Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-02
WILSON URGES
REIMBURSEMENT
To END UNREST
Outlines Legislation to Curb H.
c. Of [. and Labor Troubles
PEACE TO Be TAKEN UP LATER
Urges Readjustment to Peace
Time Basis in Message
tC Congress Today
By The Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 2:-General
recommendations on legislation to
combat the cost of living, labor un-
rest, radicalism, and a readjustment
of the nation to peacetime basis were
the features of President Wilson's
annual message to congress, deliver
ed today.
The peace treaty, the Presidents
told congress, will be discussed in a
separate message later, as will the
railroad question.
For the second time only,ssince the
President established the practice of
addressing congress In person, his
message was read today by the clerk.
The Presidents principal recom-
mendations were:
Establishment of a budget sys-
TEN for the national finances.
The organization of the taxa
ton system with simplication OF
the income and excess profits.
Readjustment of the tariff sys-
tenn If necessary to meet changed
world conditions and make the
system conform with the fact
that the United States is the
greatest capitalist in the world"
Recognition and relief for
veteran soldiers OF the world
war, particularly in the way of
government farms as proposed
by Secretary Lane.
Proper measures to foster the
dyestuffs industry built up dur
ing the war to give the United
States independence of foreign
supplies.
An enlarged program for rural
development, In recognition of
the farmers part In the war.
Measures which will remove
the causes of political restless
ness in our body politics"
Rererrrce to Pcaec Treaty
At this point the President made
his most extensive reference TO the
peace treaty by saying the causes for
the unrest "are superficial rather
than deep-seated," and that they
"arise from or are connected with
the failure on the part of our govern
ment to arrive speedily at a Just and
permanent peace permitting return
to normal conditions, from the trans
fusion of radical theories from seeth-
ing European centers, pending such
delays, from heartless profiteering
resulting from the increase in the
cost of flying 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 recom-
mendations for legislation to deal ef-
fectively with those who by violent
methods would abrogate our time-
tested institutions"
Several recommendations, some re-
newals of previous ones were made
by the President, to keep down the
cost of living. Among them We're ex-
tension of the food control law to
peace times for the emergency; regu-
lations for transportation of foods IN
Interstate commerce; q cold-storage
law, modelled after the law in New
Jersey a law requiring marks to show
the length of time foods are kept in
storage and law to secure "compett-
tive selling and prevent unconscious
able profits license of corporations
selling foods in inter commerce"
A long portion of the message was
devoted to discussion of the con-
dition and rights of labor with a "ded-
mite program to bring about an inn
provement In the conditions of labor
and bring about a genuine democrats
ization of industry, was recommend
ed.
THE only way to keep men from
agitating against grievances is to re-
move the grievance" said the Presl-
dents message.
At another point 1t declared the
seed of revolution is repression"
Labor and League of Nations.
THE establishment OF the principles
regarding labor, laid down in the
covenant of the Leage of Nations"
said the message offers US the way
to industrial peace and conciliahon.
No other road lies open TO us. Govern
ments must recognize the right OF
men to bargain collectively for hu-
name obpects. Labor must no longer
be treated as q commodity. The right
of individuals to strike is inviolate,'
continued the message, ''and ought not
to be interfered with by any process
OF government. But, there is o pre-
dominant right and that is the right
of the government to protect all of its
people and to assert its powers and
majesty against the challenges of any
class"
The President was referring to the
governments recent injunction against
the coal strike.
The message closed with o 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
minority"
There are those in this country
said the message, who threaten di-
rect action to force their Will upon
a majority. 1t makes little difference
what minority IL is, whether capital or
labor or any other class; no sort OF
privilege will ever be permitted to
dominate this country.
Orderly processes" the message
declared were the only ones by which
relief and reforms could be obtained.
These who would propose any other
method of reform are enemies or thls
country" the message SAID. Let tnose
beware who take the shorter road of
disorder and revolution.
Expert ,stenographer wanted Ap-