The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
Ten Reasons Given.

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 Ten Reasons Given.
 Hon x F Lamb, Joncsboro. Ark
 Dear Replying 10 your favor of August -. will say that take l pleasure in ealing your attention to a few things that lead me 10 believe II would be best 10 postpone the con stitu;ional convention until May, 1 l9fS.
 First-lt would he quite difficult to draff q constitution under abnormal conditions, aS at present. for the sat isfactory use of the people in normal ] times
 Second | is barely possible tha' ] by May. 1918. conditions growing out of the war wl.l be more settled and the members of the convention will be in q better position to then deter mine what course to pursue.
 Third-From present indications. in December. 1917. Little Rock will be taking care of al least 30000 or 10 i GOO soldiers. and 10 this We might add i 10000 other persons in one way or an ] other drawn to Little Rock because of being in some way related 10 the sol l diers. or attracted there because of the soldiers
 Fourth-The preparation for war l throughout the state and the nation l has greatly iniamed The minds of the people. and in the discussion of any i governmental questions at this time many issues would arise which would i be solely the creation of an inflamed l public mind. AZ such time the peo- i pie will not so readily yield to req sons and are more likely 10 entertain radical views. and on this account it would be very difficult 10 obtain the adoption of any constitution the body might frame
 When the date of the con i vention arrives large per cent of the 1 young men from the several counties of tho state w1ll have been withdrawn from their respective communities, thepby 10 | great extent depicting the man power for agricultural and commercial purposes in the state. and We Can i'll afford to enter upon any ,utsl SA q al this time. the tendency of ~hca is fo further distract thought aHd labor from the agricultural and commercial industries of the state.
 sixth In all probability the eonven- tien viii bt in session several months Substantially all preparations for f,napriuu .pl a,lti,.atirr tbl croDo are made during he period of Decem her 10 May and therefore. assuming the men elected to the constitutions! convention to be of average importance in the community from which they are elected. fl would be best for them to remain at home and assist in the great work of keeping business con- ditions as near normal as possible.
 Seventh-During the coming win ter the capacity of Little Rock for taking care of people who will assem- bic there will be greatly overtaxed and it is not wise 10 add to this the members of the convention and their families. and such others as would be attracted to Little Rock because of the convention.
 Eighth-Business conditions at this time are abnormal and all values can safely be said to be inflated. Every character of business is affected as we'll as labor, and no doubt an effort will be made by all classes to get some advantage out of present conditions in the framing of a new constitution Should the members be materially in- fluenced by present conditions ou work would probably be a failure
 Ninth-No doubt many changes in our organic law will be suggested by the war Am impressed that the con- vention would not have been called had present conditions prevailed at the time the General Assembly was in session.