The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-07
TAX Law REVISION, ARMENIAN LOAN, STORAGE
LAWS, PHILIPPINE FREEDOM, URGED BY WILSON

rent year 1t is obvious that THESE
large payments have already seriously
limited the governments progress in
retiring the floating debt.
Simplify Taxes.
Closely connected with this, it
seems to me, is the necessity for an
immediate consideration of the revi-
sion of aur tax laws Simplification OF
the income and profits taxes has be-
come as immediate necessity. These
taxes performed an indispensable serv
ice during the war. The need for their
simplification, however. is very great
in order to save the taxpayer incon-
venience and expense and in order
to make his liability more certain and
definite.
1t is my privilege to draw to the at
tention of Congress for very sympa-
thetic consideration the problem of
providing adequate facilities for the
care and treatment of former mem
bers of the military and naval forces
who are sick or disabled as the result
of their participation in the war.
The heroic men can never be paid in
money for the service they patriot
icaly rendered the nation. Their re-
ward will lie rather in realization of
the fact that they vindicated the
rights of their country and aided in
| safeguarding civilization. The ma
tons gratitude must be effectively re-
vealed to them by the most ample
provision for their medical care and
treatment, as well as for their voca-
tional training and placement
Complete Program.
The time has come when a more
complete program can be formulated
and more satisfactorily administered
| for their treatment and training and
l earnestly urge that the Congress
. give the matter its early consideration.
! The secretary of the treasury and
the board for vocational education
will outline in their annual reports
proposals covering medical care and
rehabilitation which | am sure will
engage your earnest study and com
mand your most generous support.
1t would also be most Serviceable
| if it were provided that all goods re-
leased from cold storage for interstate
! shipment should have plainly marked
upon each package the selling or
market price at which they went into
storage in order that the purchaser
might be able to learn what profits
stood between him and the producer
| or the wholesale dealer. Indeed. ii
would be very serviceable to the pub
lie if all goods destined for interstate
commerce were made to carry on
| every packing case whose form made
! it possible, a plain statement Of the
price at which they left the hands OF
the producer. | respectfully call your
attention to the recommendation Of
the message referred to with regard tC
a federal license for all corporations
engaged in interstate commerce.
Suggests Loan.
In response to what l believe to be
impulse of sympathy and opinion
throughout the United States, l earn
estly suggest that the congress author
ize the treasury C he United States
to make to the stI Juggling government
of Armenia such loan as was made
to several of the allied governments
during the war.
Allow me to call your attention tt
the fact that the people of the Phil
lipine Islands have succeeded in main
tanning a stable government since the
last action of congress in their behalf
and have thus fulfilled the condition
set by the congress as precedents tC
| q COuSlueIdt1Ou Vi
ence to the islands. l respectfully
submit that this precedent having
been fulfilled it is now our liberty ant
our duty to keep our promise to the
people of those islands by granting
them the independence which they Sc
honorably cOvet.
l have not so much laid before yol
q series of recommendations, gentle
| cn,Oht n nffor confession n
faith, of the faith in which l was bred
and which it is my solemn purpose tt
stand by until my last fighting day
] believe this to be the faith of Amer
lea, the faith of the future, and of al
the victories which await nationa
action in the days to come, whether II
America or elsewhere.