Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-12-10

OF the idSl uSCdl year. mas Dctn 0iSluTD6Q
by the extraordinary burdens thrown
upon the treasury by the transportation
act In connection with the return of the
railroads to private control Over $780,
10000 has already been paid to the rail-
roads under this act-S350, 100000 during
the present fiscal year-and IT is estimated
that further payments aggregaung pos
sibly 100000 must still be made to the
railroads during the current year It is
obvious that these large payments have
already seriously limited the governments
progress in retiring the floating debt
Closely connected with this. II seemS to
me, is the necessity for an immediate
consideration of the revision Of our tax
laws. Simplificaton of the income and
profits taxes has become an immediate
necessity. These taxes performed an in
dispensable service during the war The
need for their simplification. however. Is
very great in order to save the taxpayer
Inconvenience 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 secretary
of the treasury and the commissioner of
internal revenue.
Would Aid War Heroes.
It is my privilege to draw to the atten-
ton OF congress for every sympathetic
adequate facilities for the care and treat
ment OF former members 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 patriou-
cally rendered the nation. Their reward
will lie rather in realization Of the fact
that they INDICATED the rights of their
country and aided in safeguarding civili-
H. aE kar
effectively revealed 10 them by the most
ample provision for their medical care
and treatment as Well as for their voca-
tional training and placement.
The time has come when more COM
plete program can be formulated and
more satisfactorily administered for
their treatment and training, and ] earn
estly urge that the congress give the
matter its early consideration. The GEO.
:etary of the treasury and the board for
vocational education will outline In their
annual reports proposals covering medi-
cal care and rehabilitation which ] am
sure will engage your earnest study and
command your most generous support.
Permit me TO emphasize once more
the need for action upon certain matters
upon which | dwelt at some length In
my message TO the second session of the
6Sth congress: The necessity, for exam
dyestuffs and related chemicals; the Inn
portance of doing everything possible TO
promote agricultural production along
economic lines. TO improve agricultural
marketing ard to make rural life more
attractive and healthful; the need for
law regulating 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 be-
yond the permitted period and requiring
goods released from storage in all cases
to bear the date of their receipt.
Would Mark Storage Goods.
II would also be most serviceable Ii
ii were provided that all goods released
from cold storage for interstate shipment
should have plainly marked upon each
package the selling or market prices at
which they went into storage in order
that the purchaser might be able TO
learn what profits stood between him and
the producer or the wholesale dealer In
deed, IL would be very serSiceable to the
public If all goods destined for inter-
state commerce were made 10 carry upon
every package case whose form made
it possible plain statement of the price
at which they Jeff the hanls of the pro-
Crcer ! respectfully call your attention,
also. e. the recommendations of the mes
sage referred to with regard TO a federal
license for all corporations engaged in
interstate commerce.
In brief the immediate legislative
need of the time is the removal OF all
obstacles 10 the realization of the best
ambitions of our people I'm 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. wheth-
err by law or by some form of media
tion and Cancellation. do not feel II
10 be my privilege at present. TO sug-
gest the detailed and particular meth
DDS by which these objects may be
attained. bnt ] have faith that the in
uuiries OF your several committees will
discover the way and the method.
Asks for Loan to Armenia.
In response to what believe TO be
the impulse of sympa thy and opinion
throughout the United States / ear
nestly suggest that the congress au-
thorize the treasury of the United
States to make to the struggling gov
eminent of Armenia such a loan as
was made TO several of the allied gov
ernments during the war and l would
also suggest that IL would be desirs-
BILE to provide in the legislation itself
that the expsn 1iture of the money thus
Of a commission. or at least a COM
missioner from the United States, in
order that revolutionary tendencies
within Armenia itself might not be af-
fcrded by the loan a further tempting
opportunity.
Allow me TO call your attention &c the
fact that the people OF the Philippine
islands have succeeded in maintaining a
stable government since the last action
of the congress In their behalf and have
/ thus fulfilled the condition set by the
| congress as precedent to a consideration
/ of granting Independence to the islands
/ l respectfully submit that this condition
/ precedent having been fulfilled. II is now
1 our liberty and our duty to keep our
promise to the people of those islands by
granting them the independence which
| they so honorably coVet
have not so much laid before you a
series of recommendations. gentlemen as
sought to utter a confession OF faith. OF
the faith In which | was bred and TO
which 1t is my solemn purpose TO stand
by until my last fighting day, | believe
this TO be the faith of America, the faith
Of the nation. and OF all the victories
which await national action in the DAYS