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that is valuable for war purposes.
The weakest spot in our situation
Is lack of sufficient production of the
things that are vital to the life and
strength Of the armies, which might
be obtained except for the scarcity
Of labor. 1t would be unwise, nay
objectionable, if this shortage shall
not promptly be remedied. This ques-
ton at present is Of commanding
import.
This country has an advantage
over all others in times of war or
peace, by reason of her natural re-
sources and accumulated wealth, but
1t is not of full practical value unless
the agencies for production and use
are sufficient. To the extent that
workmen are lacking in number, to
a corresponding degree are wealth
and raw materials without value. II
is questionable whether, when an
abundance of ships are built, there
will be trained men and machinery
in ample numbers and quantities,
end, in the case Of battleships, ade-
quate supplies and munitions.
The labor question is one which
employers are sometimes reluctant
to discuss for fear of misinterpreta-
ton of motives, but in war times
every question which bears yitally
upon the conduct and termination OF
the war should be considered frank
Iy and fairly by the employer. the
empIoye, and the public generally.
Each is equally interested. Each is
entitled to protection and the rights
of none should be neglected, al
though the necessities of the general
public are always of primary i'm
portance.
Lest anyone might conclude that |
| have in any respect changed my
views as heretofore expressed con-
cerning labor generally, l may be
permitted to say: Workmen should
always have fair, just, and liberal
/ treatment. They should be paid
good wages, taking into account the
service rendered and all conditions
which reasonably apply. The well
| fare, safety, and health OF the men
and their families should receive
careful attention by employers. Re-
lief funds for the result OF accidents
or old age should he established. All
men. of all grades, ranks, and nation
alities, should be permitted to worb
when and where they please and OIL
terms that they agree 10. The laws
should impartially protect both cap
I ital and labor and permit Imposition
or abuse by neither.
: The preCarious conditions, alreaa!
adyerted to, compel the United State
to do everything within it'
mower to brinE the war to =
speedy and victorious close N'
insist our soldiers shall not be place
in the trenches or on the firing line
unless and until they are completely
hardened, trained, and equipped, an'
that thev shall always be furnished
with sufficient supplies to protec
them and preserve their health. lh'
fathers and mothers of this countr!
( have given their sons in defense o.
our beloved land. These men are en-
titled TO every practicable effort OF
our part to assist them, and thI:
/ without one moment Of unnccessar'
DELAY. Efficiency, abundance ant
promptness will save millions OF mel
and billions of money.
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tain, to rob, to destroy what could
not be appropriated and utilized, to
levy tribute, to mar and maltreat,
TO intimidate and t>9 drive from home
the innocent, to defy the laws of God
and man on land and on sea, to
laugh at reason and to mock at JUS
tice, and general advancement on his
part, up to the present time, has
been almost uninterrupted. Natur-
ally. Germany would like to bring
about an armiStice, peace and set
tlement at once and under these con-
ditions. She could well afford to
withdraw from France and Belgium,
Luxembourg, Poland, Italy, Rouma-
MIA, and Serbia if permitted to con-
troll Turkey, Armenia, and the route
to Bagdad. and with her strength,
military, financial, and commercial,
unbroken.
Germany is more virile, more eff
cient, more determined and sg-
gressive than she was at the
beginning of the war. As a
nation, if she wins in the near
future, she will be stronger finan-
cially, industrially, commercially.
militarily, and with comparatively
small reduction in the number of
men, notwithstanding the loss of
millions of soldiers. Although, as to
some statements made on the sub
ject, we may have believed them ex-
aggerated, we have reached the con-
clusion that preparation for war and
for a dominating influence by Prus-
sian Germany throughout the world
has been in progress for MANY
decades. Her armies now occupy an
inner position, the best and most ef-
fective for war purposes, with faces
to the front, fully equipped. thor
oughly trained, ably Differed, ade-
quately supplied, having transporta-
tion facilities for rapid mobilization
and transfer of troops, munitions and
foods, ready and able to defend
against attack from the outside, and,
bv sudden and efficient advance. to
take and possess additional territory.
And it is a mistake to suppose, as
sometimes proclaimed, that the SOL
diers of the enemy or their weapons
of warfare are becoming less pro-
ficient or that they will not further
improve. The brains, the study, ex-
perience, patience, and persistence of
the German character, which have re-
suited in the production of the eff
cient officers and soldiers. military
strategy, destructive cannons, guns,
ammunition, gases, aircraft, seaeraft,
methods, and provisions for defense,
utilization of heretnfore I1pkpoyyI,
materials for food and munitions, are
still available and will be devoted to
the production of better facilities for
satisfactory offensive and defensive
warfare. There will be more
healthy and more skillful soldiers,
even more competent officers, bigger
and more destructive cannons, sub
marines, and aircraft and safer in
trenchment. Germany is not idle
nor dilatory.
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We believe the war will end victor
iOusly for the allied forces within
two or three years; we hope in a
much shorter time. 1t could not ter
inmate in favor Of the other side
within a decade, for, with all the
means at our command we would
fight for that period or longer be-
fore we would submit to the despotic
.,rlc. Of Al, r,rArnr.nAir A.-rnr.A
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the destruction Of the lives and
health of our noble and loyal men,
and the unjustified depletion of our
resources. We can discuss and prop
erly decide other questions later. II
we now delay we may not have the
opportunity to consider the other
matters.
And still, if objections are raised
and discussed, they can be fairly met
and with good reasons, in addition to
the one Of wars necessity. which is
unbeatable. At any rate they are
not fundamental nor Of much conse-
quence by comparison.
In addition to what has been re-
ferred to as essential in this war and
which can be supplied if we will,
u.cre is the question of administra-
tion. You men of large business en-
terprise and of splendid careers know
how important it is to have a COM
plete and rounded out organization
and a method of procedure that, il
not automatic, is self-detecting in
case of variance from the general
plan. There must be a head, what
ever called or however constituted,
having such general supervision and
co.Itrol as to see that all the forces
are co-ordinated and are co-operat-
ing. Then every department Of ac-
tivity must be similarly organized
and systematized, all moving in thu
same direction and to the same pur-
pose, each acquainted with the gen.
eral plans and conduct of the others
so as to avoid errors that have been
committed by any, and also to benefit
by the perfection of others, thus es-
Gaping what is so common, particu-
larly in large organizations. the oper.
ating at cross purposes. And then
every decision, every action, every ap'
pointment, every discharge, every re.
ward, every discipline must be based
upon the honest intention TO protect
and promote the common cause, re-
gardless OF any selfish interest
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PROBLEMS AFTER WAR.

So sure are we that we will be
perfectly organized. that the man
agement will be Of the highest order
and that the war will be brought to
a successful conclusion, we are JUS
titled In considering with care ana
anxiety the worlds business afairs
growing out OF and following the
war.
In an address before the Ameri-
can Iron and Steel Institute in Octo-
Der, 1914, said:
without giving reasons in
detail at the present time, ven
ture the opinion that the strug-
gle for commercial supremacy
! was the underlying cause of the
= war, or at least had a decided in
fiuence upon its precipitation;
that the questions at issue large
ly relate to dollars and cents"
Many then believed and still be-
Geve the desire for commercial su-
premacy was the fundamental cause
Of the war and that it still is upper
most in the minds of the chieftains
of the two leading European nations
who oppose each other in the pending
military conflict.
It is probably not an exaggeration
to say that from the beginning OF
the war to the present time every
decision for action or non-action on
ths part Of these two Governments
has been Influenced bv a considera-
tion of the ultimate effect upon COM
mercial pre-emipence. Neither Great
Britain nor Germany, in securing and
retaining territory, in offensive and
defensive effort, in construction, ad-
ministration, legislation, expendi-
lures, publications, financial and
commercial action. overlooks nor ne
elects the purpose of protecting her
commercial position and opportunity
when peace shall have been restored.
Already these, and other foreign La
tions, have individually prepared
maps of the different nations as, in
their judgment, they will appear
when settlement is finally made.
Such, at least, is the accredited re-
port
It is not certain that in asserting
the military contest is in defense of
rrinciples and of national existence
there is entire lack of sincerity on
the part of any; that even in Ger
many's claim that she is fighting for
freedom and existence she is inten-
tionally attempting to deceive her
own people and others as we'll; for
if her international commercial posi-
ton and influence were lost that part
of national life, which, in the minds
of the people, is important, would
be fatally affected.
Great Britain and Germany, like
all others, are hoping and expecting
that there will be firmly established
basis for the prevention Of future
prolonged international military con-
flicts; and when the war is concluded
we shall see both of these countries
well prepared to succeed in the COM
petitive contest for the worlds trade.
This will be true to a lesser extent
of other foreign countries.
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AMERICA FOR
AMERICANS
MUST Be OUR
WATCHWORD

to meet the emergencies Of the pres
ent time, for there Is a marked do
ficiency in railroad capacity. They
need q good deal Of additional money,
and they should be allowed tariffs
large enough to furnish It
And all this applies with equal
force to postwar period. To oc-
cupy a proper place in the worlds
economic forum, our country, by q
wise policy, should permit, and even
encourage, the building up and main.
tenance Of wealth and Of production
and transportation capacity proper
tionate to the great and increasing
resources of the country as compared
to other countries. Abundant manu-
featuring and transportation faeils-
ties on land and sea and lakes, SUE
ported on a living basis, ably and
properly managed by private inter-
ests, are what a prosperous country
should have
During the last decade or longer,
the policy Of the United States has
not been favorable to conditions
which, at present. are deemed wise,
proper and necessary.
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MUST FOSTER INDUSTRIES

From the same motives and for the
same reasons, American industry
must be fostered, not unfairly, not
to the prejudice Of the general public
nor to the point of permitting abuse
or oppression of any interest, but to
the limits Of reason and honesty, all
things being considered. Laws which
will secure Just prices to the con-
sumers, reasonable profits to the pro-
ducers and to the transportation
companies, and fair wages to the
workmen, all based on inquiry and
study, should be the aim.
To compete with other countries
we must have a merchant marine
equal in every particular to the best,
with every advantage and no disad-
vantage in comparison with any
other, unhampered by laws, rules or
regulations which might interfere
with practical and successful bust
ness operation. We should be pre-
pared to deliver the surplus OF every
! thing we produce at the doors OF
non-producIng countries IN pack
ages and on terms satisfactory to
those who desire to purchase.
Our merchant ships must never
again be compelled to haul down the
| American flag or to occupy an In
| ferior position in the international
struggle for economic excellence and
advancement. Americans, II given
an equal chance with the people OF
other nations, will furnish business
TO comfortably support a merchant
marine excelled by none.
If there be established, maintained
and effectively executed a basis for
euuitably disposing Of all interna-
tional disputes by arbitration,
very large navy for the
enforcement of legitimate civil rights
( will not be necessary; but IN any
event. the United States should
/ maintain navy OF sufflclenI
strength to protect her commerce
in every part of the world. Hereto,
/ fore it has not always been absolute
ly independent and safe, notw1th
| standing what may have been salc
/ or written to the contrary.
Of high Importance is the main
/ tenance of a constructive policy b!
our Government, one that is calcu
lated to build up, to extend, to IN
crease efficiency. 1t has been dem
onstrated that concentrated wealth
integration of industry, large units
big and capable organizations ar
not only valuable but indispensable
in times like the present, and the!
are proportionately so at all times
When large quantities, highest quail
ity and efficient and prompt execu
tion are requisite, the demand fo'
supplies can be properly met only b!
large resources and capacity. Smal
unintegrated or disintegrated or i'm
poverishCd productive agencies ar,
not adequate.
The railroads in certain section
of the country are a striking exam
pie of the imperative need for add
tional tracks, equipment, and term.
nal facilities which money alone cal
provide. and this in spite Of the inl
mcnSe sums which have been eX
pG"isd foy these purposes. II Is
Litv that they have not been pecU
niarily able to make full preparation
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MUST PUSH PREPARATIONS.

We may be excused for having
been slow in getting ready for de-
tense against unjust attack. even
since August. 1914, but there can be
no justification for failure in the
future to push vigorously and with
out unnecessary Interruption, in
every department OF the Government,
preparation for assisting the allied
forces to carry on and to win the
war by the utilization Of everything
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DEFICIENT IN MUNITIONS.

. We are no doubt deficient in arms
and ammunition in many, if not
most, classes. However, capacity to
produce these is already large, is
growing, and within a short time
should be sufficient TO cover all
needs.
OF ores, fuel, coal. wood, and oil
and all other raw material there is
no shortage.
That this country has enough
money, or its equivalent, to cover all
requirements. there is no question.
The approximate figures have often
been published. We have one-half
of the gold and two-fifths of the
wealth of all nations. Our produc-
tive capacity is far in the lead of all
others. Our credit is unlimited and
always will be if we triumph in this
war and if we make the most of our
opportunities. Plenty of money can
be secured by taxation and by the
sale of Government securities at rea-
sonable rates, if good and discrimi-
mating judgment is Ysed after con-
sulting competent bankers and other
business men.
Labor is scarce and growing moro
30, although there are employed
large numbers of American women
who are doing their full share, in
both civil and military lines of az
tivity, in accordance with their
strength.
Now it is manifest that in order
TO render the assistance that is ask
ed of us and which seems to be i'm
pcrativc, we must have more and
more men, for soldiers and workmen
skilled and unskilled. We cannot
produce the quantities or amounts
demanded unless the number of men
is materially increased, nor unless
all who are willing to work are per
mitted to do so to the extent OF
their reasonable capability and
desire. There is shortage
of labor in this country ~
the present time on the farms
the railroads. the ships, in the shops
the factories, the mines, the Offices
Production even up to the present
capacity cannot be secured unless
more workmen are employed. And
for the building of Increased produc,
tive capacity and for the operation
Of the same, additional men must be
procured
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}
continue to be the leader, financially
and industrially, II we will. Our
business men, while devoting their
attention, time and money to the
military requirements Of the coun-
try, should have in mind preparation
for the future II is their duty, a.
II is their right. to deliberate and
then TO offer suggestions Every
thing possible should be done by Us
to assist the allies during the war,
and every reasonable preparation
should be made for the protection Of
our industry in times OF peace
We shall be met with the fullest
preparation and the fiercest competi-
tion on the part Of others, and we
must likewise be in condition to pro-
tect our interests and to push our
claims for a fair share Of the world 8
business: in fact, such parts Of II as.
by reason Of geographic locations or
otherwise. naturally would come to
us II ready and prepared to absorb
II. There will be an opportunity
for economic progress, which, II
neglected, may never return; surely
not within the near future. Our
rivalry will be keen and aggressive,
but It will be fair and reasonable.
The same attitude on the part Of our
competitors We shall have the right
to demand. And whenever they seek
to cooperate with Us, then. 20 Tar a.
compatible, with the principles OF
equity and propriety, We ought to
reciprocate.
1t is to be hoped the supplies Of
this country, men or property, will
not be used to our detriment. for the
main purpose Of benehting any other
country or countries, during or after
the war.
Legislators, as well as business
men, should, even now, give heed to
future trade problems, for Of great
importance is legislation which will
place our country on parity with
ali others In the protection Of our
domestic trade and the extension OF
our foreign commerce. Foreign trade
Is beneficial to all countries It fur
nishes necessary supplies and 1t also
provides an outlet for surplus prod
ucts. Il has a decided influence in
maintaining stable and fair rates OF
international exchange; and 1t af-
fects the amount Of gold reserves.
Other governments will. by legisla-
ton, aid, in every proper way, their
business interests to expand and
prosper-many have already arrang-
ed for this; and our Government
should do likewise. An intelligent
person seeks opportunity to profit by
the experience Of others
Neither Germany nor any other
country, whose home Industries are
fully protected, will hereafter be per
mitted to enter the markets OF Great
Britain, except on basis Of equal
or reciprocal protection, depending
upon all the circumstances, including
the products involved There will be
careful study and scientific discrim-
ination, all with the single intention
and effort to secure every proper ad-
vantage. The theories OF the past,
based on habit Of thought. and eondi-
tions which have disappeared, Will
be swept aside and principles more
practical, more selfish and more use
full will be substituted. England for
the English will be the national slo-
gan. as il ought to be.
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The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
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al conditions, Catarrh requires con-
stitutional treatment. HALLS Ca
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and acts thru the blood ON the mn.
cous surfaces of the system, there.
by destroying the foundation of
the disease, giving the patient
strength by building up the con-
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doing it's work. The proprietors
have 50 much faith in the curative
powers of Halls Catarrh Medicine
that they offer One Hundred dol.
lars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address +. j. Cheney & Co., To-
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The Rev. lrl r. Hicks Almanac
for 1910 is now ready for delivery,
finer, better than ever. A beau
tiful, valuable weather book With
weather forecasts for every day of
1919, written by Irl r. Hicks jr
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CHANCE OF LIFETIME

No county in the west oifers better In.
ducements today to the farmer desirina
70 build . home or to the capitalist look.
ing for Q profitable investment for his
money than is offered in the fertile lands
OF Potter county, South Dakota, which
can b purchased at prices which are
merely nominal whencompared with lee
productive lands but q short distance
east. Here can befoundrailroads. school
houses, towns and villages ready bullt
society organized and equal to that a
the east on the one hand, and cheap fer.
ele lands on the other-a combination
Impossible to find In . country sithes
older or newer than this. That this con.
dition cannot long remain IL attested 81
the fact that some Of 1.-THE shrewdest inyes.
tors OF the west, conversant with thu
value OF such landss axe rapidly buyino
GkaA M ~
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! SATURDAY, Dec. ID
At FOSTER HOTEL
From 9 in the morning until in
the afternoon.
One Day Only

One Day Only
DIR. Doran is a regular graduate in mod.
lclne and surgery and has a special licens
and authority granted by the State Medi.
cal Board of Sonth Dakota to visit prof.
esslohally. the more important towns and
"iti,s, and offers to all who call on this
Wv consultation and examination free.
sired. ne Z
According to his method of treatment
ne does not operate for chronic %appendici-
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He has to his credit many wonderful re-
SUITS In diseases of the stomach. live
tbowels, blood, skin, nerves, heart. kidney'
oiadder, bedweting. catarrh. weak lungs'
tai ailments ~ ICY
u you have been ailing for length
g, Ilme co not get any better, do not
Iall 10 call, as improper measures rather
than dlsease are very often the capse Of
y9pr long standing trouble
Remember above date, that eyamina-
tlon on this trip will be free and that his
treatment is different.
Married ladies must come with their
hns6ands and children with their parents
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E. c. Nelson with the North
western National Bank of Mime
apolis was over yesterday in COM
pany with ]. R. Houck of Gettys-
burg. Mr.. Nelson was we'll pleased
with farming conditions in this vi
cinity
The Bramblee family had a car
load of relatives drop in on them
Sunday comprising Mrs. BIS faith
er, Mr.. Gallogly, their soninlaw
Harry Parlin and family, Miss
Dolpha Parlin of Holabird, and
Miss Lottie GallogIy of Highmore.
All returnd home same day except
Mr.. Gallogly who remand to
spend a week or SO visiting the
sights on the river