The Mankato free press., 1920-12-10


were authorized by the last congress,
In addition to the amounts shown In
the usual compiled statements Of ap-
propriations.
Know Where Money Goes.
This strikingly illustrates the i'm
portance of making direct and specific
appropriations. The relation between
the current receipts and current ex-
penditures of the government during
The present fiscal year, as well as dur
ing the last half of the last fiscal
year has been distributed by the ex-
traordinary burdens thrown upon the
treasury by the transportation act. in
connection with the return OF the
| railways to private control. Over
| $500, ,000, 900 has already been paid to
the railways under this act, $350,000,-
600 during the present fiscal year and
It is estimated that further payments,
aggregating possibly $3.50, 100000 must
still be made to railways during the
current year.
at is obvious that these large pay
ments have already seriously limited
the governments progress in retiring
the floating debt.
CLOSELY connected with this, 1t
seems to me, is the necessity for an
immediate consideration OF the revi-
sion of our tax laws. Simplification
for the income and profits taxes has
become an immediate necessity. These
taxes performed an indispensable
service during the war; The need for
their simplification, however, Is very
great, in order to save the tax payer
inconvenience and expense and In
other ways to make mis- liability more
certain and definite. Other and more
detailed recommendations, with re-
gard to taxes, will no doubt be laid
before you by the secretary Of the
treasury and the commissioner OF in
ternal revenue.
Caring For Soldiers.
1T is my privilege to draw the at
tention of congress for very sympa-
thetic consideration of the problem OF
providing facilities for the care and
treatment of former members of the
military and naval forces, who are
sick or disabled as the result Of their
participation in the war. These hero
fc men can never be paid in money for
the service they patrlotically render
Cd the nation. Their reward will lie
rather in realization of the fact that
they vindicated the rights OF their
country and aided In safeguarding
civilization. The nations gratitude
must be effectively revealed to them
by the most ample provision for their
medical care and treatment, as well
as for their vocational training and
placement. The time has come when
more complete program can be for
mulated and more satisfactorily ad.
ministered for their treatment and
training, and I earnestly urge that
consideration. The secretary Of. the
treasury and the board for vocational
education, will outline in their annual
report, proposals covering medical
care and rehabilitation, which / am
sure will engage your earnest study
and commend your most generous
support.
Calls For Action.
Permit me to emphasize once
more the need for action upon cer-
tain matters, upon which l dwelt
some length in my message to the
second session of the sixty sixth con-
gress: The necessity for example of
encouraging the manufacturer Of dye
stuffs and related chemicals; the Inn
portance of doing everything possible
to promote agricultural production
along economic to improve agriculture
marketing and to make rural life
more attractive and healthtul; the
need for law regulating cold stor-
age, in such a way as to limit the
time during which goods may be keI
in storage, prescribing the method or
disposing of them IL kept beyond the
permitted period, and requiring goods
released from storage in all cases t
bear the date OF their receipt.
1T would also be most servicabIe II
J! were provided that all goods released
rom cold storage FOR interstate Shipment
should have plainly marked upon each
which they went into storage, in order
that the purchaser might be able to
learn what profit stood between him and
fnSsa5 tnS producer q r,,d Or the wholesale dealer
the public If all goods destined for in
terstate commerce were made to carry
upon upon every packing casei whose form
the price at which they left the hands of
the producer. I respectfully call YOUR
attention. also to the recommends tions
to a federal license for all corporations
engaged in interstate commerce.
Loan For Armenia. .
IN brief the immediate legislative
obstacle to the realization OF the best
ambitions Of our people in their several
classes OF employment and the strength
entng of all instrumentalities hy which
difficulties are to be met and removed
and Justice dealt out, whether by law or
by some form of mediation and concila-
ton. do not feel 1t to be my priv
flege at present to suggest the detailed
and particular methods. by which these
objects may be attained but I have faith
that inquiries of your several committees
VIII discover the way and the method
I'm response to what believe to be
the impulse Of sympathy and opinion
throughout the United States. I earn
estly suggest that the congress auhor-
ize the treasury of the United States TO
make the struggling government of Ar
menia such q loan as was made to sew
eral OF the allied governments during the
war: and ] would also suggest that It
would be desirable to provide in IA,
legislation itself, that the expenditure of
money. thus should under the superyi-
sion of a commission or at least a COM
missioner from the United States. In or
der that revolutionary tendencies within
Armenia itself. might not be affected by
the loan further tempting opportunity.
Allow me to call YOUR attention to the
fact that the people of the Philippine
Islands have succeeded in maintaining a
stable government since the last action
Of the congress in their behalf. and have
thus fulfilled the condition set by the
congress as precedent to consideration
OF granting independence tn the islands
respectfully submit that this condition
al precedent have been fulfilled II is
now our liberty and our duty to keep