Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-06


have been instituted which shall
make the whole question al issu,
plain for the judgment of the opinion
OF the nation is not 10 propose an,
such principle. II is based upon the
/ very different principle that the con
! certed action of powerful bodies o.
men shall not be permitted to stor
me industrial processes of the ma
ton, at any rate before tie nation
snail have had an opportunity to ac.
quaint Itself with the merits of the
case as between emplOyc and EN-.
ployer, time TO form its opinion upon
, an impartial statement OF the merits
and opportunity to consider all praG
t!cable means Of cancellation or arDi
, rration. ! can see nothing in that pro-
position but the justifiablc safeguard
ing by society Of the necessary pro-
Q9sses OF its very life. There s
nothing arbitrary or unjust in it I'm
less it be arbitrarily and uniustly
Done. II can and should be done viii
a full ard scrupuLous regard 10, :hc
interests and liberties of all con
cernod as we'll as for the permanent
interests Of society itself.
t0rF"Dt Practices Act.
'Three matters of capital import.
ance await the action of the senate
which have already been a tel ppon
by the house Of representatives The
Dill which seeks to extend greater
would veto any emharo legislation
freedom Of coordination TO those en-
SaSed IN promoting the foreign Com
mercc OF the country than is now
thnuSht by some to be legal under the
terms OF the laws against monopoly;
the bill amending the present organic
law Of Porto Rico; and the bill pro-
posing a more thorough systematic
regulation of the expenditure of
money IN elections, commonly called
the corrupt practice act. | need not
labor my advice that these measures
ne enaGsed into law. Their urgency
lies in the manifest circumstances
which render their adoption at this
time not only opportunc but neces,
sary. Even delay would seriously
leopard the interest of the country
and of the government
Immediate passage of the bill to
reSulate the expenditure of money in
elections may seem to be less neces-
sary than the immediate enactment
OF the other measures to which | re-
fer; because at least two years will
elapse before another election in
which federal offices are to be filled:
but it would greatly relieve the pub
lid mind if this important matter were
dealt with while the circumstances
and the dangers to the public morals
OF the present method of obtaining
and spending campaign funds stand
clear under recent observation and
the methods Of expenditure can be
frankly studied in the light of pres
ent experience; and a delay would
have the further very serious disad
vantage OF postponing action until
election was at hand and
some special object 4connedted with it |
might be thought to- H. IN the mind
Of those who urged j.! Action can
be taken now with facts for guild.
ance and without suspicion of par
tlsan purpose.
Agencies for Foreign Trade.
Il shall not argue at length the de-
STABILITY of giving a freer hand in |
the matter OF combined and concerted |
effort TO those who shall undertake /
the essential enterprise of building
Up our export trade That enterprise |
will presently, will Immediately as
sumo has indeed already assumed. a
magnitude unprecedented in our ex-
perlencc. We have not the NECESSARY
for 'prosecution:
ii is deemed to be doubtful whether
hey could be created upon an AIDE
iuate scale under our present laws.
We should clear away all legal OBJ
'tacles and create basis of undoubt-
ID law for it which will give freedom
without permitting unregulated
license. The thing must be done now.
2ecause the opportunity is here AMI
nay escape US if we Hesitate or de-
ay.
''The argument for The proposed !
amendment Of the organic law of
Porto Rico is brief and Conclusive.
The present laws governing the island
md regulating the rights and privi-
eyes of its people are not just. We
AVE created expectation of extend
ID privilege which we have not salts.
led. There is uneasiness among the
'eople of the Island and even a sus.
'lclous doubt with regard to our in
ention concerning them which the
ldoption of the peuding measure
would happily remove. We do not
loubt what we wish to do in any .
essential particular We ought to do
at once:
cat the last session of the con-
:ress a bill was passed by the sen
tie which provides for the promo
ion of the vocational and industrial
ducation which is Of vital import
nee to the whole country because it
oncerns matter, too long neglected.
lpon which the thorough industrial
preparation of the country for the =
ritical years of economic develop
nent Immediately ahead of us, IN
cry large measure, depends. May I i
ot urge its early and favorable con- j.
liberation by the house of represen- .
atives and its earlyg enaq .ment into :
aw? 1t contains plans which at
ect all interests and all parts of the .
ountry, and ! am sure that there
no legislation now pending before .
ne congress whose passage the coun- .
~ awaits with more thoughtful ap-
roval or greater impatience to see .
great and admirable thing set in :
he way of being done. !
"Thera are others matters alrnodv /