Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-27
PIONEER OREGONIAN
CAN'T UNDERSTAND
PREPAREDNESS CRY
We Can't Understand How p.
paredness Through Fear g. y
Be Good for Country, Saws
William Hanley
WEST IN NEED OF CAp1T.,

william Hanley, of Harney co,n,.
VINO mas done more perhaps for !, w
Veiopment of a wilderness on, W. ae q
any other man, has arrived Ess, ~ ~ snan
one OF his rare vacations. On NJ shlol
more than 100 miles from a railvst xV.sh x.aash
spent the greater part of his lIfe h,,,,as ny w.
rrlgation n canals for the benefit Of ~
wiling people, and has had to fight a, - NV. w
step OF his endeavor to make eas,os. tey
gon white mans country He hs w
indicted more times than any cr,r.,s.,e,1 ,as se,1
the States for violating obsolete stat,,s.a u
For people of the Country tvn. M.
self, said Mr. Harney, "condltions ~. ~
Just now. The cry of the higher ~ -, nv. y.
living Is no bugaboo; II is an aass, ~ "
are Just getting to the point wbsr. Y,
country is demonstrating that n 4. .. w
easier to raise consumers than rs,a,.p .lS,f ~
Conditions in the country--I mean a. '.s'e N..
country-are neglected, and they ara =. y.
understood by the'great bulk OF peonle Ts' ny.
fault is mainly that of a theory NJ car.,'
zatlon and politics. The strength Of NJ
credit system is in the cities ana 4, Ivy ivy
country IL is n sort of survival Of IN. an. Wy
that makes it possible for few men t. !
to city and get real credit and apnIv 4, \,
to their labors in the country, wh,le 49,
sands who have no bankers ear Iltara,,.
starve by the waysde.
"Harney County is ssdevelopInR. bu, ~,
as rapidly as II should. Like any nIonss.
country, we are in condition Of cr,idens,.
far behind the civilization of the rrsats,
portion of the country. We shall haya 4
be capitalized in order to have our "a, f
sources scratched, And yet It Is difHcuIt
to capitalize on account of our poor cnnn
try credit The country is slow wheel ans
all credits seem to be too fast for IL On,
cities and towns are already built and. h,
that reason, II seems that the Young mani
opportunity lies in them. There ought IA N
such premium on efficiency that eificlsn,
young men would be attracted to the couu. \
try.
"As for the political situation in Oreron
political atmosphere is one thing am hers
to get. Oregon is nominally Republican, but
between the two candidates and what thsv
stand for II Is hard to make a choice Par
haps if we were on the frontier like Va.
people on the Atlantic coast, we should bs
strong for preparedness We cannot under.
stand, as 1t is, how preparedness through
fear can be a good thing for the country,
With Hughes and Wilson on the counter Tor
the Presidential election, the choice 81
goods is so technical and so close that 4
puzzles a plain man.
IN my opinion the United States win
soon have to adopt broader theory Of
Government and must take the lead IN
making opportunities for its people. We
cannot frever G n raising a brand new
herd of folks, herding them, giving them
education and Culture, and then expect %
go out and take hold of crude condition
without giving them credit with which q
do something.
"The people of the East don't begin to
realize the vast productlveness that lies 10
the soil. Our country should be full Of mefi
and bread all the time. look upon IN
importation of foodstuffs. especially ma.
from Argentina. as a national disgrace