Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-03
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too wet for anything but grazing
which 1t Is perfectly feasible to drain
| and protect and redeemA The con-
gress can at once direct thousands OF
the returning soldiers to the recla
nation Of the arid lands which IL
has already undertaken, II II will but
enuarge the plans and the appropria-
tions which II has entrusted 10 the
department Of the interior. 1t is pos
sible in dealing with our unused land
! TO effect a great rural and agricul-
tural development which will afford
the best sort of opportunity to men
who want to help Themselves; and
| the secretary OF the interior has
thought the possible methods out In
a way which IL worthy OF your most
| friendly attention.
Shipping Control Continues.
I have spoken OF the control
which must yet for awhile, perha ps
for n long while, be exercised over
shipping because OF the priority Of
| service to which our forces overseas
are entitled and which should also
| be accorded the shipments which are
| to save recently liberated peoples
from starvation and many devastated
regions from permanent ruin. May I
needs OF Belgium and northern
France? No sums OF money paid by
way of indemnity will serve of them
| selves to gave them from hopeless
! dhadvantase for years to come.
| Something more must be done than
| merely find the money II they had
money and raw materials In abund-
! ance tomorrow they could not re-
sumo their place in the industry OF
the world tOmorrow-the very i'm
portant place they had before the
| flame OF war swept across them.
Many of their factories are raZed TO
the ground Much Of their machin-
cry is destroyed and taken away.
| Their people are scattered ana many
OF their best workmen are dead.
Their markets will be taken by 9TH
| ers. II they are not in some special
way assisted TO rebuild their factories
and replace their lost instruments
of manufacture. They should not be
left to the viCiSsitudes OF the sharp
competition for materials and for In
dustrial facilities which Is now TO set
In. hope, therefore, that the con-
gress will not be unwilling, II 1t
should become necessary, TO grant
to some such agency as the war
trade board the right TO establish
priorities OF export and supply for
the benefit OF these people whom we
have been so happy to assist In saw
ing from the German terror and
whom we must not now thought
lessly leave TO shift for themselves
in a pitiless competitive market
For the steadying and facilitat!on
of our own domestic business read
iustments nothing Is more important
than the immediate determination
OF the taxes that are to be levied for
1918. 1919 and 1920. As much OF
the burden OF taxation must be lifted
from business as sound methods or
financing the government Will per-
init, and those who conduct the great
essential Industries OF the country
must he told as exactly as possible
what obligations TO the government
they will be expected to meet In the
years Immediately ahead OF them.
II will be OF serious consequence TO
the country to delay removing all
uncertainties in this matter a single
day longer than the right processes
OF debate justify. II Is idle to talk
OF successful and confident business
reconstruction before those uncer-
tainties are resolved,
IL the war had continued Il would
have been necessary to raise at least
$S, 900, 900 900 by taxation payable in
the year 1919, but the war has ended. q.
and | agree with the secretary of the
treasury that II will be safe TO reduce
the amount to t6, 900, 900, 900. An i'm
mediate rapid decline In the expenses
of the government Is not to''be looked
for. Contracts made for war sup
plies will, indeed. be rapidly can
celled and liquidated, but their i'm
mediate liquidation will make heavy
drains on the treasury for the
months just ahead of us.
Forces 10 BE Maintained.
The maintenance OF Our forces on
the other side OF the sea is still
necessary. A considerable proper
ton OF those which we brought
home will be transported and de-
modified at heavy expense for
months to come. The interest on
our war debt must of course be paid
and provision made for the retire
ment OF the obligations Of the gov
ernment which represent it. But
these demands will OF course fall
much below what continuation OF
military operations would have en-
tailed and 5000. 100000 would suf-
flee to supply sound foundation
for the financial operations OF the
year.
l entirely concur with the secre-
tary OF the treasury in recommend
ing that the $4,000, 100000 needed
in addition to the $4,000, OO0, 900 pro-
vided by existing law be obtained
from the profits which have accrued
and shall accrue from war contracts
and distinctively war business. but
that these taxes he confined to the
war profits accru.ng in 1918 or in
1919 from business originating in
war contracts. urge your accept
ance of his recommendation that
quently, that the taxes 10 be paid in
1920 should be reduced from $4,000
100000 to $4,000, 100000. Any ar
rangements less definite than these
would add elements Of doubt and
confusion to the critical period OF
Industrial readjustment through
which the country must now i'm
mediatPly pass and which no true
FREUD OF the nations essential busi-
ness interests can afford TO, be re-
sponsible for creating or prolonging,
clearly determined conditions,
clearly and simply charted, are in
d.spensable TO the economic revival
and rapid Industrial development
which may confidently be expected
II we act rAw and sweep all inter
rogation points away.
I take II for granted that the con-
gress will carry out the naval pro-
gram which was undertaken before