Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-13

-ime to time to alleviate want or dls-
.ress among the veterans or their
families. This, l believe, would prove
% be real service, n I submit the
proposition to you for your consider
alton.
Should the straight bonus plan be
adopted by you, however,, l would
recommend a bond issue therefor,
and the submission of the question to
the people as-the law requires.
State Boards and Institutions
From personal contact with many
Of them, I believe hat the state Is
being splendidly served by those who
are members of the various managing
boards and those who are acting as
heads of our various institutions. 1t
is q mighty problem which we have,
that of the protection n care OF
our dependents, and / am glad to say
that to my mind the men and women
who are carrying on this work are
giving service of a high and devoted
kind. 1t seems to me that their eff
forts should be encouraged and fur
thered in every possible a Not
only is this devotion confined to those
who are attempting to take charge
of the dependents of the state, but in
like degree belongs to those who
I have in charge the big economic and
Industrial problems of Il state, ana
I am sure that a policy of sympa-
thetic cooperation and encourage
ment on your part annot but milf
tate largely for the benefit Of the
state, and this attitude l strongly
recommend.
Roads
New Jersey, once known al "the
mother of good roads," has come to
realize that in the absence Of an in
tensive future program along the line
of road building this one-time repu-
tation of hers must forever be lost.
The war, to be sure, caused us to
suspend all minor activities. and the
roads had to suffer In common with
| other projects, but postwar condi
tons demand an intensive campaign
| for the rehabilitation Of the state
highways, and I am sure that the
public will gladly accord praise to
ny and all efforts having In view a
quick repair of existing highways and
the expansion and building OF new
ones.
Social Activities
I would call your e-cention to the
splendid work being done by the De-
partment Of Child Hygiene and that
for the Rehabilitation of Injured
Workmen. While for these purposes
great sums OF money are required, 1t
Is money well spent. The Department
| of Child Hygiene Is making better
parents and sturdier children, less
| tUllS llS uSIIA IdI0 q vi anu
teaching the ways of hygiene and
sanitation throughout the state,
| while the Department for the Rehab-
| iIitation OF Injured Workmen Is
making valuable economic factors of
those who under the old system We're
considered useless. / trust hat these
departments may be accorded your
sincere cooperation and backing.
Retirement Salaries of Judges.
1t Is only fair that those men who
have served the State upon the bench
of the Supreme and Chancery Courts
should be allowed to retire when they
have attained the age of seventy years
upon salary which will allow living
conditions. New Jersey jurisprudence
has always been illustrious and her
courts and decisions have been re-
garded with great respect throughout
the land. This would seem ample
cause for allowing those who have
contributed so largely to this happy
result to spend their later years in
comparative ease n comfort. I
would recommend the amendment OF
existing laws looking to that end.
New National Guard.
The Federal policy establishing the
new National Guard is now fairly well
settled, and under it's provisions New
Jersey already has one regiment, and
will probably In another res have an
duulllOIdl Out Ills OCluS lAe SooCp
it has seemed advisable to me to order
the d~isbandment of the State Militia.
In doing this I ave been Mindful of
the devoted and distinguished services
rendered by this body. and I desire to
take this occasion to pay my tribute
to the members thereof for what they
did in the dark days of the war. The
purpose for which they were organ
lied having largely passed, and their
continued maintenance being a de-
cided expense to the State. / I've been
minded to make the order of which /
have spoken. and these conditions are
the only reasons for my having so
done. In connection with the new
National Guard, 1 hope that many
members of the State Militia will join
this body and continue their valuable
activities for the State. l would rec
ommend that any encouragement
which the State can give toward the
! efficiency of this new Guard be ac-
corded, as l believe we sha have q
highly developed and efficient body of
men, many among the membership of
actual war service both here and
abroad.
Bridge and Tunnel Bonds.
I strongly recommend that steps be
taken Immediately looking toward the
submission to the people of the ques-
ton or a DOnd issue Win Wnlcn TO
finance the bridge and tunnel schemes.
! Ordinarily q bond Issue of such mag
nitude, and I believe 1t ought to be for
twenty million dollars, would neces-
sarily be attended with very serious
thought as to the refunding thereof,
but in this case I feel that the solu-
ton is in plain sight and makes sim
pie the problem. In other words, the
people may authorize q bond issue in
the full conviction that the moneys
raised thereby will be returned to the
State through the medium of bridge
and tunnel tolls. While a great deal
of time will be involved before the en-
tire sum shall be returned, neverthe-
less funds for payment of principal
and interest will be amply provided.
The Importance of these two projects,
/ believe. no one will deny, and that
they will be so easily provided for is
to my mind a happy condition.
Americanism.
We are all painfully aware that
thera are agencies among us which
do not think or act in American
terms; agencies of discomfort ana
| agencies Of destruction. That these
forces must be dealt with and de-
feated goes without saying. I do be-
lieve, however, in dealing with them
there must be a great amount of tact
combined with firmness, and that our
repressive measures must be IN every
instance accompanied by reason. II
| there are those among us whose aim 1t
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