Evening star., 1919-12-02
Peace Treaty Is Only
Subject of Casual
Reference.
RECOMMENDS THE
BUDGET SYSTEM
Message Is First to Opening Of a
Session He Has Not De-
livered in Person.


tions of labor formed the burden of
President Wilson's message to the
first regular session of the Sixty-siXth
Congress today. and only casual refer
ence was made to the failure of the
Senate to ratify the peace treaty,
which. it is understood. will be the
subject of future message.
The President also says that the
adjustment of their affairs growing
out of federal control will be the SUD
jeCt of later message.
Outstanding Features.
The outstanding features of his mes
sage today are recommendations Tor
the establishment of budget sys-
TEN. more comprehensive system OF
auditing national expenditures. rec
ognition and relief for eX-service men.
encouragement of food production and
good roads extension of the food con-
troll act, more drastic laws to deal
with enemies of the government. red
eral licenses for corporations doing
an interstate business. simplificatlon
of the income and profits taxes. and
concise discussion of industrial PROP
lens.
Consulted Associates.
This was the first message that
President Wilson has sent to the open
ing of a session of Congress that he
has not delivered in person. but IN
the first paragraph he stated that in
it's preparation he had had the advice
of the heads of several executive de-
partments, who have kept in close
touch with affairs in their detail and
whose thoughtful Recommendations L
earnestly second
OF the ten printed pages which the
message filled, three were given over
fo ho of lohnr The PreSi-
dent said it was the duty of Congress
TO help ind method that will bring
about a genuine characterization of
industry, based on the full recognition
of the right of those who work, in
whatever rank, to participate in some
organic way in every decision which
directly affects their welfare"
Reference 20 Trentys -alra-s-s's
Reference to the failure Of the United
States to ratify the peace treaty is made
in the discussion Of political restless
ness. concerning which the President
wrote:
"The causes of this unrest. while va
rious and complicated. are superficial
rather than deep-seated. Broadly. they
arise from or are connected with the
failure on the part Of our government to
arrive speedily at just and permanent
peace. permitting return to normal
conditions: from the tranfusion Of radi-
cal theories from seething European
centers pending such delay, from heart
less profiteering resulting in the in
crease of the cost of living. and. lastly.
from the Vaccinations OF passionate and
to normal conditions this unrest will
rapidly disappear.
Labor Principles in League.
The establishment of the prin
cIples regarding labor. laid down in
the covenant of the league of ma
tions.'' said the message. offers us
the way to industrial peace and con-
us. Governments must recog-
nize the right of men to bargain col
lectively for humane objects.
Labor must no longer be treated as
commodity
The right of individuals to strike
is inviolate," continues the message.
land ought not to be interfered with
by any process of government. but
there is predominant right and that
is the right of the government to pro-
tect all of it's people and to assert its
power and majesty against the chal-
Ienge of any class"
The President was referring to
the governments recent injunction
against the coal strike.
Russia an Object Lesson.
The message closed with a pointed
reference to radicalism. red doctrines
and referred to Russia today, with it's
blood and terror" as a painful object
lesson of the power of minorities."
There are those in this country"
said the message. who threaten direct
action to force their will upon ma
jority. 1t makes little differ
ence what minority it is. whether capi-
tai or labor. or any other class, no
sort of privilege will ever be per-
mitted to dominate this country"
Orderly processes, the message de-
clared were the only ones by which
relief and reform might be obtained.
Those who would propose any other
method of reform are enemies of this
country" the message said.
"s Let those beware who take
the shorter road of disorder and revolu-
ton"