Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-04

lation Of tho presidential proclamation
relating to alien enemies, promulgated
under section 4,067 Of the statutes, ana
providing for punishments. Women as
well as men should be included under
the acts placing restraints upon amen
enemies. 1t L. likely as time goes on
many alien enemies will be willing TO
be fed and housed Mt the expense OF
the government in the detention camps
and 1t would be the purpose or the
legislation l have suggested to conhne
offenders In penitentiaries and other
similar institutions where they could
be made to work as other criminals 90.
Must Limit Prices.
Recent experience has convinced
me that the congress must go further
in authorizing to set limits to prices.
The law Of supply and demand, l am
sorry to say, has been replaced by the
law Of unrestrained seltishness. While
we have eliminated profiteering in sew
eral branches Of industry, it still re-
mains in others. The farmers. for eX-
ample, complain, that while the regula-
tons restrict their food income, no
restraint is placed on prices of things
they must themselves purchase.
1T Is imperatively necessary that
the consideration CO the full nse nf the
water power of the country and also
the systematic development Of the nat
ural resources Of the country as are
still under government control, should
be resumed at the earliest possible
moment. The pressing need OF such
legislation is daily more obvious.
The legislation proposed at the last
session, with regard to regulations OF
combinations among our exporters, IN
order to provide for our foreign trade
a better organization and methods OF
cooperation. should by all means be
completed at this session.
Curb Needless Appropriations
"And 1 beg that the members Of the
house of representatives will permit
me to express the opinion that it will
be impossible to deal in any way with
very wasteful and extravagant fash
ion in appropriations Of public money
If the war is to be properly main
tanned, unless the house returns to the
practice Of preparing all appropriation
bills thru single committee. that eX-
penditures may be standardized and
made uniform.
Additional legislation may become
necessary before the present congress
tdjourns in order to coordinate the
railroad and other transportation sys-
TENS Of the ccountry. TO that. II cir
cumstances demand. I will call the at
tention of congress on another occa-
sion.
What I am perfectly clear about Is
that in the present session OF congress
our whole attention should be concern
trated on the rapid and vigorous prose-
cution Of the war.
War Methods Outrageous.
I'VE can do this with the greatest
zeal and enthusiasm because for Us
this war is based on high principle,
based on no thought of conquest The
purposes Of the central powers strike
at the very heart Of every.
thing we believe in. Their methods OF
warfare outrage every principle OF
humanity-their intriguers hace cor
rupted the very thought of many VI
our people: our safety would be at an
end, our honor sullied were we to per-
NIT their triumph. They are striking
at the very existence Of democracy and
1t is because for us it is war OF
high, disinterested purpose, because all
free peoples Of the world are banded
together in a war for preservation OF
right, that we feel constrained to pro-
pose for its outcome only that which
is righteous for our foes as we'll as for
our friends. Because being just and
holy the settlement must be OF live
motive and quality. For this we can
fight. For this cause we entered the
war and Cor this cause we Will battle
until the last gun is fired
Our Ideals Unforgotten.
II have spoken plainly because this
seems to me the time when it is most
necessary to speak plainly. that the
world may know in the heat Of the
struggle we have not forgotten any
ideal or principle for which the name
of America has been held in honor
among nations A supreme moment OF
history has come. The eyes OF the peo-
pie have been opened and they see The
hand of God is placed upon the nation.
He will show them favor, I deveutly
believe, only if they will rise to the
clear heights of His own justice and
mercy"