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Show lid limited to (Mir capacity to absorb them Into the. ranks of good citizenship. citizen-ship. America in 11 M t bo kept American. Amer-ican. For this p 11 - jrKi, It Ih necessary neces-sary to ((intliiiK! a policy of restrict-cil restrict-cil Immlgnillori. It would bo well to mil It; hiicIi Immigration of a selective selec-tive mil lire with some Iniipodlon Ut tlie source, Hud bused cither on 11 prior census or upon tho record of naturalization. natural-ization. Klther met hod would Insure (lie admission of thosn with the largest ctipiit'lly find host intention of becoming becom-ing citizens. I am convinced that our present economic and social conditions warrant n limitation of those to be admitted. ad-mitted. We should find ndditlonal safety In n law requiring the Immedl-ato Immedl-ato registration of all aliens. Those who do not want to bo partakers of tho American spirit outfit not to get-tle get-tle In America. Ileved by n reduellon of national find local taxation. Jl must bo (nodMd by the reorganization of the freight rato structure which could reduce charges on his production. To imik.4 tills fully effective Ihero ought to XiH railroad consolidations. Cheaxr for tlllzors must be provided. lie must have organization. MM customer with whom h exchanges products of the farm for (hose of Id-dustry Id-dustry Is organized, labor (s organized, business Is organized, and there Is txt way for agriculture to itttutt this unless un-less It, too, Is organized. The acr age of wheat Is too large. Unless wj cnn meet tho world market at a profit, we must stop raising for export. Of ganl.atlon would help to reduce acre age. Kystems of co-operative marketing market-ing created by the farmers themselves, supervised by competent management, without doubt would be of assistance, but they cannot wholly solve the problem. prob-lem. Our agricultural schools ought to have thorough course In the theory COOLIDGE VIEWS TOLD IN ADDRESS TjJIJGflESS 'President in His Message to Lawmakers, Defends Policies. ,T0 FOLLOW HARDING'S IDEAS it Opposed to League of Nation but ' Favors World Court Wanta Dig. abled Veterans Cared For, but Is Opposed to GranU Iiiq a Bonus, tho wnr acquired n largo nirrcliiint lloot which shoulil bo tnuiHfenvil, us snort us pnsNlble, to prlvato ownership anil operation under conditions which would secure two resulls: li'lrst, and of prime Importance, adequate tneiins for national defense second, adequate service, to American commerce. Unlll shipping conditions are tuiHi that, our fleet can be disposed uf ndviinln-Kootmly ndviinln-Kootmly iiniler theso coiulll Ions, It will lis operated aM economically as possible pos-sible tiniler mioli plans as may bo nd-vlsiul nd-vlsiul from tlmo to time, by tho shipping ship-ping board. Wo tiumt have u merchant innrlno which meuts theso requlro-meitts, requlro-meitts, and wo shall have to puy the cost of Its service. Publlo Improvements. Tho tlmo 1ms ciiiiio to resume In a moderate way the opening of our In-tracoaHtal In-tracoaHtal waterways tho control of Hood waters of tho Mississippi and of Hio Colorado rivers i tho Iniprovo-ment Iniprovo-ment of tho waterways from tho Great Lakes townrd tho Gulf of Mexico Mex-ico ; and tho development of the ligations. I do not propose to bartur awiiy for tho privilege of trndo any of ll0 cherished rights of humanity, 1 do uot propose to mnlio nieivholidlso of any American principles, TIwho rights Hiut prtiii'lplos immt go wherever tlie sanctions of our sovprnuumt go, Hut while tho fuvof of America Is not for salts I am willing to nialio very largo concussions (W the purpose of ivoulng tho people of Russia. AHvady oiiiviirtiHlns evidences of returning to 'tho ancient Wtlyg of society can be ltt-UYknl, ltt-UYknl, 1 tut mors tire needed, Whenever When-ever thero appears any disposition to compensate Our cltlsens who wore despoiled, de-spoiled, niut to lvcognlne that debt eon-trtieted eon-trtieted with our government, not by the CKir, but by tho newly formed republic re-public of Russia j w henever the active spirit of enmity to our Institutions la abated'! whenever there appear works meto for repentance j our country ought to bo the first to go to tho economic eco-nomic and moral rescue of llussla. We have every deslro to help and no desire to Injure, Wo hopo tho tlmo la near nt hand when we can net. I'llghth circuit. Legislation should bo considered for this purpose. Prohibition. The pi'olilblllon amendment to the (lonnMliilliiii requires the congress and tho rresldent to provide adequate laws to prevent Its violation. It Is my duty lo enforce such laws, For that purpose pur-pose tt treaty Is belnfl negotiated with Ureal Hrllaln wllh respect to the right of search of hovering vessels. To pro-vent pro-vent smuggling, tho coast guard should he greally strengthened, and n supply sup-ply of swl'ft power boats should bo provided, Tho major sources of production pro-duction should bo rigidly regulated, and every effort should bo made lo suppress Interstato tratlla. With this action on tho part of tho national government, gov-ernment, and tho co-operation which Is usually rendered by municipal and state authorities, prohibition should be made effective. Froo govornment hag no greater menace than disrespect for authorllr and continual violation of law. Il Is tho duty of n citizen not only to obsorvo the law but to lot It bo known that ho Is opposed to Its vlolutlon. Veterans. No mora Important duty falls on the government of the United States than the udequato care of lta veterans. great power nnd navigation project of tho Jt. Lawronco river, for which efforts ef-forts nro now being made to secure tho necessary treaty with Canada. These projects cannot all bo undertaken under-taken at onco, but all should havo tho Immediate consideration of tho congress con-gress and bo ndoptod as fast as plans can bo matured and tho necessary funds become available This Is not Incompatible with economy, for their nnturo does not requlro so much n public expenditure as n capital Investment Invest-ment which will bo reproductive, ns evidenced by tho marked Increase In revenue from tho Panama canal. Upon theso projects depend much future Industrial In-dustrial nnd agricultural progress. They represent tho protection of large areas from Hood and the addition of a great amount of cheap power and cheap freight by uko of navigation, chief of which Is the bringing of oceangoing ocean-going ships to the Great Lakes. Another problem of allied character Is the superpower development of the northeastern states, consideration of which Is proceeding tinder the direction direc-tion of the Department of Commerce by Joint conference with tho local authorities. of organization and co-operative marketing. mar-keting. Diversification Is necessary. Tho farmers who raise their living on their land are not greatly In distress, tiuch loans as are wisely needed to assist buying stock and other materials b start In this direction ghould bm financed through a go-venmjent agency as a temporary and emergency expedient. expedi-ent. The remaining difficulty Is the disposition dis-position of exportable wheat. I do not favor the permanent Interference of the government In this problem. That probably would Increase the troi-ble troi-ble by Increasing production. Bat It seems feasible to provide government assistance to exports, and authority should be given the War Finance corporation cor-poration to grant, In Its discretion, tb most liberal terms of payment for fata and grains exported for the direct benefit of the farm. Muscle Shoals. The government Is undertaking to develop a great water-power project known as Muscle Shoals, on which It has expended many million dollars. The work is still going on. Subject to the right to retake In time of war, I recommend that this property wltli a location for auxiliary steam plant and rights of way be -old. This would end the present burden tsf expense and should return to the treasury the largest larg-est price possible to secure. Those suffering disabilities Incurred In tho service must havo sufficient hospital hos-pital relief and compensation. Their dependents msut be supported. Rehabilitation Rehab-ilitation and vocational training must be completed. All of this service must be clean, must be prompt and effective, effec-tive, and It must be administered In a spirit of the broadest and deepest human sympathy. If Investigation reveals re-veals any present defects of administration adminis-tration or need of legislation, orders will be given for the Immediate correction cor-rection of administration, and recommendations recom-mendations for legislation should be given the highest preference. At present there are 9,500 vacant beds In government hospitals. I recommend rec-ommend that all hospitals be authorized au-thorized at once to receive and care for, without hospital pay, the veterans of all wars needing such care, whenever when-ever there are vacant beds, and that Immediate steps be taken to enlarge and build new hospitals to serve all such cases. The American Leglou will present to congress a legislative program too extensive for detailed discussion here. It Is a carefully matured plan. While some of It I do not favor, with much of It I am In hearty accord, and I recommend rec-ommend that a most painstaking effort ef-fort be made to provide remedies for any defects In the administration of the present laws which their experience experi-ence has revealed. The attitude of the government toward these proposals propos-als should be one of generosity. But I do not favor the granting of a bonus. The Negro. Numbered among our population are some 12,000,000 colored people. Under Un-der our Constitution their rights are Just ng sacred aa those of any other citizen. It Is both a public and a prlvato duty to protoct thoso rights. Tho congress ought to exorcise all Its powers of prevention and punishment punish-ment against tho hideous crtmo of lynching, of which the negroes are by no means the solo sufferers, but for which they furnish a mnjorlty of tho victims. Regulatory Legislation. Co-operation with other maritime powers Is necessury for complete protection pro-tection of our coast waters from pollution. pol-lution. Plans for this are undor way, but uwalt certain experiments for refuse ref-use disposal. Meantime laws prohibiting pro-hibiting spreading oil and oil refuse from vessels In our own territorial waters would be most helpful against this menace and should be speedily enacted. Laws should be passed regulutlng uvlatlon. Revision Is needed of the laws regulating regu-lating radio Interference. Legislation and regulations establishing estab-lishing load lines to provide safe loading load-ing of vessels leaving our ports are necessary and recodification of our navigation laws Is vital. Revision of procedure of the federal fed-eral trade commission will give more constructive purjio.se to this department. depart-ment. If our Alaskan fisheries are to be saved from destruction, there must be further legislation declaring a general policy and delegating the authority to make rules and regulations to an administrative ad-ministrative body. : Washington. President Cuolldgo lu lils first message to the congress had the following rvcommeiuliUUuis to , offer : Since the close of the last congress the nation has lost President Harding, The world knew his kindness and his humanity, his greatness and his chats scter, lie has left his mark upon lilstory. He has made justice mora certain and peace more secure. Th surpassing tribute paid to his memory mem-ory as he was borne across the continent con-tinent to rest at lust at home re-vonled re-vonled the place he held In the hearts of the American people. But this Is not the occasion for extended refer vnce to the man or his work. In this presence, among those who knew and loved him, that Is unnecessary. But we who were associated with him could not resume together the functions func-tions of our ollice without pausing for a moment, and In his memory reconsecrating recon-secrating ourselves to the service of our country. He Is gone. We remain. re-main. It Is our duty, under the Inspiration In-spiration of his example, to take up tiie burdens which he was permltetd to lay down, and to develop nnd support sup-port the wise principles of government which he represented. Foreign Affairs. Tor us peace reigns everywhere. We desire to perpetuate It always by granting full justice to others nnd requiring re-quiring of others full Justice to ourselves. our-selves. Our country has one cardinal principle prin-ciple to maintain In its foreign policy. pol-icy. It is an American principle. It must be nn American policy. We attend to our own affairs, conserve our own strength, and protect the Interests In-terests of our own citizens; but we recognize thoroughly our obligation to help others, reserving to the decision of our own Judgment the time, the place, and the method. We realize the common bond of humanity. We know the Inescapable law of service. Our country has definitely refused to adopt and ratify the covenant of the League of Nations. We have not felt warranted In assuming the responsibilities responsi-bilities which its members have assumed. as-sumed. I am not proposing any change in this policy; neither is the senate. The incident, so far as we are concerned. Is closed. The league exists as a foreign agency. We hope It will be helpful. But the United States sees no reason to limit Its own freedom and independeuce of action by joining it. We shall do well to recognize rec-ognize this basic fact In all national affairs and govern ourselves accordingly. Haiiroaas. Criticism of the railroad law has been directed, first, to tho section laying lay-ing down the rule by which rates are fixed, and providing for payment to the government and use of excess earnings; second, to tho method for the adjustment of wage scales; and third, to the authority permitting consolidations. con-solidations. It has been erroneously assumed that the act undertakes to guarantee railroad earnings. The law requires that rates should be Just and reasonable. reason-able. That has always been the rule under which rates have been fixed. To make a rate that dies not yield a fair return results in confiscation, and ennfiscatory rates are of course unconstitutional. uncon-stitutional. Unless tlie government adheres to tho rule of making a rate that will yield a fair return. It must abandon rate making altogether. The new nnd Important feature of that part of the law Is the recapture and redistribution of excess rates. The constitutionality of this method is now before the Supreme court for adjudication. adjudi-cation. Their decision should be awaited before attempting further legislation leg-islation on this subject. Furthermore, the Importance of this feature will not be great If consolidation goes Into effect. Reclamation. By reason of many contributing causes, occupants of our reclamation projects are In financial difficulties, which In some cases are acute. Relief Re-lief should be granted by definite authority au-thority of law empowering the secretary secre-tary of the interior In his discretion to suspend, readjust, and reassess all charges against water users. This whole question is being considered by experts. You will have the advantage of the facts and conclusions which they may develop. This situation, Involving In-volving a government investment of more than $135,000,000, and affecting more than 30,000 water users, Is serious. seri-ous. While relief which Is necessary should be granted, yet contracts with the government which can be met should be met. The established general gen-eral policy of these projects should not be abandoned for any private control. Coal. The cost of coal has become unbearably unbear-ably high. It pluces a great burden on our industrial and domestic life. The public welfare requires a reduction reduc-tion in the price of fuel. With the enormous deposits in existence, failure of supply ought not to be tolerated. Those responsible for the conditions In tills Industry should undertake its reform re-form and free It from any charge of profiteering. The report of the coal commission will be before the congress. It comprises com-prises all the facts. It represents the mature deliberations and conclusions of the best talent and experience that ever made a national survey of the production and distribution of fuel. I do not favor government ownership or operation of coal mines. The need is for action under private ownership that will secure greater continuity of production pro-duction and greater public protection. The federal government probably has no peace-time authority to regulate wages, prices, or profits In coal at the mines or among dealers, but by ascertaining ascer-taining and publishing facts It can exercise great Influence. , Army and Navy. For several years we have been decreasing the personnel of the army and navy, and reducing their power to the danger point. Further reductions reduc-tions should not be made. The army-Is army-Is a guarantee of the security of our citizens at home; tlie navy is a guarantee guar-antee of the security of our citizens abroad. Both of these services should be strengthened rather than weakened. weak-ened. Additional planes are needed for the army, and additional submarines subma-rines for the navy. The defenses of Panama must be perfected. We want no more competitive armaments. We want no more war. But we want no weakness that Invites Imposition. A people who neglect their national defense de-fense are putting In jeopardy their national honor. Debts. Tho current debt and Interest duo from foreign governments, excluslvo of tho British debt of $4,000,000,000, Is nbout IT.200,000,000. I do not favor the cancellation of this debt, but I seo no objection to adjusting It In accordance accord-ance with the principle adopted for tho British debt. Our country would not wish to assumo tho rolo of an oppressive oppres-sive debtor, but would maintain tho principle that Ilnnnclal obligations between be-tween nations nro likewise moral obligations obli-gations which International faith and honor require should bo discharged. Our government has a liquidated clnlm against Germany for the exponso of tho army of occupation of over $2:25,-000,000. $2:25,-000,000. Besides this, the mixed claims commission havo before them about 12,000 claims of American cltlr.ons, aggregating ag-gregating about $1,225,000,000. Theso claims have already been reduced by a recent decision, but there aro valid claims reaching well toward $o00,000,-000. $o00,000,-000. Our thousands of citizens with credits due them of hundreds of millions mil-lions of dollars have no redress save In the action of our government. Theso are very substantial Interests, which It Is tho duty of our government to, protect as best It can. That courso 1 propose to pursue. It Is for theso reasons that wo have a direct Interest In the economic recovery re-covery of Europe. They ure enlarged by our deslra for tlie stability of civilization civ-ilization and tho welfare of humanity. That we are making sacrifices to that end none can deny. Our deferred Interest In-terest alone amounts to a minion dollars dol-lars every day. But recently wo offered of-fered to aid w ith our advice and counsel. coun-sel. We have reiterated our desire to see France paid and Germany revived. Wo have proposed disarmament. We have earnestly sought to compose differences dif-ferences and restore peace. We shall persevere In well-doing, not by force, but by reason. Foreign Service. The foreign service1 of our government govern-ment needs to be reorganized and Improved. Im-proved. Fiscal Condition. Our main problems are domestic problems. Financial stability is the first requisite of sound government. We cannot escape the effect of world conditions. We cannot avoid the Inevitable In-evitable results of the economic disorders disor-ders which have reached all nations. But we shall diminish their harm to us in proportion as we continue to restore re-store our government finances to a secure and endurable position. This we can do and must do. Upon that firm foundation rests the only hope of progress and prosperity. From that source must come relief for the people. This Is being accomplished by a drastic but orderly retrenchment, which Is bringing our expenses within our means. The origin of this has been the determination of the American Amer-ican people, the main support has been the courage of those In authority, and the effective method has been the budget system. The result has Involved In-volved real sacrifice by department heads, but it has been made without flinching. This system Is a law of the congress. It represents your will. It must be maintained, and ought to be strengthened by the example of your observance. Without a budget system there can be no fixed responsibility and no constructive scientific economy. Another reform which is urgent In our fiscal system Is the abolition of the right to issue tax-exempt securi-' ties. The existing system not only permits a large amount of the wealth of the nation to escape Its just burden bur-den but acts as a continual stimulant to municipal extravagance. This should be prohibited by constitutional amendment. amend-ment. All the wealth of the nation ought to contribute its fair share to tlie expenses of the nation. Tariff Law. The present tariff law has accomplished accom-plished its two main objects. It has secured an abundant revenue and been productive of an abounding prosperity. pros-perity. Under it the country has had a very large export and import trade. A constant revision of the tariff by the congress is disturbing and harmful. Tlie present law contains an elastic provision authorizing the President to increase or decrease present schedules sched-ules not in excess of GO per centum to meet the difference in cost of production produc-tion at home and abroad. This does not, to my mind, warrant a rewriting of the whole law, but does mean, and will be so administered, that whenever the required investigation shows that inequalities of sufficient importance exist in any schedule, the power to change them should and will be applied. ap-plied. ' Shipping. The entire well being of our country is dependent upon transportation by sea and land. Our government during Highways and Forests. Highways and reforestation should continue to have the interest and support sup-port of tlie government. Everyone la anxious for good highways. I have made a liberal proposal In the budget for the continuing payment to th states by the federal government of its share for this necessary publlo improvement. No expenditure of public pub-lic money contributes so much to the national wealth as for building good roads. Reforestation has an importance far above the attention it usually secures. A special committee of the senate if investigating this need, and I shall welcome wel-come a constructive policy based on their report. It is 100 years since our country announced the Monroe doctrine. This principle has been ever since, and Is now, one of the main foundations of our foreign relations. It must be maintained. But in maintaining It wa must not be forgetful that ' a great change has taken place. We are no longer a weak nation, thinking mainly of defense, dreading foreign Imposition. Imposi-tion. We are great and powerfuL New powers bring new responsibilities. responsibili-ties. Our duty then was to protect ourselves. our-selves. Added to that, our' duty now is to help give stability to the world. Wa want idealism. We want that vision which lifts men and nations above themselves. These are virtues by reason rea-son of their own merit. But they must not be cloistered; they must not b impractical ; they must not be ineffective. The settlement of railroad labor disputes dis-putes Is a matter of grave public concern. con-cern. The labor board was established estab-lished to protect the public In the enjoyment en-joyment of continuous service by attempting at-tempting to Insure Justice between the companies and their employees. It has been a great help, but Is not altogether alto-gether satisfactory to the public, the employees, or the companies. If a substantial agreement can be reached among the groups Interested, there should be no hesitation In enacting such agreement Into law. If It Is not reached, the labor board may very well be left for the present to protect the public welfare. The law for consolidations Is not sufficiently suffi-ciently effective to be expeditious. Additional Ad-ditional legislation Is needed giving authority for voluntary consolidations, both regional and route, and providing provid-ing government machinery to aid and stimulate such action, always subject to the approval of the Interstate commerce com-merce commission. This should authorize au-thorize the commission to appoint committees com-mittees for each proposed group, representing rep-resenting the public and the component compo-nent roads, with power to negotiate with Individual security holders for nn exchange of their securities for those of the consolidation on such terms and conditions as the commission commis-sion may prescribe for avoiding any confiscation and preserving fair values. val-ues. Should this permissive consolidation consolida-tion prove ineffective after a. limited period, the authority of the government govern-ment will have to be directly Invoked. Consolidation appears to be the only feasible method for the maintenance of an adequate system of transportation transporta-tion with an opportunity so to adjust freight rates as to meet such temporary tempo-rary conditions as now prevail in some agricultural sections. Competent authorities au-thorities agree that an entire reorganization reor-ganization of the rate structure for freight Is necessary. This should be ordered at once by the congress. Department of Justice. As no revision of the laws of the United States has been made since 1878, a commission or committee should be created to undertake this work. The Judicial council reports that two more district Judges are needed need-ed in the southern district of New York, one in the northern district of Georgia, and two more circuit judges In the Circuit Court of Appeals of the World Court. Our foreign policy has always been guided by two principles. The one is the avoidance of permanent political alliance which would sacrifice our proper Independence. The other is the peaceful settlement of controversies controver-sies between nations. By example and by treaty we have advocated arbitration. arbi-tration. For nearly 25 years we have been a member of The Hague tribunal, and have long sought the creation of a permanent World Court of Justice. I am in full accord with both of these policies. I favor the establishment of such a court intended to include the whole world. That is, and has long heen. an American policy. Pending before the senate is a proposal pro-posal that this government give Its support to the Permanent Court of International In-ternational Justice, which is a new and somewhat different plan. This is not a partisan question. It should not assume an artificial importance. The court is merely a convenient Instrument In-strument of adjustment to which we could go, but to which we could not be brought. It should he discussed with entire candor, not by a political but by a judicial method, without pressure and without prejudice. Partisanship lias no place in our foreign relations. As I wish to see a court established, and as the proposal presents the only practical plan on which many nations have ever agreed, though it may not meet every desire, I therefore eom-r""nd eom-r""nd it to the favorable consideration considera-tion of the senate, witli the proposed reservations clearly indicating our re-fm.al re-fm.al to adhere to the League of Nations. Na-tions. Russia. Our diplomatic relations, lately so largely interrupted, are now being resumed, re-sumed, but Russia presents notabie difficulties. We have every desire to see that great people, who are our traditional tra-ditional friends, restored to their position po-sition among the nations of the earth. We have relieved their pitiable destitution desti-tution witli an enormous charity. Our government offers no objection to the carrying on of commerce by our citizens citi-zens with the people .of Russia. Our government does not propose, however, how-ever, to enter Into relations with another an-other regime which refuses to recognize recog-nize the sanctity of International ob- In6ular Possessions. Conditions In the Insular possessions posses-sions on the whole have been good. Their business has been reviving. They are being administered according accord-ing to law. That effort has the full support of the administration. Such recommendations as may come from their people or their governments should have the most considerate attention. at-tention. Education and Welfare. Our national government Is not doing do-ing as much as It legitimately can do to promote the welfare of the people. peo-ple. Our enormous material wealth, our Institutions, our whole form of society, cannot be considered fully successful suc-cessful until their benefits reach the merit of every individual. This is not a suggestion that the government should, or could, assume for the people the inevitable burdens of existence. There is no method by which we can either be relieved of the results of our own folly or be guaranteed a successful suc-cessful life. There is an inescapable personal responsibility for the development devel-opment of character, of industry, of thrift, and of self control. These do not come from the government, but from the people themselves. But the government can and should always be expressive of steadfast determination, always vigilant, to maintain conditions condi-tions under which these virtues are most likely to develop and secure recognition rec-ognition and reward. This is the American Amer-ican policy. It is in accordance with this principle prin-ciple that we have enacted laws for the protection of the public health and have adopted prohibition in narcotic nar-cotic drugs and intoxicating liquors. For purposes of national uniformity we ought. to provide, by constitutional amendment and appropriate legislation, legisla-tion, for a limitation of child labor, and in all cases under the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal government a minimum wage law for women, which would undoubtedly find sufficient suffi-cient power of enforcement In the influence in-fluence of public opinion. Immigration. American Institutions rest solely on good citizenship. They were created by people who had a background of self-government. New arrivals should Reorganization. A special joint committee has been appointed to work out a plan for a reorganization of the different departments depart-ments and bureaus of the government more scientific and economical than the present system. With the exception excep-tion of the consolidation of the War and Navy departments and some minor mi-nor details, the plan has the general sanction of the President and the cabinet. cabi-net. It is important that reorganization reorganiza-tion be enacted Into law at the present session. Agriculture. Aided by the sound principles adopted by the government, the business busi-ness of the country has had an extraordinary ex-traordinary revival. Looked at as a whole, the nation Is in the enjoyment of remarkable prosperity. Industry and commerce are thriving. For the most part agriculture is successful, eleven staples having risen in value i from about $5,300,000,000 two years ago to about 57,000,000,000 for the current cur-rent year. But range cattle are still low in price, and some sections of the wheat area, notably Minnesota, North Dakota and on west, have many cases of actual distress. With his products not selling on a parity with the products prod-ucts of industry, every sound remedy that can be devised should be applied for tlie relief of the farmer. He represents rep-resents a .character, a type of citizenship, citizen-ship, and a public necessity that must be preserved and afforded every facility facil-ity for regaining prosperity. The distress is most acute among those wholly dependent upon one crop. Wheat acreage was greatly expanded and has not yet been sufficiently reduced. re-duced. A large amount is raised for export, which has to meet the competition compe-tition in the world market of large amounts raised on land much cheaper and much more productive. No complicated scheme of relief, no plan for government fixing of prices, no resort to the public treasury will be of any permanent value In establishing estab-lishing agriculture. Simple and. direct methods put Into operation by the farmer himself are the only real sources for restoration. i Indirectly the farmer must -be re-. The world has had enough of the curse of hatred and selfishness, of destruction de-struction and war. It has had enough of the wrongful use of material power. For the healing of tlie nations there must be good will and charity, confidence confi-dence and peace. The time has come for a more practical use of moral power, pow-er, and more reliance upon the principle prin-ciple that right makes its own might. Our authority among the nations must be represented by justice and mercy. It is necessary not only to have faith, but to make sacrifices for our faith. The spiritual forces of the world mke all its final determinations. It is with these voices that America should speak. Whenever they declare a righteous right-eous purpose there need be no doubt that they will be heard. America has taken her place In tne world as a republic re-public free, independent, powerful. The best service that can be rendered to humanity Is the assurance that this place will be maintained. |