Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-20
EDGE OUTLINES
STATE PROGRAM
Details Ways in Which Senate
and House May Pass Best
Legislation This Year

BIZ Special Correspondent
TRENTON, Dec. 20. Governor
Edge today told the forty-four Repub-
ncan members of the incoming legis-
iature, who gathered with him for the
nnual conference OF the executive
with the members of his " party in
the law-making branch OF the state
government, that the most important
legislation 70 be considered at the
coming session effects the return, m
ployment and welfare of New Jersey
soldiers and sailors.
The governor declared that the Re-
publican program of legislation of the
last two sessions had been carried out.
and ne briefly reviewed some OF Its &C
complishments. Therefore. he told the
senator's and aasemblymen h a the
work of the coming session would be
mainly confined to the states first re-
sponsibility to the 10000 Jersey boys
who were in war service.
He said IL was no longer necessary
10 postpone the road tax, because OF
the wal situation, inasmuch as the war
had ended and prices would soon be
as low for the purchase OF war mater
falls as the state could ever hope to
have them by 1890. He declared tina
the road building program, as well as
the proposed construction of the ship
canal across New Jersey. when the
federal government Is ready TO lend Its
aid, could be utilized as the instru-
ments for the solution OF the problem
Of finding employment for the soldiers
and sailors.
While the state is TO assist IN the
general of welcoming home
the men, the governor thought that
the new state highway system, the
proposed Delaware river bridge from
Camden to Philadelphia, n the Hud-
son river vehicular tunnel might be
dedicated forever TO the memory of
Jersey herolsm by making them me-
MORALS.
II think II is proper that we should
make a provision for a state fund reg
uiarly appropriated. to be used In as
sisting municipalities In the holding OF
suitable celebrations and parades, the
funds to be appropriated contingent
upon the municipalities raising the
stipulated sum of money for the same
purpose" said the governor. talking
about the celebrations OF welcome.
The executive advocated the passage
of a bill to cooperate with the federal
government to the end that undevel-
oped land in this state may be devoted
TO the purpose Of providing farm
homes for returned soldiers and sail
ors. The State Council OF Defense
should also be continued for postwar
work In matters OF INDUSTRIAL rehuJust
ment, he declared. and he added that
the school laws should be amended to
provide classes for special instruction
for disabled soldiers and sailors. Mr..
Edge declared that suitable provisions
should be made by the legislation for
the collection and publication of data
forming a complete historical record
of every Jerseyman participating In
the world var
The governor also asked for a meas
ure TO clothe the State Board of
Health with proper power to enforce
its quarantine orders. During the re-
cent Influenza epidemic 1t was found
that the board did not have this au-
thority. Bills providing for h sub
ject OF child hygiene and personal
health instruction in the public schools
should also be passed. he said.
The soldiers voting act should be