The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-07
Specific Methods Left to Leg
islators Themselves, But
Congress Is Urged to Shuh
Anything Savoring of
Price-fixing in Approaching
Farm Relief Problem

sound solution" if possible. of tn,
farm marketing problem were urged
by President Coolidge today in hi.
annual message to congress.
He left the specific methods to ths
legislators themselves. stipulatina
only that a prospective $3S3. .OOO, ,O0t
treasury surplus should not be re-
gardcd rs warranting permancn,
tax revision, and that in approaching
the farm relief problem congres,
should shun anything savoring oil
pricc-fixing.
The president also suggested that
steps should be taken "at an early
day" to transfer the Philippine,
from the military to the civil brancl
of the government; proposed tha
something be done to end the "great
Inconvenience and expense" caused
by lowering the level Of the Grea,
Lakes; renewed his stand for tn
protective tariff and for complet,
observance of prohibitions; agar
pledged his administration to econ
omy; and laid down long list o.
other suggestions, although conccd
ing that in the short session no cx
tensive program Of general legisla
tion would be possible.
World Court Not Mentioned
The message contained no mention
Of the World Court, subject which
he said in his Kansas City speech h,
would not again submit to the sen
ate. Nor was there any direct ref
cnce to Mexico.
His suggestions on other question:
included:
Broadening and strengthening O
the federal agricultural agencies.
Revision Of the livestock graxinj
regulations.
Continuation Of reclamation de
velopments.
Development Of Muscle Shoals will
cheaper fertilizers in view.
Development Of the Mississippi
and Colorado rivers, and of river
and harbors generally.
A Great Lakes-to-t -the-sea cana
along route yet to be chosen. r
Railroad consolidation; and simpli
fication of the process of valuin,
railroad properties.
Coal control legislation.
Adequate military and naval pre-
paredhess.
Support Of the Geneva preliminar!
conference and other movements TO
reduction of competitive arma
ments.
Enactment Of such prohibition en-
forcemcnt legislation as the trcasur!
may recommend.
Branch banking legislation.
Renewal of the charters Of bank.
in the federal reserve system.
Radio control under the depart
ment Of commerce.
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.
Permanent Reduction UnwaFfsnted
In the face of the estimated treas
ury surplus. the chief executive sale
there was mo reason why . balanced
portion of surplus revenue shoult
not be applied to . = reduction O.
taxation" but he cOntended that an,
permanent reduction would not be
warranted at this time with the gov
ernment conducting going busines:
Of nearly $4,000. 100000 annually.
Meantime" he added, "it is pos
siblc to grant some real relief by 8
simple measure making reductions in
the payments which accrue on tho
18th of March and June, 1927. | am
very strongly Of the conviction that
this is so much o purely business
matter that II ought not to be dealt
with in partisan spirit. Xxx
"These are my convictions stated
with full knowledge that it is for tic
congress to decide whether they
judge it best to make such a reduc.
tion or leave the surplus for the
present year to De applied to retire
ment Of the war debt. That also is
eventually tax reduction"
In working out tbe surplus farm
crop problem to any sound conclu-
sion, he advised that it was "neces-
sary to avoid putting the govern
mcnt into the business Of production
or marketing or attempting to enact
legislation for the purpose of price
fixing"
1T is unfortunate" he added,
"that no general agreement has
been reached by the various agricul-
tural interests upon any Of the pro-
posed remedies. Out Of the discus
sion Of various proposals which can
be had before the committees Of ag-
riculture some measure ought to be
perfected which would be generally
satisfactory"
Recounting the efforts Of his spe-
cial cotton committee to aid south
ern producers. the President said:
Government Cooperates
"As . result Of this cooperation
sufficient funds have ben pledged to
finance the storage and carrying Of
100000 bales Of cotton. Whether
those who own the cotton are will
ing to put . part Of their stock into
this plan depends on themselves. The
federal government has coopsrated
In providing ample facilities. No
method Of meeting the situation
would be adequate which does con-
template : reduction of about one
(Continusd On page six.)
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