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Show HIGHLIGHTS IN PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S MESSAGE Farm Relief Creation of a federal farm board to administer a revolving fund to help cooperatives. Flood Control Construction of dikes, emergency spillways and aides to navigation on the lower Mississippi. Taxation Moderate reduction as recommended by the treasury and retention re-tention of certain excise taxes. Army Large enough for national defense with a generous supply of officers. Navy More ' cruisers, submarines and airplane carriers, but no participation partici-pation in a naval building race. Prohibition Strict enforcement. Coal Legislation permitting tho pros Ident to act during st tikes. Foreign Relat lov.a Understanding with other nations toward outlawing wai and negotiations of covenants not. out of harmony with the constitution. Phil Ippl nes Congress lo.lal supor-vislon supor-vislon of revenue expenditures nni v'sit to the Islands every two years by a congressional committee. Panama Canal -Construction of a $12,000,000 dam at Alhajuola foi flood protect Ion. Merchant Marine Stop further building; turn ships over to private ca.pllal U'l Hecond line of naval defense. Inland Navigation' Projection of tho sculf to tho Athmllc walcrwuj through the St. Lawrence |