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ing for the removal of party lines
when the tax and appropriation bills
come UP for action, and he INDUCED
in a little persuasion in an effort to
bring about congressional lineup
on these measures, minus political
flavoring. AS an added argument in
this respect, the President recalled
that Congress has previously shown
that tax legislation can be removed
from purely political consideration
INTO thu realms of what he calls pa
triotic business principles.
In appealing for tax revision minus
party strife, the President took occa-
sion to invite outside interests to leave
the matter Of revision to Congress. the
only Irresponsible body" to engage in
that work. as he expressed it, He in
i-cted the reminder that the Constitu-
ton provides that Congress and no
other body is empowered to raise,
manage and eXpend the finances of the
Government.
The President was not content with
this hint to outsiders to keep hands
off the revising of taxes but went so
far as to declare that il special inter-
eStS, which he said are too often sci
fish. and always uniformed of the
national needs as a whole, are per-
mitted to influence Congress in it's tax
task. the result will be law that
will be unbalanced and unjust, bad
for business and bad for the country.
He mentioned no interests by name,
but it is assumed generally that he
may have had in mind recent activi-
ties on the part of the United States
Chamber of Commerce in its advocacy
Of &dAA nAO 0nn ion N
Disappoints on Farm Issue.
The Presidents treatment of the
agricultural problem caused no little
disappointment. 1t was thought that
as result of the Presidents long
stay in the Black Hills. during which
time he rubbed elbows with real dirt
farmers Of the West and had an op-
pOrtunity to study at first hand the
farm problems. that he would offer
something really definite or concrete
in the matter of plan for legislating
aid 10 the American farmer.
In commenting upon the indefinite
manner in which the President did
treat this subject, it also was mention.
ed that in view of the fact that the
next national campaign is not far
distant and that agricultural relief
looms up as becoming one of the
real problems Of this session of Con-
gress, and as an issue in the forth
coming campaign. might have
prompted the Predient to include
something more than he did in his
message.
Mr.. Coolidge made it plain that his
attitude on this subject Is virtually the
same as it has been since he has been
President that he stands just where
he did when he vetoed the McNary-
Haugen bill last Winter. and when he
approved the Fess revolving fund re-
lief bill two Winters ago. He is unal-
terably opposed to anything bordering
on Government price fixing, or Gov
ernment subsidy for farmers, claim
ing that both of these suggested plans
are unsound and as not proposing any
permanacy OF stability. He wishes
agriculture to prosper and would sup
port and sound and workable pro-
posal along this line.
Loan Fund Approved.
Satisfied that the farmers interests
are not identical, he would like to see
legislation that would assist as many
producers in as many regions as pos
sible. And, as he has always insisted,
er to help himself. He thinks the
most effective way to deal with the
surplus crops is to reduce the surplus
acreage and to promote cooperative
organizations, and as a further means
of effecting more orderly marketing
he would approve the setting up of
a Federal board and providing a re-
volving loan fund at a moderate rate
of interest for the necessary financ-
ing.
Whether or not this is the panacea
being sought, he honestly believes
such legislation would lay the founda-
ton for a permanent solution of the
surplus problem.
The President is quite positive that
nothing could be worse for agriculture
than a reduction of tariff rates on in
dustry. as has been proposed. claim.
ing that nearly everything the farm
err sells is protected and everything
he uses in farming is already on the
free list.
In advocating liberality in the mat
ter of extending relief in the Missis-
sippi Valley and providing flood con-
troll. Mr.. Coolidge hopes that this leg
islation will be confined to the lower