El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-02

Q senate VIII permit me to speak once
more Of the unratified treaty OF
/ friendship and adjustment with the
I republic of Colombia. l very earn
I estly urge upon them an early and IA
vorable action upon that vital matter
I While I believe that they will feel.
with me, that the stage Of affairs is
now set for such action as will be not
only just but generous. and in the
spirit Of the new age. upon which we
have so happily entered.
People Know business.
$50 far as our domestic affairs arc
I concerned. the problem OF our return
; to peace is a problem of economic and
industrial readjustment. That problem
3 is less serious for US than IL may turn
out to be for the nations which have
suffered the disarrange and the
4 losses Of war longer than we. Our
people, moreover, do not wait to be
coached and led They know their
business, are quick and resourceful at
every reimbursement. definite in pur-
pose and self reliant in action Any
leading strings we might seek TO put
them in would speedily become hope
lessly tangled, because they would pay
no attention to them and go their own
way All that we can do as their leg
islative and executive servants is TO
mediate the process OF change here,
there and elsewhere. as We may.
Much Counsel Heard.
I have heard much counsel as TO
the plans that should be formed and
personally conducted TO happy con
summation, but from no quarter have 1
seen any general scheme OF recon
struction emerge, which I thought It
likely we could force our spirited
business ben and self reliant laborers
to accept with due pliancy and obedi-
ence.
while the war lasted. We set up
many agencies by which 10 direct the
industries of the country in the SER
vices il was necessary for them TO
render. by which 10 make sure OF an
abundant supply of the materials
needed. by which TO check undertake
ings that could for the time be dis
pensed with and stimulate those that
we're most serviceable in war. by
which to gain for the purchasing de-
partments Of the government a GER
tain control over the prices of essen
tial articles and materials. by which
to restrain trade with alien enemies,
make the most Of the available ship
ping and systems as to financial tran
sactions. both public and private, so
that there would be no unnecessary
conflict or confusiOu-bv which in
short to put every material energy
OF the country IN harness TO draw
the common load and make OF US one
team in the accomplishment Of
great task
But the moment we knew the arm
istice to have been signed we took
the harness off. Raw materials. upon
which the government had kept its
hand for fear there should not be
enough for the industries that sun /
Piled the armies. have been released /
and put in the general market again.
Great Industrial plants. whose whole !
output and machinery had been taken /
over for the uses OF the government.
neem 70 he .
uses TO which they were put before
the war II has not been possible to I
remove so readily or so quickly the |
control Of foodstuffs and Of shin ]
ping. because the world has still 10 7
be fed from our granaries and the
ships are still needed 10 send sup /,
plies 10 our men overseas and 10 j
bring the men back as fast as the
disturbed conditions on the other side
OF the water permit; but even there
restraints are being relaxed as much
as possible and more and more IS the
weeks 20 by
agencies Are systematIzed.
Never before have there been
lgencles In existence in this country
which knew so much Of the field OF
supply OF labor and Of industry as the
var industries board. the war trade
BOARD before the labor department.
he food administration and the fuel
administration have known since their
aborS became thoroughly systena-
lied; and they have not been isolated
.gencies, they have been directed By
nen VINO represented the permanent
departments Of the government and SO
AVE been the centers OF unified and
knowledge Offered Businessmen.
1t has been the theory. therefore
iince the armistice was assured
which is IN effect a complete subrnis-
lion OF the eneuvl n 1,,t ~. r-----7