The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-12-12
Think MESSAGE
NOTIFY WILSON
Document To Congress Fails To
Meet Presidents Former
Standard
A KoDGEPoDGE OF
CABINET COMPOSITION

president, the non. Jonathan bourne,
Jr, today gave out the following state
ment from its Washington headquar-
ters:
THE presidents message to con-
gress was a distinct disappointment
to both parties. But as the belief
seems to be general that Mr.. Wilson
was not the author of the document,
the chief criticism directed toward
him is that he may have been party
to deception Of the American people
as TO his true physical condition. But
even here, there is room for doubt.
II is reported that up toAthe day of
the delivery Of. the message the presi-
dent had not yet been informed Of the
MexicaA crisis. Hence it is quite as
possible that he was but little, if at
all, informed as to the contents of the
message attributed to him. 1t is mo-
where Wilsonian; it is everywhere
democratic.
~The message begins with dis
cussion Of budget system, the author
apparently having overlooked the fact
that the house passed bill for a bud
get system last session, which is now
before the senate and part Of the re-
publican constructive program for this
session. The next relay Of the mes
sage deals with taxes and the tariff
With respect to the former we find
the party has made such terrific on
slaughts on industry in the past, weak
ening and expressing seine concern
as to whether further onslaughts
might not be destructive of business
activity and productice Of waste and
inefficiency.' =. -
Dealing with the latter, the demo-
cratic party is seen running true to-
pre-war form, for here is frank de-
nand for free trade. Anything which
would tend says this author, TO pre-
vent foreign countries from settling
for our exports by shipments of goods
into this country could only have the
effect Of preventing the exports from
being made. The productivity of the
country greatly stimulated by the war.
must find an outlet by exports to
foreign countries and any measures
taken to prevent imports will newt
ably curtail exports, force curtailment
of production, load the banking ma
chinery Of the country with credits to
carry unsold products and produce
industrial stagnation and unemploy-
ment.'
This assertion is made in the face
of the fact that our imports for the
first 10 months of the current year
totaled $3.1o0,0o0000 with promise Of
$4,000 100000 before the year IS out.
compared with less than 81 SOC, OO0, 600
the year before the European war
broke out. Asia accounted for ~ per
cent of this competition in 1919, com
. pared with IS per cent in pre-war
days; North America, nearly SO per
cent, compared with a pre-war n per
cent. And, excluding Austria-Hungarv
and Germany. our imports from Eu-
rope for the first 10 months of this
year, notwithstanding all the travail
through which that continent has
passed, amounted in value to pre-
cise1y the pre-war figure for the SINH
lar period-$s36, 100000 - Indicating
the rapidity with which Eurofe Is re-
covering; and to that flood Of goods
must soon be added the products Of
the Central Powers How the Ameri-
can producer can find market for his
goods abroad. where he must meet the
same condition thar is menacing his
market at home, thus curtailing his
production and increasing lbs unit
cost, is a problem impossible Of solu-
ton.
"a large part of the message deals
with the labor situation, and this bears
all the earmarks Of having been writ
ten by Wilson of the department Of
labor Apthor number three finds
that the causes Of unrest are super
fetal, which may be due to the fact
that the administration has had bu,
seven years 10 foment the unrest
He advocates the labor principles con
tanned In the league Of nations, CON
trhry to- the views Of nine democratic
senator's who voted to eliminate th'
entire labor program. He demands
recognition from the government o
the right Of collective bargaining
but evades the issue Of Representa-
~>tives Of labor's choosing In fine
the message appears to be a potpourr
OF cabinet composition, seasoned will
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