AMERICAN CONDITIONS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16211, 8 December 1926, Page 7

AMERICAN CONDITIONS

PEACE AND PROSPERITY

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

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The President's annual message to Congress counselled the Legislature not to grant any form of relief that would put the Government into the business of production, marketing and price fixing of farm prodtacts. He also declared he was opposed to any permanent tax i;eductiou, but he favored a refund next vtJtr.

Mr. Coolidge again stressed! the need for economy and warned the country against extravagant new ventures. He unrolled a panorama of the Government's vast business, and emphasised the general peace and prosperity of the country, tho absence of major diplomatic "troubles, and the desire of America to continne a policy of' nonaggressive armament. The recom-: rnendations for the coming year included the limitation of expenditure to those of the most urgent necessity. For discussion the Department of Agriculture was evolving a. plan to meet farmers' needs.

PROHIBITION LAWS.

•The President, also recommended the placing .of the. merchant marine service under a single responsible head, thus endeavoring to induce Americans to ship in United! States bottoms; the creation of a board to deal with radio problems; and the development of the Philippines, economically, but not to turn them back until the natives, politically and economically, were fitted to assume control. Mr. Coolidge also recommended the continuation of the policy of having the army and the navy on a peace force footing, at the same time paying special attention to cniisers, submarines, and aviation. Mr. Coolidge also urged 1 the rapid discharge of war debt, obligations, and the, avoidance of competitive armament, ne advocated careful and speedy enactment of supplementary legislation for enforcing prohibition, declaring that the persons who dissent from prohibition have access to orderly methods of seeking a change in the Constitution, but all should obey the law. ■The President urged the promotion of understanding and goodwill between " ourselves and all other peoples." Regarding tho general condition of the country, he said it was impossible to characterise it as other than one of genera] peace and prosperity. "In some quarters oun diplomacy is vexed with difficult, and! as" yet, unsolved, problems, but nowhere are we met with arjned conflict. If some occupations and areas are not flourishing, in none does there remain any acute or chronic depression. What the country requires is not so much new policies as a steady continuation of those which already are being crowned with abundant success.