French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-14

between employe and employer, time
to form its opinion upon an Impartial
statement of the merits, and opportun-
itv to consider all practicable means
of Cancellation or arbitration. l can
see nothing in that proposition but the
Unsuitable safeguarding by society OF
the necessary processes of its very lie.
These is nothing arbitrary or UNJUST IN
it unless it be arbitrary and unJustly
done. 1t can and should be done with
full and scruplous regard for the in
terests and liberties of all concerned
as we'll as for the permanent interests
of society itself.
Three Matters Await Action.
Three matters of capital Importance
await the action of the Senate which
have already been acted upon by the
House of Representatives the bill
which seeks to extend greater freedom
of combination to those engaged in
promoting the foreign commerce OF the
country than is now thought 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 proposing more through
and systematic regulation of the eX-
penditure of money in elections, COM
monty called the Corrupt Practice Act.
I need not labor my advice that these
measures be enacted into law. Their
urgency lies in the manifect circum-
stances which render their adoption
atthis time not only opportunity but
essary. Even delay would seriously
leopard the interests of the county
and of the government.
Immediate passage of the bill to reg
ulate the expenditure of money in cleo
tions may seem to be less necessary
than the immediate enactment Of the
other measures to which l refer; be-
cause at least two years will elapse
before another election in which Fed
greatly relieve the public mind if this
important matter were dealt with
while the circumstances and the dang
ers to the public morals of the present
method of obtaining and spending cam
paign funds stand clear under recent
observation and the methods of eXpen-
diture can be frankly studied in the
light of present experience; and a de-
lay would have the further very seri-
Gus disadvantage of postponing action
until another election was at hand and
some special object connected with it
might be thought to be in the mind of
those who urged it. Action can be
taken now with facts for guidance and
without suspicion of partisan purpose.
l shall not argue at length the de-
STABILITY of giving a freer hand in the
matter of combined and concerted eff
fort to those who shall undertake the
essential enterprise of building up our
export trade. That enterprise will
presently, will Immediately assume,
has indeed already assumed, a magni-
tude unprecedented in our experience.
We have not the necessary instrumen-
talitfes for its prosecution; its is deem
ed to be doubtful whether they could
be created upon an adequate scale un-
der our present laws. We should
clear away all legal obstacles and
create basis of undoubted law for it
which will give freedom without per-
hitting unregulated license The thing
must be done now, because the oppor-
tunitv is here and may escape us if we
hesitate or delay.
The argument for the proposed
amendments Of the organic law of
Porto Rico is brief and conclusive The
present laws governing the island and
regulating the rights and privileges of
its people are not just. We have Gre
ated expectations of extended priv
Jege which We have not satisfied.
There is uneasiness among the people
of the island and even a suspicious
doubt with regard to our intentions
concerning them which the abortion
of the pending measure would happily
remove. We do not doubt what we
wish to do in any essential particular.
We ought to do it at once.
AT the last session of the Congress
a bill was passed by the Senate which
provides for the promotion of vocation
al and industrial education which is of
vital Importance to the whole country
because It concerns matter. too long
neglected, upon which the thorough
Industrial nreDaration Of the country
for the critical years of economic de-
Velopment immediately ahead Of us in
very large measure depends. Nav 7
not urge its early favorable consider,
alton hv the House of REPRESENTATIVE
and its carly enactment into lawp It
contains nlans which affect all inter
N"AA ''''Hl ''"lh - vi ne country ana
] en- sure that there is 10 LEGISLATION
NO" bending before the Congress
whose MASSAGE tho country awaits with
wore tAOTehtfu1 anp~ova1 or creator
T1n9+iHnco 70 coo p great and adrnira
bic thing set in the WOW Of being done
Thera are Other matters already .ad-
Vanced to the stage of conference he
tween the two Houses Of which IL &c
lot necessary that 7 should sneak
Some nracticah ln basis of perenruan+
Nr"nrni"o them will no doubt he
fond and action talyon nrO0 them.
InaSn'nch as this is Gentlarnnn no
hablv tho last occasion shall have
tn "ddrose the Civtv-four+h CONGRESS-
7 homo that Won will hermit me to Gov