The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-23

Wilson today called on a Republican
congress to legislate this session
along lines that will insure greater
co operation between labor and cap
ital.
The outstanding feature of his mes
sage, read to both houses of cong
ress, was his appeal that those who
do the daily labor of the world
"obtain progressive improvement in
the conditions of their labor, be made
happier, and be served better by the
communities and the industries which
their labors sustains and advances.
Have Common Purpose.
The new interest between capital
aFs> labor. he said, can be made OPP
eRative and manifest only in new
organization of industry, and he
urges business men and workers to
seek and sincerely adopt common
purpose" toward that end.
Regretting his inability to be pres
emit and his lack of familiarity with
domestic conditions, owing to the
duty" which keeps him at the peace
conference, the president, in making
his recommendations, declares they
must of necessity be only in general
terms" However, he specially told
congress that he will return the tell
graph and telephone lines a c"on az
the "re-transfer ON be effected
without administration confusion,
and the railroads. he said, will be
handed over to the owners at the
end of the calendar year.
ut is clearly desirable in the pub
lie interests" he said, "that some
legislation should be considered
which may tend to make of these in
dispensable instrumentalities (wlre
lines and railroads) a uniform and
co -ordinated system, that those who
use them may be insured certain
means of countrywide communication
at uniform and ineligible rates.
Puts II Up to Republicans.
These recommendations, however
had been looked for. The promised
surprise" of the message lies IN the
recommendation to congress to repeal
or amend the wartime prohloitlon
act.
BY this action the president passes
TO the republicans the burden OF up
holding or rejecting the war prom,
bition question settled in favor Oh
the 'drys" by a democratic cong
ress.
Rehabilitation of the army, the
president says, has reached a poln'
where the ban on intoxicants can
he removed, insofar at least as II
pertains to wines and beers.
The president advises against any
general" revision of import duties
hut counsels protection for the new
American dye industry.
He urges revision of taxes so thai
the income tax, excess profits TAX
and the estate tax can be made to
"yield constant and adequate returns
and vet not constitute too grew.
Gus burden upon the taxpayer.
He urges repeal of many minor
taxes" including 1.-The excuses upof
various manufacturers and the taxes
upon retail sales:
The revision should be made only
after most careful study OF the
problem, he says.
The Land Reclamation.
The president would maintain the
limited States employment service
co.ordinate the various agencies fol
cancellation and adjustment, create
new agency to act as a. clearing
house for ideas to improve indus
trial conditions and reclaim western
lands, in order to help out the gen
eral program of making things better
for those working and wanting work
The president did not touch upor
his work in Paris, except to say thai
it would be premature to discuss i
until he could presently lay the
whole matter before congress II
complete form.
His sole reference to the league o.
nations, was to say that. under its
agencies of international counsel ant
suggestion. international problem.
had been created and it would b.