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Show Annua! Message to Congress I Ogden Combed for Clues In Trunk Mystery I r Peace Treaiy and Railroad Legislation to Be Discussed Dis-cussed in Separate Message at Later Date Budget System, Reorganization of Taxation I System, Rural Development, Rights of Labor And Genuine Democracy in Industry Recommended Recom-mended Only Way to Keep Men From Agitating Agi-tating Against Grievances Is to Remove the Grievances and Seed of Revolution Is Repression, Re-pression, President Points Out. j WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 G neral recommendations on legislation to combat the cost of living, labor unrest, radical-ianand radical-ianand a readjustment of thc nation to peace-time basis were the features of President Wilson's annual message to congress delivered today. The peace treaty, the president told congress, will be dis-.ujsed dis-.ujsed in a separate message later, as will the railroad question. For the second time, only, since the president established j the practice of addressing congress in person, his message was 1 read today by the clerks. Principal Recommendations, The president's principal recommendations were: Establishment of a budget system for the national finances. Reorganization of the taxation system with simplification of the income and excess profits. I Readjustment of thc tariff system, if necessary, to meet changes in the world situation and make the system conform with the fact that the United States is "the greatest capitalist in the world " Aid for Veteran Soldiers. Recognition and relief for veteran soldiers of the world ar, particularly in the way of government farms as proposed by Secretary Lane. Proper measures to foster the nation's industries built up ay the war to keep the United States independent of foreign wpply I I An enlarged program for rural developmen I . in recognition Ji the farmers' part in the war. Measures which "will remove the causes" of "political restlessness in our body politics." Delay of Peace Cause of Unrest. At this point the president made his most extensive ref- '-fence to the peace treaty by saying the causes for the unrest are superficial rather than deep-seated" and that "they result j Tm. or ae connected with, the failure on the part of our gov-; gov-; ffnment to arrive speedily at a just and permanent peace, permitting return to normal conditions, from the transfusion I radical theories from seething European centers pending I "ich delay, from heartless profiteers resulting from the m-1 m-1 v-rease of the cost of living, and lastly from the machinations Jpf passionate and malevolent agitators. With the return to lrmal conditions this unrest will rapidly disappear." I Oppoi,f violent Methods. T Prrsld. nl r n I j fo u K .i tB TJj : ""n- wh,, 1 1'. i..i,ni . mj"o.Ud ahropate tlm..--to8ied Instltu- 91." JJra' rccommrndatloni, some re-I re-I lom ones' wore made by VW' i to brini? down the coat of It r lnr,rR them wet. extension ol food control inw to poaro f.mes i r Wm "erKrnrv : t. ,,,, ..,,,-,ns for transpor-1 transpor-1 I of food ,n int,.rstnt0 commcrc,.; a LK ' '" modi ..iter the law ' : ,aw rouirlnfc marks to k " '"ifc'th ol time food an k it M Sit ' '' A "1m- n n ' r''" ' "' uncor L, ' .. r. . Of 01 - 5on f- v j Rght of Labor t,BK portion of Hi. mesaagt u m de-K de-K 0 ' "--Ion of the . .. V . ) ""fun i. rojrrair to b li hhV 'Pr' ' "l "' " ' "mUion- ltrail "'llJ l"'inK nbOUl H "nullM ffl t,0n Of IhHnMi; . v w "The only way to keep mn from aci-t.iiinc aci-t.iiinc .tKulnft irrleyaneea Is to remove I the prlovanees." said tho president's j mesjwge. At another point it declared "the aeed of revolution is repression " Way to Industrial Peace "The establishment of thc principles re-KnrdlnK re-KnrdlnK labor laid down In t ho covenant of the league of nations." aald the mes-HM, mes-HM, "offers us the way to industrial i kCC and conclllntion. So other road lies open to us. Governments must recoenfzc th right of men to bar-caln bar-caln collectively for humane objects. Iabor no longer must be treated as a commodity. "The right of individuals to strike Is Inviolate." continues the message, "and ought not to Im- interfered with by ny process of government but there is a pn lomlnant right and that Is the right of the Kovorninent to protect all of if people and to awsert its power and majesty maj-esty against the challenge of any class." The president was referring to th O vanunan t'a iccent injunction apa ns. thc coal strike. Rucsla a Painful Object Lesson TUj muMR' closed with a pointed fer- 1 erence to radicalism and red doctrines nnd referred to "Kussln today with its blood and terror" as a "painful object lesson of the power of minorities." "There are thOM In this country." said ' the mcsMifiV. "who threaten direct ic-tion ic-tion to force their will upon a majority. It mnkts little difference what a minority it la. whether capital or labor, or any other class; no sort of privilege will ever be permitted to dominate this country. 11 Orderly processes, thc message declared. were the only ones by which relief and 1 reform could be obtained. "Those who would propose any othr methods of reform are enemies of this country." the message said " "Let those . beware who take the shorter road to dlsordei and revolution." Tho following Is the text of Presi dent Wll?0n's message to congress: To the Senate and House of Representatives Repre-sentatives : I sincerely regreat that I cannot bo present at the opening of this session of the congress I am thus prevented iroro presenting in as direct a way as I could wish the many questions that f.re pressing for solution at this time. Happily, 1 h;.c had the advantage of! the advice of the heads of the several I executive departments who have kepi in close touch with affairs in their detail de-tail and whose thoughtful reconimend-a reconimend-a tlons I earnestly second. In (he matter of thc railroads and I the readjustment of their affairs growing grow-ing out of federal control, I shall take the liberty at a later day of addressing you, Favorc Budget System. I hope that congress will bring to a conclusion ;.i this session legislation lookinc to the establishment of a btld gel system. That there should be one single authority responsible for the making of all appropriations and that appropriations should be made not independently of each other, but with reference to one single comprehensive plan ol expenditure properly related to the nation s income, there can be no doubt. 1 believe the burden of preparing prepar-ing the budget must, in the nature of the case, if the work is to be properly done and responsibility concentrated instead of diwded. rest upon the executive. execu-tive. The budget so prepared should ; be submitted to and approved, or amended by a single committee of; each house of congress and no Single appropriation should be made b the congress, except, such as may have bet n in luded in the budget prepared by the executive, or added by the par tlcular committee of congress charped with the budget legislation. j Future Taxation Problems. I trust that the congress will give its Immediate consideration to the prob-j lem of future taxation. Simplification of the income and protits taxes nas become an immediate necessity. These taxes performed Indispensable service during the war Th must, howtver, i L. limifllfied, not only to sae the taxpayer tax-payer Inconvenience and expense but in order that his liability may be made certain and definite. With reference to the details of the revenue Law. the secretary of the i treasury and the commissioner of in-: tenia revenue will lay before you fori your consideration certain amend-' ments necessary, or desirable, in connection con-nection with the administration oi the; law recommendations wbic hhavo my! approval and support. It is of the ut-1 most importance thai in dealing with this matter the present law should not be disturbed so far as regards taxes, for the calendar ear 1920 payable in' the calendar year 1921 The congress uiulit well consider whether the Metier Meti-er rate of income and ; profits' taxes can in peace limes be effectively productive pro-ductive of revenue and whether they may not. on the contrary, be destructive destruc-tive of business activity and produc-, tive of waste and inefficiency. There is a point at which in peace times1 high rates of income and profits taxes discourage energy, remove the incen tive to new enterprise, encourage ex I travaganl expenditures and produce industrial in-dustrial stagnation with consequent! unemployment and other attendant evils. Problem Is Difficult. The problem is not an easy one. A' fundamental change has taken place with reference to the position of Amer ica in the world's affairs. The preju dice and passions engendered by decades de-cades of controversy between two schools of political thought the one believers in protection of American In-1 d US tries, the other believers in tariff i for revenue only must be subordinated subordinat-ed to the single consideration of tho i public Interest in the light of u'terlj , (Continued on Tnco 7.") V President Would Combat Cost of Living, Labor Unrest and Radicalism (Continued from Prge i ) hi f hanged conditions. Before the war, America was heavily the debtor of the est of the world ami the interest pa ments she had to make io foreign countries on American securities held abroad, the expenditures of American travelers abroad and the ocean freight charges 6he had to pay to others. I about balanced the value of her pre-1 war favorable balance of trade. During i the war America's exports have been Breath stimulated, and increased J price have Increased their value. On the other hand, she has purchased a w !arse proportion of the American secu I ritles previously held abroad, has loaned loan-ed some $9,ii00.000,00d to foreign gOV- ernments, and has built her own ships : l Our favorable balance of trade has ii thus been greatly increased and Europe Eu-rope has been deprived of the menn6 of meeting it heretofore existing Europe Eu-rope can have only three ways of meeting meet-ing the favorable balance of trade in peace times: By imports into this country of gold, or of goods, or by es :? ubllshlng new credits. Europe is in no position at the present time to ship Sold to us, nor could we contemplate larpe further imports of gold into this ! country without concern The time has nearly passed for in temational governmental loans and it will take time to develop in this coun- 'rv a market fui foreicn securities. , 1 Anything, therefore, which would tend to prevent foreign countries from set-'line set-'line for our exports h shipments of j-oods Into this country could only nave the effect of preventing them from paying for our exports and therefore there-fore of preventing the exports from being made. The productivity tt the country greatly stimulated by the war must find an outlet bv exports to foreign for-eign countries and any measures tak-to tak-to prevent imports will inevitabh '"gely curtail exports, force curtail' mem of production, load the banking machinery of the country with credits o carry unsold products and produce i ZITT p,asD''lton and unemplov meat if we warn to sell, we must ?- Prepared to buy. Whatever, there hAm,ay,havo betn our during i period of growth of American busl 1 mZ concernin tariff legislation, we i l?f , nU' ?,1JuM our own economic Satiifk ?hned condition growing i M lhe fa at America business ?reatLr0Wn, aVd 'hfl Arrira is the inttsit capitalist in the world ft POUcj nf solation will ea.isfv the growing needs and opportunities , of America. The provincial standards' land policies of the past, which have: I held American business as if in a straight jacket, must yield and give1 way to the needs and exigencies ot the ' new day in which we live, a day full ! of hope and promise for American business, if we will but take ad van tae oi i he opportunities that are ours; for the asking. The recent war has ended our isolation and thrown upon us a great duty and responsibility The United State, must share the expanding expand-ing world market. The United States desires for Itself only equal opportu nity with the other nations of the world and that through the process of I friendly cooperation and fair competi- ; tion, the legitimate interests of the na-1 1 Hons concerned may be successfully and cquitabl. adjusted. I There are other matters of import-i ance upon which I urged action at the last session of congress which arcjs still pressing for solution. I am mire 1 it i' not necessary for me again to re-'mind re-'mind you ihat there Is one immediate . and very practicable question result ling from the war which we should meet In the most liberal spirit. It is a matter of recognliion and relief to our soldiers. I can do no better than to quote from my last message urging I this very action: 1 "We must see to it that our returning return-ing soldiers are assisted in every practicable prac-ticable waj to find (he places for Which they are fitted in the dally work of the country This can be done by developing and maintaining upon an j adequate scale the admirable orgnniza I tion created b the department of la ! bor for placing men seeking work: and i lit can also be done, in at least one very great field ,by creating new op ponunitles for individual enterprise. The secretary of the interior has point led out the way by which returning BOldlers may be helped to tin.' and take up land in'the hitherto undevel-. '"M" n regions of the country which the federal government has already prepared or can readily prepare fori CUltiyation and also on man of the! eul over or neglected areas which lie I within the limits of older Btates; and! I once more take the liberty of recom-l mending, very urgently that his plans shall receive the immediate and sub-! 8tantial support of the congress." Dycstuff8 Industry. In the amtter of tariff legislation I he-" (a fNoll i fit i ..ii...: . . I ,,,,, Liuriuiuii iu me state ments contained in my last message urging legislation with reference to the1 establishment of the chemical and dye-stuffs dye-stuffs industry in America "Among the induftrles to which spe clal consideration should be given la that of the manufacture of dyestuffs 'nd related chemicals. Our complete dependence upon German supplies be fore the WSJ made the interruption of 1 1 trade a cause of exceptional economic' disturbance. The close relation be j ween the manufacture of dye-stuffs on I lie one hand and of explosives and 1 1 poisonous gases ou the other, more- i l oyer has given the Industry au excep- I tional significance and value- "Although the United States will ' gladly and unhesitatingly join in the : program of international disarmament c it will nevertheless, be a policy of obvious ob-vious prudence to make certain of the. successful maintenance of many s strong and well equipped chemical c plants. The German chemical ;ndus t try. with Which we will be brought'! into competition, was and mav well be i again, a thoroughly knit monopoly ca-s pable of exercising a competition' of all peculiarly inslduous and dangerous "5 kind." , Would Encourage Farmers. t During the ar the farmers perform t ed a vital and willing service to the r nation By materially Increasing the ' li production of his land he supplied I e America and the allies with the in 1 creased amounts of food necessary to ' e keep ihe jr immense armies in the field. I u -y , i a He Indispensably helped to win the war. But there Is now scarcely lets ned of increasing the production in I food and thp necessaries of life. I ask the congress to consider means of en couraglug effort along these lines. The, Importance of doing everything pos. Me to promote production all ng SCO nomical lines, to Improve marketing, and to make rural life more attractive and healthful in objous. I would urge approval of the plans already proposed propos-ed to the congress by the secretary of agriculture, to pecure the essential facts required for the proper study of thib question, through the proposed nlarged programmes for farm man agment studies and crop estimates. I would urge, also, the continuance of federal participation in the building of good roads under the terms of exist ing Inw and under the direction ol present agencies; the need of further action on the part of the states and the federal government to preserve and develop our forest resources, es-' pecially through the practice of better bet-ter foresfr.. niothods on private nolrl lngrf and the extension of the publicly owned forests; better support for coun-trj coun-trj schools and the mor definite di rectlon of their courses of study along 1 lines related to rural problems and 1 fuller provision for sanitation in m ral districts and the building up of needed hospital and medical facilities in i hese locall I Is 1 New Survey of Rural Conditions Urged ! Perhaps the way might be cleared for many of these desirable reforms ' hy a fresh comprehensive survej made ; Of rural conditions hy a conference ' composed of y, presentatlves Of the far- ! mers and of the agricultural agencies responsible for leadership. ( Political Unrest. I would call your attention to the ( widespread condition of political rest- lessness In our bodv noiitn The. . causes of this unrest, while various ind complicated, are superficial rather than deep seated Broadly, they arise from, or are connected with, the fall-lure fall-lure on the part of our government to arrive spedily at a just and permanent peace permitting return to normal conditions, con-ditions, from the transfusion of radical rad-ical theories from seething European centers pending such delay, from heartless profiteering resulting in increase in-crease In the cost of living and, lastly , from the machinations of oassionate and malevolent agitator.-- With the return to normal conditions, this unrest un-rest will rapidly disappear. In the meantime, it does much evil It seems to me that in dealing with this situation congress should not be Impatient Im-patient or drastic, but should seek rather to remove the causes It should endeavor to bring our country back speedily to a peace basis, with ameliorated amelior-ated living conditions under the minimum mini-mum of restrictions upon personal liberty lib-erty that is consistent with our reconstruction recon-struction problems. And it should arm the federal government with power to deal in He criminal courts With those persons who by lolent methods would ' abrogate our time tested institutions.' With the free expression of opinion uu nun me auvocacy of orderly political pol-itical change, however fundamental, there must be no interference, but towards to-wards passion and malovelence tending tend-ing to incite crime and insurrection under guise of political evolution there I should be leniency. Legislation to this end has been recommended by the attorney general and should be en-I en-I acted. In this direct connection, I ! would call you attention to my recommendations recom-mendations on August 8th, pointing out legislative measures that would be effective ef-fective in controlling ana bringing down the present cost of living which contributed so largely to this unrest On only one of these recommendations recommenda-tions lias the congress, acted if the government's campalgu is to be effective, ef-fective, it is necessary that the other steps suggested should be acted 0n at once. Food Control Extension. I renew and strongly urge the necessity ne-cessity of the extension of the present food control act as to the period of time In which it shall remain in operation. opera-tion. The attorney general has submitted sub-mitted a bill providing for an extension Of this act for a period of six months As it now stands it is limited in operation opera-tion to the period of the war and becomes be-comes inoperative upon the formal proclamation of peace. It is impera five that it 6hould be extended at once. The department of justice has built up extensive machinery for tin- purpose of enforcing its provisions; all Of which must be abandoned upon the conclusion of peace unless the provisions provis-ions of this act are extended. Permanent Regulations Necessary. I During this period the congress will have an opportunity to make similar, permanent provisions and regulations with regard to all goods destined for .interstate commerce and to exclude them from interstate shipments if the requirements of the law are not com-'plied com-'plied with. Some such regulation is imperatively necessary. The abuses that have grown up in the manipulation manipula-tion of prices by the withholding of foodstuffs and other necessaries of life cannot otherwise be effectively prevented There can be no doubt of either the necessity or the legitimacy of such measures. Effectiveness of Publicity. As I pointed out In my last message, mes-sage, publicity can accomplish a great deal in this connection. The aims of the government must be clearly brought to the attention of the consuming consum-ing public, civic organizations and state officials who are in a position to lend their assistance to our efforts You have made available funds with which to carry on this campaign, but there is no provision in the law authorizing au-thorizing their expenditure for the purpose of making the public fully Informed about the efforts of the gov-ernment gov-ernment Specific recommendation has been made by the attorney general gen-eral in this regard I would Btrongl urco umin vim itc , ,,,, . ----- -- . iuj.uvuriii: auuiniuii, as it -constitutes one of the preliminary steps to this campaign. Regulation cf Cold Storage 1 also renew my recommendation that the congress pass a law regulating regulat-ing cold storage as it is regulated, for example, by the laws of the stale of N'ew Jersey, which limit the time during dur-ing which goods may be kept in storage, stor-age, prescribe the method of disposing of them, if kept beyond the permitted 'period, and require that goods released from storage shall In all cases bear the date of their receipt. It would materially ma-terially add to tho serviceability of the law, for the purpose we now have in view, if it were also prescribed that all goods released from storage for interstate in-terstate shipment should have plainlv marked upon each package the selling, or market price, at which thev went Into storage. By this means the purchaser pur-chaser would always be able to learn what profits stood between him and the producer, or the wholesale dealer. I would also renew my recommendation recommenda-tion that all goods destined for inter- state commerce should in every case where their formei package makes it possible, be plainly marked with the rlce at which they left the hands ot he producer. Federal License Corporations. We should formulate a law requiring i federal license of all corporation en ;ged in interstate commerce and embodying em-bodying in the license, or in the CCndl :ions under which it is to be issued, ;' cific i egulatjon ii. - - .. .. .. -e. nr. :ompetltlve selling and prevent jncon icionabl profits in the method of mar Ci ting But b B law would afford a wel 'ome opportunity to affect much-need-d reforms in the business of interstate inter-state shipment and in the methods of "orporations which are engaged in n ut. for the moment 1 confine my n-r ommenuauons to the object unmedl ately In hand which is to lower the r cost of living Labor Conditions No one, who has observed the march r of event:: in the las) year, can tail c to note the absolute need of a defi nite program to bring ..bout an improvement im-provement In the conditions of labor 1 There can be no settled conditions 1 leading to increased production and a reduction in the cost of living if labor and capital are to be antagonists in Stead of partners Sound thinking and an honest desire to serve the int. tt of the whole nation, as distinguished from the interests of a class, must be appned to the solution of this great and presume problem. The failure of other nations to consider this matter in a vigorous way has produce i bitterness bit-terness and jealousies and antagonisms, antago-nisms, the food of radicalism The only way to keep men from agitating against grievances is to remove the grievances. An unwillingness even to discuss these matters produce only dissatisfaction and gives comfort to the extreme elements in our country .which endeavor to stir up disturbances , in order to provoke governments to embark upon a course of retaliations and repression. The seed of revolution revolu-tion is repression The remedy for these things must not be negative in character It must be constructive ' It must comprehend the general inter est. The real antidote for the unre st which manifests itself Is not suppression, suppres-sion, but a deep consideration of the wrongs that beset our national life and the application of a remedy. Connreis Willinn to Art " Congresr. has already show n Its Will-: Will-: lngnesa to deal with these industrial J wrongs by establishing the eight hour : day as the standard in every field of 1 labor. It has sought to find a way to prevent child labor. It has served the whole country by leading the way in ' developing the means of preserving and safeguarding lives and health in i dangerous industries. It must now help j in the difficult task of finding a meth od that will bring about a genuine democratization of industry, based up on the full recognition of the right of those who work, in whatever rank, to participate in some organic waj in every decision which directly affect3 their welfare. It is with this purpose in mind that I called a conference to nn et in Washington on December first to consider these problems it; all their broad aspects, with the idea of bringing about a better understand ing between these two interests. Great Unrest Throughout World. The great unrest throughout the world, out of which has emerged al demand for an immediate considers 1 jtion ot the difficulties between capi-j j tal and labor bids us put our own house in order. Frankly, there can be no lasting happiness between capital and labor which does not recognize tin fundamental concepts iur which la j bor has been struggling through the I years. Tho whole world gave its rcc-ognitlon rcc-ognitlon and endorsement to these I fundamental purposes in the league of . nations The statesmen gathered at Versailles recognized the fact that World Btablllty could not be had by reverting to industrial standards and 'conditions against which the average 1, 1 1 1 ui iiiu nuiiu nun revoiieu it ' lis therefore, the task of the statesmen states-men of this new day of change and readjustment re-adjustment to recognize world conditions condi-tions and to seek to bring about through legislation conditions thut will mean the ending of agelong antagonisms an-tagonisms between capital and labor and that will hopefully lead to the building up of a comradeship which Will result not only in greater content ment among the mass of workmen but also bring about a greater production and a greater prosperitv to buslnes itself. Should Admit Justice of Labor's Complaints. To analyze the particulars in the demands oi labor is to admil the Justice of their complaint in many matters mat-ters that lie at their basis. The work-1 man demands an adequate wage sufficient suf-ficient to permit him to live in comfort, com-fort, unhampered by the fear of pov-ertj pov-ertj and want in his old age He demand.-, the right to live and the light to work amidst sanitary surroundings, both in home and in workohop, surroundings sur-roundings that develop and do not regard re-gard his own health and well being; and the right to provide for his chil dren's wants in the matter of health and education. In other words, it is his desire to make the conditions of his life and the lives of those dear to him tolerable and easy to bear. Way to Conciliation. The establishment of the principles regarding labor laid down in the covenant of the League of Nations of-f of-f ' us the way to industrial and conciliation. con-ciliation. No Qthor road lies open lo us. Not to pursue this one is longer to invite enmities, bitterness and antagonism an-tagonism which In the end only lead to Industrial and social disaster. The unwilling workman Is nol a profitable servant An employe whose industrial life Is hedged about by hard and unjust un-just conditions, which he did not create cre-ate and over which he has no control. ! lacks that fine spirit of enthuBlasml jand volunteer effort which are the inecessary ingredients of a great pro jduclng entity. Let us be frank about! this solemn matter. Tne evidence of' I w orld-wide unrest which manifest themselves in violence throughout the world bid us pause and consider the means to be found to stop the spread I of this confagious thing before it saps the very vitality of the nation Itself Do we gain strength by withholding the remedy? Is it not the business or statesmen to treat these manifestation- of unrest which meet us gn ev. rv hand as evidences of an economic disorder dis-order and to apply constructive remedies rem-edies wherever necessary, being nure that in the application of the remedy We touch not the vital tissues of our industrial and economic life f There , can be no recession of the tlde of un-n un-n ' until constructive instrumentalities instrumental-ities are set up to stem that tide. Must Recognize Rights of Men. ("iovernments must recognize the rights of men collectively to bargain for humane objects thai have at their base the mutual protection and welfare jof those engaged ju all industries. Labor La-bor must not be longer treated as a Commodity. It must be regarded as I the activity of human beings, pos-jsessed pos-jsessed of deep yearnings and desires. I The business man gives his best ! thought to the repair ?nd replace-ment replace-ment of his machinery, so that its u . -'fulness will not be impaired and Its i 'power to produce may always he at its 'height and kept in full vigor and motion. mo-tion. No less regard ought to he paid; to the human machine, which after! all propels the machinery of the. world; jand la the great dynamic force that' lies back of all industry and progress. Return to the old standards of wage and Industry in employment are unthinkable. un-thinkable. The terrible tragedy of war which has Just ended and which has brought the world to the verge of chaos and disaster would be in vain If there should ensue a return to the conditions of the past. Europe itself, whence has come the unrest which now holds the world at bay. is an example ex-ample of standpatism in these vital human matters whic'u America might well accept as an example, not to be followed but studiously to be avoided Europe made labor the differential, and the price of it all is enmity and antagonism and prostrated Industry The light of labor lo live in peace and comfort must be recognized by govern ments and America should be the first to lay the foundation stones upon which industrial peace shall be built. Entitled to Adequate Wages I 'il'Or not r.nl Is entitled to nn ar-i-i'iate wiiRe. tmt capital should receive a reasonable return upon its Investment and entitled to protection at tho hands of h government in every emerg ricj No government worthy of the name can "play" these elements against each other for there is a mutuality of Interest De-tween De-tween thorn which the government must seek to express and to safeguard at .-ill cosL Right of Strike Inviolate The rlpht of Indhiduals to strike is inviolate and ought not to bo nusrferdd with by any process of government, but then la predominant right and that la the right of the government to protect pro-tect all of its people a;id to assert Its power and majesty against the challcnp of any class The government, when It asserts that right, seeks not to antagonise antagon-ise a class hut simply to de-fend the- riffht of tho whole people as against the lire I parable harm and injury that might n.: . done by the attempt by nny class to usurp a power that only government lt-I lt-I self has a right to exercise as a prot;c-i prot;c-i tion to "H In th. matter of international disputes which have ic-d to war. statesmen hav:-sought hav:-sought to set up as a remedy arbitration i for war. Does not this point the way for the settlement of Industrial diapuf . by tho establishment of h tribunal, fair find Just alike to all. which will settle Industrial disputes which In the past hac led to war and disaster? America, wit-nr?lng wit-nr?lng the evil consequences which have I followed out of such disputes between the (contending forces, must not admit Itself : impotent to deal with the matters by means of peaceful processes. Surely, there must be some method of bringing together in a -council of peace and amity these two great interests, out of which will come a happier day of peace nnei en operation, a day that will make for moro j comfort and happiness in lling and a inoi-o tolerable condition among all la n i I of men Certainly human Intelligence! can de Iso eomo acceptable tribunal for adjusting the differences between capital and labor. Hour of Trial for America This Is the hour of test and trial for America. By her prowess and strength, and the indomitable courage of her soldiers, sol-diers, as she demonstrated her power to vindicate on foreign battlefields her conception of liberty and Justice. Let not her Influence as B mcdlatot between capital and labor weakened and her ow.i failure: to settle matters of purely do mestic concern bo proclaimed to the wprld There are those In this country who threaten direct action to force their th- ir will upon a majority. Russia tody with its blood and terror. Is a painful object ob-ject lesson of the power of minorities It make little difference what minority it is; whether capital or labor, or any other class, no sort of privilege will ever bi permitted to dominate this country. We are a partnership or nothing that !s worth while. W'e are a democracy, where the majority are the masters, or all the hopes and purposes of the men who founded this government have been de-feated de-feated and forgotten In America there is but one way by which great reforms can be accomplished and the relief sou eh t b clashes obtained, and that Is tnrougn the orderly processes of representative government Those who would oppo.ie any other method of reform are encmie of this country. America will not be i daunted by throats nor lose her compoc-Ure compoc-Ure or ealmnens in these distressing times, i We can afford, In the midst of this day of ' passion and unrest, to be self-contained and sure-. The Instrument of all reform in America is the straight road of Jus- tico. to all classes and conditions of men. Men have but to follow- this roael to real- , l2e the full fruition of their obje.-cts and purposes Let those beware who would take the shorter road to disorder anJ revolution. The right road is the road of Justice and orderly process. 00 |
