The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-06

cient revenue. It has my com l plete support"
 High Protective TariH 1 The President reiterated his be, lief in high protective tariff, declaring that any reduction of the levies would work hardship on industry and agriculture alike Prohibition
 Although but one paragraph of his message was devoted to pro- hibition. the President emphasized the need for both the people and public officials to observe th.s sanctions of this constitutional provision and it's resulting laws" Recalling that Congress and tho states with one or two notabse exceptions" have passed adequate laws for enforcement of the ef9h- teenth amendment, MT. Coolidko declared that "The Federal eu. thorities proposed to dischareo their obligation for enforcement to the fnll extent of their abilitysv
 Railroad Consolidation
 Railroad consolidation Is necas- sarys to the weif,6re Of both xer1. culture and industry. the Presi- dent said in recommending that further legislation to facilitate this under the supervision of the Interstate Commerce. Commission be passed without further delay. He also restated his desire for legislation which would permit him to act during coal strikes.
 Intervention
 Although the message was de- voted almost exclusively to du- nestle affairs, the President did inform Congress again that Amer ican intervention in foreign lands was merely for the purpose of protecting the lives and property of this country's nationals. He defended the administration pols- cy in China and Nicaragua and expressed the belief that the con troversy with Mexico over oil anu land laws, by "a firm adherence to our rights and a scrupul0us respect for the sovereignty If Mexico" would be solved with0us impairment of friendly feeling.
 While the Presidents adherence to his former policy regarding az riculture did not come as sur prise, it was noticeable because neither political representations nor his summer in the West seemed to have affected his viewpoint.
 Agricultural Probiems
 Any sound and workable pre- posal to help the farmer, ha saisl, would have his earnest support but he laid down the principle that it should aim to assist the farmer Ito work out his own sa. vation, socially and economically. Taking the position that the fhrm- CT already has been assisted by reduction of federal taxes and that agriculture was showing signs of improving, Mir. Coolidgc said:
 Tt is useless to propose q tenn porary expedient. What is need ed is permanency and stability. Government price fixing Is known to be unsound and bound to re- suit in disaster. A Government subsidy would work out in the
 Price Fixing
 Price fixing and subsidy will both increase the surplus. instead of diminishing It. Putting the Government directly into business Is merely a combination of sub sidy and price fixing aggravated by political pressure.
 These expedients would lead logically to telling the farmer by law what and how much he should plant and where he should plant it. and what and how much he should sell and where he should sell 1t.
 "The most effective means ~ dealing with surplus crops Ia tn reduce the surplus acreage. Whilo this can not be done by tho to- dividual farmer, 1t can be 6Qoo 7 through the organizations alroe4x in existence. through the m1oru& tion published hy the Qepayt 2 of AEricuiture. and eepesl z