Show HIGHLIGHTS IN PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S MESSAGE Farm Relief Relief Creation 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 Taxation Moderate Moderate reduction as recommended b by the treasury treasur and retention retention re re- re of certain e excise cise taxes Army Large Army Large enough for national defense with a generous supply of officers Navy Navy More More cruisers submarines and airplane carriers but no participation participation participation pation in a naval building race Prohibition Strict Prohibition Strict enforcement Coal Legislation permitting the president pres pros ident to act during strikes Foreign Relations Understanding Relations Understanding with other nations toward outlawing war wai and negotiations of ot covenants not out of harmony with the constitution Philippines Philippines Congressional al supervision supervision super super- vision of revenue expenditures and ami visit to the islands every two years ears by bya a congressional committee Panama Canal Canal Construction Construction of of ofa a dam at Alhajuela for flood protection Merchant Marine Stop Marine Stop Stop further building turn ships over to private capital i a second line of naval defense Inland Navigation Projection Navigation Projection of the gulf lt to the Atlantic waterway through the St. St La Lawrence |