The Washington times., 1920-06-05

BOTH HOUSES
Scores Failure to Enact Laws
Hitting n. C. L. and Re-
Wsing Taxes.
PUBLIC WELFARE IGNORED
Tells R. R. Labor Men mo
LOFTY Purpose" Marked
Work at Capitol.


President Wilson today denounced
the Congress for its failure to enact
constructive legislation, in a tele-
gram addressed to the heads Of the
railroad labor organization.
The President scored Congress for
its failure to deal directly with the
cost of living" and for its failure
to "revise the tax laws, which in
their present form are indirectly
responsible in part for the high cost
of living"
Charges political Expediency."
"It is perfectly evident to all that
the dominating motive which has
actuated this Congress is political ex-
pediency." the President declared.
| The Presidents telegram was in
| reply to one he received yesterday
! from the heads of the seventeen rail-
road labor organizations protesting
against the adjournment of Congress
/, when no constructive legislation had
been enacted to prevent prohteer-
ing " to reduce the high cost OF
livints.
The Presidents telegram follows:
| 81 received your teIeeraa ~
June B.. You call ny attent1sa t.
| matters that I presented t. the
present Congress In q special
| messaEe delivered at . joint ses-
sion Of the two houses On An
| gust 8, 1919.
In nine n,onths tbs Cs,sre1
has, however, taken No iDOortant
| remedial action with respect t.
the problem Of the cost Of living
on the lines Indicated In that 81
dress or on any other lines.
"Not only has the Dreseat Con-
xress failed to dead directly WITH
the cost Of living, lat II has fall
ed even to give serieus osossAera-
| tiOn to the urgent appeal eft r.
| peated by me and By the Soe1e-
taries Of the Treasury to rev1so
the tax laws, which In theAr pres
ent form arc Indirectly resDoAA-
bic In part fer the high csst Nf
living.
The protr.cted delay IN Aealfng
with the problem Of the r.afroaAs.
the problen of the Governnent-
owned merchant marine anA ether
similar urgent matters Has re-
suited in unnecessary burdens
upon the public treasury, and
ultimately in legislation - ~-
satisfactory that I could accept
IL, II at all. only because ] d.
SPARED OF anything better.
Scores sPeace, Attitude.
The present Congress has no<
only prevented the coneius3en u
peace in Europe, hut las failed
to present any constructive Plan
for dealing with the deplorahAe
condition there, the confinuance
of which can snly reject upoa
ms. In the light Of the record ID
the present Congress, I have ns
reason whatever to hope that its
continuance in session would re-
suit in constructive measures fer
the relief Of the economic condi-
ton to which You call attention.
II must be evident to all that
the dominating motive which has
| actuated this Congress II polfts-
cal expediency rather than lofty
| purpose to serve the public wei
fare.
| WOODROW WILSON.
| Railroad workerr' Telesr.n-
The text OF the railroad workers
telegram to the President foil ,ws:
| As the rcspOussuus menus VI
railroad labor organizations rep
| resenting more than two million
workers, we protest ssoAt earnest
IL and most emphsticslly against
the proposed adjournment Of Con-
gress next Saturday, In sccors-
snce with the plan reportes In the
public press-
| We call attention to the fact
that despite the revelations ss to
the proatcerinG scandal. Congress
has done nothing to check the
evil or to punish the evfidcerst
that the cost Of living costinues
IN sdvsr . without Angle
r~wedisI measure having bee.
psssed. asd that there, hss not
been even serious consiAerstfou
OF constructive legislation dealing
with the serious problem Of In
dustrisl unrest.
In the circumstances, II appears
to o.. Incredible that the resp~~si-
| hIs leaders Of the Government st
wsski~Gten can assent to this
.eer.irG agreement TO eestfnu-
| alton Of . do-nothinG policy which
r~esn. that the grave e~e~s.ss
! .continusd on Pasa I csis.a ~ =