The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-02

DENOuNCES.
RADICALISm
Right of Government to Pro-
tect People, Above the
Right Of Any Class, Says
Reference to Coal Strike.
ASKS AN EARLY PEACE
(By Associated Press)

com pat the cost or living, labor un-
rest, radicalism, and a readJustment
OF the nation to peace time basis. were
the features of President Wilson's an
nual message to congress delivered
today
The peace treaty. the president told
congress, will be discussed in a sepa-
rate message later. as will the railroad
question.
For the second time only since the
president established the practice Of
addressing congress in person, his
message was read today by the clerks.
Asks Budget System
The presidents principle recon-
mendations were:
Establishment of budget system
for the national finances.
Reorganization of the taxation sys-
tenn with simplification of the income
and excess profits.
Readjustment of the tariff system
If necessary to meet changed world
conditions, and make the system con-
form with the fact that the United
States is ''the greatest capitalist in
the world.
Recognition and relief 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
stuffs industry built up during the
war. to keep the United States inde.
pendent of foreign supply.
An enlarged program for rural de-
velopment, in recognition of the farm
ers' part in the war.
Measures which will remove the
causes of political reSt!esSness in our
body polite.
Unrest 10 Superficial.
At this point the president made his
most extensive reference to the peace
treaty by saying the causes for the
unrest "are superficial rather than
! deep seated" and that they "arise
| from or are connected with the failure
on the part of our government to ar
| rive speedily at q just and permanent
peace. permitting return to normal
conditions; from the TRANSMISSION OF
radical theories from seething Euro
pean centers. pending such delay:
| from heartess profitering resulting
from the increase of the cost of living.
and lastly from the Vaccinations of
passionate and malovalent agitators
With the return to normal conditions
this unrest will rapidly disappear"
The president renewed his recon-
mendations for legislation to deal ef-
fectively with those persons who by
violent methods would abrogate our
time-tested institutions
Several recommendations, some re
newals Of previous ones, were made
by the president to bring down the
cost Of living. Among them we're ex-
tension of the food control law to
peace times for the emergency: reg
ulation for transportation of foods and
| lnters-1te commerce: a cold storage
law fiodeled after the law in New
Jersey: law requiring marks to
show the lengths of time foods are
kept in storage and law to secure
"competitive selling and prevent un-
consciousable profits by federal Ii.
cense of corporations selling foods in
interstate commerce.
Asks Democratic Industry.
A long portion of the message was
devoted to a discussion of the condi-
tions and rights of labor. "A definite
program to bring about an improve
ment in the conditions of labor, and
bring about genuine characterization
of industry. was recommended
THE only way to keep men from
agitating against grievances is to re-.
move the grievances" said the presi-
dents message. At another point II
is declared the seed of revolution is
repression"
THE establishment of the principles
regarding labor laid down in the Gov
enant of the league of nations" said
the message, "offerS us the way to
industrial peace and soncilliation. No
other road lies open to us Govern.
ments must recognize the rights of
men to bargain collectively for hui
name objects. Labor must no longer
be treated as a commodity
Right to Strike Recognized.
"The right Of individuals to strike
is inviolate," continued the message,
''and 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 its people and assert it's power
and majesty against the challenge of
any class"
The president was referring to the
governments recent Injunction
against the coal strike.
The message closed with a pointed
reference to radicalism and red doc
| trlneS, ana referred 10 RUSSIA tOOdy
with its blood and terror" as a pain
full object lesson OF the power Of mi
norities."
There are those in this country
said the message. who threaten di-
? rect action to force their will upon
. a majority. 1t makes little difference
, what minority it is. whether capital,
or labor, or any other class; no sort
? of privilege will ever be permitted to
! dominate this country"
Orderly processes. the message de.
clared, were the only ones by which
, relief and reform could be obtained.
4 Those who would propose any
3 other methods Of reforms are enemies
+ Of this country" the message said
r Let those beware who take the
;. shorter road OF disorders and revolu
tions."