The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-12-26
CRUSH RADICALS,
SAYS PRESIDENT
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS RECON-
MENos LAWS 70 REDUCE
LIVING COSTS
WILL DISCUSS TREATY LATER
Railroad Legislation viii Also ee TAX.
en- Up in Later Messaoe.-ScciaI
Unrest viii Subside When
Peace Os Established

Washington. Dec. 3.-General REC
concentrations on legislation to combat
the cost of living. labor unrest. rad'-
calism and readjustment OF the ma
ton to Il peace-time basis were the
features of President Wilson's annual
message to congress delivered yester~
day.
The peace treaty. the president told
congress. will be discussed in sep
arate message later, as will the rail-
road question.
For the second time only since the
president established the practice or
addressing congress in person. his
message was read yesterday by the
clerks.
During his discussion Of "politicaf
restlessness" the president made ms
most extensive reference to the peace
treaty by saying the causes for the
unrest "are superficial rather than
deep-seated." And that they "arls"
from or are connected with the fail
ure on the part Of our government
to arrive speedily at just and per-
manent peace. permitting return 4"
normal conditions, from the trans
fusion of radical theories from seeth-
ing European centers pending such
delays. from heartless profiteering re-
sulting from the increase in the cost
of living. and lastly. from the mach
nations of passionate and malevOlen;
agitators. With the return to normal
conditions this unrest will rapidly dis
appear"
The president renewed his recOm-
mendatiOns for legislation to deal ef-
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 ex-
tension Of the food control law to
peace times for the emergency: regu-
latiOns for transportation Of foods III
interstate con, nerce: cold storage
law motleleS AEter the law in New
Jersey, law requiring marks to show
the length of time foods are kept in
storage, and law to secure "cOm-
petitive selling and prevent uncon
scionable profits" by federal license
of corporations selling food in inter-
state commerce.
A long portion of the message was
ton and rights OF labor. "A definite
program to bring about an improve
ment in the conditions Of labor" amt
"bring about genuine demOcratiza-
tion of industry" was recommended.
1.-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 1.-THE seed Of revolution Is re-
preston
"The right Of individuals to strik"
is inviOlate." continues the message.
land ought not to be interfered with
by any process Of government, bu,
there is a predominant right. and tina,
is the right Of the government to pro,
tect all Of its people and to asser,
its power and majesty against the
challenge Of any class"
The president was referring /"
the governments recent injunction
against the coal strike.
The message closed with n pointed
reference to radicalism and red doc
trines and referred to RUSSIA today.
with it's blood and terror, us II painful
object lesson of the power of minori>
ties. 1t makes little difference what
minority it is; whether capital or la
hor, or any other class; no sort ~
privilege will ever be permitted 10 dom.
mate this country. We are partners
or nothing is worth while