Marble Hill press., 1920-12-16
WILSON TELLS CONGRESS
UNITED STATES MUST LEAD
WORLD TO DEMOCRACY
Should Correct by Legislation Injustices in Our
National Life AS Proof That
Democracy Is Fair

the same time safeguard the integrity
of proisrty aud particularly ~ that
property which IL devoted to IA. de-
veiopment II Industry aud the Increase
of the ne~~rary wealth " tho world
"sccond. by standing for right and
iusticv as toward individual nations.
The law II democracy l. for tho pro-
lection u ia. WAX and tho lnnuencc
of eyory democracy Ia the world should
bc foe tho protection of tho weak ma
tlOn.
Fe~ess Of cnsos and Tyranny.
The United State. cannot rrfu-e
this rolo II champion without putting
tho stigma u r.Jsction upon the great
and devoted men who brought It's Gov.
ernment into ssistencc and established
u In the facr of almost universal OBJ
position and Intrigue. even In the fAce
q wanion for~,.
Il urgo you To consider that N. dis
play of an immediate disposition on
tho part VI Congr-s. TO remedy any
injusiic~H or evils that may have
shown themselves In our own national
NE will AFFORD the most cfrectuAl OF.
-ci 90 the furcvs - choas aud tyranny
which are playing 80 disastrous n part
In the fortunes u the frcc Peoples ~
m"rr than oue part ~ tia world The
United States IL ~ B.crSsity m. sam
pie demorraey ~ the world. and the
triumph of dsmocrncy depends upon iis
succcs.
Disastrous Effects % War.
"I,rcovcTy from the disturbing and
souTtlmes disastrous effects ul the
late war ha. BEEN rIcr,dlngly slow
on the other sd. of tho water and
has given promise. venture 20 say.
- early completion only In our van
fortunate cunutry. bot even with W
N. recovery halts and i lmT-iei at
times and thrre ae immediately serv.
iceahlc acts oi legislation which Il
s"cfus 20 TIE Ne ought 90 attempt %
assist that recovery and prove the ia,
ies:ructible Twcup~ratlyr fore Of a
grcat Government - the people
=
great democracy cap keep hou- as
succvssfuily snd In as business like a
fashion a. any government II seems
20 me that ih. irst step towards prov.
lng this Is 10 supply ourselves with
systematic method ~ handling our
estimates and eNpsudiiur-s and bring.
ing them 70 the =, NJ where they ~tll
not b. an unnecessary strain upon our
Income et aee~ssitaie sonahle
iaNatinn tn other words. as workable
budget system, and respectfully sug.
scst that two elements are essential
10 such system. namely. not only
that ths proposal of appropriations
should be IN the hands of n single body
such as single Appropriations Com.
mitter hu, also that this body should
BE- brought into such cooperation with
the departments u the Government
and with the Treasury " the United
states as would enable ii 20 act upon
curnpi~te cVnsl.ectus ~ the nsads of
,he Government and the resources
from which It must draw lts income.
Reluctant Veto OF Budget.
Il reluctantly yetusd the budget bill
passed by the last session ~ the Con.
grcss because Of constitutional oh
lection
'Tlue House ~ Representative sub
srqueu,ly modified the bill In order 10
meet this objection. In the revised
form believe that the hin coupled
with action already taken by the Con.
crvss 70 rrvl-e It's rules and procedure.
furnishes the foundations FOR an effec.
dive national budget system
Il earnestly hops, therefore, that
one Of the frst steps taken by the
present session II Congress viii he TO
pass the BUDGET bill.
The nations finances have shown
marked improvement during the past
wear. The total ordinary receipts Of
81. .6a4. .ooo.nco for the fiscal year, i92O.
exceeded those for 1919 by 81 S4@. COO.
wn while the total net ordinary ex-
penditures decreased from SiS,5i4..
paOpa
The gross public debt, which
reached It's highest point on Aa:. 81.
1919. when (, was Sa6,596, ooao0 had
dropped on Nov. 30, 1870, to s2i.1T5,-
0Uonn There has also been marked
decrease In holdings o. government
war securities by the banking lnstitu-
lions Of the country as well as In the
amount Of bills held by the Federal
Reserve Banks secured by government
war obligations
Urges Economy.
The cessation Of the Governments
borrowing except through short.term
certificates OF Indebtedness has been
matter Of great consequence TO the
people Of the country al large, as well
as to the holders Of Liberty Bonds and
Victory Notes, and has had an impor-
tant hearing on the matter Of effective
credit control, The year has been
characterized by the progressive with