Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-02

propriate instances. In only one case
have WI made anything like adsGnate
preparation for the use OF q park BY
the public. That case ia ths yellow.
stone Nationai park. Every considera-
tien of p~atriottasn and the love OF pas
ture andsof bearty and Of artsrequires
us ITO expend money enough to hring
all these natural wonders within easy
reach of cur peopIes The first step in
that direction Isl the establishment OF
a responsible hureau which shall take
upon itself the burden Of supervising
the parks and OF ma king recommended
lions as to the best method OF fmprov-
Ing their accessibility and usefulness.
international Commission on tn. Cost
Ct Living.
There has been a strong movement
among economists, business men and
others interested In economic investiga-
tton t. ecn the appointment of an
inrer COMMISSION to o into
the cause for the high prices Of the me-
scessities of life. There is no doubt but
that a commission could be appointed
of such unprejudiced and impartial PEE
sons, experts In investigation Of eco
nomic facts, that a great deal OF very
valuable Light could be she'd upon the
reasons for ti,eshiEh pricessthat have so
distressed the people Of the world and
information given upon which action
might be taken to reduce the cost of
living. The very satisfactory report
OF the railway stock and bonds COM
mission indicates how useful an inSes-
tfgation OF this kind can be when ur-
tlertaken by men who have had adF
uuate experience In economic inquiries
and a observation-disclosures and Judgment
correctly to apply sound principles to
the facts found.
For some years past the htgh and
steadily Increasing cost of living has
been a matter Of such grave publcgc CON
Germ that j deem 1t of great public In
terest that an international confer
ence be proposed at this time for the
purpose OF preparing plans, 10 be cub
nlitted to the various governments, for
an international inquiry into the high
cost of living, its extent, caaseA. ef-
fects and possible remedies. | there
fore recommend that to enable the
| president to invite foreign govern
ments to such a conference, ts be held
at Washington or elsewhere, the con-
gress provide IAN appropriation. not to
exceed $4,000, to defray the expenses
of preparation and OF participation by
the United States.
The numerous Investigations on the
subject, official or other, already made
In various countries tsuch as Austria.
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France
Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the
Netherlands and the United States}
have themselves strongly demonstrate
ed the need Of further study OF world
wide scope. Those who have conduct
ed these Investigations have found
that the phenomenon Of rising prices
is almost, If not quite. general through
out the world. but they are haffied in
the attempt to trace the causes by the
impossihility of making any accurate
international comparisons. This is be-
eanse. In spite of the number of inves-
legations already made. we ARE still
Without adequate data and because as
yet no two countries estimate their
price levels on the same basis oil by
the same methods
As already indicated, the preliminary
conference itself would entail a COM
r~aratively small expense. and most of
the subsequent Investigations for which
1t would prepare the way could be car
ried cut By existing bureaus IN this
and other governments as parto of their
regular work and would require little.
If my, additional appropriations for
such bureaus
Commission on Industrial Relations.
The extraordinary growth of indus
try In the past two decades and its
revolutionary changes have raised new
and vital questions as to the relations
between employers and wage earners
which have become matters of press
ing public concern. These questions
have beer somewhat obscured by the
profound changes I'm the relations be-
tween competing producers and pro-
dueers as a class and consumers-ifl
other words. by the changes which,
among other results, have given rise
! to what Is commonly called the trust
problem. The large scale production
characteristic of modern industry,
however. involves the n set OF rela-
tiens no less than the other. Any In
tefruption to the normal and peaceful
relations between employer and wage
Garner involves public discomfort and
In many cases public disaster. Such
Interruptions become, therefore, quite
as much a matter of public concern as
restraint of trade on monopoly.
Industrial relations concern the pfib-
lie for a double reason. We are di-i
reetly interested in the maintenance OF
j peaceful and stable industrial condi-
lions for the sake of our comfort
and well being, hut society Is equally
interested In Its sovereign civic eapae-
ity in seeing that our institutions are
effectively maintaining justice and fair
dealing between any classes OF citizens
whose economic interests may seem to
clash. Railway strikes on such g scale
as has recently been witnessed IN
France and In England, n strike OF
coal mine workers such as we have
more than once Witnessed in this
try and saact d wholesale r~elinquishing
of q pubifs service as that OF the street