Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-02

MESSAGE READ
TO CONGRESS
Sirnpli6cation of Tax Sys-
tenn is Strongly Recon-
rnended.
Peace Treaty With Germany
Is Not Discussed at
Length.

bat the cost of living, labor unrest.
radicalism and a readjustment OF the
nation to peace time basis, were the
features Of President Wilson's annual
message to congress delivered today.
The peace treaty, the president told
congress, will be discussed in a sep
arate message later, as will the rail-
road question.
For the second time only, since the
president established the practice Of
addressing congress in person, his
message today was read by the
clerks.
His Recommendations.
The presidents principal recon-
mendations were:
Establishment of a budget system
for the national finances.
Reorganization OF the taxation sys-
tenn with simplification Of the income
and excess profits.
+ Readjustment Of the tariff system,
II necessary, to meet changed world
conditions and make the system con-
form with the fact that the United
States is "the greatest capitalist in
the world" s,Ht
! Recognition and relief for, veteran
soldiers of the world war, particularly
in the way OF government farms a
proposed by Secretary Lane.
Proper measures to foster the dye
stufts industry built up during the
pendent of foreign supply. So
IS An enlarged program for rural ade.
yelopments IN recgenlsiS of ne fse1lssss ],
|; ;er's pArt fins The war. Z. -. N y 4
Measures which will .''removH the
causes' Of Y political %restlessness in
our body polite" ,if ). sSs39
Cause for Unrest.
At this point the president made
his most extensive reference to- the
peace treaty by saying the causes. fol
the unrest are superficial rather
than deep seated" and that they
arise from or are connected with
the failure on the part of our gov.
ernment to arrive speedily at just
and permanent peace permitting re-
turn to normal conditions, from the
| TRANSMISSION 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 NAL
evolent agitators. With the return
i to normal conditions this unrest vii
rapidly disappear
| The president renewed his recon-
| mendatior1s for legislation. to deal eff
! fectively with 'those persons who b.
violent methods would abrogate ou
time-tested institutions"
Several recommendations, some re
newals Of previous ones. were mad
by the president to bring down tn,
/, cost of living Among them were ex
tension Of the food control law tt
peace times for the emergency; reg
ulations for transportation Of foodI
| in interstate commerce: cold stor
/! age law modelled after the law ii
New Jersey; law requiring mark
/ to show, the length of time foods ar
1 kept in storage and law to 'secur.
4 competitive selling and prevent ,un
4 consoionable profits" by federal Ii
cense of corporations selling food il
interstate commerce.
Discusses Labor Question.
/ A long portion of the message wa
devoted to a discussion Of the con
! dition and rights Of labor. IA defin
| ite program to bring about an i'm
provement in the conditions Of labor
and bring about genuine demo
/ cratization Of industry was recon
/ mended.
/ 'The only way to keep men from
1 agitating against grievances Is to re
move the grievances" said the presl
dents message. At another point 1
declared "the seed of revolution is re
! preston"
'The establishment of the prin
1 ciples regarding labor. laid down il
the covenant Of the League Of Ma
!, tions.'' said the message. Offered u
the way to industrial peace and con
ctliation. No other road lies open t
1 us.
'The right of indiyiduals to strik
is inviolate,' continued the message
"and ought not to he interfered wit,