The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-07

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The task Of building up an adequat
merchant marine, Mr.. Wilson said, mus
be undertaken ultimately by America
private capital, but in the meantime, h
declared, every legal obstacle standing |
the way of building, purchase and Amer
lean registration of ships should be re
moved and the government should under
take to open routes, especially betwee
the two American continents. When tn
risk has passed and private capital begin
to find it's way into these new channels
he added, the government may withdraw
The president told Congress that pro
posals would be made during the comm,
session for the purchase or construction
of ships to be owned and directed by tn
government The measure, he said, woult
be similar to that submitted to the las
Congress, but modified in some essentia
particulars.
Revenue Discussion.
In outlining the financial condition of tn,
government, the president followed close
ly the statement recently given out by
Secretary McAdoo. He said that the ad
ditional revenue required to carry out
the program of military and naval prep.
araton would be 500 100000 for the fiscal
year 1917; that If the present taxes were
continued throughout this year and the
next there would be balance in the
treasury of about S76,500000 at the end
of the present fiscal year and deficit at
the end of the next year of some $ll2,-
100000, reckoning in $62,000,000 for de-
ficiency appropriations.
Proposing that the new bills should be
paid by internal taxation, the president
that by lowering the present
limits of income exemption and the fig
ure at which the surtax is imposed, and
by increasing step by step throughout
the present graduation, the surtax itself,
income taxes as at present apportioned
would yield sums sufficient to balance
the books of the treasury at the end of
the fiscal year 1917 without anywhere
making the burden unreasonably heavy.
He added that there were many addition
II sources of revenue which Justly could
be resorted to without hampering the in
iustries of the country or putting any
90 great charge upon individual expendi-
,ent per gallon on gasoline and naphtha
would yield Sl0,000,000; a. tax of so
ents per horsepower on automobiles and
Internal explosion engines, Sl5,000,000; a
lamp tax on bank checks, probably s1s,-
100000 and tax OF Is per cent per
on on fabricated iron and steel, probably
il0,000,000.
au,cbanaD r. .st;ra5
The president said there was reason to
ope that no question in controversy be-
ween this and other governments would
cad 10 any serious breach of amicable
and that he was sorry to say
hat the gravcst threats against national
eace and safety had been uttered within
he eountry's own borders.
"There are citizens of the United States,
blush to admit" he declared, "born UNI
er other flags but welcomed under our
enerous naturalization laws to the full
reedom and opportunity of America,
Tho have poured the poison OF disloyalty
ITO the very arteries of our national
fe; who have sought to bring the au-
hority and good name OF our govern |
rent into contempt. to destroy our in
ustries wherever they thought il effee-
i've for their vindictive purposes. to
.rike at them and to debase our politics
, the uses OF foreign intrigue"
No federal laws exist TO meet this sit |
alton, said Mr.. Wilson, because such a
hing would have seemed incredible in
ie past. "Such creatures of passion,
sloyalty and anarchy" he added, "must
J crushed out They are not many but
ley are infinitely malignant and the
and Of our power should close over them
once"
Military Conference Favored.
Turning again to military questions.
lie president said be might find il ad-
sable TO call into systematic consulta-
on with the directing officers of the
my and navy. men of recognized ability
ho are familiar, for example, with the
facilities of the country
ID therefore competent 10 advise how
ey may be co-ordinated when the need
Uses, those who can suggest the best
AZ TO bring about prompt cooperation
nong the manufacturers, and those who
uld assist 10 bring the technical skill
the country TO the aid OF the govern
ant in the solution Of problems Of de-
nse. He said he might later ask Con.
ess for an appropriation 10 defray the
penses Of such work.
The president told the members he
CHIT address them again later on com
srcial conditions about which much leg
alton has been passed. and which are
ely 10 change rapidly after tho war
zen the nations Of Europe again take
their task Of commerce aud industry.
le most that can be done now. b. said,
TO make sure that the necessary in.
are at hand for securing
equate information.
the railroads. the president
q there had been reason 70 fear that
" could not cope much longer with
. transportation problem, and suggest
IL would be Wise 20 provide for com
ssion Of inquiry 70 ascertain whether
. laws as al present framed aud admin
cred were AZ sersieoahle as they might
in the solution Of the problem. lie
q that TIE regulation ~ the railroads
federal commission has had admirable
ults and that the question was wheth-
there was anything else 70 b done O.
ter the conditions under which the
lroads are operating.