4 Ascertain if the governor general
/ of the Philippines should not be
/ granted more authority.
Enact motherhood aid law for
the District of Columbia.
Perfect the civil service law. re
Scrvcdly.
Make federal trade commission
; reforms permanent.
Adopt the Old plan for reorgan-
ization of government departments.
The president : sentiments on va
rious problems follow:
Economy
All proposals for assuming new
financial Obligations should be
postponed "mlcss they are repro
durlive capital investments or an,
sail.tciv necessary al this time.
The public debt should he retired
u, qn XIV rs possible. Farther econ
omios in cost Of goFernm1m can De
enacted hut "the real Improvement
must come not from additional cur
taimcrt Of expenses, but by m"r'
intelligent and more ordered >p"n ..
g Au1 economies 'mHSt o.
constructive.
Taxaticn
The new bill drawn by the houS"
WAYS and mems committee should
b, approved TaN exemptions >h'u."
not 90 above the 5000 mark Il ihv
bill. in fact the committee in tbs
provision las gone IS far @' J, IS
safe - % and somewhat further
tlau should have gone.
Foreign Relations
The admin .stration lent it'ct
solving the reparations dispaie ~
tie Dave, plan, which paved 'h'
way for agreements at the h"'arh'
.anfcrclroe. Reduction of armies
ratI,,r than uavies is most lnror
f.nr 10 the world At this time. h."
general policy Of this country l>
tol Disarmament and il ought n"'
IT, hesitate to adopt amy plan fh''
has = chance nj succeeding.
World Court
The world ruut "appears to be-
;Edgpeaaeat ot Tie LcaPue Of NJ
f..rt. TIE reservations fir-' s1G
a..t.d - ,ha ssa-tc are .G'firyI
70 protect III, to""tN from '"'
emGa arras>ing resi- It's Of its a""''
rnre Ia the court.
Foteigp DeDt
The recent debit ~'tt''"'n u.
,Iafl be ratified by the --,.a'.. .".
,.n.Sr they IrplcSeut IL "..h a-
stance thu ha>t that can be d.''
md lie WIS.,. aatt,emeat 'ut. '''
bc secured.
Imm;graticn
II the present rc>tr.ct,T" c1''"
Inv aeprives citizens Of .'', "'.''
.,ef rha comfort an ~o.'.'V OF
tbo~e hound to them hv G.. , t'".
uy ties. ,ach mrlifi.l.iur, 'uI
be adantcd rs Will affnrl =. nf. 1''
WAYS in accordance with 'he PrH
c.rIe ttat our government owes l''
first duty to ON own people
National Defense
..Nerer before ~ tI"> of peace
la, our country unmtanrd SO iargr
and effective u '.tarv tprrc as 4
now has. i, = "wcl trained,
we'll cqn:ppcl aud high IN morale.
\ law >hoHi J." adopted % nI
broad au'horitv tr mobilization 81"
time Of nci4l oi .e'-sqIV-"s e AZ.
country. both p" -'' 3 ami mai"r'''.
y, radical chorgr iu tlr organlla.
tioa of The AR ..r%.,r seems nee
e,sars. II. r.g. navy and com.
...rr. depart" ..s -hoV'd br pro
.'3ea each 81. aa additional "s-
.isfaat .yect.'a ..u.t necessarily
with statute. Ia. -, tn. who
,ysrfl be ~. ia, ii suj,r. 'lH d'rec-
ton -of ne. ,er.t. 1r. to %.'' sur.
.'aI attention - mir nlv'.gN on
Twa adlltioaar brt21li.t . rera,S
too'd hc proyl,cd for the army
.if service. TemparHrE rank cor
responding to 'hr dU'iCt should
i.. awardcd to t.rr t'y'nI officers
r both the army apl navy.
Veterans
The budget expenditure Of $500.
ppo Gtg for veteran, Shonld bc sane
toned. Minor admiuis'ra We"
changes suggested lv the veterans
.reauila,iahs should be entcl"..
I'hr bos n.talizatipr program shout"
l., caml,lctct
Agriculture
\ bill which is being prepared
- ouah.r the agriculture depart
mont 70 help cooperative marketing
-loula be aloutcd. Present fed
cral aid agencies should be contin-
ued. Farmers themselves edo not
wish to have mcddiiug ON the part
Of the government o rto be placed
under the inevitable restrictions in
Eolvcd in any system Of direct or in
direct price fixing which would re-
suit from permitting the govern
mcnt 10 operate in the agrlcu'tnrai
markets
Muscle Shoals
THIS issue has brca given toe
much importance. because thc prop
crtv does "not represent in mar
Ept value much more than first
class batt'oslip.' It ought to b"
Developed for production of nitrate"
primarily aud incidentally for power