THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OKfiGOW.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 8. 1020
WILSON ASKS AMERICA
TO KEEP FAITH
! (Continued from page 1)
f -The only recommendations for
other than domestic matters was
that for a loan to Armenia to be
administered through American
commissioners to aToid "further
' tempting opportunities" to revo
lutionry tendencle, in that coun
try, and for granting indepen
dence to the Philippines "tot keep
if r our promise to the people of those
Islands." -
ft i ' Text of Meage.
5 , President WilBOK's annua: mes
sage to congress follows:
"When 1 addressed myself to
performing the .duty laid upon
t the president by the constitution
1 to present to you an annual re
w, ; port on the state of the union.
ui .
j I found my though dominated by
an immortal sentence of Abianam
Lincoln's:
" Xet us have faith that right
makes might, and in that faith
let us dare to do our duty as we
understand it," a sentence im
mortal because It embodies in a
form of utter simplicity and pur
ity the essential faith of the na
tion, the faith In which it was
conceived, and the faith in which
it has grown to glory and power.
With this faith birth of a nation
founded upon it came the hope
into the world Ahat a new order
would prevail throughout the af
fairs of mankind, an order In
which reason 'and rieht would
take precedence; of cotetousness
and force, and ll believe that
express the wish and purpose of
every thoughtful American when
I say that thisT-jentence
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for us in the plainest manner the
part we should play alike in the
arrangement of our domestic af
fairs and in our exercise of influ
ence upon the affairs cf the
world. Hy this faith, and by this
faith . alone, can the world he
lifted out of its present confusion
and despair. It was this faith
which prevailed over the wicked
forc of Germany. You will re
member Aha't the beginning of
the end of the war came when
the German people found them
selves face to face with the con
science of the world and realized
that right was everywhere ar
rayed against the wrong that their
government was attempting to
perpetrate. I think, therefore,
that it Is true to say that this
as the faith which won the war.
Certainly this is the faith with
which our gallant men went into
the field and out upon the seas
to make sure of victory.
Democracy on Trial
"This Is the mission upon
which democracy came Into the
world. Democracy Is an assertion
of the right of the individual to
live and to be treated justly as
against any attempt on the part
of anv combination of any indi
viduals to make laws which will
overburden him or which will de
stroy his equality among his fel
lows In the matter of right or
privilege, and I think we all re
alize that the day has come when
democracy is being put upon its
final test. The old world is Just
now suffering from a wanton re
jection of the principle of de
mocracy and. a substitution of the
principle of autocracy as asserted
in the name, but without the au
thority and sanction of the mul
titude. This is the time of all
others when democracy should
prove its purity and Its spiritual
power to prevail. It is surely the
manifest destiny of the United
States to lead in the attempt to
make this spirit prevail.
America is Example
"There are two ways in which
the United States can assist to ac
complish 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 unques
tionably just and which are equal
in their administration laws
which secure its full right to la
bor and yet at the same time safe
guard the Integrity of property
and particularly that property
which is devoted to the develop
ment of industry and the increase
of the necessary wealth of the
world. Second, by standing for
the right and justice as towards
Individual nations. The law of
democracy is for the protection of
,6theK !ippliapces-beautifully designed and
l i f hartdiomely finished. " ' .
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FOR MISSES and CHILDREN
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Sizes' iYi to 11 from 14.85 on down to
Sizes 5 j to 8 from 13.85 on down to .......
Sizes 1 to 5 from $2.35 on down to.
Baby's Soft Soles, 0 to 40 at $1.65 down to
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Round Toe, black or brown $5.85 to $2.95
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IJTTLER .
UP3IEYER
the weak, and the influence of ev
ery democracy In the world
should be for the protection of
the weak nations, ihi nation
which is struggling toward Its
right and towards its proiwr rec
ognition and privilege in the fam
ily of nations. The I'niteJ States
cannot .refuse- thU role of cham
pion without putting the stigma
of rejection upon the great and
devoted men who b-ougiit its gov
ernment into existence and estab
lished it in-the face of almost uni
versal opposition nnd Intrigue,
tjven In the facie of wanton force as
for exampla, against the orders tn
council of Great Jlntam and tie
arbitrary '.Napoleonic decrees
which involved us in what we
know as the war oi 1812. I urge
you to consider that the display
of an Immediate disposition on
th? part of congress to remedy
any injustices or ells that may
have shown themselves in our
own national lif will afford the
most effectual offset to the forces
of chaos and tyranny which are
playing so disastrous a pait in
the fortunes of th fre peoples
of more than one part of the
wcrld. The United States Is of
necessity the sample democracy
of the world, and the triumph of
democracy depends upon Its. ac
cess. Legislation Afckcd.
"Recovery from the disturbing
and sometimes disastrous effects
of the late war has been exceed
ingly slow on the other side of
the water and has given promise.
I venture to say. of early com
pletion only in our own fortunate
fcountry; but even with ns the
recovery halts and Is Impeded at
times and there are Immediate
serviceable acts of legislation
which it seems to me we ought
to attempt, to assist that recovery
and prove the indestructible re
cuperative force of a great gov
ernment of the people. - One of
these is to prove that a great de
mocracy has kept house as suc
cessfully and In as business-like
a fashion as any other govern
ment. It seems to me that the
first step onwards proving this
is to supply ourselves with a sys
tematic 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 neces
sitate unreasonable taxation, in
other words, a workable budget
that two elements are essential
to such a system, namely, not
only that the proposal of appro
priations should be in the hands
of a single body, such as a single
appropriations committee in each
bouse of the congress, but also
that this body should be brought
into such co-operation with the
departments of the government
and with, the treasury of the
United States as would enable It
to act upon a complete con spec
tus mi the needs of the govern
ment and the resources from
which it must draw its income
I reluctantly vetoed the budget
bill passed by the last session of
the congress. The house of rep
resentatives subsequently modi
fied the bill in order to meet this
oDjeciion. in tbe revised form
I believe that the bill coupled
with action already taken by the
congress to revise Its rules and
procedure, furnishes the founds
tions for an effective national I
budget system. I earnestly hope, I
inererore. .tnat one of the first
steps taken by the present set. s fen
of the congress will be to pass
me Duagei Din.
Economy Needed. L,
"The nation's finances ' have
shown marked improvement dar
ing the past year. The total or
dinary receipts of $6,694,000,000
for the fiscal year 1920 exceeded
those for 1919 by $1,542,000,000
while the total net ordinary ex
penditures decreased from $18,-
514.000,000 to $6,403,000,000.
a he gross public debt, which had
reached its highest point August
31. 1919. when it was $26,596,
000.000, had dropped on Novem
ber 30. 1920. to $24,175,000,000.
There also has been a marked de
crease in holdings of government
w n 0 ..I I A . . t . . I
Dnunuea uj me uanaing in
stitutions of the country, as well
as in the amount of bills held by
me reaeral reserve banks secured
by government 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 con
struction of the public debt, es
pecially of the floating debt, but
more particularly to the Improved
distribution of government secur
ities among permanent investors.
The cessation of the government's
borrowings except through short
term certificates of indebtedness
has been a matter of rreat con
sequence to the people of the
country at large, as well as to the
holders of liberty bonds and vic
tory notes, and has had an Im
portant bearing on the matter of
effective credit control. The year
has been characterized by the
progressive withdrawal of the
treasury from the domestic credit
market and from a position of
dominant Influence In that mar
ket. The future course will ne
cessarily depend upon the extent
, to which economies are practiced
una upon me burdens' placed upon
the treasury, as well as upon In
dustrial developments and the
maintenance of tax rc-'ptg at a
sufficiently high levtfU
Indebtedness Hhown
"The fundamental fact wh!ch
at present dominates the govern
ment's financial situation is that
seven and a half billions of iu
far indebtedness mature vithin
me nexi two and a half years.
Of this amount two ant n h.u
billions are floating debt and five
vxiiwus utiury notes ana war
savings certificates. The ' fiscal
program of the government mast
be determined with reference to
these maturities. Found po'ley
demands that the government ex
penditures be reduced to the low-
i est amount which will permit the
various services to operate effi
ciently and that government re
ceipts from tax-5 and salvage he
maintained sufficiently high to
Provide for current requirements,
including interest and sinking
fund charges on the public debt,
and at the same time retire the
rlrid economy, vigorous salvage
operations and adequate revenues
from taxation, a surplus of cur
rent receipts over current expen
ditures can be realized and should
be applied' to the floating debt.
All branches of the government
should ro-operate to fee that this
program Is realized.
"I cannot over-emphasize the
necessity of economy In govern
ment appropriations and expendi
tures and the avoidance by the
congress of practices which take
money from the" treasury by In
definite or revolving fund appro
priations. The estimates for th
present year show that over a bil
lion dollars o expenditures were
authorized by the last congress In
addition to the amounts shown In
the usual compiled statements of
appropriations.
Tax Ijihb Need Remedy
"This strikingly illustrates the
importance of making direct and
specific appropriations. The re
lation between the current re
ceipts and current expenditures
of the government during the
present fiscal year as well as dur
ing the last half of the fiscal year
ban been disturbed by the extra
ordinary burdens thrown upon the
treasury by the transportation
act In connection with the return
of the railroads to private con
trol. Over $600,000,000 has al
ready been paid to the railroads
under this act $350.000.vou
during the present fiscal year and
it is estimated that further pay
ments aggregating possibly $560.
000.000 must still be made to the
railroads during the current year.
It Is obvious that these large pay
ments have already seriously
limited the government's pro
gress in retiring the floating debt.
"Closely connected with this. It
seems to me. Is the necessity for
an immediate consideration of the
revision of onr tax laws. Simpli
fication of the Income and profits
taxes has become an immediate
necessity. These taxes performed
an indispenslble service during
the war. Their need for simpli
fication, however, I3 very rreat.
In order to save the taxpayer in
convenience and expense and in
order to make his liability more
certain and definite. Other and
with regard to taxes will no doubt
be laid before yon by the secre
tary of the treasury and the com
missioner of Internal reenue.
KoldJcr Need Aid.
"It Is my privilege to call to
the attention of congress for very
svmnathetie consideration the
problem of providing adequate fa
cilities for the care and treat
ment of former members of the
military and naval forces who are
sick or disabled &s the result of
tlieir participation In th war.
These heroic men ran never be
paid In money for the rvlr they
patriotically rendered the nation:
Their reward IU lie rather In
realization or the fact that th-y
vindicated the rights of their
country and aided in safeguard
ing civilization. The nation's
gratitude must be effectively re
vealed to them l v the most ample
provision for their medical rare
and treatment, as well as for their
vocational training and place
ment. The time has come where
a more romplet program can be
formulated and more satUfartor
II) administered tor their treat
ment and training, and I earnest
ly urge that the congteta give the
matter its early consideration.
The secretary of the treasury and
the board for vocational educa
tion will outline In their annual
reports proposals covering medi
cal care and rehabilitation whkh
I ata rnr will curare Tour earli
est tudy and commaai year fc
geterus saccort.
ladaMrtaJ Adjatsaet
Terrait me to eanUtM em.
nore the need for actio
certain natters nnoa .
dwelt at some length ta taj
age to the sron 4 seatloa f
sixty-slith congress: The
slty for example, of tacosrrr
the manuractare of drestsfri
related chemicals : the tapcrxv
of doing everything poiVl u
promote agricultural protril
along ecocom'-c Uses, to latfrvrt
ifVntl-ed on pare 6
Today 4 and 8 p. m.
SUTTON vs. SPEARS
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Moose Ile-d Lake
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PETE, HERE'S WORD FROM THE WOOD3!
Certainly slipped on not tipping you that Mr.
Bacon invited roe to join his shooting party up here. '
Arrived at his Northeast Carry camp at sunset yes
terday. And a riot started before we squared up to the
venison steak 1 Listen, old bull pup my tale's short I
Bleak Nixon, chief rutde. while unnackinr. made
the terrible discovery that a the Camel cigarette
supplies had been swiped in transit! Never heard
such a howl as the whole outfit set up I Nixon swore
in Indian-plus-Canuck! Just wouldn't be pacified I
Bleak's been rooting for Camels since November, 1915.
Says there never was such smoothness, or refreshing
f.avor, or mild body in a cigarette as Camels provide 1
(Pete. Bleak is O. K. on that). While the row was on
what does Nixon do but hop into his canoe and disap
pear into the depths of the dark, dank night!
About three this morning there was a roar such as
no man ever heard in the wild woods! It was Nixon
yelling like a double-decked bull moose! That bird
hsd crossed the lake, picked up a trail and beat it to a
little way-back store where he got the boss out of bed
and made him come across with all the Camels he had.
The storekeeper kicked like a hand full of aces but,
. Bleak always gets what he goes after! It's the nerve,
old tooth! And, now we're all filled witli the milk
of human kindness and Ccmel contentment! We'll
get gzme!
Peter, think of digging up a bunch of Camels in the
depth of Maine's densest woods ! And. that's the way
it ts all over the U. S. AJ You're never out of luck
when you smoke Camels ! Peter, old bub, I've spoke
as the cook puts it!
Back in New York well, soon!
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- Master made shoes,
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Children's
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Shoes at
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Men's Union Salts,
the highest grade, cost
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price f2U,r
Children's Coveralls
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price 80o
Dr. Denton's Sack
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HTATIOXKUY AND
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A SOc box for 25c;
afl bos for SOc. or a
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CANDIEH
Rest McDonald's
Chtirolate Candy at
SOc a pound, rive lb.
box of the same, cost
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floating debt and part of the-vic-4
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