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Washington.—Qeneral recommenda tions on legislation to combat the cost oP living, labor unrest, radical ism and readjustment of nation to peace time bpsls were the features of President Wilson's annual mes sage to congress. The peace treaty, the President told ooogress, will be discussed In a sep arate message later, as will the rail road question. For the second time only, since the President established the practice of addressing congress in person, his message was read by the clerks. "The establishment of the principles regarding labor, laid down in the cov enant of the league of nations," said the message, "offers us the waV to in dustrial peace and conciliation. No other road lies open to un. * * * Gov ernments must recognize the right of men to bargain collectively for hu mane objects. • • * Labor must no longer be treated as a commodity." "The right of individuals to strike is inviolable," continued the message, "and ought not to be lnterferred with by any process of government, but there is a predominant right and that is the right of the government to pro tect all of its people and to assert its power and majesty against the chal lenge of any class." The President was referring to the government's recent injunction against the coal strike. The message closed with a pointed reference to radicalism and red doc trines, and referred to "Russia today with Its blood and terror" as a "pain ful object lesson of the power of mi norities." "There ara those in this country," said the message, "who threaten direct action to force their will upon a ma jority. • • • It makes little difference what minority it is; whether capital or labor, or any other class; no sort of privilege will ever be permitted to dominate this country." Orderly processes, the message de clared, were the only ones by which relief and reform should be obtained. "Those who would propose any other method of reform are enemies of this country," the message said, e • e "Let them bew,are who take the shorter road of disorder and revolu tion." The text of the President's message follows: To the Senate and House of Rsprescn tatives: I sincerely regret that I cannot be present at the opening of this session of the congress. I am thus prevented from presenting in as direct a way as I could wish the many questions that sfe .pressing for solution at this time. Happily, I have had the advantage of the advice of the heads of the several executive departments. Who have kept ia close touch with affairs in their de tail and whose thoughtful recommhp datipns I earnestly second. In the matter of the railroads and the readjustment of their affairs grow ing out of federal control, I shall take the liberty at a later date of address ing you. I hope that congress will bring to a conclusion at this session legislation looking to the establishment of a budget system. That there should be one single authority responsible for the making of all appropriations and that appropriations should be lhade not Independently of each other, but with reference to one siqgle compre hensive plan of expenditure properly related to the nation's income, there can be no doubt I believe the bur den of preparing the budget must. In the nature Of the case, if the work is to be properly done and responsibil ity concentrated instead of divided, rest upon the executive. The budget so prepared should be submitted to MA approved or amended by a sin gle committee of each house of con gress and no single appropriation should be made by the congress, ex cept such as msy have been included in the budget prepared by the execu tive or added by the particular com mittee of congress charged with the budget legislation. Another and not less Important as pect of the problem Is the ascertain ment ot the economy and efficiency with which the moneys appropriated are expended. Under existing law the cmljL audit Is for the purpose of ascer taining whether expenditures have hefty lawfully made under the appro priations No one ia authorised or eqaipped to ascertain wfcetber the money has been spent wisely, eco nomically and effectively. The au ditors should be highly trained offi cials with permanent tenure In the department, free from obli gations to or motives of consideration for thto or subsequent admlalstratioa. and aathorized and empowered to ax am tub Into aad make report upon the methods employed and the remits ok rjd by the executive departments the government. Their reports should be made to the congress and to the secretary of the treasury. I trust that the congress will gtvs its immediate consideration to the prob lem of future taxation. Simplification ot the Income and profits taxes has be come an Immediate neceeeity. These taxes performed indispensable service daring the war. They must, how aver, be simplified, not only to save the tax garar inconvenience apd expense. bjtt certain and definite. With reference to the details of the revenue law, the secretary ct the treasury and the commissioner of in ternal revenue will Jay before you for your consideration certain amend ments necessary or desirable In con nection with the administration of the law —recommendations which have my approval and support. It la of the ut most Importance that In deallnc with this matter the present law should not be disturbed so, far. as - regards taxes for the calendar year 1920, pay able in the calendar year 1921. The oongress might well consider whether the higher fates of income and profits can In peace times be effectively pro ductive of revenue and whether they may not, on the contrary, be destruc tive of business activity and produc tive of waste and Inefficiency. There is a point at which in peace times, high rates of income and profit taxes discourage energy, remove tho incen tive to new enteritises, encourage extravagant expenditures and produce industrial stagnation with consequent unemployment and other attendant evils. The problem is not an easy one. A fundamental change has taken place wltlr reference to tho position of America in the world's affairs. The prejudice and passions ongendered de cades of controversy between two schools of political and economic thought—the one believers in protec tion of American industries, the other believers in tariff for revenue only— mUßt be subordinated to the single' consideration of the public interest in the light of utterly changed condi tions. Before the war America was heavily the debtor of the rest ot the world and the Interest payments she had to make to foreign countries of American _ securities held abroad, the expendi tures of American travelers abroad, and the ocean freight cl\ftrges she had to pay to others, about balanced the valuo'of her pre-war favorable balan oe of trade. During the war Ameri' ca's exports have been greatly stimu lated, and Increased prices have in creased their value. On the other hand, she has purchased a large pro portion of the American securities previously held abroad, loaned some $9,000,000,000 to foreign governments, and has built her own ships. Our fa> vorable balance of trade han thus been greatly increased, Europe has been deprived of the meanß for meet ing It, heretofore existing. Europe can only have three ways of meetfhg the favorablo balance of trade in peace times: By Imports Into this country of gold or of goods, or by es tablishing new credits. Europe Is In no position at the present time to ship gold to us, nor could we contemplate large further imports Of gold into this country without concern. The time has nearly passed tor international governmental loans, and It will take time to develop In this.country'a mar ket for foreign securities. Anything, therefore, which would tend to-pre vent foreign countries from settling for our exports by shipments of goods into this country could only have the effect of preventing them from pay ing for our exports from being made. The productivity of the country great ly stimulated by the war must find an outlet by exports to foreign countries, and any measure taken to prevent im ports will inevitably curtail exports, force curtailment of proifuctlon, load the banking machinery of our country with credits to carry unsold products and produce Industrial stagnation and unemployment. If we want to sell we must be prepared to buy. Whatever, therefore, may have been our views during the period of growth of Amer ican business concerning tariff legisla tion, we must now adjust oui* own economic lives to a changed condition growing out of the fact that Ameri can business is full grown and that America is the greatest capitalist In the world. No jpollcy of isolation will satisfy the growing needs and opportunities of America. The provincial standards and policies ot the past, which have held American business as if in a straight jacket, must yield and give way to tbe needs and exigencies of the new day In which we live, a day full of hope and promise for American business, If we will but take advan tage of the opportunities that are for the asking. The recent war has ended our great Isolation and thrown upon us a great duty and responsibil ity. The United States must share the expanding world market. The United States desires for Itself only equal opportunity with the other nations of the world, and that through the pro cess ot friendly co-operation and fair competition the legitimate Interests of the nations concerned may be suc cessfully and equitably adjusted. There are other matters of Impor tance upon which I urged action at the last session of congress which are still pressing for solution. I am sure It Is net necessary for me again to re mind you that there Is one immediate and very practicable question result ing from tbe war which we should meet !tt t*.e most liberal spirit. It Is a matter of rscognlt'on and relief to our soldiers. I can dJ no letter than te quote from my last menage urging this very action: I "We must soe to It that our re turning soldiers are assisted In every practicable way to find the places for which they are fitted in the daily work of the country. This can be Cunt by developing aad maintaining upon sn adequate scale tha admirable organi sation created by tbe department of labor for placing men seeking work; and K can also be done, in at least one very great field, by creating new opportunities for Individual enterprise | The secretary of the interior has pointed out tbe wap by which re turning soldiers may be helped to find and take op land lb the hitherto undeveloped regions of tbe country whKh the federal government has al reedy prepared or can readily prepare fot" cultivation and also on many ol the cut-over or neglected areas which Un within the limits of tbe oldei states; aad I once more take the ifb erty of recommending very urgently that his plana shall recelvd the imm» .diets and substantial support of tha J congress." GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 4, 1919 In the matter ot tariff legislation, I beg to call your attention to the statements contained In my last mee sags urging legislation with reference to the establishment of the chemical and dyestuffs industry in America. "Among the Industries to which spe cial consideration should be given is that ot the manufacture ot dyestuffs and related chemicals. Our complete dependence upon German supplies be fore the war made the interruption of trade a cause of exceptional economic disturbance. The close relation be tween the manufacture ot dyestuffs, on the one hand, and of explosives and poisonous gases, on the other, more over, has given the Industry an ex ceptional significance and value. Al though the United States will gladly and unhesitatingly Join In the program >of international disarmament, it will, nevertheless be a policy of obvloue prudence to make certain of the suc cessful maintenance ot many strong and well-equipped chemical plants. The Oerman chemical Industry, with which we will be brought Into compe tition, was and may well be again, a thoroughly knit monopoly capable of exercising a competition of a pecu liarly insidious and dangerous kind." During the war the farmer perform ed vital and willing service to the nation. By materially Increasing the production of his land, he supplied America and the allies with the In creased amounts ot food necessary to keep their immense armies In the field. He Indispensably helped to win the war. But there Is now scarcely less need of increasing the production In food and the necessaries of lite. I ask the congress to consider meanß of encouraging efforts along these lines. The importance of" doing everything possible to promote the production along economical lines, to improve marketing and to make rural life more attractive and healthful, Is obvious. I would urge approval of the plans al ready proposed to the congress by the secretary ot agriculture to secure the essential facts required for the proper study of this question, through the proposed enlarged programs for farm management studies and crop esti mates. I would urge also the contin uance of federal participation In the building of good roads, under the terms of existing laws and under the direction of present agencies; the need of further action qp the part of the states and the federal government to preserve and develop our forest re sources, especially through the prac tice of better forestry methods on pri vate holdings and the extension ot the publicly owned forests; better support for country schools and the more definite direction of their courses of study along lines related to rural problems; and fuller provision for sanitation In rural districts and the building up of needed hospital and medical facilities in these localities. Perhaps the way qflght lie cleared for many of these desirable reforms by a fresh comprehensive survey made of rural conditions by a confer ence composed of representatives of the farmers and of the agricultural agencies responsible for leadership. I would call your attention to the widespread condition of political rest lessness in our body politic. The causes of this unrest, while various and complicated, are superficial rath er than deep-seated. Broadly, they arise from or are connected with the failure on the part ot our government to arrive speedily at a Just and per manent peace permitting return to normal conditions, from tIW transfu sion of radical theories from seeth ing European centers pending such delay, from heartless profiteering re sulting in the increase Of the cost of living and lastly, from the machina tions of passionate and malevolent agitators. With the return to normal conditions, the unrest will rapidly dis appear. In the meantime it does much evil. It seems ,to me that In dealing, with this situation tongross should not be Impatient 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 living condi tions under the minimum ot restric tions upon personal liberty that Is consistent with our reconstruction problems. And It should arm the fed eral government with power to deal In its criminal courts with those per sons who, by violent methods would abrogate our time-tested Institutions. With tbe free expression of opinion and with the advocacy ot orderly po liclcal change, however fundamental, there must be no Interference, but to wards pension and malevolence tend ing to incite crime and Insurrection under guise of political evolution (here should be no leniency. legis lation to this end has been reoonfr mended by the attorney genoral and should be enscted. In this direct con- I would call your attention to my recommendation* on August I pointing out legislative measures which would be effective in controll ing and bringing down the present cost of living, which contrlbutee so largely to this unrest. On only one of these recommendations has the congress acted. If the government's campaign is to be effective It la nec essary that the other stepe suggested should be acted on at once. I renew and strongly urge the ne cessity of tbe extension of the present food control act as to the period of time In which It shall remain In oper ation. The attorney general has sub mitted a bill providing for an exten sion of this act for a period of six months. As it now stands It Is lim ited In operation to the period of ths war and becomes inoperative upon tbe formal proclamation of peace. It Is Imperative that It should be extended at once. Tbe department of justice has built np extensive machinery for the purpose of enforcing Its provis ions; all ot which must be abandoned upon the conclusion of peace unless the provisions of this act are ex tended. | During this period the congress will I have an opportunity to make similar, permanent provisions and regulations to ell goods destinsd for interstate commerce and to exclude them from Interstate shipment if the require | ante of the law are aot complied with. Some" such regulation Is im peratively necessary. The abuses that have grown up the manipulation of prices by the withholding of foodstuff* and other necessaries ot lite cannot otherwise be effectively prevented. There can be no doubt of either the necsslty or the legitimacy of such measures. • As I pointed out in my last mes sage, publicity can accomplish a great deal In thla campaign. The alms of the government must be clearly brought to the attention of 'the con suming public, civic organisations aad 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 au thorizing their expenditure for the purpose of making the public fully in formed about the efforts of the gov ernment. Specific recommendation has been made by the attorney gen eral In this regard. I would, strongly urge upon you Its Immediate adoption, as it constitutes one of the prelimi nary steps to this campaign. I also renew my recommendation that the congress pass a law regulat ing cold storage as M is regulated, for example, by the laws of the state of New Jersey, which limit the time dur ing which goods may be kept la stor age, prescribe the method of dlspostag of them If kept beyond the period per mitted, and require that goods releas ed for storage shall In all cases bear the date of their receipt. It would ma terially add to (he serviceability of the law, for the purpose we now have in view, It It were also prescribed that all goods released from storage tor Interstate shipment should have plal» ly marked upon each package the sell ing or market price at which they went into storage. By this means the purchaser would always be able to learn what profits stood between him and the producer or the wholeeaie dealer. I would also renew my recommen dation that all goods destined for In terstate commerce should In every case, where their form or package makes it poss'tble, be plainly marked with the price at which they left the hands of the producer. We should formulate a law requir ing a federal license ot all corpora tions engaged In, Interstate commerce committee and embodying In tbe li cense, or in the conditions under which it Is to be Issued, specific reg ulations designed to secure competi tive selling and prevent unconscion able profits in the method of market ing. Such a law would affor# a wel come opportunity to effect other much needed reforms In tbe business of In terstate shipment and In methods of corporations which are engaged In it; but for the moment I confine my rec ommendations to the object Imme diately In hand, which is to lower the cost ot living. No one who has observed the march ot events in the last year can fall to note the absolute need of a definite program to bring about an improve ment In tbe conditions of labor. There can be no settled conditions leading to increased production and a reduction In the cost of llvug If labor and cap ital are to be antagonists instead of partners. Sound thinking and an hon est desire to serve the Interests of the whole_ nation, as distinguished from tbe 'interests of a class, must be applied to the solution of this great and pressing problem. The fail ure of other nations to consider this matter In a vigorous way has pro duced bitterness and Jealousies and antagonisms, the food of radicalism. The only way to keep men from agi tating against grievances Is to re move the grievances. An unwilling ness even to discuss these matters produces only dissatisfaction and gives comfort to the extreme ele ments In our country which endeavor to stir up disturbances In order to provoke governments to embark upon a course of retaliation and repression. The seed of revolution Is rspresslon. The remedy for these things must not be negative In chsracter. It mast be eonsttuetlve. It must comprehend the general interest. The real antidnte for the unrest which manifests Itaelt Is not suppreaalon, but a deep consider ation of tho wrongs beset our a* tionsl life and the application of A remedy, Congress has already shown its willingness lo deal with these Indus trial wrongs by establishing the eight hour day ss the standard In every field of lsbor. It hss sought to find a wsy to prevent child labor. It haa served tbe whole country by leading the way in developing the meana of preserving and safeguarding lives and health in dangerous Industries. It must now help In the difficult task ot finding a method that will bring about a gea ulne democratization of Industry, based upon the full recognition ot the right of those who work. In whatever rank, to partlclpste la some organic wsy In every decision which directly effects their welfare. It Is with this purpose In mind thst I called a con ference to meet In Washington oa De camber, to consider thsse problems In ail their broad aspects, with the idea of bringing about a better under standing between these two Interests. The great unrest throughout the world, out of which haa emerged a denjand for an Immediate conaldera tlon of tbe differences between capital and tabor, bids ua to put our own house In ordtr. frankly, there can be no permanent and lasting settle ments between capital and labor which do not recognise the funda mental concepta for which tabor has been straggling through tbe years. Tbe whole world gave Its recognition and endorsement to these fuhdsmen tal purposes In tbe league of nations. The statesmen gathered at Ver sailles recognized tbe tact that world stability could not be bad by reverting to Industrial stsndsrds and conditions against which tbe sversge working man of ths world had revolted. It Is, therefore, the task of the statesmsn of this new day of change snd reed- Justment to recognize world conditions and to seek to bring about, through legislation, conditions that will mean the ending of age-lgng antagonisms between capital and labor aad that will hopefully lead to the building up of a comradsMp/which will resnlt aot l only in greater contentment among the mass ot workmen but alse briag about a greater production sad a greater prosperity to busiasss itself. To analyse the particulars in the demands ot labor is to admit tha Jus tice ot their complaint In many matt tan that lie at their basis. The work maa demands an adsqaate wage, suffi cient to permit him to Hva in comfort, unhampered by the fear of poverty and want in his old ags. He demands ths right to live aad ths right to work amidst sanitary surroundings, both ia heme and in the workshop, surround-, tags that develop and do not retard ' his owa health and well-being; and the right to progld* for his children's wants In ths mattsr of health and edu-' cation. In other words, it is his de sire to make the conditions ot his life aad the lives of those dear to him tolerable aad easy to bear. The establishment'oftke principles regarding labor laid down la the cove nant ot the league of nations offers | us the way W tadustrtal peace and j conciliation. No other road lies open to us. Not to pursue this one is long er to Invite enemlties, bitterness and aatageaisms which la ths'end-only lead to tadustrtal sad social disaster. The unwilling workmaa is not a profi table servant An employee whose life Is hedged about by hard aad unjust conditions, which he did not create aad over whloh he has no control, lacks that Sao spirit of enthusiasm aad vetaatser effort which are the accessary iagredlsata of greater pro-1 daciag entity. Let as be frank about 1 this solemn matter. The evidence, of world-wide unrest which maalfest themssives ia violeace throughout j the world bid as pauee and consider i the means to be found to stop the | spread of this contagioas thing bsfore 1 it saps the very vitality of the nation Itself. Do we gala streagth by with holding the remedy* Or is It adi the business ef statesmen to treat these manifestations of unrest which meet us on every hand as evidences ot an economic disorder and to apply con structive remedies wherever neces- / sary, being sure that la the applies-! tion of ths remedy we touch not the vital tissuss of our Industrial and eco nomic life T There can be no recession of ths tide of unrest nntll construc tive instrumentalities are sst up to stem that tide. O overnment must recognise the right of men collectively to bargain for humans objscts that havs at thsir bsse the mutusl protection snd wel fare of these engsged In all Industries. Labor must not longer be treated as a commodity. It must be regarded as the activity of human beings pos sessed of deep yesrnlags and desires. The business man gives his best thought to the repair and replenish ment of his machinery, so that Its ase fulness will not be impaired and lu power to produce may always be at Its height and kept In full vigor and motion. No less regard ought to bs paid to the human machine, which after all propels ths raschlnery of the world and Is the great dynamic force that lies back of all Industir snd progress. Return to the old standards of wage snd Industry in employment Is unthinkable. Tbe terrible tragedy of war which has Just ended and which tps brought the world to the verge of choas and dlsastsr would be In vain if there should ensue a return to tbe The Farmer's Bank Account With both labor and capital falsely branding the food producer as the profiteer, our farm ers must fight together under strong leaders if they if are to continue to get a living wage for their labor. In our own county this bank will always stand for your prosperity. Nationally—internationally—the strong voice that is speaking for the American farmer today is lEe COUNTRY GENTLEMAN - • * wW The farmer is not a profiteer, you will get in the next 52 big He has earned his bank account, issues may make or save for you his credit rating, his home com- SIOO.OO to add to your savings, forts, by saving the world from If you have an account with us, - starvation. But the world is you can instruct us to cfiarge it IZfi moving fast, and to keep in SI.OO for your year's s\jb»crip weekly touch with farm condition. If you keep your surplus ih* copy tions everywhere —to hold what cash under the old mattress send mmrywhtr* he has won—the farmer should us SI.OO for THE COUNTRY GEN regularly read THE COUNTRY TLEMAN. Or, better still, come in GENTLEMAN. The information and get acquainted— today. The National Bank of Alamance / m Capital $50,000 J. L. SCOTT, JR., Phoge 530 President ~ ••• '" M X * ] pj| Hd .* 7 A , y Oontlomen: c fall r~r\ O) Became you know roe, enter my name for TH* COUNTRY GEN *-AU CN TLCMAN for one ye*r and charge the coat, SI.OO, to me. - ( out 111 Chas. A. Scott (1) Kara ' g my dollar. I want THX COUNTRY GKNTLJUiANAStnd it tome. J * I J Cashier The (My National Bank of Alamance (My Addreai) JS Graham, N. C. * , I (City) (State) . • I conditions of the past. Europe Itself, I, whence has come the unrest which | now holds the world at bay, is an ex ample of standpatism in these vital human matters which America might well aceeyt as sn example, not to be followed bat studiously to be avoided. Europe mfade labor the differential, sad the price of it all la enmity and aatagonism and prostrated industry. The right of labor fo live in peace and comfort must be recognised by gov ernmeats and America shouU be the first to lay the foundation stones upon which Industrial peace shall be built I Labor not only Is entitled to an ade quate wage, but capital ahould receive a reasonable return'upon its invest- I ment and is entitled to protection at the hands of the government in every emergency.' No government worthy of the name can "play" these ele ments agaiast each other, for there Is a mutuality of interest between them which the government must seek to express and safeguard at all costs. I Tbe right of the individual to strike ! Is inviolate and ought not to be inters ! fered with t>y any process ot govern ment, but there is a predominant right and that is the right ot the gov ernment to protect ail of Its people and to assert its power and majesty against the the challenge ot any class. The government when It asserts that I right, seeks not to antagonize a class but simply to defend the right of a whole people against Irreparable harm and injury that might be done by the attempt by any class to usurp | a power that only government itself haa a right to exercise as protection to all. . In the matter of International dis putes which have led to war, states ! men have sought to set up as a rem j edy arbitration' for wdr. Does this not point the way for the settlement , of industrial disputes, by the estab lishment of a tribunal, fair and Just alike to all, which will settle Indus trial disputes which In the past have led to war and disaster? America, witnessing the evil consequences which have followed out of such dis ' putes between these contending forces ' must not admit Itself Impotent to deal with these matters by means of peace ful processesAurely, there must be some method ot bringing together in a council of peace and amity these two great Interests out ot which will come a happier day of peace and co-opera* tion, a day that will make men more hopeful and enthusiastic in their varir ous tasks, that will make for more com fort and haziness in living and a more tolerable condition among all classes of men. Certainly human Intelligence can devise some acceptable tribunal fqr adjusting the differences between capital and lsbor. This is the hour of test snd trial for America. By her prowess snd strength, and the indomitable coutkge of her soldiers, she demonstrsted her power to vindicate on foretgn battlefields her conceptions of liberty and Justice. Lot aot her Influence as a mediator be tween capital and labor be weakened and her own failure to settle matters of purely domestic concern be pro claimed to the world. There are those In this country who thresten direct ac tion to force their will upon a major ity. Russia today with its blood and terror. Is a painful object lesson of the power of minorities. It makes little difference what minority It la; wbeth NO -« er capital or lalbor, or any other dtM no sort of privilege Till erer be penH ted to dominate this country. We «w a partnership or nothing that la woipl while. We ark a democracy; wffere th«n majority are the tnaiten, or all tfliX bopea and purposes of the men trim founded thla goTernraent hare been de feated and forgotten, la America thmi la tout one way hy which great reform* can be accomplished and the relief, sought by classes obtained, and that U through the orderly process** of rep resemtatlre gorermpent. Those who would propose any other method of re. form are enemies of this oountryv America will not be daunted by threat* nor lose her composure or calmness la these distressing times. We can afford, in the midst of this day of passion and unrest, to toe self-contained and sura. The Instrument of all reform In Amer ica Is the ballot The road to economic and social reform In America 1* the straight road of justice to all class** and conditions of men. Men hare but to fellow this road to realize the full fruition of their objects and puipoM*. Let those beware who would take the shorter road of disorder and revolution. The right road Is the road of Jus tic* and orderly process. this Is Better Than Lsxntives On* NR Tablet Each Right For AWoik ' Will Corroet Ycur Cvi.rAipation and Make Constant Dosing Unnoosa •ary. Try ft. Mjjj Poor digestion and assimilation mean n: poorly nourished body nnd low vitality. 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