Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-07

preparations.
The relation between the current
receipts and current expenditures of
the Government during the present
fiscal year, as well as during the last
| half of the last fiscal year, has been
disturbed by the extraordinary bur
dens thrown upon the treasury by
the transportation act In connection
with the return of the railroads TO
private control.
Over 5000 600 900 has already been
paid to the railroads under this act
$500, 900 900 during the present fiscal
year and it is estimated that further
payments aggregating possibly $780,
900, 900 must still be made to the rail
roads during the current year. 1t IL
obvious that these large payments
have already seriously limited the
governments progress in retiring the
floating debt.
Closely connected with this, 1t seems
to me- is the necessity for an immediate
consideration Of the revision of our tax
laws.
SimpIihcation of the income and
profits taxes has become an tmmedi-
ate necessity.
These taxes performed an Indispensable
service during the war. The need IoI
their simplifcation however, is very
great In order to save the taxpayer In
convenience and expense. and In order
to make his liability more certain and
definite Other and more detailed recon
mendatiOns with regard to taxes Will
no doubt be laid before you by the Sec
rotary of the Treasury and the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue.
1t is my privilege to draw to the at
tention of Congress for very sympathetic
consideration the problem Of providing
adequate facilities for the care and treat
ment of former members Of the military
and naval forces who are sick or DIS
abled as the result Of their participation
/ in the war.
These heroic men can never be paid
in money for the service they patriot
cally rendered the Nation. Their reward
viii lie rather in realization Of the fact
that they indicated the rights Of theiI
country and aided in safeguarding civil
cation. The Nations gratitude must be
effectively revealed 10 them by the moss
ample provision for their medical care
and treatment as we'll as for their voca-
tional training and placement.
The time has come when more com
plete program can be formulated anC
more satisfactorily Administered for theil
treatment and training, ana l earnestly
urge that the Congress give the matter
its early consideration. The Secretary OF
the Treasury and the Board for Noca
tioual Education Will outline in theii
annual reports proposals covering medl
cal care ANA rehabilitation when / an
sure Will engage your earnest study anC
command your most generous support.
Permit me to emphasize once more tn,
need for action upon certain matters upon
which I dwe.t at some length in my pes
sage 20 the second SESSION Of the Sixty
sixth Congress: The necessity, for ex-
ample, OF encouraging the manufacture OF
dye stuus and related chemicals; the i'm
portance OF doing everything possible q
promote agricultural production along
economic lines, to improve agricultural
marketing and to make rural life more
attractive and p8latabic. the need for q
law regulating cold storage lu such a way
as 70 limit the time during which goods
may be kept In storage. prescribing the
method OF dlsposlng OF them II KEPT be-
youd the permitted period. and requiring
that goods released from cold storage foi
interstate shipments have plainly marked
upon each package the selling or mar
ker price at which they went into storage
In order that the purchaser might De abb,
to learn what profits stood between him
and the producer or the wholesale dealer
Indeed IL would be very servlceable 20
the public II all goods destined for inter
every packing case, whose form made II
possible. g plain statement OF the price
at which they left the hands II the pro-
Queer. / respectfully call your attention
sage referred 20 with regard to Federal
license FOR all corporations 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
several classes Of employ meut and
the STRENGTHENING of all Instrument
talltles by which difficulties are to
be met and removed and Justice
dealt out. whether by law by
some form of mediation and eoneillR-
ton.
/ do not feel & 10 be my privilege at
present to suggest the detailed and par
ticuiar methods by which these oblects
may be attained. but have faith that the
inquiries Of your several committees Will
discover the way and the method.
In response 20 what ! believe 10 be the
impulse Of sympathy and opinion
throughout the United States, ] earnestly
suggest that the Congress authorize the
treasury II the United States % make 90
the struggling government OF Armenia
such q loan as was made TO several OF
the allied government during the war
and I would also suggest that II would
hs very dcairab le TO provide In the legis-
lation itself that the expenditure OF the
money thus loaned should De under the
supervision OF q commission, or az lea 81
com rnissfuners from the United states In
order that revolutionary tendencies win
In Armenia Itself. might not be Afforded
by the loan Il further tempting oppot-
Allow me 70 can your attention that
the people Of the Philippine Islands have
succeeded I'm maintaining a stable gov
ernment since the last action Of the Con
eress In their behalf and have thus full
filled the condition set by the Congress
rs precedent 90 a consideration OF grant
ing Independence TO the islands
I respectfully submit that this condi J.
tfon precedent having been fulfilled, II
is now our liberty and our duty 20 keen
our promise 10 the people or those Is
lands by granting them the independence
which they so honorably covet. l have
not so much laid before you a series OF
recommendations. gentlemen, as sought
TO utter a confession of faith, OF the faitA
in which ] was bred and which 1t Is my
solemn purpose to stand by until my
last hghting day. l believe this to be
the faith OF America, the faith OF the fu
tire and OF all the victories which await
national action In the days to come,
whether IN America or elsewhere.