New Britain herald., 1919-12-02

recommendations on legislation to combat the cost of living, labor 1ln- rest, radlcalism and a readiustment or the nation to peace time basis were me features of President Wilson's annual message to congress delivered today.
 The peace treaty, the president told congress, will be discussed in a sepa- rate message later as will the railroad question.
 For the second time only, since the president established the practice of addressing congress in person, his message was read today by the clerks.
 The presidents principal recom-- mendations were:
 Budget System and Tariffs.
 Establishment of a budget system for the national finances.
 KeOrganlzauOn of the taxation sytem with simplitication of the in come and excess profits.
 ReadjuStment of the tariff system if necessary to meet changed world conditions and make the system con- form with the fact that the United States is the "greatest capitalist in the world"
 Recognition and relief for veteran soldiers of the world war, particularly in the way of government farms as proposed by Secretary Lane.
 Protect Dye Industry.
 Proper measures to foster the dye- stuffs industry built up during the war to keep the United States inde- pendent of foreign supply.
 An enlarged program for rural de- velopment, in recognition of the farmers part in the war.
 Measures which will remove the causes" of "political restlessness in our body polite"
 Refers to Peace Treaty.
 At this point the president made his most extensive reference to the peace treaty by saying the causes for the unrest "are superficial rather than deep seated" and that they "arise from or are connected with the fail ure on the part of our government to arrive speedily at 8 just and perma- nent peace permitting return to nor- nal conditions, from the transfusion of radical theories from seething Flu ropean centers pending such delay from heartless profiteering resulting from the increase of the cost of liv- ing and lastly from the machinations of passionate and malevolent agita- tors. With the return to normal conditions this unrest will rapidly disappear.
 Would Ban Radicals.
 The president renewed his recom- mendations for legislation to deal ef- fectively with "those persons who by violent methods would abrogate our time tested institutions
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 Several recommendations, some re- newaIs of previous ones, were made by the president to bring down the cost of living. AmCng them were ex- tension of the food control law to peace times for the emergency; reg ulations for transportation of foods in interstate commerce; @ cold storage law modelled after the law in New Jersey; a law requiring manufactur- ing to show the length of time foods are kept in storage and a law to se- cure "competitive selling and pre- vent unconscionabIe profits. By fed eraI license of corporations selling food in interstate commerce. A large portion of the message was devoted 
 rights of labor. A definite program to bring about an improvement in the condition of labor and bring about d genuine Characterization of industry was recommended.
 The only way to keep men from agitating against grievances is to re- move the grievances" said the pres ident's message. At another point it declared "the seed of revolution is repression
 Right of Collective Bargaining.
 The establishment of the principles regarding labor, laid down in the of the league of nations said the message, offers us the way to industrial peace and conciliation. No other road lies open to us. Governments must recognize *he right of men to bargain collectively for humane objects. Laber must no longer be treated as ae com nodity.
 The right of individuals to strike is inviolate,' continued the message, and ought not to be interfered with by any process of government, but there is a predominant right and that is the right of the government to protect all of it's people and to assert it's power and majesty against the challange of any class.
 The president was referring to the recent injunction against the coal strike.
 Attack on Anarchy.
 The message closed with a point ed reference to radicalism and ''red doctrines and referred to Russia to- day with it's blood and terror as a