The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-03
SYNOPSIS OF THE
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

The president made his most extern
sive reference to the peace treaty by
saying the causes for the unrest care
superficial rather than deep seated"
and that they "arise from, or are con-
nected with, the failure on the part of
our government to arrive speedily at
a just and permanent peace permit
ting return to normal conditions, from
the TRANSMISSION of radical theories,
from seething European centers pend
ing such delay, from heartless profit
eering resulting from the increase of
the cost of living, and lastly from the
Vaccinations of passionate and male
VIOLENT agitators. With the return to
normal conditions this unrest will
rapidly disappear"
The president renewed his recon-
mendations for legislation to deal eff
fectively with those persons who by
violent methods would abrogate our
time tested institutions.
Several recommendations, some re-
newals of previous ones, were made by
the president. to bring down the cost
OF living. Among them were extern
sion of the food control law to peace
times for emergency; regulations for
transportation of foods in interstate
commerce; a cold storage law model
ed after the law in New Jersey; law
requiring marks to show the length
Of time foods are kept in storage and
a law to secure competitive selling
and prevent unreasonable profits, /"
by federal license of corporations SELL
ing food in interstate commerce.
A long portion of the message was
devoted to a discussion of the condi-
ton and rights of labor. GA definite
program to bring about an improve
ment in the condition of labor" and
bring about a 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-
dents message. At another point it
declared "the seed of revolution is re-
preston"
"The establishment of the principles
regarding labor. laid down in the
covenant of the league of nations"
said the message, "offers US the way
to industrial peace and Cancellation.
No other road lies open to us .
Governments must recognize the right
of men to bargain collectively for
humane objects. Labor must
no longer be treated as commodity"
"The right of individuals to strike
is inviolate." continued the message,
sand ought not to be interferred with
by any process of government, but
there is a predominant right and that
is the right of the government to pro-
tect all of it's people and to impart
its power and majesty against the
challenge of any class"
The president was referring to the
governments recent injunction
against the coal strike.
The message closed with a pointed
reference to radicalism and red doc
trines and referred to Russia today
with its blood and terror" as a pain
full object lesson of the power of mi
rorities."
"There are those in this country"
said the message. "who threaten di-
rect action to force their will upon a
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ference what minority it is, whether
capital or labor. or any other class,
no sort of privilege will ever be per-
mitted to dominate this country"
Orderly processes, the message de-
clared, were the only ones by which
relief and reform could be obtained.
"Those who would propose any
other method of reform are enemies
of this country" the message said.
, "Let those beware who take the short
er road to disorder and revolution"