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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-02
Determine Taxes Immediately

For the steadying and facilitation
Of our own domestic business readjust-
ments nothing is more important than
the immediate determination of the
taxes that are to be Ievicd for 1918,
1919 and 1920. AS much Of the burden
of the taxation must be lifted from
business and sound methods of financ-
ing tho government will permit and
those who conduct the greatest indus
tries Of the country must be told as
exactly as possible what obligations to
the government they will te expected
to meet in the years immediately ahead
Of them. 1t will be Of serious conse-
quences TO the country t. delay remov-
al of II uncertainties in this matter
a single day longer than the right pro
cesses of debate justify. 1t is idle to
talk Of successful and confident bus
mess reconstruction before those un.
certainties are resolved.
II the war had continued it would
have been necessary to raise at least
eight billion dollars by taxation pay
abe in the year 1919; but the war has
ended and | agree with the secretary
of the treasury that it will be safe to
reduce the amount to six billions. An
immediate rapid decline IN the. OK
penses Of the government is not to be
looked for. Contracts made for war
supplies will. indeed, be rapidly can
celled and liquidated but their immedl-
ate liquidation will make heavy drains
on the treasury for the months just
ahead Of us. The maintenance Of our
forces on the other side ot the sea is
still necessary. A considerable proper
ton of those forces must remain in
Europe dTing the period Of occupation
and those which are brought home wiil
be transported and demohilized at
heavy expense for months to come.
The interest ON our war debt must, of
course, be paid and provision made for
the retirement of the obligations of the
government which represent il. But
these demands viii of course fall much
below what continuation of the mill
tary operations would have entailed
and six billions should suffice TO SIP.
ply sound foundation for the finan-
cial operations Of the year.
entirely concur with the secretary
OF the treasury in recommending that
the two billion needed im addition TO
the four billions provided BY existing
law be obtained from the psofits which
have accrued and shall acerne from war
contracts aud distinctly war business,
but that these taxes he confined to the
war profits aeesaiag III 1918, or in 1917
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i urge your acceptance of this rec
ommendation that provision be made
now, not subsequently, that the taxes
to be paid in 1920 should be reduced
from six to four billions. Any arrange
ments less definite than these would
add elements of doubt and confusion
to the critical period of industrial re-
adjustment through which the country
must now Immediately pass, and which
no true friend of the nation s essential
business interest can afford to be re-
sponsible for creating or prolonging.
Clearly determined conditions clearly
charted, are indefensible TO the eco
nomic revival and rapid industrial de-
velopment which may confidently be
expected if we act now and sweep all
Interrogation marks away.
| I take it for granted that congress
will carry out the naval program which
was undertaken before we entered the
war. The secretary of the navy has sub
mitted to your committee for authori-
zation that part Of the program which
covers the building plans of the next
three years. These plans have been
prepared along the lines and in accord
ance with the policy which the con
gress, established, not under the ex-
ceptional conditions Of the war, but
with the intention Of Sdhering to a def.
mite method of development for ohe
navy, earnestly recommend the unin-
terrupted pursuit of that policy, 10
would clearly be unwse for us to at
tempt to adjust our program to fu-
ture world policy as yet undetermined.
At Lass Concerning Railroads
The question which causes me the
greatest concern is the question of the
policy to be adopted towards the rail
roads. | frankly turn to you for coun
sci upon IT, / have no confident judg
ment of my own. | do not sec how any
thoughtful man can have who knows
anything OF the complexity Of the prob
lem 1t is problem which must be
studied studied Immediately and stud
led without bias or prejudice. Nothing
can be gained by becoming partisans
of any particular plan Of settlement.
II was necessary that the admins
tration Of the railroads should be TAX
en- over by the government so long as
the war lasted. II would htve been i'm
possible otherwise to establish and ear
ry through under single direction the
necessary priorities of shipment. 1t
would have been impossible otherwise
to combine maximum production at the
factories and mines and farms with
tho maximum possible ear supply 10
take the products to the ports and mar
kets; impossible 10 route troop ship
ments and freight shipments without
regard 10 the advantage or disadvant
age of the roads employed; impossible /
10 subordinate. when necessary, all
questions Of convenience TO the public /
necessity; impossible to give the nee
essary financial support 10 the road /
from the public treasury. But all these !
necessities have now been served and ,
the question IS, what is hest for the
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railroads and for the public in the fu-
Not Equal to Tasks


Exceptional circumstances and excep
tional methods of administration were
net needed to convince us that the rail
roads were not equal to the immense
tasks of transportation imposed upon
them by the rapid and continuous de-
velopment of the industries of the
country. We knew that already. And
we knew that they were unequal to il
partly because their full cooperation
was rendered impossible by law and
their competition made obligatory, SO
that it has been impossible to assign
to them seyerally the traffic which
could best be carried by their respect
i've lines in the interest of expedition
and national economy
We may hope, ] believe for the for
NAL conclusion of the war by treaty
by the time spring has come. The TWEEN
ty one months to which the present
control Of the railways is limited after
formal proclamation of the peace shall
have been made will run at the far
thest, take it for granted only to the
January of 1921. The full equipment
of the railways which the federal ad-
ministration planned could lot be com
pleted within any such period. The
present law does not permit the use OF
the revenues Of the. several roads for
the execution of such plans except by
formal contract with their directors,
some of whom viii consent while some
will not, and therefore, does not af-
ford sufficient authority TO undertake
upon scale upon which it
would be necessary to undertake them.
Every approach to tins difficult sub
Jcct matter of decision brings us face
to face, therefore, with this unanswer-
cd question: What is right that we
should do with the railroads, in. the
interest of the public and fairness to
their owners.
Has No Ready Answer
Let me say at once that / have no
answer ready. The only thing that is
perfectly clear to me is thas it Is at
fair either TO the pubhe Or q tAe own
ers of the railroads to leave the ques-
tion unanswered and that 1t will pros
emily become my duty to relinquish
control of the roads, even before the
expiration of the statutory period, un-
less there should appear some clear
prospect in the meantime os q legisla-
tive solution. Their release would at
least produce one element Of . solution,
namely certainty and r quick stimula-,
tion Of private initiative.
believe that it viii be servieeable
for me to set forth as explicitly as pcs.
sible the alternative courses that lie
open to our choice.
We can simply release the roads and
20 back 10 the old conditions of PM
vatc management, msestr'cted eompe-
ii ion and maitiforn regulation BY both
state anl federal authorities; or we
caH 70 TO tae opposite extreme and es-
scb,ish gavesnm rt cor.rol, aceompan-
led Is neee sary. hy artual government
Ownership; or we can adopt an inter
ms,iiste course of msdisied private
control under A more unified and affir-
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native public regulation and under
such alterations of the law as will per-
nit wasteful competition to be avoid
ed and considerable degree of unfit
cation Of administration to be effect
ed, as for example, bv regional corpo-
rations under which the railways of
definable areas would lie in effect COM
Dined in single systems.
/ stand ready and anxious to release
the roads from the present control and
l must do so at a very early date if
by waiting until the statutory limit
of time is reached l shall be merely
prolonging the period of doubt and I'M
certainty which is hurtful to every in
terest concerned.
/ welcome this occasion to announce
to the congress my purpose to join in
Paris the representatives of the govern
ments with which we have been asso-
ciated in the war against the central
empires for the purpose Of discussing
with them the main features of the
treaty of peace. | realize the great in
conveniences that will attend my leav-
ing the country, particularly at this
time, but the conclusion that it isL.ny
paramount duty to go has been forced
upon me by consideration which L hope
will seem conclusive to you as they
have seemed to me.
Accepted His Peace Basis
The allied governments have accept
ed the basis of peace whlch ! outl ned
to the congress on the eighth Of Jan-
uary last, as the central empires also
have and, very reasonably deai4e my
personal counsel in their interpreta7
tion and application and II is highly
desirable that I should give it in or
der that the sincere desire of our gov
ernment to contribute without selfish
purpose of any kind to settlements that
will be OF. common benefit to all the
nations concerned may be made fully
manifest.
The peace settlements which are now
to be agreed upon are of transcendent
Importance both to us and tc the rest
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attention.
Control of Shipping
I have spoken Of the control which
must yet for a while, perhaps for a
long while, be exercised over shipping
because Of the priority Of servicl TO
which our forces overseas are entitled,
and which should also be accorded to
shipments which are to save recently
liberated peoples from starvation and
many devastated regions from perma-
merit ruin. May | not say special
word about the needs of Belgium and
northern Franceg No sums of money
paid by way Of indemnity will serve
TO themselves to save them from hope
less disadvantage for years to come.
Something more must be done than
merely find the money. ii they had
money and raw materials in abundance
tomorrow, they could not resume their
place in the industry of the world to-.
m0rr0w-the very important place
they held before the flame Of war
swept across them Many of their fac
tories are la2ed to the gIound. Much
of their machinery is destroyed or has
been taken away. Their people are seat
tered aud many Of their best workmen
are dead. Their markets. will be taken
by others If they are not in some spc.
eial way assisted to rebuild their fac
tories and replace their lost instru-
ments Of manufacture. They should not
DO left TO the yieissitudes OF the sharp
eompetition FOR materials aud for in-
dustrlal facilities which i row set in.
I hope, therefore, that iae congress
win not be unwilling. il ii should be-
come necessary, TO grant to some such
agency as the war trade board the
right to establish priorilics Of export
and supply for the benefit of these
people whom we have been so happy to
assist in saving from the German ter
ror and whom we must not low thought
lessly leave to shift for themselves in
q pitiless competitive market.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-02
STIFF JOINTS
SORE MUSCLES
umbef Up Quickly Under the Soothinr. 1
Penetrating Application of
hamlin's Wizard Oil

In cases of rheumatism anl lame
back It penetrates quickly, drives out
soreness, and limbers up stiff, aching
joints and muscles.
Wizard Oil is an absolutely reIi-
able, antiseptic application for cuts,
burns, bites, and stings. Sprains and
bruises heal readily under its sootl,-
ing, penetrating qualities
Get II IRON druggists for 80 cents
ii not satisfied return the bottle and
get your money back .
Ever constipated or have sick
headache! Just try Wizard Liver
Whips, pleasant little pink pills, 80
cents Guaranteed.
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weighty matters Of domestic policy
with which we shall have to deal. [
shall make my absence as brief as
possible and shall hope to return with
the happy assurance that it has been
possible to translate into action the
great ideals for which America has
striYen.
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WOULD
INSULT THE PRESIDENT

Washington, Dec. 2.-Senator :
Sherman, Illinois, announced he +;
will introduce a resolution to9 {:
morrow declaring the presiden- ,
cy vacant for the remainder Of ,
President Wilson's term and \
providing that the vice presi- ,
dent shall assume the duties ,
and powers of the office at once .
X X X X X x X X 4. \ x X \
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Control of Shipping

which IS worthy Of your most friendly
attention.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-02
AVOID COUGHS
AND COUGHERS

Your health and society demand that
you take something for that cough.
Coughing spreads disease. Good, old,
reliable SHILOH is guaranteed to rs-
1ieve the worst cough In q hours.
SHILOH Stops Coughs
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Reduce Taxes

from business originating in war con
tracts. %t
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-06-21
LES CEAUSSURES DE PENNIES
N'AURAIENT QUE DES
TALONS BIAS

L'Oncle Sam, vient-il d'etre appris
est a la veille de decreter que les
chaussures de femmes n%'auront plus
que des talons dun pouce, qu'elles Sc
ront larges du bout ct que la chaus-
sure ne sera haute que de six pouces
En- d'autres mots, la manufacture dc
chaussures a talons hauts, a bout
pointu ct don't la hausse Sc rend par
fois jusqu'a mi-jambe ri defendue
pour lie temps de la guerre.
La rarete du CUR, est-il indique.
rend celia necessaire. LIE gouverne.
ment est force d'etablir de tells regle-
ments, quoiqu'il Sc rende pleinement
compile que les femmes d'Amerique
portent des chaussures de fantaisie
depuis tant d'annees que, pour Giles,
les dites chaussures sont devenues
une institution ct qu'elles men accep-
teront pas facilement la mise au BAN
Dune bonnie source, il est appris,
egalement, que lie gouvernement n
tend limiter les chaussures a trois
couleurs-le noir, lie blans ct lie brun,
seul l'emploi des deux dernieres, en-
meme temps, devant etre permits. Les
chaussures de guerre seront aussi
simples de dessin, ajoute-t-on, que
les marques les plus conservatives
presentement sur lie marche.
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Les Pilules Rouges guerissent tous
les maux propres aux femmes, parce
qu'elles ne sont que pour les femmes,
ct c'est de Ia que leur viennent leur
force ct leur vertu. Files sont adap-
tees a leurs malaises, de Tendance a
Ia vieillesse. Files guerissent les
scrofules, les eruptions, les maladies
de la peau. Files donnent des cou-
leurs, ramenent au TENT sa fra1cheur
n%aturelle. Files guerissent lie NAL
de tete, les embellishments, les
points de cotes, les palpitations du
occur, les douleurs de Tabdomen, les
arrangements, les irregularities, les
douleurs dams les reins, les troubles
de la vessie, les maladies nerveuses,
les epoques ,douloureuses chez les
jeunes files ct enfin toutes les ma
ladies particulieres aux femmes. Ell
les sont lie remede par excellence a
prendre pour les femmes u lie re-
tour de l'age, car Giles guerissent ct
previennent tous les maux ct maiai-
ses 81 frequents a cette epoque criti-
que de la vie. Files sont de plus lie
meilleur TONGUE a prendre ct doivent
etre employees par les femmes lors-
uu'elles Sc sentent affaiblies, meme
81 Giles ne souffrent pas, a elles
stimulent l'appetit, aident la diges-
ton, ramenent les forces ct la sante;
Giles ne sont que pour les femmes
ct toutes les femmes fables d%evraient
les prendre.
Dams les premieres ann6es de mon
marriage, 6tant devenue tres fable,
les Pilules Rouges me firent du bon
sang ct me d%Onnerent des forces que
des m%aternites frequentes avaient
6puisees. Petals deyenue aussi tres
nerveuse; je ne mangeais pas, eprou-
vais des tiraillements d'estomac ct je
devais chaque jour laisser de cote Ia
plus grande partie de ma besogne.
Tout celia est disparu avec lie meryeil-
leux reconstituant don't je me servais.
Nine A. GOUGER,
AZ rue Taft, Greylock, Mass.
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tot q prendre des Pilules R0uges, a
suivre les conseils quill m'avait don
mes, ct quatre GU cinq semaines apres
j'6tais d6ja mieux ct plus forte.
Petals toute surprise, au bout de
quelques mois, d'6tre gu6rie.
Nine j. B. AUDETTE.
81 Congress, Cohoes, MY.
Lorsque je me suis mari6e, je me-
tais pas d6ja tres forte. Dams respace
de trois ans j'eus trois accidents qui
m'affaiblirent encore. A chaque ma
ladie Petals longtemps au Lit, inca.
pable de me remettre. Enfin. la troll
sieme me laissa impotente, avec des
maux de t6te, DIES %lourdeurs ct des
ACCOMPLISHMENTS dams tous les mem
bres. ii me semblait que jamais je
ne reviendrafs de Get epufsement ct
je me desesperais. II y a quelques
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-06-21

Les premiers bias furent portes vers
lie onzieme steele; avant, on m
ployait des bandages d'etoffe autour
des pieds.
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MORT DUN GRAND DEFENSEUR
DE L'EGLISE

St-Jean, N. B.-Atteint dune vio-
lente indigestion, lie DR. Richard F.
Guigley, avocat, Pun des plus fermes
soutiens laiques de TEglise Catholi-
que au Canada, est mort age de 70
ans. II n'etait pas marie.
II s'etait fait conna1tre autrefois
par ~~controverse avec I'm ministre
anglican, lie reverend Davenport, sur
la doctrine de lImmaculee- Concep-
ton. LIE pape Leon XIII lui await con
fere lie titre de. Docteur es-philoso-
phie.
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Brilliant Fait de PInfanterie de la
Marine DIES E.-U.

Washington-Les soldats de mari
ne americans a Chateau-Thierry, ap-
prenant que la gauche de flame fran
Gals etait IN danger, %quitterent leurs
postes de reserves ct Sc deterrent dams
l'astion plusieurs heures avant lie
temps fixe dams leurs ordres prece
dents, airant ainsi materiellement a
arreter la poussee desesperee des AL
demands.
LIE fait que les soldats de marine
aoffrirent d'oublier les ordres ante
rieurs a etc revele dams I'm rapport
officiel recu lei.
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L'Heure de
l'Amerique
Paris. 10 iuil

Paris, 10 JUN.
Sous &c tire, lie Journal" Went de
publier I'm article dams lequel on lit ce
qui suit:
"Quand lie president Wilson dit:
"Nous gagner0ns la guerre", il savait
quill ne pouvait la gagner QUEEN Fran
&c, avec la France ct pour la Frnce.
La France etant assassinee, il serait
vain de la ~ressusciter. VOLTA pOurquoi
Pershing s'est avance vers Foch dams
la soiree pathetique du % mars ct lui
dit: "Moi ct mes hommes qui sommes
deja- en- France, prenez-nous".
"Cela signifiait: "Nous ne sommes
pas lei pour vous construire a rarrie-
re des quais, des cares, des h6pitaux,
des usines ct tous les materiaux de la
victoire que nous cOmptOns rempOrter
Pannee prochaine. Nous sommes lei
pouur METRE nos pOitrines a cote des
wires sur la ligne de feu des %aujOur-
d'hui, puisque c'est aujourd'hui que
Pennemi attaque'.
"Sans la trahisOn russo, les Etats.
Unis auraient pu venir a leur heure
Nous les aurions attendus tOute cette
aimee encore sans difficulte. L'aban.
don de la France ct de PAngleterre q
leurs seules forces a modife soudain
les donnees de la victoire.
Lies Americans ont Pexperience de
la guerre qui nous await manque. lis
nous ont WI a~rriver tr0p tard au Sc.
cours de la Belgique, trop tard AL Sc.
cours de la Scribe, trop tard peut-etre
au secours de la Russie. lis mont Gu
garde d'arriver trOp tard au secOurs
de la France. C'est dams ce sens quill
faut interpreter non-seulement la pa
role de Pershing, mails les premiers
gestes qui ont corrobore cette parole,
tells que la brillante attaque des trou-
pes americaines sous Montdidier, cou-
ronnee par la reprise de Cantigny.
"Ceci vous dome un echantillon de
&c que feront ces soldats qui ont deja
echange lie grand chapeau de "cow
boy" pour lie casque de pompier avec
lequel on court pour eteindre rincen-
die de PEurope. Or, lis SOM plusieurs
centaines de mile, de ces pompiers
sublimes deja arrives en- France, deja
armes, deja %entraines, avant garde de
Immense armee qui %arrivera Fan
proclaim, mais a qui il ne servirait
plus rien d'arriver 81 la France etait
br1lee.
ell y aura peut-etre DIES gems pour
dire: "Faut-il que nous en- soy0ns en-
core la apres quatre ans?" Mais je
leur repondtai que ces quatre n sont
lie vrai miracle dun pays que sol vol
sin geant await calcule d'assommer en-
quatre semaines. SUPPOSE un combat
de boxe entire I'm poids lourd ct un
poids leger qui devait Sc livrer en- qua
tire rounds" ct qui IN est au quaran-
tieme. Pour lequel DIES deux boxeurs
est la homie de Get interminable
match" simon pour lie colosse qui Sc
fattait den finir en- I'm tour de main?
Ce sont ces quatre annees qui nous
donnent lie drOit de crier sans rougir:
"Frere AMERICAN nous avons besoin
de vous".
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AIM OF THE FOREIGN LANGUA.
GE NEWSPAPERS IN
AMERICA

To help preserve the ideals and
sacred traditions of this, our adopted
country, the United States of Ameri-
ca: To revere it's laws and obey them:
To strive increasingly to quicken the
public sense of civic duty: In all ways
to aid in making this country greater
and better than we found it.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF
FOREIGN LANGUAGE NEWS
PAPERS
LOUIS N. HAMERLING, President.
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L'Echo de POuest nest pas respon
sable des idees ct opinions emises par
ses correspondents.
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Toutes l%ettres, correspondances,
etc., doivent etre adressees CONNIE
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mois je me suis laiss6e persuader que
les Pilules ROuges me rameneraielt,
ct fen al pris. En- effet, grace a CO
remede, je me sens forte ct coura-
geuse aujourd'hui ct je puts vaquer d
mes occupations sans 6prouver de
fatigue.
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Nine Adelard Boucher,
Burlington, Vt.

Consultations gratuites au No 274
rue Saint-Denis, tous les jours, ex-
cepte les dimanches ct jours de fete,
de 9 heures du matin a s heures du
soir. Les femmes malades, qui ne
peuvent venir voir notre medecin,
sont invites a lui ecrire.
Les Pilules Rouges sont en- vente
chez tous les marchands de remedies
au prix de SOC, une bottle, $3.50 six
bottles. Files ne sont jamais vendues
autrement QUEEN bottles de so pilules,
jamais au 100; chaque bottle porte a
un bout lie nom de la Compagnie Chi
mique Franco-Americaine limitee ct
un numero de contr6le. Refusez toute
substitution. Lorsque vous hernandez
des Pilules Rouges, n'acceptez jamais
un autre produit que Ion vous recon-
manderait CONNIE etant aussi bon.
Defiez-vous des colporteurs; les Pilu-
les Rouges ne sont jamais vendues de
porte en- porte.
ST vous ne pouvez vous procurer les
Pilules Rouges pour les Femmes Pa
les ct Fables dams votre locallte,
ecrivez-nous, nous vous les enverrons
sur reception du prix.
Toutes les lettres doivent etre
adressees: COMPAGNIE CHIMIQIE
FRANCO AMERICANA (limitee),
274, St-Denis, Montreal.