Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 24, 7 December 1920 — Page 10

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND. IND., TUESDAY, DEC. 7, 1920.

TAX LAW REVISION, ARMENIAN LOAN, STORAGE LAVS, ,PHILLIPINE FREEDOM, URGED BY WILSON

;. , (By Associated Press) 7. WASHINGTON. Dec, 7. President Wilson's annual message to congress fet part follows: TThea I addressed myself to performing the, duty laid upon the president. Dytheii constitution o present you an annua) report on . the state of the union, I found my thought dominated by an immortal sentence of Abraham Lincoln: "Let us have faith that, right makes might, apd in , that .faith let us dare to do our dutx,'a$ tve; understand It a sentence immortal because it embodies in a form of utter simplicity and purity the 'essential faith of the ration, the faith in which it was conceived: and the faith and the birth of i nation founded on it came the hope into the world that a new order would prevail throughout the affairs of manIt tnfi. an order in which reason and right would take precedence of covetousness and force, and I believe that 1 express the wish' and purpose of every thoughtful American when I bald that this" sentence marks for us in the plainest manner the part we t-hould play alike in the arrangement of our domestic affairs and in our exercise of influence upon the affairs of the world. Faith Won War. By this faith, and by this faith alone can the world be lifted out of its pres

ent confusion and despair. It was this faith which prevailed over the wicked force of Germany. You will remember that the beginning of the end of the war came when the German people themselves, face to face with the conscience of the world, and realized that right was everywhere arrayed against

rent year. . It is obvious that thesis large payments have already seriously limited the government's progress in retiring the floating debt. Simplify Taxes, Closely connected with this, it

enema tn trie is thp TieresKitv for an I

immediate consideration of the revision of aur tax laws. Simplification of the income and profits taxes has become as 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 inconvenience and expense and in order to make his liability more certain and definite. It is my privilege to draw to the attention of Congress for very sympathetic 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 the result of their participation in the war. The heroic men can never be paid in money for the service they patrioticaly rendered the nation. Their reward will lie rather in realization of the fact that they vindicated the rights of their country and aided in safeguarding civilization. The nation's 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. Complete Program. The time has come when a more complete program can be formulated and more satisfactorily administered for their treatment and training and

I earnestly urge that the Congress

the wrong that their government was: give the matter its early consideration,

attempting to perpetrate. I think, I The secretary of the treasury and therefore, that it is true to say that the board for vocational education this was the faith which won the war. I will outline in their annual reports Certainly this is the faith with which I proposals covering medical care and

our gallant men went into the field

and out upon the seas to make sure of victory. Need of Democracy. This is the mission upon which democracy came into the world. Democracy is an assertion of the right of the Individual to live and be treated justly, as against any attempt on the part of any combination of individuals to make laws which will overburden him or which will destroy his equality among his fellows in the matter of right and privilege, and I think we all Realize that the day has come when democracy is being put upon its final test.

There are two ways in which the United States can assist to accomplish this. great object: First, by offering the example within her own borders of the will and power of democracy to make and enforce laws which are unquestionamly just and which are equal in their administration laws which secure the full right of labor and yet at the same time rafeguard the integrity of property and particularly of that property which is devoted to the development of industry and the increase of the necessary wealth of the world. Second, by standing for right and justice as towards individual nations. The law of democracy is for the protection of the weak, and the Influence of every democracy in the world should be for the protection of the weak nations, the nation which is struggling toward its right and towards its proper recognition -end privilege in the family of nations. Budget System. Recovery from the disturbing and sometimes disastrous effects of the late war has been exceedingly slow on the other side of the water, and has given promise, 1 venture to say, of early completion, only in our own fortunate country. It sems to me that the first step towards providing this is to supply ourselves with a systematic method of handling our estimates and expenditures and bringing them to the point where they will not be an unnecessary strain upon our income or necessitate unreasonable taxation, in other words, a workable budget system; namely, not only that the proposal of appropriations should be

in the hands of a single body, such as each house of the congress but also that 'this body should be brought into such cooperation with the departments of the government and with the treasury of the United States as would enable it to act upon a complete conspectus of the needs of the government and the resources from which it must draw its income. Finances Improve. The nation's finances have shown marked improvement during the past year. The total ordinary receipts of $G.0'J 4.000,000 for the fiscal year 1020,

e xceeded tlioe for 11)19 by $1,512,000,-1 000, while the total net ordinary expenditures decreased from $1S, 51 1,000,000 to $6,403,000,000. The gross public flobt, which reached its highest point' on August. 21, 1919, when it was $26,596,000,000, had dropped on November ;.0, 1920, to $M,173,000.0S0. There has also been a marked decrease in holdings of government securities by the banking institutions of the country as well as in the amount resrves held by the federal reserve banks secured bygovernment war obligations. This fortunate result has relieved the banks and left them freer to finance the needs of agriculture, industry and commerce. It has been due in large part, to the reduction of the public debt, specially of the floating debt, but more particularly to the improved distribution of government securities among permanent investors. Economy Necessary. T cannot over-emphasize the necessity of economy in government appropriations and expenditures and the rvoidance by the congress of practices which take money from the treasury by indefinite or revolving fund appropriations. The estimates for the present year show that over a billion dollars of expenditures were authorized by the "last congress, in addition to the amounts shown in the usual compiled statements of appropriations. This strikingly illustrates the Importance of making direct and specific appropriations. . The relation between 1 he, current receipts and current expenditures of the government during the present fiscal year, as well as during the last half of the last fiscal year, has been disturbed by the extraordin

ary burdens thrown upon the treasury by the transportation act, in connec

tion with the return of the rauroaas to nrlvate control. Over $600,000,000

has already been paid to the railroads

under this act $350,000,000 during me present flscol year; and it is estimated that" further payments aggregating imssibly $650,000,000 must still be mfde to the railroads during the cur-

lusion had ben made, they had proved to be unsuccessful and the city had not been injured. , Mr. Reller said he was not in favor of delay. "The firms that have been accused of crooked dealing have not been able to carry this through, and they are not to receive the bids. If we put the matter off longer there is little doubt but that we will be severely criticised," Mr. Reller stated. Council Favors Progress. All the councilmen then arose in or

der and expressed their opinion on the matter, all of them agreeing lhat since Mr. Reller's presentation of the problem it seemed that the best thing to do was to go ahead. The first two readings of the ordinance allowing the city to borrow $100,000 during the next year in anticipation of current expenses of the Municipal Light plant was passed on the recommendation of Mr. Perk, expert accountant of the city. This money will be used to pay back money spent in 1920 for additions and betterments, being borrowed only as needed, and returned out of the revenues of the plant

Lack of Civic Interest Scored by Prof. Lindley Lack of interest on the part of responsible citizens was given as the cause of present conditions in city affairs, by Professor Harlow Lindley, of Earlham college, speaking before the Rotary club at their weekly luncheon, Tuesday noon. People can get anything they want if they take the interest and work hard enough for it, was the opinion of the speaker. "The breakdown of the municipal government of the cities of the United States has been the one thing criticized by those capable of criticizing," said Mr. Lindley. "The democracy of our federal government is a matter of pride and its success is a marvel by students of government, but the application of the principles to cities has failed."! Home rule means only the freedom of a city to manage its own affairs. A city is a business proposition, but it has been passed back and forth in wriina an Inner Vrtll WfMllri Vl fl Vt 1 V VOC-

Alt .-. ognize it ds such. Put the city on the

Ain- .uD. 0,. si L same basis as a private corporation.

street and "cSST improvements I with t Ite board of fetors d super-

were suggested by councilmen which 1 au,"T "

Dr. S. E. Smith, superintendent of Easthaven, was taken in as a member of the club under the classification of psychitrist. Dr. Rae, president of the club, Was absent, and Walker Land had charge.

Parent-Teachers Club Witt Meet on Thursday The Parent-Teachers club of Finley Echool will be given a special entertainment Thursday when it meets at the school at 3:30 o'clock. The Christmas program will open with a song, "Santa Claus," by Miss Peterson's room. This group will also sing two other songs. Helen Miller will tell a story which will be followed by "A Cake for Santa Claus" by Edith Uhte. Miss Brown's room will give a dialogue "Cinderella". Miss Payne, supervisor of the elementary grades,

will talk on "The New Freedom in Education." ' A short business meeting will be held after the program with an open discussion on school management. All the mothers of the district are urged to attend. An effort is being made to make the meetings not only interesting to the mothers, but helpful to the teachers and students, by co-operating and following up the work of the individual child.

Miss Edna May Townsend Dies at Centerville Home Miss Edna May Townsend, 22 years

old, died at her home in Centerrille, Ind., at 12.30 p. m. Monday. She was born in Centerville, August 10, 1898. Funeral services will be conducted from the borne at 10 a. m. Thursday. Burial will be in Crown Hill cenretery. Friends may call at any time after Wednesday noon.

ASKS FOR EXPLANATION. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Secretary Baker was asked today by the house military committee to appear before it Friday and explain why the war department has recruited an army ol more than 190,000 men.

were referred to committees.

rehabilitation which I am sure will

engage your earnest study and com mand your most generous support.

It would also be most serviceable

if it were provided that all goods re leased from cold storage for interstate j shipment should have plainly marked upon each package the selling or, market price 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. Indeed, it i would be very serviceable to the pub-! lie if all goods destined for interstate j commerce were made to carry on j every packing case whose form made ; it possible, a plain statement of the j price at which they left the hands of , the producer. I respectfully call your attention to the recommendation of

the message referred to with regard to a federal license for all corporations engaged in interstate commerce. Suggests Loan. In response to what I believe to be impulse of sympathy and opinion throughout the United States, I earnestly suggest that the congress authorize the treasury c" he United States to make to the stiuggling government of Armenia such a loan as was made to several of the allied governments during the war. Allow me to call your attention to the fact that the people of the Phillipine Islands have succeeded in maintaining a stable government since the last action of congress in their behalf, and have thus fulfilled the condition set by the congress as precedents to a consideration of granting independence to the islands. I respectfully submit that this precedent having been fulfilled it is now 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. I 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 I was bred, and which it is my solemn purpose to stand by until my last fighting day. I believe this to be the faith of America, the faith of the future, and of all the victories which await national action in the days to come, whether In

America or elsewhere.

Mrs. Johnson Discusses the Influence of Rubens The influence of Rubens on 18th centurp painting in France was the subject of an interesting talk given by Mrs. Charles M. Woodman before the Art department of the Woman's club when it met in the Public Art Gallery Tuesday morning. Miss Martha Doan gave an excellent talk on the spirit of the return to nature which pervaded the art of the time of Louis XV. The paintings of the Rococo period were discussed by Mrs. M. F. Johnson and slides of the pictures of that time by different artists were shown to illustrate her discussion and comparisons.

Joseph Pippen Succumbs at Home Here Monday Joseph Pippen, 70 years old, died Monay evening at his home, 213 North Twentieth street. He. had been a resident of this city nearly all his life. He is survived by his widow, Iona, and four sons and three daughters. Funeral services will be conducted from the parlors of Doan and sons. Wednesday, at 2 p. m. Burial will be in Earlham. The Rev. H. S. James will officiate.

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COUNCIL SAYS BOARD MUST LET CONTRACT FOR EQUIPMENT NOW

City council voted unanimously that the board of works proceed at once with letting of the contract for the 5,000 k. w. turbine for the municipal

light plant, Monday night.

Several councilmen were prepared to urge the rejection of all bids. This attitude was voiced by Councilman Ford soon after the meeting opened. "The best thing this council can do is to urge the board to rescind all bids in order to get some fair and square bids. From the reports current somebody has tried to put something over on the city, loot's drop all bids and come in on a new deal, Mr. Ford declared. "We are standing between citizens and concerns who are trying to get an extra dollar. We should go on record as being in favor of wiping out the whole thing and start over." Reller Explains. This expression brought several councilmen to their feet, but Mayor Zimmerman gave the floor to City Attorney Reller, who explained the conference of the board of works and bidders for the turbine Monday afternoon. He said charges had been made by some bidders, and these had been com

municated to tbe mayor and city attorney. After discussing the matter,

the two city offcials decided to call a

conference of the board council, citizens commitee, and interested individ

uals. Mr. Reller said if efforts of col-

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