Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-12-20
WORK FOR EVERYONE
by President Il. o. Holland

| by IECStucni H. ", bOhlUuu
There is Sroundless pessimism evil
denced in our fear that the return
TO civil life of millions of soldiers
and munition workers may be fol-
lowed by extensive unemployment
and social unrest.
Such pessimism is rooted in our
| failure to perceive what the immedi-
ate future holds for all intelligent,
| law-abiding people, and amounts to
| thinking in terms of yesterday in
stead of tomorrow Considering this
great tomorrow of ours, we should
see that whatever it lacks, there is
no lack of things to be done.
Right at hand is the task of pro-
yiSioning, comforting, and rehabili-
tating areas of the old world, CONT
mental in scope, that have been swept
by the fury of war. Compared to this
undertaking, the relief of famine in
India or China would be the work of
udy' Inc C0Sh VI InCl LhSlHS IOuu
production will require the employ
ment of hundreds of thousands of
additional men.
Then, there are other things for
us to do at home. The United States,
according to estimates, possesses
| more than a billion acres of land that
| can be used for agricultural produc-
| ton. Less than 400,000,O00 acres
of this vast, tillable domain now are
used. To reach with the pillow our
unused 500. 100000, mighty feats in
engineering, drainage, irrigation and
clearing must be accomplished.
Waving for the present all discus
sions as to the best method of pro-
| cedure, all of rs admit that fruitful
opportunities for employment are Of
fered by our unreclaimed land do
main, and that the resources, in
| dustry, and skill of the American
people are equal to the task of recla-
nation
Before 1914, there came to the
United States each year, between
100000 and 100000 immigrants.
During the past four years the flow
has ceased. Consequently, the farms
| have been depleted of help, and every
industry has had to run shorthanded.
No one should be disturbed about
America being able to absorb in the
peace-time industries all the soldiers
in France and the men in our can
tonments.
In America we perceive more clear
| ~ than before the war, the world and
| its opportunities overseas There is
| Siberia, for example, reaching from
| Europe to the Pacific and practically
doubling the length and breadth of
this country; holding locked within
| its vast boundary lines all in soil,
mineral, water power and forest that
lies out of doors; and scarcely on the
| threshold of industrial development.
Russia is in a mighty struggle,
which, beginning in her overthrow of
| autocracy of the Romanoffs, now is
in a contest with bolsheysm which
is nothing less than the autocracy OF
ignorance, the mob and the gutter
| succeeding that of Romanoffs, Hob
enzollarns and Hapsburgs.
Great though the obstacles, Rus
STA is emerging from the polar ice of
| ignorance that has held her bound
for centuries. If in the United States
we overflow our 60O.00O,000 in I'M
developed land and the new indus
tries thai will be built thereupon, we
still shall have left big worid out.
side of this country. Russia, in lar,
t.cular, will want our help. EVen
before the war, the State College r.
ceiVed calls for scientifically trained
young men in Siberia. Russia and
Siberian students have attended in.
struction at this institution and Terry
enc of them said that in her recon.
atruction Russia would look Il
America for help more than to am
other nation in the world.
50, II we in America suffer from
unemployment, it will be for no lacl
: of opportunity here or overseas
There has never been a time in al
human history when the wrold wal
so rich in opportunity as today.
: We, in our generation, but touch 9TH,
hem of the garment" in the grea
work to be done, there shall be serv
lice and its rewards for everyone.