The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-07
WILSON'S MESSAGE
 READ TO CONGRESS

Savings certificates The fiscal pro gram of the government must be de- termined with reference to these ma turtles. Sound policy demands that government expenditures be reduced to tho lowest amount which will per init the various services to operate eff ficient1y and that government receipts from taxes and salvage be maintained sufficiently high to provide for cur rent requirements, including interest and sinking fund charges 'oIl the pub lie debt, and at the same time retire the floating debt and part of the Vic tory loan before ma -urfty. With rigid economy. vigorous salvage operations and adequate revenues from taxation, a surplus of current receiepts over current expenditures can be realized and should be applied to the floating debt All branches of the govern this program is realized.
 T cannot over-emphaSize the neceS- sity of economy in government ap- propriations and expenditures and the ticeS which take money from the treasury by indefinite or revolving fund appropriations The estimates for the present year show that over a billion dollars of expenditures were authoried by the last Congress in addition to the amounts shown in the usual compiled statements of appro- prfa tions. This striking1y illustrates the imp Oftance or making drect ana SpeCifc appropriations. The re1a- tion between the current receipts and current expenditures of the govern ment during the present fiscal year, as well as during the last half of the last fiscal year, has been disturbed by the extraordinary burdens thrown upon the treasury by the transporta- tion act, in connection with the re- turn of the railroads to private cop trol.
 "over s6oo,ooo,ooo has already been paid to the railroads under this act-$350 100000 during the present fiscal year; and it is estimated that further payments aggregating possi- bly, $650, 100000 must still be made to the railroads during the current year. It Is obvious that these large payments have already seriously linn tied the government progress in retir- ing the floating debt.
 "Closely connected with this, it seems to me, is the necessity for an immediate consideration of the revis- ion of our tax laws. Simplification of the income tax and profits tax has be- come an immediate necessity These taxes performed an indispensable ser vice during the war. In order to save the taxpayers inconvenience and eX- pense and in order to make his liabil- ity more certain and definite other and more detailed recommendations with regard to taxes will no doubt be aid before you by the secretary of the treasury and the commissioner of in ternal revenue.
 Ut Is my privilege to draw to the attention of congress for very sym pathetic consideration, the problem of providing adequate facilities for the care and treatment of form CT members of the military and naval forces, who are sick or disabled as the result of their participation in the war.
 ''Theso heroic men cas never be n fO Ho patriodcally rendered the nation Their reward will lie rather in realia- tion of the fact that they vindicated the rights of their country and aided n safeguarding civilization. The na- tons gratitude must be effectively revealed to them by the most ample provision for their medical care asd treatment as well as for their voca- tional training and placement The time has come when a more complete programme can be formulated and moro satisfactorily adm inistered for their treatment and training and I earnestly urge that the Congress give the matter is early consideration Tie secre tary of the treasury and the Board for Vocational Education will outline in the-r annual reports proper proposals covering medical care and rehabilitation which I am sure will engage your earnest study and com mand your most generous support