The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-05-20

The presidents message was es-
sentially a labor message, stating at
the outset that this question Stands
at the front of all others in every
country amidst the present great
awakening" By calling for a new
organization of industry" by which
the workers may have opportunity
for genuine partnership" and "par-
ticipation in control" with capital,
the president, it is held, directly
sponsors the slogan of so-called lib
eral labor progressive elements in all
countries.
Politicians here saw significance
in the presidents stand in connec-
ton with the next campaign.
President Wilson recommended
the repeal of the so-called luxury
taxes, the adoption of the land-for-
soldiers bill, the reconsideration of
federal taxes to relieve the burden on
the taxpayer, particularly on produce
tive sources, and making incomes,
excess profits and estates the main
stays of steady taxation. FIe also
recommended the adoption of the
suffrage amendment and opposed a
general revision on import duties, but
recommended protection for the
American dyeing industry.
The president points out that the
change must come largely through
voluntary cooperation between labor
and capital and stated that "legisla-
tion can get only very little way in
commanding what shall be done"
His recommendation for the re-
peal or amendment of war time pro-
hibition came as something of sur
prise. The president said he feels
the emergency has passed beyond the
point where continued ban on beers
and wines is necessary, but that he
has not the power to lift it without
congressional action. A bill to repeal
the act has been prepared by Repre-
sentative Salsath and probably will
be rushed toward a decision in con-
gress.
Representative Gillet was chosen
speaker of the house and Senator
Cummins of Iowa, president pro tenn
pore of the senate in the organization
of the Sixty-sixth congress.
In the senate Cummins was Sc
lected over Senator Key Pittman of
democrat, by two votes. In
the house Gillett's vote was 227 to
172 for Champ Clark. democrat,
speaker of the house for the last
eight years.
simultaneously with the reading to
congress of Wilson'S recommended
tions for labor legislation, the senate
through Kenyon, an
nounced the program of labor laws
they expect to introduce Immediately.
They enunciated the same principles
the president declared must dominate
la Dor legislation.
House committees are already
on three big problems. The
appropriations committee tackled the
first of eight appropriation bills re-
pealing luxury taxes; the postoffice
began consideration of
Steener's measure for the immediate
return of the telegraph and telephone
lines to their owners.
In the senate, Johnson and Poin-
dexter planned to pave the way for q
renewed discussion of the peace
treaty and the Russian situation.
Johnson intends to introduce reso-
luton directing the state department
to give the senate the
full text of the peace treaty, on the
ground that the people are entitled
to know all that is in it
and ito what engagements, if any. il
commits them"
Senator Pomerene introduced
resolution for an investigation of the
election of T. H. Newberry, who was
sworn in yesterday as senator from
Michigan. Henry Ford is contesting
seat.
The progressive labor program as
outlined by Kenyon consists of eight
measures which will be followed by
others. These are the establishment
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