Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-05-29
PRESIDENT SENDS
SHORT MESSAGE
FROM EUROPE
Address to Congress Is Read by
Regular Reading Clerk.
EXPLAINS HIS STAY ABROAD
imperative Duty Makes Absence Of
4 Chief Executive Necessary-sub-
ject Of Labor Unrest Dealt
With ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tions for Domestic
Legislation.

Legislation.
Washington, May 21.-Presiden
Wilson's message, cabled from Paris
was read to congress today b.
Patrick j. Halligan. the reading
clerk Of the house of representatives
The president In his message urged
legislation to end labor unrest; lift
Ing Of the war ban on the manufac
ture and sale of wines and beers ant
adoption Of woman suffrage.
The president said 1t would be pre-
mature to discuss the peace treaty I'M
til it is signed. He also declared
that we must see to it that our sol
oilers are assisted in every practca
way to find employment. he also
suggested that undeveloped lands be
turned over to the soldiers and wants
congress to support the plan. Tit
president asked congress to make the
Federal taxes as little burdensome al
they can be made.
Following is the text Of the mes
sage:
Gentlemen of the congress: deep
" regret my inability to be present al
the opening Of the extraordinary SEES
sion Of the congress. 1t still seems tt
be my duty to take part in the coun
sells of the peace conference and con
tribute what can to the solution Of
the innumerable questions to whose
settlement 1t has had to address itself
FOR they are questions which affect the
peace Of the whole world and from
Them, therefore, the United States can
bot stand apart. / deemed it my duty
TO call the congress together at this
time because it was not wise to post.
pone longer the provisions which must
be made for the support Of the govern.
ment. Many of the appropriations
which are absolutely necessary for the
maintenance Of the government and
the fulfillment of it's varied obligations
for the fiscal year 1919-192O have rot
vet been made; the end Of the present
fiscal year is at hand; and action upon
these appropriations can no longer be
prudently delayed. It is necessary
therefore, that I should Immediately
call your attention to this critical
need. It is hardly necessary for me to
urge that 1t may receive your prompt
attention.
Il shall take the liberty of address.
Ing you on my return on the subjects
which have most engrossed our atten.
ton and the attention Of the world
during these last anxious months
since the armistice of last November
was signed, the International settle.
ments which must form the subject
matter Of the present treaties Of peace
and Of our national action in the i'm.
mediate, future. It would be prema.
ture to discuss them or to express o
judgment about them before they are
brought to their complete formulation
by the agreements which are now be.
ing sought at the table of the confer
ence. I shall hope to lay them before
you In their many aspects so soon as
arrangements have been reached.
Domestic Legislation.
II hesitate to venture any opinion
or press any recommendation with re-
gard to domestic legislation while alb
sent from the United States and on,
of daily touch with intimate sources
of information and counsel. / am con
scious that need, after SO long an alb
Fence from Washington. to seek the
advice of those who have remained II
constant contact with domestic prob
gems and who have known them close
at hand from day to day; and / trus1
that it will very soon be possible 70,
me to do so. But there are severa
questions pressing for consideration tt
which i feel that may, and indeed
must, even now direct your attention
u only In general terms. In speaking
of them shall, dare say, be dont
little more than speak your owl
thoughts. I hope that I shall speal
your own judgment also.
The question which stands Mt RI.
front Of all others in every countr,
amidst the present great awakening i,
the question Of labor; and perhaps
can speak Of 1t with as great advan
tage while engrossed in the considera
ton Of interests which affect all coun
tries alike as could at home ant
amidst the interests which NATURAL,
most affect my thought, because they
IRE the interests Of our people.
''By the question of labor 1 do NO
mean the question Of efficient indus
trial production, the question Of how
labor is to be obtained and made effec
tive in the great process Of sustaining
populations and winning success
amidst commercial and Industrial ri.
valries. mean that much greater and
more vita question, how are the men
and women ~Who d5 the daily labor OF
the world to Oh bin progressive i'm.
provement in the aRpditions of their
labor, to be made M1pies and to be
served better by the @nN pities and
the industries which 4 fir labor sus-
tains and advances? ny are they
to be given their right ntage as
citizens and human being,
!. s.3tU ef.r,s If onv fr1y ING n,Ir
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