The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-12-12
CRUSH RADICALS,
SAYS PRESIDENT
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS RECON-
MENDs LAWS TO REDUCE
LIVING COSTS
WILL DISCUSS TREATY LATER
Railroad Legislation viii Also Be TAX
en- Up in Later Messaoe.-Soc'a'
Unrest Will Subside When
Peace Is Established

concentrations on legislation 10 GONNA
the cost of living. labor unrest, raui
calIsn and a REIMBURSEMENT OF the ma
zion To peace-time basis were tht
features of President WILSON'S annua
message TO congress delivered yester'
day ,a
The peace treaty, the president foio
congress. will be discussed in sep
arate message later, as VIII Inc ralf
road question:, 49, 10
For the second time only since the
= president established the practice %
addressing congress in person ne
message was read yesterday by the
clerks ,,..,
During his discussion of political
restlessness'' the president MADE MS
most extensive reference to the peace
treaty by ,ing fhe causes Tor the
unrest aure superficial rather than
deen-seated.' And that they arise
from or nre connected with the fali-
IRE on the part of our government
IN arrive speedily at a just ana per
,nanent peace, permitting return "
normal conditions. from the tfals
fusion of radical theories from seem
ing European centers pending such
DELAYS. from heartIess profiteering re-
smiling from the increase IN the cost
of living. and lastly, from the inaeh-
nations of passionate and maieVqieh,
q pitators. With the return TO norman
conditions this unrest will rapidly us
appear" IT, roo,,-
mendations for legislation TO deal Ell
fectiyely with those persons VINO by
violent methods would abrogate our
time-tested Institutions.
The Message.
tro,lowing Is the text in full of Presi-
dent Wilson'S message:
To the Senate and House OIL hepre-
sentatives:
I sincerely regret that ! cannot pe
present at the opening OF TINS sessloi
of the congress. | am thus prevented
from presenting in as direct way as
] could wish the many questiohs una
are pressing for solution at inns .iihe'
Happily, had the advantage OF advice
of the heads of the several executive
departments. who have kept IN ciose
touch with affairs in their netaiis,
whose thoughtful recommendations
earnestly second.
In the matter OF the rallroaus anu
the reimbursement of their affalrs grow
ing out of federal control. snail take
che liberty ut a later day OF ADDRESSING
you.
hone congress will bring to con-
clnsion at this session legislation look
,ng to the establishment OF a budget
system. That there should be one
single authority responsible for the +
making of all appropriations and that
appropriations should be made not In
of each, but with refer
ence to one single comprehensive plan
If expenditure properly related to the
nations income there can be no doubt.
believe the burden of preparing the
budget must in the nature OF the case,
If the work Is to be properly done and
concentrated instead OF
divided. rest upon the executive. The
midget so prepared should be submit
ed 70 ana approved or amended by a
Jingle committee of each house OF con-
rress and no single appropriation
;bould be made by the congress, ex-
.ept such as may have been included
n the budget prepared by the execu-
i've or added by the particular COM
ojttee of congress charged with the
midget legislation.
Would Audit Expenditures.
Another and not less important as
,ect of the problem is the ascertain I
nent of the economy and efficiency |
With which the moneys appropriated
re expended. Under existing law the
My audit is for the purpose OF ascer- 1
aiming whether expenditures have /
y vfuilv haan made within the apprO- ,