New Britain herald., 1926-12-07
His Views Call For Temporary Adjust ment of Taxation and Satisfactory Relief for Farm Problems.
Favors Encouraging Rub- Der Growing in Philip pines With Approval of Natives-Still Anxious for Disarmament.

| Washington, December 7.-LR- some form of temporary tax relief. and "a sound solution," if possible. Of the farm marketing problem were urged by President Coolidge today in his annual message to Congress.
 He left the specific methods to the legislators themselves, stipulat- ing only that prospective S3s3,- 000,OO0 treasury surplus should not be regarded as warranting a per- manent tax revision, and that in ap- proaching the farm relief problem congress should shun anything savorlng of fixing.
 Philippine Proposals.
 The president also suggested that steps should be taken "at an early day. to transfer the Philippines from the military to the civil branch of the government; proposed that something be done to end the great inconvenience and expense" caused by lowering the level of the Great Lakes; renewed his stand for the protective tariff and for complete | observance of prohibitions; again pledged his administration to economy; and laid down a long list of other suggestions, although con- cedlng that in the short session no extensive program of general legis- latlon would be possible Avoids World Court
 The message contained no men. ton of the world court, a subject which he said in his Kansas City speech he would not again submit to : the Senate. Nor was there any direct reference to Mexico.
 His suggestions on other aues- tions included:
 Broadening and strengthening of the Federal agricultural agencies.
 Revision of the livestock grazing regulations.
 Continuation of reclamation de- velopments.
 Development of Muscle Shoals with cheaper fertilizers in view. Development of the Mississippi and Colorado rivers, and of rivers and harbors generally.
 Great Lakes to Sea Route
 A Great Lakes-to-the-sea canal along a route yet to be chosen.
 Railroad consolidation: and sim- plification of the process Of valuinR railroad properties.
 Coal control legislation.
 Adequate military and naval ore. paredness.
 Support of the Geneva preliminary conference and other movements for the reduction of competitive arma- ments.
 Enactment of such prohibition enforcement legislation as tho treasury may recommend.
 Branch banking legislation. Renewal of the charters of banks in the federal reserve system.
 Radio control under the depart- ment of commerce.
 No Pension Extension Adequate care of disabled veter- ans, but no extension of the pension system.
 Return of alien property.
 Fair salaries" for federal judges,
 One-man control of the govern- ment merchant fleet. Anti-lynching legislation,
 Tax Reduction
 In the face of the estimated Treasury surplus, the Chief Execu- tive said there was NO reason why a balanced portion of surplus revenue should not be applied to a reduction of taxation" but he con- tended that any permanent reduc- ton would not be warranted at this time with the Government con- ducting a going business of nearly S4,O00, 100000 annually.
 Meantime" he added, 'it is pos sible to grant some real relief by a simple measure making reductions in the payments which accrue on the 18th of March and June, 1927. l am very strongly of the conviction that this is so much a purely busi. ness matter that it ought not to oe dealt with in a partisan spirit.
 These are my convictions stated, with full knowledge that it is for the Congress to decide whether they judge 1t best to make such a reduc- tion or leave the surplus for .he present year to be applied to re- tirement of the war debt. That also is eventually tax reduction"
 Farm Crop Problem
 In working out the surplus farm crop problem to any sound conclu- sion, he advised that it was "nec- essary to avoid putting the Govern- ment into the business of produc- tion or marketing or attempting to enact legislation for the purpose of price fixing"
 Tt is unfortunate" he added, that no general agreement has been reached by the various agricultural interests upon any of the proposed remedies. Out of the discussion of various proposals which can be had before the Committees of Agricul- (Continued on Page Eighty