Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31


Italian debts and debts of several
minor European nations. An effort
was made to reach an agreement with
the French government, but this was
unsuccessful. The President. how
ever, has recently received intima-
lions from the French that that coun-
try would be glad to reopen negotia
lions.
Proud of Economy.
One of the accomplishments OF his
administration President Coolidge is
personally proud of is the continued
effort on the part of department and
bureau heads to economic in the OPP
Grafton of the Government AS a re
suit OF this cooperation and we'll or
gained plan, the Budget Bureau was
able to show a shaving of more than
$500 100000 in the operating cost of
the Government. all of which. the
President pointed out in his message
to Congress. made il possible to at
tempt to reduce taxes to that amount.
The Presidents relations with Con
greSS were on the whole amiCahle
and highly satisfactory. The Johnson
immigration bill, containing the Jap
anese exclusion provision, which was
distateful to the President. was
passed in spite of the Presidents
wishes. and he signed it with the ex-
PLANTATION of his disapproval of that
section of the bill
Besides the immigration bill there
was very little legislation during the
year of any great concern TO the
President. The postal pay increase
bill. which he vetoed the year before,
was changed to meet his objections
and it was passed and signed. The
bill increasing the Air Mail Service
was signed by him. There was a
bill creating commission to study
the Muscle Shoals problem. The
President appointed this commission
and recently received its reports.
These he has forwarded to Congress.
The President ruled in the TaCna-
africa boundary dispute that there
should be a plebiscite and appointed
Gen. Pershing to head a commission
to conduct the plebiscite.
o. KID Pay Increases.
The President also put his sigma
ture to the bill increasing the salary.
of Senators and Representatives.
While the President to all outward
appearances maintained his policy of
silence, he made more than two score
speeches during the year. Besides his
inaugural address there were his two
addresses to the two meetings of the
business organization of the Govern
ment. his address to cotton manufac-
turers' convention here, his annual
Memorial day address at Arlington his
address to the graduating class of the
United States Naval Academy. in St
Paul he addressed the celebration of
the arrival of NorWegians in this coun-
try, he spoke at the one hundred and
fiftieth anniversary of George Wash
ington taking command of the Con-
tinental Army in Cambridge, he adj
dressed the American Legion conven-
ton in Omaha, the Chamber of Com
merce of New York in New York. the
convention of the American Farm Blu.
reau Federation in Chicago, the dedi--
cation of the Gen. Jose de San Mar
din statue here, the forty-second inter
national convention of the Y. Nj. c. A.
here and the annual council of the
Congregational Churches here, the ma
tional conference on agricultural mar
keting here, Associated Contractors
of America here, American Society of
n e wSpa per Editors, delegation
gathered here to discuss 1.-THE Causes
and the Cure of War" the Foreign
Missions convention here, National
Tax Association convention here
Women's Conference on National De-
Tense as Peace Insurance, to Secre-
taries of 125 automobile clubs here
the second annual oratorical contest
held under the auspices of The Eve
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