Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-02

Washington, Dec. General rec
concentrations on legislation to COM
bat, tho cost OF living. labor unrest
and radicalism and readjustment OF
the nation to a peace time basis were
the features of President Wilson's
message to congress today. The peace
treaty. the president said, will be dis
cussed later In a separate message, as
will the railroad problem. >
The principal recommendations
were:
Establishment Of budget system. ,
Reorganization OF the taxation sys-
tenn.
Readjustment OF the tariff system to
meet changed world conditions and
make the system conform with the
fact that the United States Is the
greatest capitalist in the world"
Relief and reward for American
soldiers In the world war.
Proper measures to foster the dye
stuffs industry built up during the
war.
An enlarged program Of rural devel-
opment.
Measures which will remove the
causes Of political restlessness in
our body polite"
At one point the president made his
most extensive reference to the peace
treaty by saying: "the causes for the
unrest are superficial" and "they arise
from or are connected with the failure
OF our government to arrive at q def
mite peace: and the transmission of
revolutionary ideas from seething Eu.
rope. and lastly. from the machina-
tions OF nlalevolent and passionate agi ;
tators. With the return Of peace this
unrest will disappear"
Wants Anti. Red Laws, E
Tho president renewed his requests
for legislation to deal with those per-
rons who by violent methods, would
abrogate our time-tested institutions. -
Some suggestions were made by the
president to bring down the cost Of
LIVING. Among them were extension OF
the food control law: regulation Of
transportation In -iaterstata. oosverua.
q law modelled after the law In New
Jersey; law requiring goods to show
the length Of time goods arc kept in
storage; and a law to prevent "uncon-
scionable profits" by federal license.
A large part OF the message was de.
voted to discussion Of the rights OF Ia.
Tor. A program to bring about a
general characterization Of the rights
OF labor was recommended.
League Of Nations az Curs.AI.
The only way to keep men from agi-
tation against grievances is to remove
the grievances said the message, Al
another point the message said the
seed of revolution is repression. "The
establishment OF the principles Of or.
eanized labor laid down in the leagut
OF nations offers us the way to indus.
trial peace and Cancellation. No othe,
read lies open to us. Government
must no longer treat labor as a com.
modify. The right to strike Is invio.
late and ought not to be interfered
with by any process of governme ent
but there is a predominant right and
that is to protect all its people and
to assert It's power and majesty
against any class"
The president was referring to the
recent injunction regarding the coal
strike. The message closed with j
reference to radicalism and red doc.
trines and referred to Russia as n
painful object lesson Of the minori-
ties"
There are those in this country
who threaten direct action to force
their will on the majority. 1t make.
little different what minority 1t is. nc
sort of privilege will ever be permit.
ted to dominate this country" Orderly
processes. the message declared, are
the only methods by which reform
could be obtained. Those who pro-
pose any other method are enemies OF
the country. Let those beware who
take the shorter methods Of revolu-
ton"
Text Of Message.
The text Of the message follows:
ITO the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives; II sincerely regret that I
can not be present at the opening ses-
sion Of congress-, am thus prevented
from presenting in a direct way the
many questions that need to be solved
at this time. Happily have had the
advice Of the heads Of executive de-
partments and whose thoughtful
recommend dations earnestly second.
I'm the matter Of the railroads and
tho rsaAjustment Of their affairs l
shall take the liberty at a later day Of
addressing you. I hope that congress
will bring to conclusion at this ses-
sion legislation regarding a budget
system. That there should be one
single authority over appropriations
and that appropriations should not be
made independently Of one another
there can be no doubt.
Would Boss Job.
y Il believe the burden Of preparing
the budget must in the nature Of the
case, II the work Is to be properly
done and responsibility undivided
rest on the executive. The budget
should be iubmitted to or amended by
single committee Of each house Of
congress ana no single appropriations
should be made by each house except
as may have been included in the
budget prepared by the executive or
added by the committee on budget
slegislatlon.
~Another and not less important
aspect of TIE problem - the asoertain-
ment ana economy with which the
moneys are appropriated and sx-
pen1eA Vndsf sxistins laws ~ snlJ
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