South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-08
WILSON NOTE
ADVISES AID
WITHIN j. 5.
Presidents Message is Read
by Clerk-Holds to Do
meStic Problems.
ASKS WORKABLE FUND
Economy in Government Ap.
preparations Urged-Asks
Aid for Armenia.

WASHINGTON. Dec. Both
houses Of congress We're in brief ses-
sion Tuesday TO hear Prest Wilson s
annual message. It was read by the
clerk, Mr.. Wilson having needed the
advice Of his physicians not 20 ap-
pear in person to present his rec
concentrations.
Galleries in both senate and the
house were crowded. Both those
drawn by the chance that the presi-
dent might appear in person or by
the possibility that his message
might touch upon the League of
Nations or his own approaching re-
tirement 10 private life were dlsap-
pointed.
Mr.. Wilson confined himself al
most wholly to domestic questions.
Only by inference did his message
refer to the nearing close of his ad-
ministration and that was in the
concluding paragraph. The prOpos-
ais, he wrote, were not so much a
series Of recommendation as a con-
fesSion "of the faith in which L was
bred and which it is my solemn pur-
/ pose to stand by until my last fight
| ing day"
Immigration Bill Up.
Aside from hearing the presi-
dents message, congress made def
/ mite progress on at least one Of the
problems ii faces during the brief
session The house received a rule
under which an effort viii be made
/ Thursday to take up the immigra-
tion bill for prompt action. 1t
would limit general debate TO four
hours. The two-day interval was
allowed TO permit Rep. Siegel, Of
I New York, a member of the immi-
grafton committee, TO frame a
minority report.
No other matter in either house
! had passed Tuesday beyond the
committee stage. At both ends of
the apitol, however, members were
deep in plans 10 deal with busi-
ness depression, unemployment and
farmers relief.
Discussions in the senate Of the
| plight OF farmers delayed the read
ing of the presidents message in
| that body.
The Industrial situation also found
/ place in the presidents message.
Recovery from war effects gave
I promise of early completion only
/ in our own fortunate country" Mr..
/ Wilson said. and even here "haIts
] anu - III iDt-Qt4 an i1llltc- II III u
gram of Immediately serviceable
acts of legislation" TO aid that re-
covery and prove the indesTUCta-
BILE force of a great government Of
the people" should be undertaken.
/ Mr.. Wilson said.
Workable Budget"
First among the recommended
steps, Mr.. Wilson placed enactment
I of a workable budget system He
! cited figures as 70 the national debt
ldnd urged rigid ecOnOmmy' in
which all branches of the govern
ment should cooperate.
II cannot emphasize. he said.
tine necessity OF economy in gov
ernment appropriations and expen-
ditures and the avoidance by con
gress of practices which take money
from the treasury by indefinite or
revolving appropriations"
The president renewed some Of
the recommendations he made at
the opening Of the last session. and
added.
Il do not feel IL my privilege at
present to suggest the detailed and
particular methods by which these
objects may be attained. bus I have
faith thai inquiries of your several
committees viii discover the way
and the method"