Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-02
President Urges Prompt Legislative Action on
Vital Problems In Annual Message To CONGRESS-

ava SVON
ems TO me that in dealing with this -,
ua,'on congress should not he in-laa
iuent or drastic, but should sael y. ~
l'her to remove the causes II sbopid ~
ndeator to bring our country hao,s a.
peniiy to peace basis, with amelior.
tea IlVlhG conditions under the mint q.
luin OF restrictions upon personal lih. -,
rty that Is consistent with our no =,
problems And II should !,
rm the federal government with now j
n To deal in its criminal courts with =
nose persons who by violent methods h,
would abrogate our time tested insti- r
.utions. With. the free expression NJ .
opinion and with the advocacy of or !
lerly political change, however funda- ,
mental there must be no interference, I
butt owards passion and maleyolence
tending to inclte crime and insurrec-
ton under guise Of political evolution
there should be no lenency. Legisla-
ton TO this end has been recommend !
ed bJ the attorney general and should
be enacted.
Asks Food Control.
In this direct connection would call
your attention to my recommendation
on August 8. pointing out legislative
measures which would be effective in
controlling and bringing down the pres
ent cost Of living, which contributes so
largely to this unrest On only one
of these recommendation has the con.
gress acted. IL the governments cam
raign Is to be effective, II is necessary
that the other steps suggested should
be acted on at once.
renew and strongly urge the neces-
f silly Of the extension Of the presen,
control act asto the period Of time II
, which II shall remain in operation
The attorney general has submitted ;
bill providing for an extension of thi
q act for a period Of six months, AS
n now stands, II Is limited In operation t.
X the period OF the war and becomes In
a operative upon the formal proclama
Il tton Of peace.
c More Publicity Needed.
et As pointed out in my last messag
t. publicity can accomplish a great del
If IN this campaign. The aims of tt
10 government must be clearly brougl
* to the attention of the consuming pu'
llc civic organizations and state off
n cials who are in a position to lei
g. their assistance to our efforts "
ch have made available funds with whit
he to carry on this campaign, but the
n Is no provision in the law authorizi
tie their expediture for the purpose
At making the public fully inform
nc. about the efforts of the goVernme
lso Specific recommendation has be
jd made by the attorney general in t
in regard. / would strongly urge uT
Won it's immediate adoption as 1t CT
stitutcs one of the preliminary steps
this campaign also renew by rect
- mcndation that the congress pass
''e law regulating cold storage as IT
90 regulated, for example, by the laws
Wv the state OF New Jersey, which III
'9e the time during which goods may
kept il storage, prescribe the met
'pe Of disposing of them If kept hey
&C., the permitted period and require
uiiS pood, released from storage shall Il
'os' eases bear the date OF their rec
W II would materially add to the ser
II " ability of the law for the purpose
'iii'' NOW have in view if it were also
W scrIbed that all goods released
uils, e,oraga for interstate shipment 81
a"' have rlainly marked upon each I
'ore- 400 the selling or market 'prlc
.cep- ~ ,,,.,, ,ro,,t into storage. By
Al meons the purchaser would alWa
lady idiot, learn what profits stoo'
gram ,n,oon him and the producer o
wiz wholesale dealer
vious "'' Iiccpsc Corporations.
sue would also renew my recomm
tronG .tot oil goods destined for
q
.ota commerce should in every
where the form or package M y.
per- ,ossihlo be plainly marked VIII
ice to ,,rice ut which they left the Il"
Easing tbo producer.
oplied we should formulate law re, ,
e in federal license of all corpo -,
lry to engaged in interstate eollihe4 =, :,
field, on,h,Jving in the license or Il, u
N the dtiion upon which 1t IS " ~ ~
y less ynecici, regulations designed "
ion in competitive selling and prevent
! ash soinnable profits in the me,
Of en- ,,,rketing. Such law WIZ
IS. The '' ,yelcome opportunity to enc,
posi- n,ncb NEEDED reforms IN NV
e eco - Interstate shipments any
ng and VI 41ods Of corporations when
We ana nared , in it; but for the molltn NJ en-
d urge Enc my recommendation" " 10 %
opposed i,,aIiately ,' in hand, when 10
# agri tho cost of living .. vial
Il facts Labor FroDiehi
of this No one who has observe" y"
nlarged ,.,,,ts in the last yeai ""
mt stu % - e' tha absolute need OIL "
,,ooe pogrom to bring about an an \,
inuance p'D ,"ent in the conditions col l~U
building '",, nn he no settled condl'ioi''
S of ex- ~ t''' increased production az" ,e
.ction OF 10 TO- a''I, IN the cost of living II
further ani,"I ',ol' areto be antagonls'lc :,
and tine '@p',n ~artners. sound thinking ~n
and de- tT ~, dosire to serve the my,
specially ,rhola nation as distinsut7h no
" fores- witol ,ntorssts of class, must ,t te =
ngs and .no @ solntion of this sre"' of
Y owned ,'o Wv nroblem. The faiiuie 40,
country .,s,s IN consider TINS ii,"' 49,,
direction tlons ,S, w ~ay has produced Dl't' :
ing lines I1o1o,sies and antaso'iis+ "a
nd fuller r~1icalism. The only "os ioy
ural dis" r.on agitating against An
of NEEDED I've the grievances -,
) in these .,oss evento discuss aS4ion ',..s
compre- nSss @aces only dissatisifa'tt'UeTn a'en
, oa,,Ji- NNuN 4I,o pxtrenlt CIV