Show IN a SAYS Before B Before f re Republican Club President Declares No Favors Will Be Shown in Oil Leasing Disclosures J tr x kA EW sEW YORK Feb 13 By A A. P P.- P. The e country count today has has has' the he d definite d ti I p promise promise of ot President nt Coolidge that there there t ere will be i Immediate e adequate ind nd unshrinking prosecutions ns crimInal trim crim- Inal inai and civil Il inthe i In t the oil land and le leasing v Disclosures I 2 Speaking last night at the Nation Nation- Nation Nation-I e 1 lil al can clubs club's clubs club's Lincoln ln day an- an q r lv dinner during during- his firsti first I H i visit to New ew York York sine he entered tote tho White Hous Mr Coolidge dg d det de declared de- de t i he was Intent on onn the en enforcement ent en- en t of our laws without f fear ar arr r s r. r hl bad favor fa no matter who Is Js hurt or ori I i what the consequences In this effort there will be no 3 politics optics no partisanship he as asserted assorted as- as y sorted referring to the contemplated oil lease else prosecution It will be s 's speedy It will be Just I am a Rep Re- Re publican p but I cannot on this ac account account ac- ac c count shield anyone because he is a Republican I am a Republican but butI I cannot on that account prosecute prosecute anyone because he Is a Democrat The presidents president's references to the senate Investigating committe's disclosures dis closures and his attitude toward them aroused the greatest applause o or any of or the declarations ho he made in his address which which was heard by 2000 men and women guests of the Republican club SUPPORTS MELLON BILL Ho He also referred to the agricultural agricultural agricultural tural situation In the northwest and asked the aid of the east in alleviatIng alleviating alleviating ing it Much of his bis address however however however how how- ever was devoted to a discussion of tax revision with a reiteration of his support of the Mellon lellon bill without material alteration and compromise compromise compro compromise mise The chief executive presented an appeal to the tife th country to support him in pressing for passage of the Mellon 1 bill saying that unless the people make their wishes known to the congress without regard to party party par par- ty U this bill will not pass Particular emphasis was placed on the proposal to reduce surtaxes to a maximum of 25 26 T per er cent despite the word carried to Mr Ir Coolidge by Republican house leaders last week that such a reduction would not be granted by the house GARNER BILL The Democratic Garner bill was branded by Mr C Coolidge as Imp impossible s- s sible In n practise and political In theory One statement made by b- bythe the president without elaboration la was nas that any settlement of ot the for fora European situation would call I In a n Euro European funding European lunding ean-lunding funding and and fi financing I which would be of doubtful su success cess without American participation Mr Coolidge also aloo reiterated his opposition to the bonus declaring It would result in Inflation higher prices and adding that a few months of good times are worth more to the service men than anything anything anything any any- thing they could receive in the thO way ways of a bonus The sale of arms h hy by the American government to the Obregon government government government govern govern- ment In Mexico which has been at attacked attacked attacked at at- tacked by Senator Johnson of California California Cali Call fornia Mr Coolidge's B announced opponent for the Republican presidential presidential presidential nomination was defended The Tho action tal taken en by the administration tion he said was Ras to exercise a le leal legal legal le- le gal al light while at the same time throwing our Influence in favor 01 or orderly pro procedure and evidencing our friendship toward the friendly government of Mexico GREETED BY CROWDS Tho The president accompanied on his eighth hour visit to New York by Mrs Irs Coolidge left for WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- Washington ington at 12 1245 45 a a. m m. today Arriving Arriving Arriving Ar Ar- riving at p. p m m. yesterday In Inthe inthe the presidential car attached to a n regular Washington New York train th the and their party drove through cheering throngs amid a driving snowstorm directly to the new Women's National Republican Republican Re Re- publican club There the president and Mrs Coolidge shook hands with New Yorks York's most prominent women omen Republicans and drank tea with them Thence they were hurried to the Astoria Waldorf-Astoria tho the iI impending darkness being lighted along the route by flares and photographers photographers' flashlights They remained in the presidential suite on the third floor loor of the hotel until when they entered the historic grand ballroom and were greeted with prolonged cheers by the 2000 assembled guests At the tho presidents president's table were some thirty distinguished Republicans Mrs Coolidge heard beard her husband nd speak from a a. box In the balcony surrounded by flowers |