Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-12-04
WILSON'S MESSAGE
TOUCHES ON GREAT
PROBLEMS OF DAY
Recommends Legislation to
Combat High Cost Of Liv-
ing, Labor Unrest and Rad
icalism-Will Discuss the
Peace Treaty Later.
(By the Associated Press)

Washington, Dec. General rec
concentrations on legislation to COM
bat the cost of living, labor unrest,
radicalsm and a readjustment of the
nation to peace time basis were the
features of President Wilson's an
nual message to congress delivered
today.
The peace treaty. the president
told congress, will be discussed in a
separate message later, as will the
railroad question.
For the second time only since
the president established the practice
of addressing congress in person his
message was read today by the clerk
The presidents principal recon-
mendations were:
Establishment of a budget system
for the national finances.
Reorganization of the taxation
system with simplification of the in
come and excess profits.
Readjustment of the tariff system
if necessary, to meet the changed
world conditions and make the sys-
tenn conform with the fact that the
United States is the "greatest capi-
talist in the world"
Recognition and relief for vet
eran soldiers of the world war, par
ticularly in the way of government
farms as proposed by Secretary Lane.
Proper measures to foster the dye
stuff industry built during the war
to keep the United States independ-
ent of foreign supply.
An enlarged program for rural de-
velopment in recognition of the
farmers part in the war.
Measures which "will remove the
causes" of political restlessness in
our body polite"
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
seething European centers pending
such delay, from heartless profiteer-
ing resulting from the increase of the
cost of living and lastly from the
Vaccinations Of passionate and
Malevolent traitors. With the return
to normal conditions this unrest will
rapidly disappear"
The president renewed his rec
concentrations for legislation to deal
effectively with "those persons who
by violent methods would abrogate
our time tested institutions.
Several recommendations, some re-
newals of previous ones, were made
cost OF living. Among them were ex-
tension of the fod control law to
peace times for the emergency; regu-
lations for transportation Of foods in
interstate commerce.; a cold storage
law modelled after the law in New
Jersey; a law requiring mark to
show the length of time foods are
kept in storage, and law to "se-
cure competitive selling and prevent
unconscionable profits" by federal Ii
cense of corporations selling food in
interstate commerce.
A long portion Of the message was
devoted to a discussion Of the condi-
tions and rights of labor. "A def
mite program TO bring about an I'M.
provement in the conditions Of labor
and bring about a genuine democratic
zation Of industry was recommended