The Washington herald., 1917-01-27
Interesting Chats
From Hotel Lobbies

Since the earliest days we have been
erecting monuments and memorials to
men and spirits" said orrin L. Taylor,
Boston sculptor. who is stopping at the
New Ebbitt. but in modern times we
have neglected to honor the memory of
departed spirit, whose death above all
other deaths should be vividly impressed
on coming generations. / refer to "Con-
science" the little spark that the father
of his country warned US to strive al
ways to keep alive.
| II maintain that Conscience Is dead,
at least it Is 80 near dead that there
lis no hope for its recovery. Can you
look at Europe, bloodstained and manned,
with millions of men at each others
throats. Can You look at the United
States and say It has conscience? II II
has, where was it when the Germans
raped Belgium and when the Lusitania
went down? A huge monument, built to
last for thousands of years, would be a
lifting reminder to our children that
Conscience died in the twentieth CEN
tury and 1t is up to them to resuscitate
1t? Can we convince our grandchildren
that men of these days had a conscience? ?
| Where Is our conscience II we permit our
men of wealth to control and starve the
masses.
| Present day existence demands that
we dispense with our conscience and do
the other fellow before he does us. The
last great man who really listened to
the dictates OF his conscience was Abra-
ham Lincoln. He is to be honored by a
great memorial and fitting one.
| while I am not over optimistic, !
: do not believe that there will be q
great business and industrial depression
| at the close of the war" said NJ. l.,
Howard, economic expert from PittsfieId
Mass, who is stopping at the Shoreham
There are several items to be con.
stdered when you talk of depression -
said Mr.. Howard, land they are the
efforts Of a great many shrewd business
men to avert the awful times of 1907;
the elevation of the business of farm
Ing to profession. and the operation OF
the Federal Farm Loan Board. This act
| of Congress will liberate more real
| farmers than anything ever did before
I mention the uncultivated lands of New
England as an example. There are thou
sands of acres of land that will now be
| farmed. for the funds will be obtainable
and there is plenty of idle land in my
| State that is not worked because the
farmers have always been denied reason
able loans to>purchase equipment, as you
know the farmer is the poorest equipped
| business man in the world
| When he Is able to get funds al
rates that will not ruin him, you may
expect to see things booming at a great
rate. Think Of the condition of business
in general when the farmers are able
| to let loose a vast amount OF money
for machinery of all sorts, and are in
the market by reason of making a profit
with better equipment and more acreage,
for household goods of all sorts. Where
will the supposed depression come in,
| with millions of farmers buying millions
of dollars worth of needed articles? We
cannot kick at the high cost of living
when we have denied the farmer. on
whom We rely for our food, the needed
funds properly to work his land to get
the maximum results. The farmer could
not meet the demand for a great In
crease OF crops with old and antiquated
machinery or none at all. The high cost
| of living Is the natural result of neglect
ing a branch of business vitality neces-
| sary in these days.