The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-27
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was greater evil than could result
from conservative legislation. An in
teresting sidelight ON present condi-
tons was the fact that manufacturers
have at present forced prices up on
certain articles so high that there is
no profit made by the retailer in their
sale. This is the case where the prices
of the articles are standardized by
custom so that the purchaser demands
a certain product at a certain price
and will not trade at a place where he
cannot get it under those conditions.
The meeting voted in favor of the
recommendations of the committee
that some steps be taken to correct the
evil of predatory price cutting through
the agency of the federal trade COM
mission.
The next subject submitted was the
question of federal aid for vocational
education. This was strongly cham
pioned by superintendent Hal G. Blue
of the Twin Falls schools, who pointed
out that aid had successfully been
given to home economics and agricul-
tural development by the national gov
eminent without any evidence of the
dangers or obstacles economic. politi-
cal or constitutional which the OPP
ponents of the proposal feared. He
dwelt upon the fact that less than 40
per cent of the pupils of school age
in the United States pass through the
eighth grade and less than IA per cent
graduate from the high school and
because of their lack of proper train
ing these boys and girls go out into
the world entirely untitled to cope
with modern conditions or to do their
part in the industrial development of
the country. 1--WE cannot be CONNER
cially great unless we are industrially
efficient" declared Professor Blue. He
said that up to the present vocational
training had not proven successful in
this country, because of the fact that
the German system had been trans
planted bodily here, without making
allowance for different conditions and
environment The problem of apply
ing it to conditions in this country was
being rapidly solved, however, and in
his opinion the legislation suggested
should be enacted The club voted
affirmatively.
The last referendum was on pre-
paredness. There were 10 questions
submitted, including several having
w w Will butlu dlltI ORGANIZATION
of general army and naval staff and
the rest with the increase in service
recommended by the national commit
tee. The recommendations included
universal compulsory military train
ing the creation of a navy one the
Atlantic, second largest in the world
and on the Pacific of a navy large
enough to protect our coasts trade
lines and possessions and the reor-
ganizatin under governmental regula-
ton of our industrial system so that
1t can be utilized to cooperate effec-
lively in any possible foreign war
Lieutenant G. H. Krengel, of Company
D., l. N. G., made a speech on our
present state of military unprepared-
ness, quoting extensively from the tes-
timony of officers before investigating
committees to show that our battle
ships are too slow, our artillary in
efficient and our army insufficient.
The club voted in the affirmative on
all 10 propositions.
superintendent Blue reported that
May day parade would be held Fri
day, May 5. This was heartily an
dorsed. The club then voted to pro-
coed with the preparations for Fourth
of July, thanked the speakers who had
discussed the questions submitted on
referendum and went home.