The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-02
nav Associated Preasll

.f'', BY Associated EfeSAI
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. -- General
recommendations on legislation TO
combat the cost OF liying, labor unrest,
.radicalism and a reimbursement of the
nation to peace time basis was q fea-'
ture OF President Wilson's annual
message to congress delivered today.
( The peace treatys the President told
congress win be discussed In q aepa-
rate message later, as will the railroad
question.
For the second time only since the
Preside ent established the practice OF
addressing congress- imp perso1' his mes
sage was read tod BIZ the Clerk. 4 II n
4 The President principal recon- p \
.mendati6ns we're: n :. :l
stablishmsat oiGs bpdget sten
EEof the atiunal fitiauce e
Reofganiz tlcIl ation Ayssss
teIa With sihpI iott che ms
come and excess ta1Rt tiotl.
Read diustfneit OF the tafillJ ~
IL necessary, 10; meet change world
Conditions and make the sySten cons
form with the fact that the United
States is "the creates capitalist In the
world"
Recognition and release for veteran
soldiers OF the World war, particular-
ly IN the way Of government farms as
proposed by Secretary Lane.
Proper measures to foster the dye
stuff Industry built up during the war
70 keep the United States ildepend-
ent of foreign supplies.
. Enlarged program for rural develop
ment in recognition OF the farmers
part In the war.
Measures which will remove the
causes" of political restlesSness in
our body polite"
At this point the President made his
most extensive reference TO the peace
treaty by saying the causes for the
unrest "are superficial ratNSp than
deep seated" aud that they from
Tor are connected with the IRE on
the part OF our government to arise
speedily at Just and permanent
peace permitting return to normal
conditions from the TRANSMISSION OF rad
ical theoRes, from, seething Euro
Npean cenfSrs panding such delay from
heartless proheering resulting from
the increase Of the cost OF living and
lasting from Vaccinations OF passion
ate and maleVolsnt agitators. With
return to normal conditions this un-
rest will rapidly disappear,
The president renewed his recon-
mendations forilegislatiop to deal, ef-
tectively with Those persons who
10y violent methods would abrogate
our time tested institutions"
Several recomme ations and re-
neWals OF previous ones wee made
by the president to bring down the
cnst Of living. Among them were
extension OF the food control law to
peace times for the emergency, regu-
Iations for transportation Of. foods IN
interstate commerce, "a cold storage
law modelled after the law IN New
Jersey, a lawsreqNiring marks to
show the Length Of time foods are
kept in storage and a law to secure
Competitive selling and prevent u1l-
consc cionable profits" by federal
license Of corporations selling food
III 94ue6FSJhbG GVu4AGASS'
"A long portion OF the message was
devoted to discussion OF the con-
dltions and rights Of labor "a defin-
ite program to bring about an I'm
promevent in tie conditions Of tslabor
and bring about q genuin9 denocFati-
zations Of industry was reccmme eaded.
The only way to keep men from
agitatiDg against grievances ,lS to re.
move gf1eyances,7 said the presidentis
message. AT another pint Il declared
'The seed Of revolution u repres-
glon..
tarhe establishment oE the princi-
Die regarding labor laid down IN the
covenant, Of tie league lot nations !"
said the message. offers usst way
to iidustrial peace and concliation.
No other road Hes open TO us. The
government must recogiEe the right
q men to bargain collectively for
humane OBJ biectS.SS e La5or must no long
81 boz treated as 3 commodity con Z