v n EVENING 1UBL10 LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1919 . ' v VI il M l i vn J) i ... It n' t . PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE' PLEASES BREWERS flReflects Real View of People," toays neaa ot rtssocia- tion Here j&SL '"DRYS" RAP PRESIDENT ibi$ Brewers throughout the oily todn.v f, ".expressed the belief that President Wll- rn-l"on'g recommendation tlint the net pino- ,fi ing a oau on mo sine oi ween- im I'vei i' be amended to permit their Mile nfter - .Ttinn fill vMliwtnrl Ctu "lenl V lew S of ;J,f', """' "" V. me people. On the other hnnd. supporter nf pto hibltlon oired criticism mid disappoint tnrnt. t. W. Horgnor, piesident of the Philadelphia I.ngcr lleer llrevvcis' As I soclation, Vaul : I "The action of the President is verv encouraging. I never thought there ( w;ns any ncccssit) for the war tune prohibition and I lenity believe tlmt prohibition will not go into effect.' Ratification of the piolnbition amend went by the vaiious Legislatures did1 not lcprcscnt the leal sentiment nf the i people nnd such netion was mereh taken for political opcilienc,v The mnioiitv of the people do not vvnnt prohibition, i In my opinion. This is ei apparent, front sentiment in all sec turns of the country, and, such being the eiiso, I do liot believe wc will have it ' I ?? William M Atkinson, the ninni mtnr I ,f of n saloon on South i:icvent!i street, nul lcmnviil of the bun on the sale of wine nnd beer would I"' :i good tiling for thi' people gcuctnllv "Tlieip are thousands of men in all sn lions ot the eountr.v. lie saiil, "who can take a drink when the) (house nnd then leave it nlone. Thev should not be denied the privilege of doing so The l'ies dent's views aie in aicoid with thoc of the ninjorit) of the people. As to prohibition 1 don't think it will over, come, for it docs not meet the .ippiovul of the mnjorit) of the people " Disappointineut at the I'lesnleut's nc tion wax expiessed b ltisbop .Insepb Ilerry, of the Methodist IIpNeopul Church. "I never had the 'lightest e oiiticlcui o as to the I'residi-nt's simctitv in rela tion to piohibitmn." he said "There is a wide spread and well 01 gunned plan to have the national prohibitum law discredited but this effort will meet with failure ' SUFFRAGISTS HAPl) OVER OUTLOOK President's Met,suge Azures Victory. I iew of Lead ers Here There was general jubilation anion;: women sufTingists in Philadelphia todjv ' over President Wilson's recommenda tion, in his message to Congioss thnl the suffrage amendment be adopted without dela Those prominent in the 'votes-foi , women" movement said the Picshlcnt's action was no surprise, anil iiian.i pie dieted that women would take p.nl in the election of lirjo icws r some of the suffragists follow Mrs. George A. Pieisnl. piesident of the Woman s Suffrage p.ntv : "I felt mho that the Piesident would take sueh action. I hope that mil sen ntgrs and representatives in Washing ton, particular!) those of I'eunsv Ivauia. will otc in acioulance with the views pf the President. 'There is immediate nciciitv of votes for the women of the I mini ijtntcs. Women nie ulicnd.v voting in twenty other lountiies We are the only women of an KuglKh speaking country who are not whollv cnfinn-chised. r-.r , -j CIV uic looiwlIK ill 1 1 1 .-siI su -r .: i-. ... i. ...i .. .1.. ...-.. .1 "We aie lookim .s congress to take actum on the- siitii.ige Bmendment and refer the ipustion to the I.cgixlutmcs of i tio Males lor uni fication When such nctiou is lakcn tins (ountr) will reallv be .1 cle'inm Jj racy." secretary Pennsylvania biaiuh, Na tiounl AVoman'H pait.v : "The siHTrage outlooV is s hiighi that many of us believe Ameiuan wo men will surel) be able to take an active part in the iiiipmtaul elections of JIKO. With n slight mat gin ovci the necessary two Ihiids vole in the Senate pledged unci with a still moie comfortable innjoiit) on our si,le nc the -v. v., ...... .... .....-...l ..1 ,111 L, Jional political putties and vvitli Preiddent in his message to Con jiousc, wiiii ine suppoit eel all ii.i h the ngiess asking that 'he amendment be passed immedlatel) . there seems to be no doubt that favuruble ndiou will soon be taken. ''President Wilson, covets, he s.ijs, for our count r) 'the distinction of be ing among the lust to act in a gieat ic form,' We, too, have foi a King lime coveted this honor for oui coimtrv, but unless the I niled States huriies ,in Rlderabl) vvc shall not. 1 feat, dc-scive even honorable mention. "The list of countiies which have already grunted full sufliage to women is a. long one. but we thatik Presu, at Wilson for nii)thing he can do to help US catch up with these countries The 4 Jist iucludes in the order in which no tf. ' l!il I I . . . ' urn-ill iivi'uoiii was giunteci to women: Jele of Jlan, New Zealand, Austinlm, rinlnud, Xorvvn), Iceland, Denmark. Jtussia, Canada, Auti!a, Cecho-Slo takie, i;ug!aud. tJermaii). Huiigai.v, Ireland, Polnml, Scotland, Wale aud aud Sweden " lln'l. LUXURY TAX BAN FAVORED H, J. Tily Approves Wllson'3 Recom mendatlon to Eliminate Levies Herliert J. Til), chairman of the feci ll'kM'raI legislative committee of th,. l!.ii ' ! -.-I " . ' ........ ,WJ)ricoocs Association am of tho ..... "F L,--. , ,. .: . "' tional war service' committee nf el,.. f VamP organization, expressed the grutl ' .Heat Inn felt generally by merchants over '', jj -refluent vvnsons recommendation V ., . ,!. ... --i inai ine 'luxury tax lie einninniee . i t Mr. Tily, who is general manager of (i the? Straw bridge & Clothier store, has i mi active irom ine nrst in lighting ttoewtc taxes vvlilcn tne President s men- ucn t'linrnrterizeg a "unenunl In tho iiH-Wence on different industries and on dijfereut Individuals." The President on tu soy that "their collection rdilfecuit: unci expensive. Those which liltel upon articled sold at retail Mr eynaea oy mo renujusttncni fl' prices. rj Btotes Shipping Jlosrd in Weshlngton, last Tew-months to mean tlmt Mr. Wll-givo the President their co-operation, recruited in Philadelphia, and for d efHHHHHHHHHHHIHiHHHHHMHHHBBHHHilHB 1 '!I-I yJniBVlJS ' W4yp'"1 Z '''rKpMineprMlut as t.o prohibition npd tariff ,nd In-'tim? mde,fcM.urtw ?! vfrSSSS 7XT OF PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO Conllnufcf from rage One trial production, the question of bow labor is to be obtained nnd made ef fective in the great process ot sus taining populations and winning suc cess amidst commercial nnd Industrial rivalries. I mcau that much greater nnd moie ltnl question, How are the men nnd women who do the dall) la bor of the world to obtain progiess ive improvement in the conditions of their labor, to be made happier, and to be served better by the communities nnd the industries which their labor sustains nnd ndvancesV How ate they to be given their right advan tage ns citizens nnd human beings V We cannot go anv fmtlier in our present direction. Wc linve already gone too far We cannot live our light life as a nation or nchieve our proper success as an industrial com inanity if capital and Inbor are to continue to be antagonistic instead of being pnrtucrs: if they are to con tinue to distrust one another nnd con tiive how thev can get the better ot one nnotliei Or. what pcihaps amounts to the same thing, calculate bv what form and degree of coercion tliev can manage to extort on the one hand work enough to make entei prise profitable, on the other justice and fair tientnient enough lo make life toleiable Thai bad load has mined out a blind nlle.v It is no thorough fare lo real prosperitv We must lind another, leading in another direc tion and to a verv different destina tion, ll must lend not meielv to accominodiitiou. but also to a genuine co operation and paituciship based upon a real coimnunitv of interest and participation in control. 'I here Is now In fact a real nun iiiunit) of interest between capital and labor, but it lias never been made evident in action, it (an be made operative and manifest onl) in a new iirgaiil.itiou of industr). 'the genius of our business men and the sound practical sense of our workers can certain!) work such a partnership out when once the) ic.ilizc exact l.v what it is tli.it the) srrk and sineeicl) adopt a common purpose with regaid lo it. rcder.il Labor legislation Labor legislation lies, of course, ilnellv with the states, but the new spiiil and method of oi gumation wliu h must be effected aie not to be luought about bv legislation so much as b.v the common eouiisel nnd volun tarv co operation ot capitalist, man ager and woikman. Legislation can go onlv a veiv little wav in eoni nianc ing what shall be clone The oiganiation o industrv is n mallei of empoiate and individual initiative .mil of piactical business anange meat 'I hose who real!) desire a new relationship between capital and labor can rr.idilv find a way to bring il about; and perhaps federal legis lation run help more than state legis lation could. The object of all letoim ill Un essential matter must be the genuine democintiation of industr). bused upon a full ie cognition of the light of tboe who woik of whatever tank to p.uticipate in some oiganic wa.v in everv decision which eliintlv afleets their welfaii' or the p.nt thev aie lo pl.iv in industrv Some positive legislation is pine lie able 'I lie Con giess has already shown 1 lie vva) lo one leforui which should he world wide, b.v establishing the eight -hour itj as the standard cla.v In evei.v Held of labor over which il can exer cise cnntiol. It has sought to tind the wav lo pievcnt child labor, and will. I hope and believe, presentlv find it It has served th" whole eounliv bv lejclin, the wav in developing the nic aiis of pi c sci v ing nnd safeguarding life nnc' health in dangeious nidus trie. It can now help in the ditliciilt task of giving a new form and spit it to iiidustiial organisation b.v co oi'diiiating the several agencies ot conciliation and adjustment which have been hi ought into existence bv the diffeienics and mistaken policies of the pie sent management of indiis In. ami bv setting up and develop mg new feeleial agencies of advice anil lllfni in. il ion win. li mav seive as a c leal ing house for the- best espen ments ami the best thought on this gieat mattei. upon which cveiv thinking man must he aware that th futuie development of societv cliieeth epe lids Agencies of international counsel and suggestion are pioscutly lo be ciented in connection with the league of nation, in this verv field, but it is national action and the enlight ened policv ot individual, coipoin lions nnd societies within Kieli nation that must bung about the actual ie forms The membeis of the commit tees on labor in the Iwo houses will hiirdlv need suggestions from me as lo what means thev shall seek to make the feeleial government the agent of the whole' nation is pointing out and. if need be. guiding (be process of ic organi7ntion and reform. I'rges Farm Land for .soldieis 1 am suie that it is not necessary for me to leiiuud jnu thai there is one immediate anil veij piiieticable question of labor Hint we should meet in the most liberal spirit. We must to inc. not onlv us a merchant, but ulso ns a member of the federal legis lative committee of the Retail Div goods Association, to know thnt the President has specificallv i ecominended the abolition of this tnx It is nbo- '"fly unnecessary and uncnlled for: it ' Productive of but smull revenues and u '" l,,n t0 n" ,llp objections which the President has named. "I feel that Congress ought to act on the President's lecoininendntioii at ouic. The tax should be removed within the next ten ela)s. I believe this may well hnppen, ns Congressman Mooie in tioduced a icpealer )esterdn.v, and a member of the committee which f mined the tax haw assured me that action I looking tovvnrel Its aDoimon will be . . ,. . ., i"'" imeoe-.iiui. i... Shipping Delegates Named , William (!. Coxc, president, toda.v ' .,... . - t X. II nnnouuccci iiicappoiuimciinii .i ,.icvv,ito SU(l a .)0jnt tlat lormer nrrsuieni oi me nun aninuuiiii- ! ing Compan), Chester; Holden A. Hyans, president of the Raltiinoie Dry Dorks anil smpuuiiuing company, ami Joseph W, Powell, vice president ll.e Itetl.leheni Shlnhnllilinr Cnrnorn tion, to represent, the Atlautic Coast Shipbuilders' Association at u confer- mee of national organizations renre- t,enting the various shipping, Indus- trial, agricultural and financial interests to be held in the pfflceg ot the United see (n It that our returning soldiers are assisted in cery practicable way to find the places for which they arc filled in the dally word of the renin Irj. This can be done by developing nnd maintaining upon an adequate scale (he admirable organisation c rented h) the Department of Labor for placing men seeking work; nnd it can also be done, in nt least one verv great field, b.v cicating new oppor tunities for individual enterprise. The secretary of the Interior hns pointed out the way by which returning sol diers may be helped to find nnd take up laud in the hithcttn undeveloped portions of the country which the federal government has nlrendy pre pared or can readily prepare for ctil tivntton nnd also on ninny of the cut over or neglected nreas which lie within the limitR of the older stales; nnd I once more take the libel ly of teconimending ver.v uigently that his plans linll reeeive the immediate! anil substantial support of the Congress Peculiar and verv stimulating con ditions await out commerce nnd in iliistrinl enterprise in the immediate future I'nusiinl opportunities will present themselves to our merchants nnd produe cis in foreign markets, and large liclds for profitable, invest incut will be opened lo our free eapl tnl Hut il is not mil) of thnt that I am thinking: it is not chiefly of that thnt I am thinking. Man) great industries piostintcd b.v the war wait In be rehabilitated in nintiv parts of the world where what will be lacking is not biaitis oi willing hands or organizing enpue it) or experienced skill, but m.iciiiiier) and raw innte t nils and capital I believe thai out business men, our men limits and our capitalists will have the vision to see that pios penty in one pait of the world minis ters to prosperitv ever) whcie; flint there is in a verv true sense n solidnr itv of interest throughout the world of enteipiisc. and thai our dealings with the countries that have need of our piocliiits and our money will teach Ihcin to deem us more than evi'i friends whose necessities we seek in the right wii) to serve. The Meifh.int Marine Supported Our new men limit ships, which have in some cpiniteis been feared ns destructive livals, may prove helpful li.ials lather and common seivants much needed nnd welcome Oui great shipvatds, new and old. will be so opencel to the use ot the world Hint thev will piove im menselv sciviecnble to everv muri lime people in testoiing much untie lapidlv than would otheiwisp have been possible the tonnage wantonl) destroved in the war I have onlv to suggest thnt theie aie man) points at which wc can facilitate Ameri can entcrpiisc in foreign tinde bv oppoitiine legislation unci make it easv for American nicrehnnts to go whcie thev will be welcomed as ft lends rather than lis di ended an t.igonists. America has a great and liouoiable seivice to perform in biiiiging the inmnierei.il unci iiidus tiial nuclei tubings of the world hack lo their old scope and swing again, and putting a solid structure of credit under them. 11 our legisla tion should he friendl) to such plans and pui puses. nil eiedit and enteipiisc alike will be quickened bv tlmelv and help fill legislation with legurel to Inxii tion I hope that the Congress will find it possible to undertake an earl) i eiousiilf ration of federal taxes, in older to make our s.vstem of taxation nioro'simple and e.is) of administra tion and the taxes themselves as little burdensome as the) can he made and et sufficient to support the govern ment and meet all its obligations. The figuies to which those obligations have aiiscii are verv g -cat indeed, but the) aie not so gic.it as to make il difficult for the nation lo meet thi'in. and meet them, pcihaps. in a single geneinticin. bv taxes which will neither e i ush nor discouingc Thi'se are not so great as they seem . not so gieat as the immense sums we have hud to bonovv, added to the immense sums vvc have had to raise bv taxation would sec in to indicate for n veiv huge pinpoiliiin of those sums weie i .used m nrelcr thnt thev might be loaned to the governments witli which we weie associated in the war. and those loans will, of eouisc eoiistiiuic assets, not liabilities, anil will not have to be taken eaio nf b.v oui taxpavers. Main Snuiies of Ine nine The main thing vvc shall have to caie fni is that our taxation shall 1 1 si as light Iv as possible on the pin diictivc rcsouiiis of the eountrv, that its tales shall be stable, and thnt il shall be constant in its ie venue j ielel ing power Wc have found the main siniices fimn which it must be dinwii I take il for granted that its main -sta.vs will henceforth be the inioine lax. Hie excess profits tax, and the estate lax. All these can so be nel lusted to vie Id constant and adequate ictiiins and )et not constitute a too giievous buiden on the taxpa.vei levisioti nf the iniome tax has nl ic,idv been piovieleil for bv the ait of 101K. but I think )ou will find that further changes can be made to ad Readjust Laws, Message Urges l onl inner from Pane (Ine C. VauDvke. of Minnesota The Sen- , nto adjourned nt 1 'l.- oYloek until Fri- said the message, "will, of course, be ehi) leturned to tlieir owners ns soon as Return nf Wires -....I n,.li.. tlle ""I,sf,'r '" u effected without nil ueiurn ut Ulres anil Rails ,n,nistiative enufusion. The rail the recommendations for the lepeal la,s will be handed over to their own- of war time piohibition and for the re- '(is at the em! of the calendar .vear." turn of theiail and w.ie s.vstoms, while, i ,). ,aM. of ,.,, ,p i.,.rfcIllPnt L 'TT'0'1 ,b ;0m' ,;on,al,lrd " asked for legislation to make easier the the mnnv tasks set before r...,,,. JL ."i the President. i ,.: .., , Presid ont , , no co .'1" !"" !'.' "'" "" Mrl fund- th.. .n,..m..tinn. i i.,-.i r..........i ration, he said merely, "Has progressed .... . ... ....... ..,,,..., ,,ui,-, A'C-lllUUlll ovi-ci. I'rmouill- ...."I.,.H- it seems to me ,;,.).. . . the ban i,lnon .',.. lnn,1ftllr .....i ,,, llf i,. (nn, heers." This ban. lnid several i months ago to become effective" on Jul) oil, toui,i only be removed, the President said, by congressional enactment His recommendation regarding return of the railwajs and wire lines was the first authoritative declaration by the administration of its future policy, and greatly surprised many members who had Interpreted the developments of the vantage' both in the rntes of the tax and in the method of its collection. The excess profits tnx need not long be mnintnlned nt the rntes which xvere necessary xvhllo thft enormous ex penses of the wnr bad to be borne; hut it should be ninde the basis nf n permanent s) stein which will reach undue profits without discouraging the enterprise and activity of our business men. The tnx on inheri tnnec ought, no doubt, to be recon sidered in its relation to the fiscal s.v stems of the several states, but it certainly ought to remain n per manent pnrt of the fiscal sjstcm of the federal government nlso. Many of the minor taxes provided for In the revenue legislation of 101" anil IDiR, though no doubt made nec essary b) the pressing necessities of Hie war time, rap hardly find suulcient Justification under the easier circum stances of peace, and ran now liappll) he got rid of. Amoug these, 1 hope you will agree, nrc the excises upoi, various mnnufnctuiers nnd the tnxe liivon retail sales. Thev me unconl in the incidence on different indiis- tiics nnd on different individuals. Their collection is difficult nnd ex pensive. Those which are levied upon in tides sold lit retail are largely evaded bv the lradjustincut of ictnil pric es On vie c.Iir bii'd I sbou.d a.ini" that it is expedient to i riitiltvu n considerable Hinge of indirect taxes, and the fnct thnt alcoholic liquo's will presmtl) no longer afford u sourc of lev initio bv taxation makes it the moie necessnr) that the field should be eaiefull) icstudiecl in order thai equivalent sources of levenue may be found which it will lie legitimate nnd not burdensome to draw upon. I til t )ou have til hand in the lieasiir) ilepailment mnnv expcits w'ho can advise .von on the matter much bettci I linn I can 1 can onlv suggest the lines of a peininnent s.vstem, the placing of the taxes whcie the) will least hamper the life of the people. "Watchful Waiting" Tariff Polic) Theie is, foi Innately, uo occasion foi undertaking iu the immediate futuio nnv general ie vision of out svstem of unpen t duties. No scnous e anger of fori'ign competition now thieateiis Ameiicnn industries. Our eouiitiy has emerged i'io.ii the wai less ilishubed nnd less ,ve.ikened than anv of the I'uropeaii countries which aie our eompetltois in m inufje tin e. Thcit iiidustiial csl-ibl ibmenls have been subjected to gi eater strain til" u ours, their labor fence to a moie sci ions ilisnigiiiiiation, and this is death not the tune to seek an organised advantage. The woik e f nieie recoustim tion will. 1 nm nfiuiel, tnx the capacit) and the lesouui'S of their people for .vears to come. So far from there being an) danger i need of accentuated foreign competi t'on il is likcl) that the conditions of tlio next few jenrs will grentlv facilitate tin- inniketing nt American manufatcuii's abroad. Least of all should we depart from the pollc.v adopted in the taiilT act of 1013, or permitting the free entr) into the I nited States of the raw materials needed to supplement and enrich our own ahundeint supplies. Neveilhelcss theie aie p.nts of our tiuifl svstem which need piompt attention The expeiieures of the wni have maile il plain that in some eases too gieat reliance on foreign supplv is dangeious, mnl that in ele let mining certain parts of our tmiff polio) domestic considerations must be borne in muni which mc political as vvtril as ee nnnmic Among the in dustries to which special considera tion should he given is that of the manufacture of d)estun"s and related chemicals. Our complete dependence upon tjcminn supplies befoie the v.nr made the inteiiuption of trade n cause of exceptional economic dis tui banco. The close lelations between the muniifnotuie of dvcstufls. on the one hand, mid of explosives and poisonous gases on Hie other, more over, has given the industrv an e.x ecptionnl significance and value. Mtliotigh the I nited States will sl.ul!) and iinhesitatingl) Join in Hie pro ;;iain of international disarmament, it will nevertheless be a polic.v of obvious prudence to nuke ceilaiu of (he successful maintenance of man) strung and well -equipped chemical plants. The Ccriniiu e hemic nl iudus ti v. with vvhiih we will b" hi ought into competition, was and mn.v well be again a thorough!) knit mouopol). capable of exercising a competition of a peculiarl) insidious and dangei mis kind Need of Tdidff Defense The I nited States should, n.oii' over, hnve the mentis of piopcrlv pio teeting itself whenever our tinde is dise liminated against bv foreign na tions, in older that we mil) be as silted of that equnlit) of tientnient which we hope to accord and to pin mote- the woilel over. Our tnriff laws as thev now stand provide no weapon of retaliation in case other govern -nienls should enact legislation no equal in its bearing on our pioducts as compared with the pioducts of other countries. Though we are as far as possible from desiring to en- of permanent gov eminent operation. On the contiai), the directness of the President's declaration on thut point left no doubt thut be was through with an) possible scheme ot pennunent re- ""'"" "The telcirrarih and teleeilint.p llne ' liniige , ln ,lis 'ccoinnieiidation for lendjust men! of taiation the Piesident made 1 mental readjust readjustment of the Democratic' !,... ... .... . I , , . mu" '"','" l","lv'' fl,r jcn. ue nsueu tor inrm i B ' P'oteci speclul new iu (tcrests like the ehe'stuffs inelustn. Some i I'r(''tions weie advocated in wartime "cess proum taxes unci the present taxes' on retail sales the Presielent thought' could bo dispensed with entirely, What will be the icply of the Re publican Congress to these proposals be ' cume at once the topic of discussion I everyvv here about the Capitol. In return ing tne ratiwiDs it generally was con iirueu cue: cve;puoiicuu eauers wi 1 s ail v France with the Nineteenth ttner neers. '" i. CONGRESS ter upon nny couise of retaliation we must frankly faro Hie fact that hostile legislation by other nations is not bcnncl tho range of possi bility anil that it may hnxo to be met b.v counter legislation. This subject has, fortunately, been exhaustively investigated by the I'lilted States tariff commission. A recent report of that commission lias shown very clearly that we lack and we ought to have the instruments necessary for the assurance of equal and enuitnble treatment. The atten tion of the Congress has been called to this matter on post occasions, nnd the inensuies which arc now rec ommended by the tariff commission are substantially the same that have been suggested by previous admin istintions. 1 recommend thnt this phase of the tariff question receive the early attention of the Congress. Pica for Woman SufTrngc Will )oti not permit me, turning from these matters, to speak oncrf more and xerj earnestly of tho pro- - posed amendment to tile constitution wniru wntiiu e.xieiui mo suiirngc io women, nnd which passed the House of Representatives at the last session of the Congress? It seems to me that every consideration of justice and of public advantage calls for the Im mediate adoption of that amendment and its submission forthwith to the Legislatures of the several states. Thuiughotit all the world this long dela.ved extension of t lie sufTinge is looked for; in the I'nited States, longer. I believe, than anywhere else, the neccssitv for it, and the immense advantage of it to the national life has been uiged and debated b) women anil men who saw the need for it nnd uiged the policy of it when it lcquircd steadfast coinage to be so muclibe foiehnnd with common conviction; niul T. for one. covet for our country the distinction eif being among the tii st to net in a great reform. Return of Public Utilities 'I he telegraph and telephone lines will, of course, be relumed to tlieir owners as soon as tho retransfer can he effected without administrative confusion; so soon, that is. as the change enn be made with least pos sible inconvenience to, the public niul to the ovvneis themselves. The rail roads will be handed over to their owners at the end of the calendar )cur; if I vvcic in immediate con lact with the administrative ques lions which must govern the ictinns fer of tho telegraph and telephone lines. 1 could name Hie exact date for their return also I'ntil 1 am in direct contact with the piactical questions involved I can onl) suggest thnt in the case of the tolcginphs and telephones, as in the case of the iailwa)s. it is eleail) desirable in the public interest that some legislation should be consideicd which ma) tend to make of these indispensable in strumentalities of our model n life a unifoim and co-ordinated s)Stcm which will affoid those who use them as I'ompleth unci certain means of communication with all parts of the c ountr) as has so long been afforded b) the postal s)stein of the govern ment nnd nt rntes as uniform and in telligible. Kxpert advice Is, of couise. avail able in this vei) piactical matter, and the public interest is manifest. Neither the telegraph nor the tele phone service of tho country can be suiel to be in mi) sense a national s) stein. There nrc ninny confusions and inconsistencies of intes. The scientific nmaus b.v which communica tion b.v such instrumentalities could be icndeied more thoinugh and sntis fac tor.v has not been iniide full use of An exhaustive stud) of the whole question of elcctrii-ul communi cation and of the means bv whtcli the initial authoiity of the nation can be used to unify nnd improve it. if undei taken bv the nppropiintc committers of the Congiess. would ecitainly lesult, indiiectl) even if not directl), in a great public benefit. Would Lift Ran on I Seer The demobilization of the inilitai) forces of the country lias progressed to sueh a point that it seems to me entirel) safe now to remove the ban upon the manufacture' and sale of wines and beers, but 1 am advised that without fin then- legislation I have not the nuthorit) to remove the pieseut lestiictioiis. I therefore ifcoinnienil that the act approved November -I, 1018, entitled "nn act to enable the secielar.v of ugriiul tuie lo cairv out. elm ing the tiscal vear ending June .",(1, l!U!i. the pur poses of the nit entitled 'an act to piovide furthei for the nntionnl secuiily and defense b) stimulating agricultuie and facilitating the dis tiibutiou of ngiic iiltuial pioelucts.' and for other puipo-cs," be amended or repealed in so far as It applies to wines and beers. I sincerely liust thnl I shall vei) soon be nt my post in Washington again to report upon the mntteis which made ni) piesenci at the peace table apparent!) imperative, and to put ni) 'elf ut the service of the Con gress iu ever) matter of administra tion or counsel thnt mn.v seem to de mand executive action or advice. M'ODDRUW WII.SO.V. .Ma) 'M, lnitl. temnl revenue taxation, the ohm; nns moie doubtful. Those lire problems on which no verv dear sentiment npparentl) has been loimed in either of the great panics. The recommendations legardiug labor woo oi.nai.nl l.i. t Clin tl.n.l.lAn, ....it-.. attention to the need for u partnership between capital and labor and a genuine 'elemocrnti.ntlon of industrv." On taiiff revision the President said 1 the Cited States should have the means of piopcrlv piotecting itself when there was danger of discrimination against it I In foreign nations. . f desiring to enter upon a course of ""foliation, he said, "we must frnnklj it1 face the fact that hostile legislation by T "?.' ". ?' bf?"" .' nB, of possibilitleH unci thut it may have to be . ... . ,....., "' .. .? """FT cgis.,,, 0 .viiieciiiK.i ceo.- v nuc-ei relates win Binuij unci uiiiicsiiniingiy join in the program of international disarmament It will, nevertheless, be n policy of obvious prudence to make certiiiii of the successful maintenance of many strong and well -equipped chemical plants." Lieutenant Fahnestock Returns Lieutenant McClurc Pnlincstock, !i'W South Dbjhtcenth street, has just re- - 1 turned from overseas, He vveut to PREDICT FAILURE OF DRY REPEALER Opinion General in Congress That President's Recommen dation Will Not Prevail R. R. RETURN EXPECTED Hy the Associated Press Washington, Slay 20. Piesident Wilson's recommendation for legisla tion allowing use of wines and beer until the prohibition amendment be comes effective nnd his announcement that he intends to return the railroads lo private operation nt the end of this .vear were the features of his message lo Congress today, about which the in terest of members apparently centeied. Itegnrding the piohibition recom mendation, prediction 4 were general that the lepenl legislation lequi'sted would not be enacted, although some prohibition advocates favored tho Presi dent's plans, fearing the wartime net cannot be enforced properly nnd that the result, would be prejudicial ngniint the permanent prohibition nfter .Inn limy 1 provided in the new constitu tional amendment. Strongly Against Itepeal "I am not for thnl," snld Senator Sheppard, of Texas, Democrat, author of the war-time prohibition net. regard ing the prohibition repeal recommenda tion. "I do not believe Congress will repeal it." "We passed the prohibition legislu lion without much help from the Presi dent nnd vvc do not intend to repeal it," said Senator .Tones, eif Washington, a Republican prohibition lender. "The President lius been sta)ing loo long in Paris." said Representative Rnndnll, of California, the only prohibi tion member. "War prohibition will not bo repenled bv this Congress." Senator LocUe and Senator Martin, of the Senate, dec lined to comment on the message. Other Itepubliiun leaders, however, declined thnt legislation tit this session for return of the milronds virtually was ussuiod and that iu recommending improved excess profits nun income tuxes, the President followed plans announced long ngo by the He publicans. Republicans Claim Initiative "The proposal for ictuliator.v tariffs," sniel Senator Snioot, of I'tnh, Repub lican, of the finance committee, "is nothing more than the antidumping LILY Paper Glusses "Worthy of Touching Your Lips." nothing more than the antidumping! I . 1 " ' rv ' " w ' 1 --h , 'ii i pORBID your children to drink soda except " where it is served in Lily Paper Glasses. By so doing you will protect your kiddies against colds, grippe and more serious illnesses. A busy hour at a soda fountain causes- careless, hurried washing. You cannot know who used the glass just before your child. If you could, it wouldn't do any good. Take no chances. Mere washing is insufficient to make a drinking glass safe. Demand protection when drinking at fountains by asking for LILY Glasses. When you insist upon Lily Glasses you are not overcautious. Lily Glasses are safe in every way. You have assurance doubly sure that no one has ever used the glass that is placed before you. Soda fountain proprietors who serve then' 'sodas in Lily Paper Glasses are safe guarding the health of their patrons. Lily Glasses are economical. No glass breakages; no time lost in washing and drying. The proprietor with Lily Glasses at his fountain is instantly known as a careful, conscientious man; a true friend of his customers. . Patronize him, and tell others to do likewise. PURITY SPECIALTIES COMPANY, Uenckla Bldg. Hell Phone, Walnut 4380 Keystone Phone, Rare 2810 & , , j i ft I legislation, which we have planned to (enact. Regarding the recommendation tor n eljestutl protective tnrm, uic President apparently is Ignorant of the fact thnt we already have Invvs pro tecting that Industry for five .vears, long after the next election." Henntor Cummins, of Iowa, prospec tive chairman of the interstate com merce committee, said that undoubtedly railroad legislation would be enacted be fore the end of the year. "And if not," Senntor Cummins added, "I predict the President will not turn back the roads not until it is en acted." Republicans joined the Democrats in approving the President's genet nl state ments for co-operation between capital and labor. Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, Republican, declined to comment at all. "Iitirlcson Itunli," Sa)s Sherman "President Wilson's'rccotnmendn tions for return of the wirc.s wns character ized by Senator Sherman, of Illinois, Republican, as "Ilurleson bunk trans mitted through the voice of the Prrsi dent." lie also said he opposed repeal of the prohibition net. "If that's nil he hns got to lecom niend he line! better stay in Paris where he can get It without suffering," said Senator Sherman, Republican Leader Mondell, of the House, 'sniel : "A number of the sug gestions of the President's nre, em bodied in the program of legislation agreed on nt the Republican conference Inst Saturday." Democratic leuderR uuifotmly praised I State Assembly opened here last evening tho messnge. "It wns n very fine mes- I with n ceremony, nt which the decora sage," sniel former Speaker Clark. tion of chivalry wns conferred on Mr. Chairman Lseli. of the House inter- , Nellie J. Mocch, president nf the as state commerce commltee, snld that iRcmbly, by C. (Jurney, of Ilinghnmton, "so far as the House was concerned, general commander of the Patriarchs legislation was possible to permit return Militant of the I'nited Stntes and Cnn of the railroads nt the end of the )ear." aela. Business sessions will open today. White Enamel We are headquarters for these pretty, useful and hygienic acccs soiies. Mothers will find here the very newest and nicest articles for Babies' comfort. Dougherty's Faultless Bedding Hair Mattresses Box Springs Bedsteads ' 1632 Chestnut Street tin 61 Mothers Protect the Health of Your Children SUFFRAGE BEFORE . HOUSE TOMORROW Resolution Favorably Reported and Will Be Brought Up for Action Washington. Mny 20. (Hy A. P.) Representative Mondell, of AVyomlng, Republican lender, announced in the House today that the resolution propos ing submission of an cqunl suffrage con stitutional nmondment would be called up tomorrow for pnssage. His nn nouncement followed n favorable re port on the resolution of Representative Mann, of Illinois, by the House suf frage committee. Representatives Clark, of Florida, aud Saunders, of Virginia, members of the committee, nnnouueed they would sub mit minority reports, A similar resolution wns offered in the Senate today bv Senntor Jones, of New Mexico, retiring clinirmnn of the Senate woman suffrage committee, nnd supporters plan to tirge quick action.' This wns the first measure to be intro duced in the Sennte nt the extraordi nary session, n flood of other hills going over until nfter the rending of the Presi dent's message. N. Y. Rebekahs in Session Rochester, X. V. Mny L0. The twentieth annual session of the Rebekah Nursery Furniture Aseptic "Kiddie Koops" Cribs I Bassinettes Dressers ' Wardrobes ' Scales Dainty Blankets and Comforts asseC r ; i i;l m
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