The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02
Presidents Message Makes
Plea for Labor Adjustment
First Need in Effort Quiet Nations Unrest Is Bring
Peace Time Conditions, He Declares

I try which the federal government has al
ready prepared readily prepare Tor
cultivation and also on many 9f the entover 9'
/ or neglected areas which lie within the Inn
! its of the older states and / once more
take the liberty of recommending very
urgently that this plan shall receive the
immediate and substantial support or the
congress"
Z In the matter of thrift legislation 1 beg
to call your attention to the statements
contained in my last message urging legis-
lation with reference to the establishment
I OF the chemical and dyestuffs industry In
/ Among the industries to which special
consideration should be given Is that of the
manufacture of dyestuffs and related chem
! icals. Our complete dependence upon Ger
man supplies before the war made the In;
economic disturbance.
The close relation between the manu-;
and of e1noyss and poiaonous one rs,es ON
! the other, moreover, has given the industry
an exceptional Significance and value;
| Altho the United States will gladly and
unhesitatingly Join in the program of In
ternationaI disarmament, It will, never
theless, be policy. of obvious preducence
to make certain of the successful main
! tenance of many strong and we'll equipped
chemical plants The German chemical in
! into competition was and is. and will be
again thOroly knit monopoly. capable of
exercising a competition OF a peculiarly
insidiOus and dangerous kind"
During the war the farmer performed
vital and willing service to the nation.
BY materially increasing the production of
his land he supplied America and the al
lies with the increased amounts of food
necessary to keep their armies in the field.
But there is now scarcely less need Of in
, creasing the production In food and the
necessaries of life. I ask the congress to
consider means of encouraging effort along
these lines. The Importance Of doing
every thing possible to promote production
along economical lines, to improve mar
ketlnX t.
tractive and healthful is obvious l would
urge approval OF the plans already pro-
culture to secure the essential facts re-
quired for the proper study of this situa
ton, thru the proposed enlarged programs
for farm management studies and crop
1 would urge also the continuance Of fed
eral participation IN the building of good
roads under the terms Of existing law AMI
under direction of present agencies: the need
of further action on the part of the states
develop our forest resources, especially
, thru the practice Of better forestry meth.
of the publicly owned interests, better
SUPPORT for country schools and the more
definite direction Of their courses of study
along lines related to rural problems: AMI
fuller provision for sanitation in rural dis.
! tricts and the building up of needed hos
pital and medical facilities in these local
! tiles Perhaps the way might be cleared
| for many of these desirable reforms by
fresh. comprehensive survey made of rural
Representatives Of the farmers and of the
agricultural agencies responsible for lead
erShip.
| would call your attention to the wide
spread condition of political restlessness
of our body polite. The causes of unrest,
| while various and complicated. are super
ficial rather than deep seated. Broadly.
! they arise from or are connected with the
! failure on the part of our government to
p, peace permitting return to normal condi-
tions from the TRANSMISSION of radical the
| ories from seething European centers pend
! ing such delay, from heart1ess proffteering z
| resulting IN the increase Of the cost of nv-
ing and lastly from the machinations of
! passionate and maievolent agitators
| this unrest will rapidly disa ppear. In the
| meantime, it does much evil. It seems to
! me that in dealing with this situation con-
! gresS should not be impatient drastic
! but should seek rather TO remove the
causes It should endeavor to bring our
country back speedily to- peace basis.
| with ameliorated living conditions under
| the minimum of restrictions upon personal
! liberty that is consistent with our recon
/ struction problems. And 1t should arm the
federal government with power to deal
! in its criminal courts with those persons,
who. by violent methods. would abrogate
our time tested institutions. With the free
expression of opinion and with the advo-
cacy, of orderly change. however funda-
mental. there must be no interference. but
toward passion and ulalevoIence tending to
incite crime and insurrection under guise
leniency. Legislation to this end has been
recommended by the attorney general and
should be enacted. In this direct connec-
ton / would call your attention to my
recommendations on August s. pointing out
legislative measures which would be ef-
fective in controlling and bringing down
the present cost of living which contributes
so largely to this unrest. On only one
Of these recommendations has the con-
gress acted; II the government's campaign
Is to be effective. 1t is necessary that the
other steps suggested should be acted upon
at once.
T raoaxv and rfro1CIv uroa %to raoo=.itv
Of the extension Of the present food con-
troll act as to the period of time in which
1t shall remain in operation.
The attorney general has submitted q
bill providing for extension of this act
for period of six months
As it now stands. it is limited in opera
imperative upon the formal proclamation
| of peace. 1t Is imperative that 1t should
be extended at once. The department. of
for the purpose of enforcing Its provisions
| which must be abandoned npon the con.
clusion of peace unless the provisions OF
this act are extended.
During this period the congress will
have opportunity to make similar per
gard to all goods destined for interstate
commerce and to exclude them from inter.
state shipment II the requirements of the
law are not compiled with Some sucr
regulation is inperatively necessary. The
abuses that have grown up in the manipu.
lation of prices by the Withholding of food
! stuffs and other necessaries of life cannot
otherwise be effectively prevented. The-t
: cnn be no doubt of either the necessity Ol
| the legitimacy of such measures.
! As pointed out in my last message pub
ncity can accomplish great deal in thi,
; campaign. The aims OF the government
of the consuming public. civic organiza
tions and state officials who are IN a posi-
Il ton to lend their assistance to our efforts
You have made available funds with which
10 carry on this campaign but there is M
{ provision IN the law authorizing their ex