The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-07

act-$36o,G coo 0co during, the present
fiscal year-and it is estimated that
further payments asgregatino posi-
bly, $3.50, 600 Coo must still be made to
the railroads during the current year.
II is obvious that these large pay
merts have already seriously limited
the governments progress in retiring
the floating debt
Closely connected with this, Il
seems to me, Is the necessity for an
immediate consideration of the re-
vision Of our tax laws. SinrpIifieation
of the income and profits taxes has
become an immediate necessity.
These taxes performed an indispen-
sable service during the war. The
need for their smpIification, how
ever, is very great in order to save
the taxpayer Inconvenience and ex'
uense and in order to make his liab''t-
~ more certain and definite. Other
and more detailed recommendations
with regard to taxes will no doubt be
laid before you by the secretary OF
the. treasury and the commissioner OF
internal revenue.
Il is my privilege to draw TO the a.
tention of congress for very syfnpa-
thetic consideraSo ion the problem OF
providing adequate facilities for the
case and treatment Of former men,
bers of the military and naval FORCES
who are sick or disabled as the result
of their participation in tire war.
These heroic men can never be PAID
in money for the service they patri-
o.ica,Iy rendered the nation. Their
reward will! lie rather in realization OF
the fact that they indicated the
riohts Of their country and aided in
safecuardi civilization. The ma
TONS gratitude must be effectively re-
ves,ed to them by che most ample
provision for their medical care and
treatment as we'll as for their voca-
tional training and placement. The
time has come when a more complete
prouram can be formulated and more
satisfactorily administered for their
treatment and training and J earn
estiy urge that the congress give the
matter it's early consideration. Inc
secretary Of the treasury and the
board for vocational education will
outline in their annual reports pro-
posals covering medical care and re-
haSiitstien which am sure Wili en-
gage your earnest study and command
your most generous support.
RURAL LIFE,
Permit me to emphasizee once
more the need for action upon GER
tain matters upon which ] dsHcis at
some ier5th in my neaaage to the
second session Of tbs sixty-sixth CON-
gress: The necessity for example of
encouraging the manufacture of dye
sfuTs and related 'chcnicals; the i'm
portance of doing everything possible
to promote agricultural production
along economic lines, to improve anri-
cultural marketing and TO make rural
life more attractive and hesith'cl; the
need for law regulating cold storage
in such a way as to limit the time
during which goods may be kept in
storage, prescribing the method ot
tisposins Of them II kept beyond tire
Permitted period and requiring goods
released from storage in all cases to
bear the date of their receipt. IT.
would also be most serviceab'c If it
were provided tsat all goods released
from cold storage for interstate ship
nsnts have plainly marked upon each
package The selling or market price
at which they went into storage, in