Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-12
RAILROADS OFFER PERPLEXING PROBLEM
Much Reconstruction Work to Come Before
Incoming Congress, Such as Distribution of
Raw Materials, Developing Resources
and the Immediate Reduction of
Enormously High Tax Rates

womanhood.
The least tribute we can Day them
is to make them the equals of men in
political rights, as they have proved
themselves their equals in every field
Of practical work they have entered,
whether for themselves or for their
country.
| hope that the members of the sen.
ate shall permit me to speak once
more CT the unratified treaty Of friend.
ship and adjustment with the Repub. |
lie Of Columbia. very earnestly urge
upon them an early and favorable &C
ton upon that vital matter. ! believe |
that they will feel with me, that the
stage Of affairs is now set for such aC-
ton as will be not only just but gen
erous and in the spirit Of the new age
! upon which We have SO happily Gu
tered. |
While the war lasted We set UP many |
| aitnC.es by which to direct the indus,
trics Of tie country in the services 1t
! vas necessary fer them to render, by
which to make sure OF an abundant
supply Of the materials Needed, by
which to check undertakings that for
the time could be dispensed with and
| stimulate those that were more sery-
! iceable in war. N yh,ch. Is. gaH FOR
! n3 purchasing departments Of the
| fprcfnment Il certain control over W.
! prices of essential articles and mate
rails, b. which to restrain trade with
alien enemies, make the most of the
available shipping and systematic f.
nancial transactions, both public and
private, so that there would be no
unnecessary conflict Or confusion, by
which, In short, to put every material
energy Of the country in harness to
draw the oinulon load and make Of US
enc team in the accomplishment OF a
great task. But the moment we knew
the armistice to have been signed We
took the harness off.
The ordinary and normal processes
of private initiative will not. however,
provide immediate employment for all
of the men OF our returning armies.
Those who are Of trained capacity,
those who are skilled workmen, those
who have acquired familiarity WITH
established businesses, those who are
!, ready and willing to go to the farms
all those whose aptitudes are KNOW
or will be sought out by employers viii
find no difficulty. it is safe to say, II
finding places and employment. Bu
there will be others who VIII be at
loss where TO gain a livelihood unles!
l pains are taken to guide them Il pu
!, them in the way of work. There VII
I be a large floating reaiduum Of labo
i which should not be left wholly t
t lie waste and desolate.
G l particularly direct your attention
t to the very practical plans which tn
r Secretary Of the Interior has devei
e oped in his annual report and befof
r your committees for the reclalnatlo
l. Of arid, swamp and cutcEer LAND
which might, if the states were wlliin
q and able to cooperate, redeem son,
SOC. 600, co0 acres of land for cultivi
r ton, There are said to he l3,Q9o,DU
II or %. O00, 900 acres Of land in The Yves
at present arid, for whose reclaratio
II water is available If properly col
served. There arc about c%o,ooo,ol
y acres from which the forests ha'
II been cut, but which have never "
y been cleared for the p'ow and whit
! come.
e 1t Is possible In dealing with our u
= used land to effect a great rural ar
AZ agricultural development which W
'e afford the best sort Of opportunity
~ men who want to help then'selve
- and the Secretary Of the Interior Il
- thought the possible methods out
~ a way which Is worthy of your mo
"a friendly attention.
=, I have spoken Of the control WIN
-. must yet tor a while, perhaps frf
long while. be exercised over shippi1
~, because Of the priority OF services
which our forces overseas are entiu
"a and which should also be accorded t
shipments which are to save recent
III liberated peoples from starvation q
y. many devastated regions from perm
an nent ruin. May | not say a spec
IN word about the needs Of Belgium a
ha Northern France? No SUMS OF men
mi paid by way of indemnity viii scr
,,c OF themselves TO save them lr'
III, hopeless disadvantages Tor years
on come. Something more mast be &c
eli than merely find the money, II u
had money and raw materials
abundance tomorrow, they could
resume their place In the industry
20 the world tomorrow--the very imp
tant place they held before the IN
Of wal swept across them. Many
their factories arc RACED to tho gron
of. Much Of their machinery Is destro!
al. or has been taken away.
to hope. therefore. that the Co'tEr'
,cir will nc. be unwilling. II 1t should
in ZONE necessary to graft to some 8,
Va? ,ency as the War Trade Board
,ult right 10 establish p.;orIsIcn Of exp