The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-24
MERCHANT MARINE
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-cHAS. 3. lands
Something Must Be Done to Bring
About Rehabilitation, Declares
Former Congressman.
.. lands


and will be the principal speaker at
the clubs annual banquet. to be held
In the Hotel Pontchartrain, Monday
evening. The necessity for taking
steps TO safeguard the nations COM
merce he regards as one OF the most
important questions that confront con-
6ress today. and he will dwell ON this
subject in his address before the
bankers.
This rehabilitation must be under
taken in the interest not only OF our
South American trade, but In the IN
terest or our commerce with the world
In general" Mr. Lands continued. 1T
is absolutely necessary that some
thing be done along this line II the
United States Is going to preserve her
foreign trade"
Mr. Lands, who. by the way, Is a
brother of Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Lands. who imposed the famous $685.
10000 fine on the Standard Oil Co..
will also talk TO the bankers on the
subject nearest their hearts. pros
perity.
Il am hopeful of a speedy return OF
the prosperity that existed before the
panic" said he. Il believe that within
a very short time after the adjourn
ment OF the present special session OF
congress and the settlement of all the
disputes that enter into the general
tariff proposition, activity In all lines
will come with a rush, and we shall
be so busy the next few years that
there will be no excuse for any man
not having a job at good wages.
N'rhn trttfh 10 tho hard TINA a II a
hear nowadays is largely fictitious.
as far as my state Ii concerned. There
has not been a time in several months
in the small towns and country dis
tricts of Indiana when a man who real
ly wanted a Job could not find II. l
don't know anything about the cities,
for | am a farmer
Mr. Lands has been an lex" since
last fall, and Is out Of politics for the
time being, though he still keeps In
close touch with affairs.
you see. we had a revolution In our
state at the last election. or the IL
congressman, nine were Republicans
and four were Democrats up to that
time. Now, IL of the l3 are Demo
Gratis. 1t all came about through the
Republicans trying to mix temperance
with politics.
Our state convention, last fall de-
ciared for local option with the coun.
~ as the unit II was q popular move
and would have meant victory for the
party IL something hadn't interviewed.
for II would have drawn to our sup
port the votes OF many Democrats who
were In favor OF local option. But Gov.
Hanley, Republican, by the way.
called a special session OF the legis-
lature before election and passed q
local option bill in Jig time. or
course, that took the local option Ques-
ton out of the campaign and left the
Republicans high and dry. so to speak.
With this matter disposed of, the Dem
ocrats voted for their own candidates.
some Republicans were alienated, and
the party ticket got an awful slam all
along the line.
why did Hanley do that? You'll
have to ask Hanley. No one else
knows. That local option sentiment
is strong In Indiana is shown by the
fact that of 60 counties that have
voted on the proposition all but about
six have gone dry. So II can readily
be seen what might have happened II
IL had not been for that special ses-
sion"
AS In Michigan. the liquor interests
brought destruction on themselves.
Mr.. Lands says, by the manner In
which they conducted their business.
Brewers would go into town.
get hold OF good location and IN
some instances put ex-convicts In
charge" said be. They recognized
neither the law of God nor the law OF
man. They kept open "a hours day.
seven days O week and sold liquor tn
anyone vino had the price. whether he
was a minor or "A besotted drunkafd.
II was that sort OF thing that killed
the saloons in Indiana and the liquor
interests realize II now"
Mr.. lands and Prof. +. M. Taylor,
OF the University of Michigan. who
will also take part in the program.
Monday evening. were guests at a
luncheon In the Detroit club at l
o'clock. The luncheon was given by
the executive committee and former
presidents OF the club. Those present
were: George H. Russell. Charles +.
Collins. George II. Barbour. John w.
Staley. J. II. Johnson. William Living
stone. Hamilton Dey. Emory w. Clark.
M. w. O'Brien and Charles A. Dean.