Gilpin observer., 1920-12-09

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sion Of our tax laws. Simplification
of the income and profits taxes has
become an immediate necessity.
These taxes performed an indispen-
sable service during the war. The
need for their simplification, howev-
er. 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 recommendations with
regard to taxes will no doubt be laid
before you by the secretary of the
treasury and the commissioner Of in
ternal revenue.
| ut is my privilege to draw to the
attention of Congress for very SYM
pathetic consideration the problem
of providing adequate facilities for
the care and treatment of former
members of the military and naval
forces who are sick or disabled as
tho result of their participation in
the war.
Generous Policy to Veterans.
"These heroic men can never be paid
In money for the service they patriot
ically rendered the nation. Their re-
ward will lie rather In realization Of
the fact that they vindicated 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
MS 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 training, and
l earnestly urge that Congress give the
matter its early consideration.
"The secretary of the treasury and
the board for vocational education will
outline in their annual reports propos-
ais covering medical care and rehabi-
litation which / am sure will engage
your earnest study and command your
generous support.
Requests Aid to Farmers.
Permit me to emphasize once more
the need for action upon certain mat
ters upon which 1 dwelt at some length
in my message to the second session
of the Sixty-sixth Congress: The ne
ceSsity, for example, of encouraging
the manufacture Of dye stuffs and re-
lated chemicals; the Importance Of do
ing everything possible to promote ag-
ricultural production along economic
lines, to improve agricultural market
ing and to make rural life more attrac-
tive and healthful; the need for law
regulating 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-
quiring goods released from storage in
all cases to bear the date of their re-
ceipt. 1t would also be most service
able If it We're provided that all goods
released from cold storage for inter-
state shipments 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 commerce
were made to carry upon every pack
ing case whose form made 1t possible
a plain statement of the price at which
they left the hands of the producer. l
respectfully call your attention also to
the recommendations of the message
referred to with regard to federal
license for all corporations engaged in
interstates 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 and the
Strengthening of all instrumentalities
by which difficulties are to be met and
removed and justly dealt out, whether
by law or some form of mediation and
conclliation. do not feel 1t to be my
privilege at present to suggest the de-
tailed 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 method.
Loan to Armenia Urged.
"In response to what 1 believe to be
the impulse of sympathy and opinion
throughout the United States, earn
estly suggest that the Congress au-
thorlze the treasury of the United
States to make to the struggling gov.
ernment of Armenia such loan as
was made to several of the allied gov.
ernments during the war; and would
also suggest that 1t would be very de-
sirable to provide in the Legislation it.
self that the expenditure of the money
thus loaned should be under the super
vision of commission. or ut least a
commissioner, from the United States,
In order that revolutionary tendencies
within Armenia itself might not be af.
forded by the loan further tempting
opportunity.