The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-12-05
Big Problems To
Settle Says Wilson
President Tells Congress New Pol
iCies Must Be Framed To Meet
New Condition -Trade Problems
Most Difficult Just Now.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-President
Wilson, unable to appear in person to
present his message to the opening
congress today, transmitted it by
messenger. In doing so he announced
that the matter of the peace treaty
and the future of the railroads would
be taken up for discussion in future
messages.
His message today dealt with gen
eral recommendations. The need for
legislation combating the high cost
of living, the matter of labor unrest
and radicalism, and the readjustment
of the nation to a peace-time basis
were the outstanding features.
President Wilson's principal recon-
mendations were for the establish
ment of budget system for the nation
al finance; a reorganization of the
taxation system with a simpliication
of the income and excess profits tax
law; and a readjustment of the ma
tons tariff system if necessary to
meet the changed world conditions
and to make the system conform with
the fact that the United States is the
greatest capitalist nation in the world.
Help For VETERANS
The President urged recognition Of,
and provision for the relief of veteran
soldiers of the world war, particularly
in way OF government farms as pro-
posed by Secretary of the Interior
Lane.
He advocated the taking of proper
measures to foster the building up Of
our new dye-stuffs industry created
during the war, so as to keep he
United States Independent in future
of any foreign supply.
Remember The Farmer
He suggested an enlarged program
for rural development in recognition
of the part played by the farmers OF
the country; and also measures de-
signed to remove the causes of poll
teal restlessness in the body polite.
President Wilson would have legis-
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those persons who would by violent
methods abrogate our time-tested in
stitutions; and he would have a def
mite program worked out for bring
ing about of improvement in the con-
dition of labor, and a genuine demo
cratization of industry.
Democratize Industry
On this point the President said:
THE only way to keep men from
agitating against grievances is to re-
move the grievances through the
establishment of the principles aid
down in the covenant of the league
of nations, which offers a way to in
dustrial peace and Cancellation.
Another road lies open to as. Gov
ernments must recognize the right OF
men to bargain collectively for hui
name objects. Labor must no longer
be treated as a commodity. The right
of individuals to strike is inviolate
and ought no to be interefered with
by any process of government.
"But there is a predominant right
and that is the right of the govern
ment to protect all of its people and
to assert its power and majesty
against the challenge of any class"
Reds Denounced
The message closed with pointed
reference to radicalism and red
doctrines, and referred to Russia to-
day with blood and terror as a pam
full object lesson of the power OF
minorities.
The President said that orderly
processes are the only one by which
relief and reform could be obtained.
"Those who propose n other
methods of reform are enemies OF
this country. Let those beware who
take the shorter road to disorder and
revolution"
Financial Problems
Concerning revenues, President Will
son said:
"a fundamental change has taken
place with reference to the position
of America in the worlds affairs. The
prejudices and passions engendered
by decades of controversy between
two schools of thought-one demand
ing protection of American industries
and the other a tariff for revenue only
must be subordinated to the single
consideration of the public interest
in the light of utterly changed condi-
tions.
Before the war America was heayi-
ly the debtor of the rest of the world.
During the war American exports
greatly stimulated prices and increas-
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