Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-20
PRES. WILSON.
.URGESREPEAL.
Of WARTIME.
PROHIBITION.
Nations Head Recommends
Return of Railroads and
Tele g raphs to Private
Ownership.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, May 2O-President
Wilson in his message to Congress
today recommended the repeal of the
the wartime prohibition law so far
as it applies to wine and beer only.
He announced definitely that the
railroads, telegraphs and telephones.
would be returned to private owner
ship, and urged division of war
taxes and particularly abolition of
manufacturers retail sales excuses.
He outlined generally his program
regarding labor and declared:
"We already have gone too far in
our present direction. If capital and
labor are to continue antagonistic,
instead of being partners, we cannot
live our right life as nation OF
achieve proper success as an industrial
community. We must find the road
that leads to accommodation, genuine
cooperation and partnership based
upon real community of interest and
participation in control"
He expressed the hope that Con-
gress would find some way to pre-
vent child labor.
He urged Congress to help in the
difficult task of giving new form and
spirit to the industrial organization
by co-ordinating existing agencies OF
Cancellation and adjustment created
by difficulties and mistaken policies
in the present management of indus
try and by development Of new fed
eral agencies. Of advice and informa-
ton to serve as a clearing house for
the best experiments and best
thoughts on this great matter. He
declared: ~.
eve must meet that our returning
soldiers are assisted in every prac-,
ticable way. to find the places for
which they are bost fitted 'inithe daily
work of the countryY .iii{f(I{ !
The president said: "It still seems
to be my duty to participate in the
Peace Conference, and to. contribute
what l can to the solution Of the in
Vulnerable questions" which I. affect
the peace of the whole world, and
from them therefore the United
States cannot stand apart. The pres
ident said he called Congress tOgeth-
er because it was not wise to post
pone longer the provision which must
be made for support of the govern
ment and the many appropriations
which are absolutely necessary for
the maintenance of the government
in the fulfillmcnt of it's varied Obliga-
items" for the next fiscal year.
He said he would address Congress,
when he returns, on international sub
jects (which must form the subject
matter of present treaties of peace
and of our national action in the i'm
mediate future. 1t would be prema-
ture to discuss them or to express
Judgment about them before they
were brought to their complete for
mutation 'bv agreements which are
now being sought"
He said he hoped that Congress
would find it possible to undertake
early reconsideration OF federal taxes
in order to make our system of tax
alton more simple and easy of ad
ministration and the taxes themselves
as little burdensOme as they can be
and yet sufficient to support the gov
ernment and meet all obligations"
He urged further changes in the
income tax, both in rates and in meth
Ods of collections. He said the ex-
cess profits tax need not long be
maintained at the rates necessary
while the enormous expenses OF war
had to be borne, but that it should be
made the basis of a permanent sys-
tenn WHICH WOuiQ IcoCii uIuuC PAoAAeo
without discouraging enterprise.
The president said that inheritance
taxes sought to remain permanent
feature of the fiscal system OF the
federal government"
The president suggested that "there
are many points at which we can ia
cilitate American enterprise in for.
eign trade by opportunte legislation"
and declared that the United States
should have means of properly pro-
tecting itself whenever our trade is
Disseminated against by foreign ma
tions. Our tariff laws provide no
weapon Of retaliation" if other, gov
ernments enact discriminatory legis-
lation. 81 recommend that this phase
of the tariff question receive early
attention from Congress"
- (By Associated Press)
Washington, May 20.-President
Wilson has cabled his approval OF the
nlan of Secretaries Redfield and Will