The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-02
Legislation to Combat Cost Of
Living, Labor Unrest and
RadicaIism Urged.
REIMBURSEMENT TO PEACE
TIME BASIS STRESSED.
Federal Budget System Rec
commended - Regrets Alb
sence From Congress.

sence From Congress.
Washington, Dec. IA. P.)
General Recommendations on
legislation to combat the cost of
living, labor unrest, radicalism
and readjustment of the nation
to peacetime basis were the fea-
turessof President Wilson's an
nual message to congress deliv-
cred today.
The peace treaty, the .presi-
dent told congress, would be
discussed in separate message
later, as will the railroad ques-
ton.
For the second time only since
the president established the
.zlractice of addressing congress
in person his message was read
todav by the clerks. Ar
Principal Recommendation
The presidents principal recon-
a mendations. were:
Establishment of budget system
n for the national finances.
Reorganization of the taxation sys-
TEN with simplification of the in
come and excess profits.
Readjustmentso the tariff system,
if necessary, to meet changed world
conditions and make the system con-
from with the fact that the United
States is "the greatest capitalist in
the world.'
a Recognition and relief for veteran
soldiers of the world war, particu-
larry in the way of government farms
as proposed by Secretary Lane.
Proper measures to foster the dye
stnffs industry built up during the
war, to keep the United States inde-
pendent q foreIga appllx,
An sisiafEe a program FOR rural de-
velopment, in recognition of the
Farmers part in the war. HH
Measures which will remove the
causes" of political restlessness in
body nolitic"
Causes Not Deep Seated.
At Mis- point the president made
4 hts most extensive reference to the
peace treaty by saying the causes for
the unrest "aro superficial rather
than deep seated" and that they
arise from, or are connected with,
the failure on the part of our govern
R,ent to arrive speedily ut a just and
4 permanent peace permitting return to
FORMAL conditions, from the transfu-
r on of radical theories from seething
, F,ironcan centefs pending such de-
10y from heartless profiteerng, re-
sulting from htc increase of the cost
of living, and lastly from the ma
+ chinatiOrs of passionate and ,malo-
wort agitH tors. With the return to nor
naf conditions this unrest will rapidly
n disappear"
The president renewed his recon-
mcndations for legislation to deal ef-
& foctfvely with "those persons who, by
& violent methods. would abrogate our
f tirre-tested Institutions
Several recommendations. some re-
rewals Of previous ones, were made
by the president to bring down the
cost of living Among them were eX-
tension Of the food control law to
ncace times for the emergency; regu- !
lations for transportation of foods in
interstate commerce; cold storage
law modelled after the law in New
Jersey; law requiring marks TO
show the length of time foods are
kept in storage and law to secure
competitive selling and prevent un-
conscionable profits" by federal IL
ccnse of corporations selling food IN
interstate commerce.
A long portion of the message was
devoted to a discussion of the con-
dtion and rights of labor. "A DEN
provement in the conditions of labor
and bring about genuine democrati-
zation of industry was recon-
nended.
"The only way to keep men from
agitating against grievances is 10
remove the grievances SAID the
presidents message. At another point
il declared "the seed of revolution is
repression"
"The establishment OF the prln-
ciples regarding labor, laid down in
tn, covenant of the league of ma
tions." said the message, offers us
the way to industrial peace and con-
ciliation. No other road lies open 10
MS Governments must rec
ognize the right of men to bargain
collectively for humane objects.
Labor must no longer be
treated as commodity.
'The right of individuals to strike
is inyiolate," continued the message, |
land ought not to be intertered with
by any process of government but
there is a predominant right, and
that is the right of the government
to protect all of its people and to as
sert its power and majesty against
the challenge of any class.
The president was referring 10
the governments recent injunction
against the coal strike
The message closed with a pointed
refernce TO radicalism and red doc
trines and referred to Russia today
with its blood and terror" as a
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 upon
n majority. 1t makes llttIe
difference what minority it is;
whether capital or labor. or any
other class; no sort of privilege will
ever be permitted to dominate this
country" Orderly processes, the mes
sage declared. 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. |
Let =; ose beware who take |
lkbe1 shorter tad of disorder and