Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-12-02
REIMBURSEMENT OF
NATION TO PEACE BASIS
Is Stirring Message Of President
Wilson To Congress-Peace
Treaty To Come Later
tBy Associated Press,

| i (By Associated Press)
! Washington, Dec, 2-GeneralI
recommendations on legislation
to combat the high cost Of living,
radicalism and readjustment of
the nation to peace time basis,
were features of President Will
sons message to Congress today.
The peace treaty and the railroad
question will be discussed in la
ter separate message.
The Presidents principal re-
Communications are the establish
ment of a budget system for ma
tional finances; reorganization of
the taxation system with sirnpli6-
cation of income and excess pro-
fits; readjustment of the tariff
system, if necessary, to meet the
changed world conditions and
make the system conform with
the fact that the United States is
the greatest capitalist in the
world" recognition and relief for.
veteran soldiers of the world war,
particularly in the way of govern
ment farms as proposed by Sec
retary Lane; proper methods to
foster the dyestuffs industry to
keep the United States independ-
ent of foreign supply; enlarged
program for rural development in
recognition of the farmers part
in the war, and measures which
Twill remove causes of political
restlessness in our body polite"
At this point the President
rmade his most extensive refer
ence to the peace treaty, saying
the causes for unrest "are super
fetal rather than deep seated"
and that they "arise from or are
connected with failure on the part
tof the government to arrive
| speedily at a just and permanent
peace, permitting the return to
normal conditions from transfu-
sion of radical theories from
seething European centers, pend
ing such delay from heartless
lprohteering from the machina-
tions of passionate and malevol-
ent agitators, and with the return
to normal conditions this unrest
Twill rapidly disappear
The President renewed recon-
mendations for legislation to deal
effectively with "those persons
who by violent methods would
abrogate our time-tested institu-
tons"
Several recommendations were
made to cut the cost of living, in
cluding extension of the food con-
troll lawNto a peace time emer-
gency; cold storage law and law
to secure Competitive selling and
prevent unconscionable profits
"by federal license of corpora
tions selling food in interstate
commerce.
A long portion of the message
was devoted to discussion of con
ditions and rights of labor. "a
definite program to bring about
improvement in conditions of la
Dor and genuine democratization
of industry" were recommended
"The only way, to keep men
from agitating against grievances
lis to remove the grievances" the
message said. At another point
| it declared the "seed of revolution
is present" and asserts that the
League, of nations principles Of
fers the only way to industrial
peace and conciliation. No 9TH
er road is open to us.
The message declares "collec-
tive bargaining is humane and la
Dor must not be treated as COM
modify "The right of individ-
,uals to strike is inviolate," the
message says, ''and ought not to
be interferred with by any pro-
cess of government, but there is a
predominant right and that is the
right of government to protect
all its people and assert its power
and majesty against the challenge
Of any class" This was refer
ring to the recent coal strike in
junction.
The message closed with point
ed reference to radicalism and red
doctrines and referred to Russia
today with its blood and terror"
as painful object lessons of power
of minorities.
Orderly processes" the mes
sage declared SIS the only way to
obtain relief and reform; any 9TH
er method is enemy mothed. Let
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