The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-04
Hints Veto to Block Sure
Deficit If More OUTLAWS
Are Voted.
FARM STAND is TOLD
Legislators Left in Doubt by
Program Outlined by
President.
BY ROBERT MOOREFIELD
United Press Staff COrreSDOndent.


WASHINGTON, DEC. 4.-Pres:
dent Coolidge sent to Congress to-
day his final annual message, q
document painting America as full
peaceful and prosperous, but hint
ing to legislators that veto awaits
any new appropriations for irnme-
date OUTLAWS.
Such appropriations, he said
would lead to the "unthinkable" re
suit of a June 1929 deficit.
Even revolving +und in any farm
relief legislation would have to b.
provided for by loans or otherwise
Coolidge advised, since the treasury
you'd have no money available to
create the fund.
At home, Coolidge said, There is
tranquility and contentment, and
the highest record of years of pros
perity. While abroad, there is
peace and the good will which
comes from mutual understanding.
Outlines Congress Program
After warning congress and the
nation that America can afford to
walk humbly" and avoid becoming
selfish and degenerate under the
flood of prosperity, the President
outlined a legislative program for
the short session, some of which
Nft legislators in doubt as to their
own course of action.
In it he advocated:
Passage of a farm relief bill along
lines he has hitherto advanced.
Passage of the naval cruiser bill,
now pending in the senate.
Ratification of the Kellogg anti
war pact.
Passage of a Boulder dam bill,
equitable in it's water provisions to
the western states involved, but with
the government removed from the
electric power business therein.
Passage of a Muscle Shoals bill,
with elimination of the Cove creek
dam proposition and without put
ting the government into any eX-
tensive venture into the domain OF
private business.
Of Boulder dam, the President
said he felt warranted to recon-
mend a measure that would pro-
tect states rights at the same time
it discharged the essential functions
of the federal government and left
the electrical field to private enter
prise.
Muscle Shoals should not be
made "a vehicle for putting the
United States government indis-
criminately into the private and re-
tail field of power distribution and
nitrate sales" he added.
In speaking of the erection Of a
Colorado river dam commonly
known as the Boulder dam project0
for flood-control, irrigation and do
nestle water purposes, each OF gov
ernmental function, the President
said:
Boulder Dam Views
For several years the congress
has considered the erection of a
dam on the Colorado river for flood
control, irrigation and domestic wa
ter purposes, all of which may
properly be considered as govern
ment functions. There would be
an incidental creation of water
power which could be used for
generating electricity. AS private
enterprise can very well fill this
field, there is no need for the gov
eminent to go into it.
1.-THE congress will have before it
the detailed report of special
board appointed to consider the en-
cheering and economic feasibility
of the project. From the short
summary which I have seen of it I
Judge they consider the engineering
problems can be met at somewhat
Increased cost over previous esti-
mates"
The President said he was dis
posed to approve legislation grant
ing the secretary of war authority
to lease Muscle Shoals for nitrate
production.
Farm relief, Mr.. Coolidge said,
called for a concerted and deter
mined effort of the farmers them
selves to improve their condition,
encouraged and assisted by wise
public policy.
GAS emphasized in my last mes
sage, the government should as
sumo no responsibility in normal
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