The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-12-06

IN authorizing tho government to sst
limits to prices. The law Of supply
and demand, am sorry to say, has
been replaced by the law Of unre.
strained selfishness. While we have
eliminated profiteering In several
branches Of Industry, It still runs I'm
pudently rampant In others. The
farmers. for example, complain with
a great deal Of justice. that. while
the regulation of food prices restricts
their incomes. no restraints are placed
| upon the prices of most of the things
they must themselves purchase. and
similar inequities. obtained on all
| sides.
To Use Water Poys~r.
1t is imperatively necessary that the
consideration of the full use Of the
water power of the country and also
the consideration of the systematic
and economical development of such
are still under the control OF the fed
eral government should be immediate
ly resumed and affirmatiyely and
constructively dealt with at the earli-
est possible moment. The pressing
need Of such legislation is daily be-
coming more obvious.
The legislation proposed at the last
session with regard to regulated COM
5inations among our exporters. in or
der to provide for our foreign trade q
more effective organization and meth
cd of cooperation, ought by all
means to be completed at this session.
And | beg that the members Of
the House of Representatives will per-
nit me to express the opinion that 1t
will be impossible to deal in any way
Eut very wasteful and extravagant
iasiCn with the enormous apprOpria-
ltos.s OF the public moneys which
n.ust continue to be made, if the war
is to be properly sustained. unless the
House will consent to return to its
former practice OF initiating and pre-
pairing all appropriation bills through
single committee. in order that re-
.ronsi III y may he centered. expen-
dituros standardized and made uni
.orl! and waste ard duplication as
much as possible avoided.
A railroad Message Later.
Additional legislation may also be-
come necessary before the present
Congress adjourns in order to effect
the most efficient coordination and
ogera. on O. the railways and other
trans aOrtat ON systems OF the coun
c,y: b / 10 that / saall. if circumstan-
Jes nnculd demand, call the attention
Of Congress urol another occasion.
# | have overlooked ar. thing that
ought to be done Tor TIE more effcc-
i've conduct OF the war, your own
ccunsels will Supply the omission.
What l am perfect Y clear about is
that in the present .-eastcn of Con
gress our whole attention and energy
should be concentrated on the vi.o
Gus and. rapid ard successful p'osecr
lion of the great task of winning the
war.
To Save Democracy.
I'VE can do this with all the greater
zeal and enthusiasm because We know
hat for us this is a war OF higA prin-
.iple, deaased by clfish a.nbitio
u conquest or spoi.ation; because we
know, and all the IA knows, ina
we have been forced into it to save
the very institutions we live under
from corruption and destruction.
The purposes of the Central Powers
strike straight at TIE very heart of
everything we believe in: their meth
OILS of warfare outrage every princi-
pie OF humanity and OF kniehtly
honor: Their intrigue has oriuntei
the very thought and spirit OF many
of our people: their minister and Sc
cret diplomacy has sought to take
cur very territory away from US and
disrupt the Union o. the states. Our
safety would be at an end, and honor
orever sullied and brought into con.
cmpt were we to permit their
riu,lph. They are striking at t.. e
cry existence of democracy and lib.
,r,y
1t is because it is for US d war Of
Ugh, disinte, estel purpose. in which
y the free peoples Of the world are
- ,-'~ Together For the vindicat'on
Of right. war for the preservation
nu,io-. an II all that Il. as
cid dear of principle and OF purpose.
hat we feel ourselves dOubly con
trained to propose for its outcome
,-.ly that which is righteous and of
intention for our fees
As we'll as for our friends. The cause !
Jeluo just dilu uOIy, INC oSltiOihChs
must be of like motive and quality. |
Tor this we can fight, but for notn-
ng less noble or less worthy Of our |
traditions. For this cause we entered |
he war and for this cause will we
battle until the last gun is fired.
Ideals Not Forgotten.
have spoken plainly because this
seems to me the time when 1t Is
most necessary to speak plainly. in
order that all the world may know
hat even in the heat and ordor Of
he struggle and when our whole
hought is carrying the war through
o its end we have not forgotten any
deal or principal for which the name
If America has been held in honor
,mong the nations and for which it
,as been our glory to contend In the
,reat generations that went before
IL.
A supreme moment of history has
ONE. The eyes Of the people have
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