President Coolidge Seeks Moderation in New Congress
President Coolidge reports the nation in peace and prosperity and urges Congress to avoid spending sprees and drastic laws. He warns against centralizing power, emphasizes local self government, and lists policy priorities from taxation to agriculture, prohibition, and national defense.
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George R. Holmes
International Mews
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Congress
Washington
National Defense
Navy
Muscle Shoals
Coal Commission
Shipping—Congress
The
Shipping Board
Waterways Development Congress
Chicago
New Orleans
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Territories
Alaska
Philippines
Civil Service
Internal Revenue
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Debt Reduction Debate and World Peace Efforts
A senior official argues for paying down the national debt with proceeds from excess receipts and budget reforms. The piece outlines tax reform, budget tools like the Bureau of Budget and Comptroller General, and the aim to cut expenditures while expanding efficient services. It also covers foreign policy, disarmament, and support for the Permanent Court of International Justice as part of a broader move toward peaceful international cooperation.
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Congress
Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Harding
Wm. Mitchell
Morrow Board
Departments of Commerce, War and Navy
Army Air Service
America
Europe
United States
Bureau of Budget
Ways and Means Committee of the House
Ways and Means
Locarno
Massachusetts
Onr
Geneva
Senate
Washington
Permanent Court of International Justice
Hague Court of Arbitration
Council
Assembly
League of Nations
League
Court of Arbitration
The
Court of Justice
Supreme Court
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Italy
Belgium
Czecho-Slovakia
Esthenia
Latvia
World Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pension Office
Veterans’ Bureau
War and Navy Departments
Post Office
Board of Tax Appeals
Principe
Presen Gvalvan Vuullu Ue