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without further delay. He also re-
stated his desire for legislation
which would permit him to act dur
ing coal strikes.
| Foreign Policy
| Although the message was devoted
almost exclusively to domestic A.
fairs, the president did rorm con-
gress again that American intervcn-
ton in foreign lands was merely for
the purpose Of protecting the lives
and property Of this country's M
tionals. He defended the admini1-
tration's policy in China and Mic
aragua and expressed the belief that
the controversy with Mexico over
oil and land laws, by "a firm adher-
ence to our rights and a scrupulous
respect for the sovereignty o. Mex
ico," would be solved without i'm
pairment Of friendly feeling.
Any attempt to revise laws A.
fecting the federal revenues, Mr..
Coolidge declared, should be an
preached with a desire To sustain
the national budget.
Significant admonition was given
congress that the duty for framing q
tax bill was peculiarly its own and
that it should guard against "spe-
cial interests, too often selfish. al
ways uniformed Of the national
needs as whole, with hired agents
using their proposed beneficiafics as
engines Of propaganda"
Army and Navy
Being nation which relies upon
its ability to maintain peace by fair
dealing and good will rather than
by force. the president advocated
the maintenance Of moderate army
and navy. He added, however, the
need for considerable naval cxpan-
sion had been demonstrated some
time ago and that i rounding out
it's navy, the United States would
not be moved by failure Of the &C.
neva armament conference. He said
the United States is ready and will
ing to continue the preparatory in
vestigations on the general subject
Of Limitation of ornaments which
have been started under the aus
pieces Of the League Of Nations"
Everyone knew" Mr.. Coolidge
said, "that had three power agree
ment been reached it would have left
US with the necessity Of continuing
our building program. The failure to
agree should not cause US to build
either more or less than we other
wise should.
"Any further treaty Of limitation
will call on US for more ships. We
should enter on no competition. We
should refrain from no edful pro-
gram"
Waterways ~
The president declared that stab
ilization Of the Great Lakes re-
NAMED to be considered so that they
may be opened to the sea, congress
having already authorized the gen.
eral improvement Of the Mississippi
system. This sterilization would
provide gulf to the Atlantic Wa
terway, Endorsed by Mr.. Coolidge
in his Philadelphia speech before
the Union league, and his message
declared that two boards Of engi-
neers had decided the st. Lawrence
river the more expeditions and cheap
or route"
While he favored proposals for
promoting peace throughout the
world. Mr.. Coolidge declared that
the United States should continue to
promote peace by example and
"fortify it by such information Il
covenants against war as we are
permitted under our constitution to
make"
The Farm Problem
Concerning agriculture, the Lresi-
dent said:
1.-THE pas. year has seen marked
Improvement in the gene. IL condi-
ton of agriculture. Production is
better balanced and without acute
shortage or heavy surplus. Costs
have been reduced and the average
output of the worke, increased. The
level Of farm prices has risen, while
others have fallen, SO that the pur-
chasing power Of the farmer is APP
preaching a normal figure. The in
dividual farmer is entitled to great
credit for the progress made since
1921. He has adjusted his produc-
ton and through cooperative organ
izations and other methods improved
his marketing. He is using anthem
ticatcd facts and employing sound
methods which other industries are
obliged to use to secure stability
and prosperity. The old-fashioned
haphazard system is being aban-
doned, economics are being applied
to ascertain the best adapted unit
Of land, divcrsification is being pro-
NOTED, and scientific methods are
being used in production, and bust
ness principles in marketing.
agriculture has not fully recov.
cred from postwar depression. The
fact is that economic progress never
marches forward in q straight line.
1t goes in waves. One part goes
ahead, while another halts and an
other rccedes. Everybody wishes
agriculture to prosper. An sound
and workable proposal to help the
1 farmer will have the earnest sup
port Of the government. Their in.
terests arc not all identical. Legis-
lation should assist as many produc-
ers in as many regions as possible
1t should be the aim to assist the
farmer to work out his own saliva
ton socially and economically. Nc
plan will be of any permanent value
to him which does not leave him
standing on his own foundation.
Surplus o. Production
"In the past the government ha.
spent vast sums to bring land un.
der cultivation. It is apparent that
this has reached temporarily thu
saturation point. We have had q
surplus of production ard y poor
market for land, which has only
lately shown signs Of improvement
The main problem which Is present.
led for solution is one Of dealing with
: surplus Of production. It is use
less to propose . temporary expedi.
ent. What is needed Is permanency