Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
NEW CONDITIONS
| REQUIRE CHANGE,
EXECUTIVE SAYS
Declares Constructive Pro-
gram Necessary to Settle
Labor Troubles.
REAL DEMOCRATIzATION
OF INDUSTRY ESSENTIAL
Calls on Congress to Extend
Federal Food Control
Enactment.
SAYS Discomfort TEMPORARY
In Message to Congress Executive
Lays Much Of Blame for Unrest
| on Treaty Delay.
President Wilson's message I'm
full Ia printed on Page. ..
icy Aasocia,ndP PrnSa1

Legislative program to restore peace
time business status. revise the tax
system, curb unrest, reduce the cost
of living and rectify labor and farm
ing conditions was recommended by
President Wilson today in his message
to the new session OF Congress-
| Tho President asked for a new tarifc
laws based on the nations changed
relation to the rest OF the world. sug-
Gcsted that the income and excess
profits tax schedules be simplined ad-
votated steps to improve rural condi-
tions and promote production. and de-
OF iedusry s1r genuine democratzatoa n
Railroad Message Later.
The railroad problem. he reserved
Tor future message. and he made
no statement OF his Intentions regard
ing the peace treaty or Mexico. MANY
! or his recommendations were the same
as tnose submitted to the special ses-
oe1rHs most 1ornTated ,ha ed in t,s two houses
dent asked extension OF tile Wartime
food control bill, Federal equation OF
transportation and estabiishmemt of ofoa a
system OF Federal licensing for ali
corporations engaged in Interstate
He declared the causes OF unrest to
be "a superhciai PEI and temporary, and
ate's failure to ratify the peace treaty.
i'm saying that restlessness was due
iGarGely Gn,GGy 10 the nations hesitation in
erai government: he declared. should
be arm armed with fun authority to deal
promote violence.
Seeks Justice for labor.
In, an extended discussion of labor
Sonditions he declared the workers
matters i!f,,,i and that there should be
,rnd indi Ir1 rec91sn!t'on of the right of those
iicipate in some organic way in every
decision that directly affects their well
He asserted that the right OF indivi.
duals TO strike must be Held invioiate.
:, put NJ, ADDED that there must be firm
eTn'9e4t es n Itself ha. 1jght e exeTeise
sngsested the establishment az 'offliy' of re ne
hunai for peaceful decision OF indus
He renewed his recommendation Tor
a budget system OF national finances,
ASKED na; for special prot ection to pro,
dustries and declared the administra-
zion bill providing farms for soldiers
should DC passed without delay.
Comment L. Divided
The message, about 5000 words in
by messenger. the President EXPRESS
paT,ni mg resrHt that his health would not
IioN@a i was read read separately in Senate and
liouse' where 1t crew mixed express
men TRe RR' Demo Democrats nia a'saPepanf senepa1iy
praised it as setting. forth decisiveiy. n
the Republican side there were many
complaints that it lacked defniteness
and ar mor omitted lite, mention of important
problems
In all or the private discussions
much speculation as to what extent
The Presidents Illness had Handicapped
h'n memotfats m ira a'tHal prSaparbaton
sons vigorous beliefs on public aues-
lions were shown by the language OF
long confinement and weakness. while
in Repu5llcan cloakroom gossip there
Hn aS how @wdSn Sn bis disG9Iition to speculae
framing the details.
FrcInghuysen Criticizes.
rms disposition was manifest in a
r. R%%S;sn Esp"elsa"as 3 SsSa,Ss SIs''as
up some Important PUBLIC problems.
The message" said Senator Fre-
,I,mgnuyssn reheets the views of At.
Labor Wilson and Samuel Gomners.
and undoubtedly they assisted in its
senator EDGE. Republican. New Jer.
TaT sad academe ID and Tint it we
the usna! Wilson punch"
Genuine Wilson Message.
aantsra,en s Wilssn as "a segniTs
Senator Mcclellan. Democrat Te,pas.
see. and senator Underwood. Demo
crat Aiabaml. declared il "uD TO the
fIes idcnts flee standard" Senator
liitchcock. of Ncbrnska. the acting
pcmoGrat i1tn, . tic leader OF the Senate. said
that rev messages had pointed lie
way to more enlightened remedies ;or
existing evils"
:, Senator Lodge. of aIassachuse,ts,
the Republican Senate leader. had no
comment 10 make. but Representa,ive
Hondei OF Wyoming. Republican
nent. saying that while the message
&c contains much that We can approve,
IT, goes not make any marked contri-
pntlon toward the settlement OF the
perpiexing questions OF the day"
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