El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-04


where immediate and practical consid-
erations lead us and not heed any 9TH
ers
Other Legislation Needed
The financial ana military meas
ures which must be adopted viii sug-
u gest themselves as the war and its
undertakings develop. but I will take
the liberty Of proposing TO you GER
tain other acts OF legislation which
seem to me to be needed for the sup
port Of the war and for the release
OF our whole force and energy
Extend Control over Aliens.
1t Will be necessary 10 extend IN
certain particulars the legislation %
I the last session with regard to alien
enemies: and also necessary, I believe.
TO create a very definite and partlcu-
lar control over the entrance and de
parture Of all persons into and from
the United States.
Make Interned Enemies Work
Legislation should be enacted de
filming as a crimial offence every viii
ful violation Of the presidential proc
lamaGon relating to allen enemies pro
I mulGated under section 1867 Of the re-
vised statutes and providing apprOpri-
\ ate punishmentss and women as well
as men should be included under the
I terms of the acts placing restraints
upon alien enemies
1T is likely that as time goes on
I many alien enemies VIII be willing TO
I be fed and housed at the expense Of
/ the government. in the detention
i camps and il would be the purpose OF
3 the legislation I have suggested 20
d cOnfine offenders among them in pen
! itentiaries, and other similar institu-
I tons, where the ycOuld be made TO
! work as other criminals do.
Must Restrict Prices.
} Recent experience has convinced
. in authorizing the government TO set
limits to prices. The law OF supply
/ and demand I am sorry to say, has
/ been replaced by the law of uure-
strained selflshBess. While we have
! eliminated profiteeriuE in several
! branches Of industry it still runs i'm
Z pudently rampant in others The
/ farmers, for example, complain with a
3 great deal Of justice that. while the
/ regulation Of food prices restricts
Z their incomes no restraints are placed
I upon the prices most OF the things
I they must themselves purchase and
similar inequiries obtain on all sides
VIC Must Develop Water Power.
1t IS lmperariVely necessary that
3 the cCuSId Iteration OF the fun use of
( the water power OF the country and
also the consideration Of the sys-e-
matte and yet economical development
Of such OF the natural resources OF the
country as are still under the control
OF the federal government. should lee
I Immediately resumed and affirmative
I y and constructively dealt with ~
( the earliest possible moment The
pressing need Of such legislation is
( daily becoming more obvious.
Complete Control of Exports.
The legislation proposed at the last
session with regard 10 regulated COM
Dilatious among our exporters. in or
der 10 provide for our foreign trade
more effective organization and meth
cd OF cOopera ton. ought by all means
TO be completed at this session.
Would Avoid Waste of Money.
ana beg that the members OF
the house Of representatives viii per
nit me 10 express the opinion that
IL VIII De impossible 20 deal IN any
way but a very Easteful and extraya-
SAINT fashion with the enormous ap-
Preparations OF the public monies
which must continue TO be made. ii
me war is 10 be properly sustained.
unless The house viii consent TO re-
turn 20 It's former practice Of initial
lnE and preparing all appropriation
pliiS through a single committee. iI
order that response bility may be cen
( tered, expenditures standardized and
made uniform and waste and dUplica-
ton as much as possible avoided.
Possible Railway Legislation.
Additional legislation may also be
come necessary before the present
congress adlourns in order TO ef-
fect the most efficient coordinatioa
and operation of the railway and
other transportation systems of the
3 L.
cUmstances should demand, call the
attention Of congress upon another
occasion.
Concentrate On the War.
III have overlooked anything
that ought TO be done for the more
effective conduct or the war vour
own counsels Will supply the omis-
sion What / am perfectly clear q bou.
is that in the present session Of the
congress our whole attention and
energy sOhuld be concentrated on r1a
vigorous and rapid and successful
prosecution of the great task Of win
ming the war.
We Fight Against Tyranny.
We can do this with all the great /
er zeal and enthusiasm because we
know that for US this is a war o. I
high principle, debased by no selfish I
ambition or conquest or spolfarIou +
because We know, and all the world
knows, that we have been forced into
II 10 save the very institutions we live &
under from corruption and destruc- .
ton The purposes OF the central
powers strike straight at the very
nearL OF everything we believe IN. 4
their methods Of warfare outrage f
every principle OF humanity and OF
kuighUy honor; their intrigue has
corrupted the very thought and spirit .
OF many OF our people: their sinister .
and secret diplomacy has sought 10 .
take our very territory away from
Us and disrupt the union Of the states
OuE SAFETY would De at an end. our
honor forever sullied and brought into
contempt were we TO permit their
triumph They are striking at the
very existence OF democracy and lib
erty.
Fight Until the Last Gun.
It is because it is for US war
or nigh, disInterested purpose. i'm
which all the free peoples Of the world +
are banded together for the vindica- I
ton OF right, a war for the preservz-
ton Of our nation and of all that IL Z
has held Gc2r Of principle and of pur-
pose, that We feel ourselves doublv
constrained TO propose for It's out
come only that which is righteous
and Of irreproachable intention, fo-
our foes IS well as for our friends
The cause being just and holy, the
settlement must be OF like motive and
quality. For this We can fight, but for
nothing less noble or less worthy OF
our traditions. For this cause we
entered the war and for this cause
viii we battle until the last gun IS
fired.
Il have spoken plainly because this
seems 10 me the time when il is most
necessary 10 speak plainly. in order
that all the world may know that
even in the heat and aruor OF the
struggle and when our whole thought
end, we have not forgotten any ideal
or principle for which the name Of
America has been held in honor
among the nations and for which It
has been our glory to contend in the
great generations that went before
US.
Supreme Moment of History.