Show PRESIDENT SENDS HIS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS CONGRESSI I General Condition Conditi of Nation Is I. IsOne IsOne One of Progress and Prosperity Washington President Coolidge in Sis his message to the Ule Sixty ninth congress contress con con- tress gress said that the general condition of Df the nation Is one of progress and prosperity The President said that he approved of the new revenue billas billas bill billas as framed b by the house ways and means Deans committee The Presidents President's message in part Isas is isas isas as follows Members of the Congress In meeting the constitutional requirements requIrements requirements re re- of ot Informing the congress upon the state of the tho Union it Is exceedingly exceedingly exceedIngly ex ex- gratifying to report that the general condition is one of progress and prosperity In our country the people are sovereign sovereign sovereign sov sov- and independent and must accept accept accept ac ac- the resulting responsibilities The greatest solicitude should be exercised exercised exercised exer exer- to prevent any encroachment upon the rights of the states or their various political subdivisions Local self government Is one of our most precious possessions For Government Economy It Is a n fundamental principle of or our I country that the people are sovereign I IThe The They hold Inviolate in their own hands the Jurisdiction over their own t freedom free ee- ee dom and the ownership of their own o property ty The wealth of our country Is s not public wealth but private wealth It does not belong to the government government government gov gov- It belongs to the people It ItIs Itis Itis is always al necessary to keep these principles in mind in the laying of taxes axes and In the making of All proposals for assuming new obligations ought to be postponed unless th they y are reproductive capital Investments Investments investments In In- vestments or are such as are absolutely absolutely necessary at this time It has always been our policy to retire eUre our debts The taxpayer will be required to produce pr nearly twice the amount of c commodities s to p pay y his debt If the dollar dollar dollar dol dol- lar returns to the 1913 1013 value The Themore Themore more we pay while prices are high the easier it will be There Is room for further economy In of the federal government but a comparison of current expenditures expenditures expenditures expendi expendi- tures with war pre-war expenditures Is not unfavorable to the efficiency with which government business Is now beIng being being be be- ing done I believe that present federal expenses expenses expenses ex ex- I are not far out of lin line with war pre-war expenses We Ve have nearly accomplished the deflation Budget The congress has wisely set up the bureau of f budget This gives gI a centralized authority where a general and comprehensive understanding can be reached of the sources of income and the most equitable equitable equitable equi equi- table distribution of expenditures How low well it has wor worked ed Is Indicated by the fact tact that the departmental estimates for 1922 before the budget law were while the budget estimates estimates estimates esti esti- mates for 1927 are This latter figure shows the reductions in departmental estimates for the comIng comIng coming com com- ing year rear made possible by the operation operation operation opera opera- tion of the budget system that the congress has provided Taxation The purpose of reducing expenditures expenditures expendi expendI- tures Is to secure n a reduction In taxes That purpose is about to be realized With commendable promptness promptness prompt prompt- ness the ways wars and means me-ans committee of the house has undertaken In a advance advance ad ad- vance of the meeting of the congress to frame a revenue act In its present form it ft should provide sufficient revenue revenue rev rev- for the government I approve of the bill in principle 1 I am a advised 1 that the hill hili will will be through the house by Christmas The bill should reach me prior to March 15 Hi Foreign Relations The policy of our am foreign relations casting aside any suggestion of force rests solely on the foundation of peace good will and good works It seems clear that It is the reduction reduction tion of armies rather than of ot navies that Is of the first importance to the world at the the- present time Court of of International Justice Pending before the senate for nearly nearly nearly near near- ly three years ears Js the proposal t to adhere adhere ad ad- here to the protocol establishing the Permanent Court of International Justice A well-established well line of precedents mark Americas America's effort to effect the establishment of a court of this nature Foreign Debts Gradually settlements have been matte made which provide for the liquidation of of debts due to our government from rom foreign ol governments Allen Alien Property H Negotiations ar are progressing among the interested parties In In relation to tl the Unal distribution of the assets In Inthe Inthe inthe the hands of or the alien property cus- cus n Immigration Wl tle not enough time has elapsed to afford rd a conclusive demonstration n such results It us ts have been secured indicate In In- that our Immigration law Is on the whole beneficial It Is undoubtedly undoubted undoubted- ly a protection to the wage earners of or orthis this county country National Defense Ne' Ne Neter Neer er before In time of or peace pence has our country countr maintained so largo and effective a n military force as ns It now has The army navy marine corps National Guard and organized org reserves reserves reserves re re- re- re serves represent 11 a strength of or about men These forces- forces are well trained well equipped and high In morale A method of ot ordination co and co co- co- co operation of ot the army and navy an and 3 the principal aircraft builders is beIng being be be- ing Ind perfected Aviation I is of great Importance both bott for national defense and commercial development We ought to proceed In Its Improvement by the necessary experiment experIment experiment ex ex- and Investigation Our country country coun coun- try Is not behind In this tills art Veterans If It an anyone one desires to estimate the esteem in which the veterans of ot America are held by their fellow citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens it Is but necessary to remember that the current budget calls for an expenditure of about in their behalf Agriculture No Ko doubt the position of agriculture as a whole has very much Improved since the depression of three and four years ago But there are many localities localities local local- and many groups of Individuals apparently through no fault of their own sometimes due to climatic climate conditions conditions con con- and sometimes to the prevailing prevailIng prevailing prevail prevail- ing price of a certain crop still in a distressing condition This Is probably probably probably ably temporary but It Is none the less acute National government agencies the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce the farm loan board the intermediate credit banks and the federal reserve board are all cooperating cooperating oper co nUng to be of assistance and relief On the other hand there are localities ties tics and individuals who have ha had one of their most prosperous years The general price level Is fair fall but here again there are exceptions both wa ways s 's some items items- being poor while others are excellent In lu spite of ot a lessened production the farm Income for this year will be about the same as last year rear and much above the three preceding preceding precedIng pre pre- ceding years Muscle Shoals The problem of Muscle l Shoals seems to me to have assumed a n place all out of ot proportion with Its real tance This property ought to be transferred to private management under un un- under der cler conditions which will dedicate It to the public purpose for which v It was conceived Reclamation The national government Is committed committed commit commit- ted to a policy of reclamation and Ir Irrigation Irrigation irrigation Ir- Ir which It desires to establish on a sound basis and md continue In the- the Interest of the localities concerned Shipping The maintenance of a merchant marine ma ma marine rine Is of the Importance for national defense and the service of our commerce We have a large number number number num num- ber of ships engaged In that service V We Ve e also have a surplus supply costly to care for which whIch ought to be sold Coal The perennial conflict In the coal Industry Industry industry In In- Is still going on to the great detriment of the wage earners earners the owners and especially to the public The Industry could serve the public much better etter and become subject to a much more effective e method of control of control If regional consolidations and more freedom In the formation of mar marketing marketing market market- et- et ing associations under the supervision of the Department of Commerce were permitted At the present time the national government ent has little or no authority to deal with this vital necessity of the life of or the country Authority should be lodged with the President and the Departments of Commerce and Labor giving them power to deal with an emergency The report of the last coal commission should be brought forward forwald reconsidered and acted upon Prohibition Under the orderly processes of our fundamental Institutions the ConstitutIon Constitution was Vas lately amended providing for national prohibition The congress passed an act for Its enforcement and similar acts have been provided by most of the states It Is the law of or orthe the land It Is the duty of all who come under Its jurisdiction to observe the tike spirit of that law and It Is the dut duty of the Department of Justice and aunt the Treasury department to enforce It Waterway Development For many years ears our country has been employed ed In plans and opera opera- for the development of our In Intracoastal Intracoastal In In- an and inland waterways s This work along our coast const is an nn important adjunct to our commerce It will be carried on together with the tube further opening up of our harbors as our OUt resources permit Along with the development of navigation navi- navi gallon gation should go evory every possible en encouragement encouragement for the development of ot our water power Railroads The Tle railroads throughout the country country coun coun- tr try are In a fair fall state of prosperity Their service Is good and amI their supply s of cars is abundant Their condition would be he Improved and the public better better better bet bet- of or consolida consolida- ter served ser by a n system I recommend that the congress authorize such consoli consolidations Civil Service In 1883 1881 the congress on ress parsed passed th the civil hU service act net which from a modest beginning of employees ees es' es Im has grown until there are arc now In Inthe Inthe inthe the classified service This has removed removed removed re re- moved the clerical force of the nation from the wasteful effects of the spoils system and made It more stable and efficient The tune dine has ilas come come to consider COnfIder classifying all postmasters collectors of customs collectors of int internal in in- t revenue and agents b by an nn act net co those tho e at It present In office except when otherwise provided provided pro pro- vided b by executive order It I Is apparent that we e are reaching Into an era ra of great general prosper prosper- ity It will continue only so go Ion long gas as we shall use It properly If It the people will vill III continue Industrious and thrifty contented with fair wn wages es and moderate mod erate profits and the returns which accrue from the development de of our pur natural resources resource our prosperity will extend tend Itself Indefinitely CALVIN |