Evening star., 1919-12-02
The Presidents Message.


gress is, with the exception of thai
which greeted the extra session las
&I. r.""n he was abroad, the first
since - I,--icistxation began, to b'
sent by proxy, ra5AN-r than delivered
in person. Especial interest attache:
to it i'll view of the Presidents illness
from which he is now happily recover
ing. 1t commands attention by its fe
licity and strength of phraseology, Sc
familiar to those who have studied thu
Presidents state papers. Ignoring
save for the most inferential toucf
the subject of the treaty of peace nov
awaiting Senate action, which is re
served, it is ann ounced. for future de
liverance, the message presents fol
congressional attention 4 number OF
important subjects. ,....-
The President urges the adoption OF
the budget system of appropriation
and he stresses, but without specific
proposal, the need of a system to as
certain the economy and efficiency
with which the appropriations are ex
pended. He expresses the hope that
Congress will give immediate consider
alton to the problem of future taxa
tion. and suggests the possibility of q
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profits taxes as means of encourag
ing energy, supplying incentive to
new enterprise, checking extravagant
expenditure and curing industrial
staenation.
Without specific proposal the Presi
dent touches upon the question of
tariff legislation, concerning which he
says 1--WE must now adjust our own
economic life to a changed condition
growing out of the fact that American
business is full-grown and that Ameri
ca is the greatest capitalist in the
world"
Bespeaking legislation for the aid of
the men who formed the American
Army, and the enactment of laws in
development of rural life and in aid
of the farmers, the President passes
to the most important topic embraced
In his message, that Of political rest
lessness in our body polite. He urges
the extension of the food control ac,
beyond its present period of life. He
asks the enactment of a law regulat
ing cold storage, and the marking of
all interstate goods with production
prices; also law requiring federal
license of all corporations engaged in
interstate commerce.
These are but means to the end of
controlling prices in the public inter.
est. There remains the question of in.
dustrial friction, for which the Presi.
dent proposes in general a system OF
effective arbitration.
1t is in these passages of his mes
sage that the President states the case
in his most vigorous manner. He ask,
for justice for the working men, fol
the betterment of working conditions
and for the maintenance of livins
wages on which the toilers of this land
can live in deceney and comfort and
Happiness. Asserting the right of in
dividuals to strike as inviolate, thu
President declares the predominant
right of the government to protect al
of its people "and to assert it's power
and majesty against the challenge OF
any class" .... .---'
In the concluding passage of tn,
Presidents message there will b,
strong and general acquiescence:
"ln America there is but one way b,
which great reforms can be accom-
plished and the relief sough, b,
classes obtained, and that is through
the order " processes of Representative,
government. Those who would pro
pose any other method of reform. ar,
enemies of this country. =" Tn,
road to economic and social reform il
America is the straight read of justic,
to all classes and conditions of men
Men have but to follow this road t,
realize the full fruition of their OBJ
jeets and purposes. Let those bewar,
who would take the shorter road o
disorder and revolution. The righ
road is the road of justice and orderl,
process"
And to this the people of the Unitet
States will today say amen!. ~