The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-19
State Heads In Convention
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Early disarmament OF the draft
boards and State branches of the
Council of National Defense as Fed
eral agencies was advocated by the
Secretary, who urged, however, that
both remain in existence informally
to aid local authorities in solving
problems of the REIMBURSEMENT period.
He said he wanted to thank the State
executives and through them the 9th
er State authorities, for the manner
in which the defense councils, draft
boards and other officials had carried
out the Federal Governments wishes
throughout the war and had initiated
measures of their own.
This demonstration of the abili-
+ of Il democracy to carry out great
undertakings, using its constituted
authorities. is one of the greatest les
sons CT the war" the Secretary said.
Instead of adding to the aggregate
Of centralized power, this war has
strengthened State governments and
made them more Indispensable than
ever in our scheme Of government
The War Secretary emphasized
that one OF the principal functions of
States hereafter must be ito rescue
men from the situation shown during
the recent mobilization, when one
third of the drafted men were found
to be physically undeveloped or de-
fective
We must realize" he said, that
physical education is as necessary to
the development of our youths as
mental training. 4 sound mind must
depend upon sound body and we
should organize educational systems
providing for physical development"
Draft boards will be disbanded at
the end of this month and State
branches of the Council of National
Defense will cease functioning as
Federal agencies as soon as possible,
! Mr.. Baker said. He urged that both
cooperate with employment agencies
in finding work for the soldiers.
Governor Harrington in his well
coming address in the morning, re-
ferred to the historic features of the
place in which the Governors were
meeting, and to the war problems
which the States have had 10 face in
the last two years, problems which
prevented the holding of the confer
ence of Governors last year He paid
his tribute to the work of The Allies
in the war, but insisted that if Ameri-
ca had not gone to the assistance of
the Allies their cause would have
been lost
And now that the war is over, "he
continued, the questions of recon-
struction, restoration and readjust-
ment are demanding early solution.
A great responsibility, as well as a
great opportunity, now arises before
the American people. Old conditions
can never return. New conditions
now confront US to meet. Bolshev-
ism must never be permitted upon
the Western Continent, but the sur
est way to avoid socialism of such a
character, or anarchy, is for us to
have such forms of government with
such legislation that gives equal and
just right and equal and just oppor-
tunity to every citizen of our country.
Public corporations and big business
must now understand that they can
only exist when they recognize that
their existence is permitted only for
service and not self and that they
are the servants and not the masters.
Il believe We are going to meet
these great problems in America and
rightly solve them. The war has
been of untold benefit to America.
Labor and capital, the man of small
and big business have been thrown
into most intimate association in
this great war and each has become
better acquainted with the others
viewpoint The women of our coun-
try have shown themselves absolute
ly indispensable and highly efficient
in every form of useful work during
the war No better time, therefore,
could there be than now for the Gov
ernors of the different sovereign
States of the Union to get together
to exchange views and to advise each
other as to the necessary action or
legislation that is now demanded to
meet the great problems which now
confront us.
Il fear that in times past we have
devoted far more time and money to
attempting to alleviate and cure
evils, physical, social and political,
than We have in attempting to lind
out the causes thereof and by remov-
ing the causes avoiding the evils L
understand that a great department
is now being organized at Johns Hop
kins. with DR.. Welsh at its head, for
research work into the causes OF
physical ills. So in regard to politi-
cal anu Social evils, do NSll do phs
cal evils. Let US find out the causes
of insanity, the causes of poverty,the
causes of crime. If it be intemper-
ance, let us try the prevention as
well as the cure. If it be the social
evil, let us remedy the conditions and
remove the evil.
Let us find out the causes for Boil
shevism. for socialism, for anarchy,
and, if possible, remove the causes.
Nearly all of the isms have some ele-
ment OF right and are caused by some
element of injustice. A proper study
will give better understanding, and
when we dig into conditions and eau
ses we find that most of the causes
are social. And thus We come into
new light, and in the marvellous de-
velopment of the social vision and
81 have