Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-12-08

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was thinking. and | am thinking now
not Of the smaller aud weaker nations
alone which need our eountenance and
support. but also Of the great and pow
erfu nations. and of sur present enc
niles as well as our present associates
In the war. / was thinking. and am
thinking now. of Austria herself,
among the rest, as well as of Serbia
and of Holland. Justice and equality
Of rights can be had only at great
price. We are seeking permanent not
tempor ary, foundations for the peace
Of the world and must seek this can
didly and fearlessly. AS always, the
right will prove 10 be expedent.
Declare War on Austria.
What shall we do. then, to push
this great war of freedom and just TO
its righteous conclusion? We must
clear away with a thorough hand all
/ impediments 10 success and we must
make every adjustment of law that
will facilitate the full and free use of
/ our whole capacity and force as a
/ fighting unit.
"One very embarrassing obstacle
that stands in our way is that we are
at war with Germany but not with her
allies. /. therefore, very earnestly rec
ommend that the congress Immediately
declare the United States in state OF
war with Austria Hungary. Does 1t
I seem strange 10 you that this should
I be the conclusion Of the argument
have just addressed to your 1t is not.
+ Ii is in fact the inevitable logic OF
+ what have said. Austria-Hungary is
/ for the time being not her own mis-
tress. but simply the vassal of the
/ German government We must face
E the facts as they are and act upon
I them without sentiment in this stern
+ business. The government Of Austria
/ Hungary is not acting upon its own
/ initiative or In response to the wishes
/ and feelings Of its own peoples, but as
+ the instrument Of another nation. We
/ must meet its force with our own and
regard the central powers as but one.
/ The war can be successfully conducted
| in no other way.
AS 70 Turkey and Bulgaria.
/ THE same logic would lead also TO
/ & declaration OF war against Turkey
and Bulgaria. They also are the tools
/ of Germany. But they are mere tools
( and do not vet stand in the direct path
/ of our necessary action. We shall 20
| wherever the necessities Of this war
/ carry US, but il seems 70 me that we
should 90 only where immediate and
practical considerations land US and
not heed any others.
/ THE financial and military meas
/ ures which must be adopted win sug
/ gest themselves as the war and its I'M
/ dertakings develop but I viii take the
/ liberty Of proposing TO you certain
F other acts of legislation which seem
+ 10 me to be needed for the support of
+ the war and for the release of our
/ whole force ard energy.
/ 1t will be necessary TO extend in
/ certain particulars the legislation of
f the last session with regard to alien
/ enemies; and also necessary, I be-
lieve, to create a very definite and
/ particular control over tn entrance
and departure of al perSD into and
/ from the United States.
/ Legislation should be enacted de-
fining as a criminal offenSe every willful
violation of the presidential proclama-
/ lions relating 10 ahe@ enemies promul-
I gated under section 1867 of the Re
/ vised Statutes and providing appropri-
+ ate puniShments; and women as Wen
! as men, should be included under the
( terms of the acts placing restraints
+ upon allen enemies Ii is likely that
/ as time goes on many alien enemies
+ viii be willing TO be fed and housed
I at the expense of the government in
/ the detention camps. and II would be
/ the purpose of legislation I have sug-
geSted 10 confine offenders among
+ them in penitentiaries and other sim
/ liar institutions where they could be
made TO work as other criminals do.
Go Further in Fixing Prices.
+ Recent experience has convinced
me that the congress must go further
+ in authorizing the government 10 set
limits TO prices. The law of supply
( and demand, l am sorry TO say. has
/ been replaced by the law OF unresuain-
/ ed selhshness. While we have elm
mated profiteering in several branches
T OF industry, II still runs impudently
rampant ir others. The farmers, for
example. complain with a great deal Of
justice, chat while the regulation Of
food prices restricts their incomes, no
: restraints are placed upon the prices
/ of most of the things they must shem-
I selves purchase, and similar iniqulties
obtain on all sides.
1T IS lmperatively necessary that the
consideration Of the full use Of the
water power of the country and also
i the consideration Of the systematic
/ and YET economical development Of
/ such Of the natural resources Of the
( country as are still under the control
+ Of the federal government should be
Immediately resumed and afflrmati.ely
and cons1ructively dealt with al the
/ earliest possible moment. The press
ing need Of such legislation Is daily be-
& corning mora ohy-fouG