The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-03
BUDGET SYSTEM
IS ADVOCATED
Presidents Message Deals With
Financing and Other
Problems.
TREATY BE UP LATER
Recommendations On Readjus
ment of Nation Embodied
in Able Document.
TREATY BE UP LATER

Washington, Dec. General rec
concentrations on legislation to COM
bat the cost of living. labor unrest,
radicalism, and readjustment of the
nation to a peace time basis were the
| features of President Wilson's annual
| message to congress delivered today
| The peace treaty, the president told
! congress, would be discussed in sep
arate message later, as will the rail-
road question.
| For the second time only since the
president established the practice of
addressing congress in person, his mes
| sage was read today by the clerks.
| The presidents principal recommen-
| dations were:
| Establishment of a budget system
| for the national finances.
Reorganization of the taxation
system with simplification of the in
come and excess profits.
i 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"
soldiers of the world war, particularly
proposed by Secretary Lane.
| Proper measures to foster the dye
stuffs industry built up during the war
to keep the United States independent
of foreign supply.
An enlarged program for rural de-
velopment, in recognition of the farm
| er's part In the war.
Measures that will remove the
causes" of .'po3itiea1 restIessness in our
body polite"
At this point the president made his
most extensive reference to the peace
treaty by saying the causes for the un-
rest "are superficial rather than deep
seated. and that they 'arise from or
are connected with the failure on the
i part of our government to arrive speed
| ily at a just and permanent peace per-
mitting return to normal conditions.
from the TRANSMISSION of radical theo-
ries from seething European centers
pending such delay, from heartless
profiteering resulting from the increase
of the cost of living, and lastly from
the Vaccinations of passionate ana
lmalovilent agitators. With the re-
| turn to normal conditions TINS unrest
| will rapidly disappear
The president renewed his recon-
mendations for legislation to deal ef-
fectiyely with ''those persons who by
| violent methods, would abrogate our
| time tested Institutions
Several recommendations, some re-
newals of previous ones, We're maoe py
the president to bring down the cost OF
| living. Among them were extension Oh
tbe food control law to peace times
| for the emergency; regulations lor
transportation of foods in interstate
-f0
after the law in New Jersey; a law
reouiriug marks to show the length or
| time the foods are kept in storage
and a law to secure competitive sell
ing and prevent unconscionapie
profits" by federal license of corpora :
tions selling food in interstate COM
merce.
long portion of the message was
devoted to a discussion of the condl-
tion and rights of labor. "A definte
program to bring about an improve
mert in the conditions of labor" and
bring about "a genuine characterization
of industry" was recommended.
"The only way to keep men from
asitating against grievances Is to re-
move the grievances" said the presi-
DENTS message. At another point II
declared. 'the seed of revolution is re-
preston"
@rhe establishment of the princ1-
ples regarding labor, laid down in the
covenant of the League OF Nations,
said the message, soffers us the way 10
industrial peace and Cancellation NO
other road lies open to US. Gov
ernments must recognize the right OF
men to bargain collectively Tor hu-
mane objects. = Labor must no
longer be treated as commodity.
.saThe right of individuals to strike
is inviolate," continued the message,
"and ought not to be interfered with
by any process of government. pul
there is a predominant right and thal
is the right of the government 10 pro-
tect all of its people and to assert its
power and majesty against the chai-
lenge of any class.
The president was referring to the
governments recent injunction against
the coal strike.
The message closed with pointed
reference to radicalism, and red doc
trines and referred to Russia today
with its blood and terror as a pain
ful object lesson of the power of
minorities."
..There are those in this coun-
try.,' said the message. Who
fNn- a-continued on Pace Two)