The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-12-12
PRESIDENT URGES CONGRESS TO
CONSIDER NATIONS READ
JUsTMENT PROBLEMS.
BeartIess Profiteering and Machina-
tons Of ManevoIent Reds Are Cited
BY Chief Executive in Message
From sick Bed.

greSS delivered OH DecSAhp0i =
The peace treaty, the president told
congress, will be discussed in a sep
arate message later, as will the rail-
road question.
For the second time only since the
president established the practice OF
addressing congress in person his mes
sage was read by the clerks.
The presidents principal recommen-
dations were
Establishment of budget system
for the national finances
Reorganization of the taxation sys-
tenn with simplification of the income
and excess profits.
REIMBURSEMENT of the tariff system,
If necessary, to meet changed world
conditions and make the system con-
form with the fact that the United
States is "the greatest capitalist In
the world"
Recognition and relief for veteran
soldiers of the world war, particularly
in the way of government farms as
proposed by Secretary Lane.
Proper measures to foster the dye
stuffs industry built up during the
war, to keep the United States indie
pendent of foreign supply.
An enlarged program for rural de-
velopment, in recognition of the FARM
ers part in the war;
Measures which twill remove the
causes" of political restlessness in
our body polite"
At this point the president made his
most extensive reference to the peace
| treaty by saying the causes for the
unrest "are superficial rather than
| deep-seated," and that they "arise
from or are connected with the failure
on the part Of our government to ar
rive at a just and permanent peace,
| permitting return to normal condi-
| tons, from the TRANSMISSION of radical
theories from seething European CEN
tiers pending such delay, from heart
less profiteering resulting from the in
crease of the cost of Living, and lastly,
from the Vaccinations of passionate
and malevolent as.tators. With tine
/ return to normal conditions this UNI
rest will rapidly disappear"
The president renewed his recon-
mendations for legislation to deal eff
fectiyely with "those persons who by
violent methods would abrogate our
time tested Institutions
High Cost of Living.
Several recommendations and some
renewals 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
peace times fer the emergency, regu-
lations for transportation of foods in
interstate commerce, a cold storage
law modelled after the law in New Jer-
sey, law requiring marks to show
the length of time foods are kept in
storage and law to secure "com-
petitive selling and prevent rncon-
scionable profits" by federal license
of corporations selling food in inter-
state commerce.
ht9hrS OF Labor.
A long portion of the message was
devoted to discussion of the condi-
tion and rights of labor "a definite
program to bring about an improve
ment in the conditions of labor and
"brins ,ebout genuine democratiza.
ton of industry" was recommended.
THE only way to keep men from
agitating against grievances is to re,
move the grievances" said the presi,
4 dents message. At another point II
r declared ''the seed of revolution is re
2 preston"
The establishment of the principles
n regarding labor, laid down in the GOV
enant of the league of nations" SAID
the message, "offers us the way Il
4 Industrial peace and Cancellation. NJ
4 other road lies open to us. Gov
] ernments must recognize the right O
men to bargain collectively for hu
\ name objects. Labor no longe
! must be treated as commodity"
4 THE right of individuals to strike i
! invi0late," continues the message "an,
! ought not to be interfered with by am
! process of the government, but Their
! Is predominant right and that is tn
II right of the government to protect al
ei OF its people and to assert its powe
', and majesty against the challenge @
IL any class"
!, The message closed with a pointe
- reference to radlcalism and red do,
- trines and referred to Russia toda
: With Its blood and terror as ''pail
= full object lesson of the power of min
y critics."
There are those in this country
said the message, "who threaten dire,
action to force their win upon a m,
to lority : > 1t makes little dlfferenc
ry what minority it is; whether capt.,
ID, or labor, or any other class; no so
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