Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-07
THE RESPONSIBILITIES
OF PEACE
BY Baldwin Vale, President of the
Home Industry League OF
California

The Home Industry League OF CAN
fornia desires to assume the obllga-
tions of peace, now looming large, in
behalf of her noble sons soon 10 re-
turn decorated with glory, none The
less heavy b. their indi-
visual problems, looking to The sup
port of them elves and their depend
ents amid surroundings which mus
: for some time seem strange, although
warmed by the spirit of home coming.
IN war, every stale of This great
United Stales threw - power unre-
servedly behind the Federal govern
menl, acling as one solidifed unit for
the prosecution Of The worlds war.
A. he close of he war, the problem
of reorganization and rehabilitation
will be again divided into units rep
resented by Zach individual slate.
Each stale mus meet its problems
in its own particular way without he
value ard momentum that can
b. given to the Union as a whole.
Hcw to Handle Returning Soldiers.
The men that return 10 California
from abroad and the various training
camps must be given immediate sup
port-not adulation, not charity but
plain, inglorious, commonplace life
supporting jobs. Many industries
have ben paralyzed by lack of raw
material, ami By The ruling of nom
essential indus ries. These cannot be
rehabiliiated al once-many never
will be. Our casualties have not been
grea'. therefore practically the whole
bulk Of our contribution in man-nower
will return. They must and will be
Droviied with a means Of honorable
livelihood.
It behooves The loyal ciizens Of
California 10 patronize its home in
dustries By SO doin=, cur local in
duslries can manufacture 10 he maxi
mum output, and thus provide The
necessary employment for our Cali
fornia cilizcnS. Furthermore. trans
rortali ion must, for a considerable
perio@ following The close of hostili-
. lies. he over-burdenod in readjusl
maut of tonnage which has, in Tie
la-t iwo or threa Years. been conc2n-
traIed al strategic points for fabrica-
ton.
Whenever you buy a product from
wi hou HE -iate of California which
could be as well and cheaply produced
in this sia'e, YOU have robbed Your
local citizrns of some Of The meas
ure Of their support, and placed an
unneces arv burden uDon iransporla
tion and the raa5justment of credit
balances.
California Pessimist Proven Wrong
You have learned 10 deny Yourself
Injuries, 10 conserve your necessities
and 10 cat inferior bread, and you
can hank our returning workmen That
YOU di3 not have 10 cal crow and bow
10 the most vicious slaVery-thc slaV
ery Of The mind Coupled with a pa
Iriolic purchasing of products "a
home. You have the additional assur-
ance thai YOU aer buying the bes
products that can be produced. Oul
raw materials are he hishest grade
and our labor conditions are upor
such hiph plane that inferior work
man~hip is a commercial impossible
iIy in California. Price and qualil,
being equal, insisl tina you bc sup
piled a California product in prefer
cnce 10 an article manufactured out
-ide he SLATE. Business depression
i, always predicted BY commercial
pessimists who see in any unusual ac
iiviiy waste Of energy. Depression
was predicted 70 follow lie recen
Panama Pacific International Exnosi
ton But II did not malorialize. Com
mercial exlinciior for San Francisc'
was predicted followirg the prea
fire. San Francisco is sljll her
stronger han eyer. No American sol