The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-12-10


'ury by the transportation act, in con.
nection with the return of the railroads
to private control More than 5000,
100000 has already been paid to the
railroads under this act-$35O, 900, 000
during the present fiscal year; and
it is estimated that further payments
aggregating possibly $3.50, 100000 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
ate consideration of the revision oil
our tax laws. Simplification 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 taNes
will no doubt be laid before you by
the secretary of the treasury and the
commissioner of internal revenue.
Urges Soldiers Rehabilitation.
1t 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 mem
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 patriotical-
ly 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 well as for their vocational training
and placement. The time has come
when more complete program can
be formulated and more satisfactorily
administered for their treatment and
their training, and l earnestly urge
that the congress give the matter its
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
tiers 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 the
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 a 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-
curing goods released from storage
in all cases to bear the date of their
receipt.
Favors Marking Market Price.
1t would also be most serviceable if
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 able 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 a plain statement of the price
at which they left the hands of the
producer. l respectfully call your at
tention, also, to the recommendation
Of the message referred to with regard
to a federal license for all corpora
lions 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. l 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 1 believe to be
The impulse of sympathy and opinion
throughout the United States, l earn
estly suggest that the congress auth
prize the treasury of the United States
20 make to the struggling government
Of Armenia such loan as was made
10 several of the Allied governments
Turing the war; and / would also sug-
yest that it would be desirable to pro-
vide in the legislation itself that the
of the money thus loaned
should be under the supervision of a
or at least commission
Or, from the United States, in order
hat revolutionary tendencies within
armenia itself might not be anorded
BY the loan further tempting oppor-
unity.
Philippines Independence Proposed.
Allow me to call your attention to
he fact that the people of the Philip
pine Islands have succeeded in main
aiming a stable government since the
asst action of the congress in their be-
half, and have thus fulfilled the condi-
ion set by the congress as precedent
% a consideration of granting indie
)endence to the islands. l respectfully
submit that this condition precedent
having been fulfilled, it is now our
liberty and our duty to keep our prom
Sc to the people of those islands by
granting them the independence which
hey so honorably covet.
Closed With vaIedictory.