Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-05
PRESIDENT URGES
SESSION To ENACT
CONSTRUCTIVE LAWS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Genera
recommendations in legislation t.
combat the cost of living, labor IN
rest, radicalism and a readjustment
of the nation to peace-time basis
were the features of President Viii.
sons annual message to congress
delivered Tuesday.
The peace treaty, the president
told congress, will be discussed ii
separate message later, as viii
the railroad question.
For the second time only, Since
the president esta blished the prac-
tice of addressing congress in per
son, his message was read today by
the clerks.
The presidents principal recon-
mendations were:
Establishment of a budget system
for the national finances.
Reorganization of the taxation sys-
tenn with simplification of the in
come and excess profits.
Reimbursement of the tariff sys-
tenn, if necessary, to meet changed
world conditions and make the sys-
tenn conform with the fact that the
United States is "the greatest capt.
talist in the world"
Recognition and relief for veteran
soldiers of the World war, partlcu-
larly in the way of government
farms as proposed by Secretary Lane
Proper measures to foster the dye
stuffs industry built up during the
war to keep the United States IN
dependent of foreign supply.
An enlarged program for rural de-
velopment, in recognition OF the
farmers part in the war.
treaty Delay Harmful
Measures which will remove the
causes" of political restlessness II
our body polite
At this point the president made
his most extensive reference to the
peace treaty by saying the causes to1
the unrest "are superficial rather
than deep-seated'' and that they
"arise from or are connected WITH
the failure on the part of our gov
eminent to arrive speedily at a just
and permanent peace permitting re-
turn to normal conditions from the
TRANSMISSION of radical theories from
seething European centers pending
such delay, from heartless prot1teer
ing resulting from the increase Of
the cost of living, and lastly from
the Vaccinations of passionate anc
maleyolent agitators. With the re
turn to normal conditions this unrest
will rapidly disappear"
The president renewed his recon-
mendations for legislation to deal eff
fectively with chose persons who by
violent methods would abrogate oul
time-tested institutions.
Several recommendations. some re
newals of previous ones, were made
by the president to bring down the
cost of living. Among them were
extension of he food control law tC
peace times for the emergency; reg
ulations for transportation of foods
in interstate commerce.; a cold stor.
age law modelled after the law il
New Jersey; law requiring marks
to show the length of time foods are
kept in storage and a law to secure
competitive selling and prevent I'M
considerable profits" by federal Ii
cense of corporations selling food il
interstate commerce.
A long portion of the message was
devoted to a discussion of the condi-
ton and righ.s of labor. "a definite
program to bring about an improve
ment in the conditions of labor" and
bring about "a genuine democratiza-
ton of industry was recommended
10 fro
agitating against grievances is t.
remove the grievances" said tht
presidents message. At another
point it declared 1.-The seed of revo.
luton is repression"
Activities of Reds
THE establishment of the princi-
pies regarding labor, laid down If
The covenant of the League of Ma,
tions," said the message, "offers US
the way to Industrial peace and con
Citation. No other road lies open tt
US. Governments must -recog-
niZe the right of men to bargain col
iectively for humane objects.
Labor must no longer be treated as E
commodity.
The right of individuals to strike
is inviolate," continued the mes
sage, land ought not to be inter.
fered with by any process of govern.
ment, "but there is a predominant
right and that is the right of the
government to protect all of it's peo
pie and to assert its power and
majesty against the challenge of any
class"
The president was referring 20 the
governments recent injunction
against the coal strike.
The message closed with point
doctrines and referred to Russia to-
day with it's blood and terror" as z
painful object lesson of the power
of minorities."
There are those in this country
said the message, who threaten di
rect action to force their will upor
a majority. 1t makes little diff
ference what minority it is; whether
capital or labor, or any other class
no sort of privilege will ever be per
mitted to dominate this country
Orderly processes, the message de
clared, were the only ones by which
relief and reform could be obtained
''Those who would propose any
other method of reform are enemies
of this country" the message said
IS. Let those beware who take
the shorter road of disorder and
revolution"
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