The Tomahawk., 1920-12-16

nary, burdens thrown upor the treas.
ury by the transportation act, in con-
nection with the return of the railroads
to private control. More than $780,
100000 has already been paid to the
railroads under this act-$350, 0OO,O 900
during the present fiscal year; and
aggregating possibly $65O,00O,0 900 must
still be made to the railroads during
the current year. 1t is obvious that
these large payments have already
seriously limited the governments
progress in retiring the floating debt.
Asks Tax Law Revision.
Closely connected with this, it seems
to me, is the necessity for an immedi-
our tax laws. Simplifcation of the
income tax and profits 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 taxpayer incon-
venience and expense, and in order to
make his liability more certain and
definite. Other and more detailed rec
concentrations with regard to taxes
will no doubt be laid before you by
the secretary of the treasury and the
commissioner of internal revenue.
" Uraes Soldiers Rehabilitation.
It 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 men,
bers of the military and naval forces
who are sick or. disabled as the result
of their participation in the war. These
heroic men can never be paid in
money for the service they patr1otical-
" rendered the nation Their reward
will lie rather in realization of the
fact that they indicated the rights
of their country and aided in safe
guarding civilization The nations
gratitude must be effectively revealed
to them by the most ample provision
for their medical care and treatment
as we'll as for their vocational training
and placement. The time has come
when a more complete program can
be formulated and more satisfactorily
administered for their treatment and
their training, and I earnestly urge
that the congress give the matter it's
early consideration. The secretary of
the treasury and the board of voca-
tional education will outline in their
reports proposals covering medical
care and rehabilitation which l am
sure will engage your earnest study
and command your most generous sup
port.
Living Cost Legislation Asked.
Permit me once more to emphasize
the need for action upon certain mat
ters upon which dwelt at some length
in my message to the second session
of the sixty-sixth congress: The ne
cessity for example of encouraging tho
manufacture of dyestuffs and related
chemicals; the importance of doing
everything possible to promote agricul-
tural production along economic lines;
to improve agricultural marketing and
to make rural life more attractive and
healthful; the need for law regulat.
ing cold storage In such way as to
limit the time during which goods may
be kept in storage, prescribing the
method of disposing of them If kept
beyond the permitted period and re-
quiring goods released from storage
in all cases to bear the date of their
receipt.
Favors Marking Market Price.
It would also be most serviceable II
it were provided that all goods re"
leased from cold storage for interstate
shipment should have plainly marked
upon each package the selling or mar
ket price at which they went into stor-
age, in order that the purchaser might
be a bic to learn what profits stood be-
tween him and the producer or the
wholesale dealer Indeed, it would be
very serviceable to the public If all
goods destined for interstate COM
merce were made to carry upon every
packing case whose form made it pos
sible plain statement of the price
at which they left the hands OF the
producer. l respectfully call your at
tention, also, to the recommendations
of the message referred to with regard
to a federal license for all corpora
tons engaged in Interstate commerce
In brief. the immediate legislative
need of the time is the. removal OF all
obstacles to the realization Of the best
ambitions of our people in their sew
eral classes of employment and the
Strengthening of all instrumentalities
by which difficulties are to be met
and removed and justice dealt out,
whether by law or by some form OF
mediation, and Cancellation. I do not
feel it to be my privilege at present
to suggest the detailed and particular
methods by which these objects may
be attained, but have faith that the
inquiries of your several committees
will discover the way and the method.
Asks Loan for Armenia
In response to what I believe to be
the impulse of sympathy and opinion,
throughout the United States, l earn
estly suggest that the congress auth
orize the treasury of the United States
to make to the struggling government
of Armenia such a loan as was made
to several of the Allied governments
during the war; and I would also sug-
gest that it would be desirable to pro-,
vide in the legislation itself that the
expenditure of the money thus loaned
should be under the supervision OF a
commission, or at least commission
er, from the United States, in order
that revolutionary tendencies within
Armenia itself might not be afforded