The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-07

This strlklngiy illustrates mo nm.
portanco OF making direct and ape.
elfic appropriations. The relation he
tween the current r~ooip,s aud cur
rent expenditures ~ tho government
during tho present fiscal year. as
well az during the last half of the
last fiscal year, has been Disturbed BY
the extraordinary hurdena thrown
u-on the treasury by the traTHportas
ton act. In connection with the re-,
turn Of the railroads 90 private con.
troll
over 5000 900. 600 has already been
paid to the railroads under this act
tsbo. o0o. 600 during the present re.
cal year. and u IN estimated that FUR
Their paymentA agsrcgatlng possibls
$3.50 900. 900 must still b. made to the
railroads during the current year. II
IL obvious that these large payments
have already seriously limited the
governments progress in retiring
the floating debt.
REVISING or TAX
Closely connected with This. II
rema 10 me, Il the nco~smty for an
Immediate consideration of the re-
VISION Of our tax laws Hsfnplifiea.
ton q The income and Iavfits taxes
has b~come ~ imm~siiate necessity.
These taxes performed an indispenn
ahle service during the war. The
nced Tor their anpIification. how.
ever. u vary EresJ W order 10 save
the taxpayer Inconvenience and ex
penue and IN order 10 make his lis.
bllity more certain and definite
Other aud moro detailed r.commen-
dations with regard 60 taxes Will no
doubt be laid before you By the nee-
retary Of the treasury and the CON.
missioner 81 Internal revenue
u !, my privilege 10 draw Ia
the attention Of congress for
very synipaihrtic consideration
the problem Of providing ade.
quaie fasiIairs for the carr md
Treatment Of former memb~sr
Of The military and naval fov~~
who are sick or Disabled ~ tho
result Of their participation IN
th~ wsr. THESE heroic ncn can
nessv he paid In money for the
service they periodically ren.
d~rvd the nation. Their reward
viii IL rather In rraiiration Of
the fact that they sindieai~d
the rights of their country and
sIded In safeguarding dviIssa-
tian.
The nations ErAiiindn most
he effectively revealed To them
by the mo~t ample provision
for fhrir medical care and tr~af-
m~ut ~ wvtl M for their w.
raionai training and placement.
Tho time hns come uh<u .
morn complet~ program can be-
formulated ard moe~ ssfkfsc
torily administered for their
treatment and training and ]
earnestly urge that the eon-
gre~s riv~ the matter iss early
consideration. Tho serr~fary
sf thc treasury and the board
lnr vvcasiensi es1ueaiion viii
eufIlpc In their annual reports
pruposls covering mrdSrsl care
md rehabilitation which ! am
snv win engsx~ your ~aruc~s
study and command your most
gwWs~us kuppe~k
Permit mn 10 emphnsfR once
more the need for action ur~m err.
sntn maftnrr upon which 7 dwris
AZ forno length IN my message 60
the rccund pcxion os The ssth con.
rrrSw IN. ncc~rwity. for example. Of
encouraging tho manufactufr al
ty-rfufys and related chemicals; tho
Importance Of doing everything pos.
sibie 70 promote AGRICULTURAL
prrsuction along econcrnse lines. 70
improve agricultural marketing and
70 make rural life moro attractive
and hsaithfnt tho ned for a law
regulating cold storage IN such
way ~ to limit tho time during
which goods may b. kept IN ptor.
kse, prescribing the mefhod IL dis.
posing Of them II kept beyond the
permitted period and requiring
goods rcioaAod from storage In an
cascs 70 bear the date Of their
receipt
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