Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-12-05
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bined in single systems.

Inc one conclusion that am ready
to state with confidence Is that 1t
would be q disservice alike to the coun-
try and to the owners of the railroads
to return to the old conditions unmod-
| ified. Those are conditions of res
traint without development. There is
nothing affirmative or helpful about
them. What the country chiefly needs
is that all it's meaIs of TRANSFORMATION
should be developed, Its railways, it's
waterways, its highways and its coun-
I5tryside roads.
New Policy Necessary.
Some new element of policy, there
fore, is absolutely necessary y-neces-
sary for the service Of the public, nec-
essary for the release of credit to
those who are administering the rail-
ways, necessary for the protection of
their security hoIdess.
welcome this orsnsion to announce
to the congress my purpose to join in
Paris the repreSenS Sitives of the gov
ernments with Which we have been.
associated in the war against the CEN
trail empires forSthe purpose of dis
cussing with them the nam features
of the treaty of peace realize the
great inconveniences that will attend
my leaving. thes country, particularly
at this time, but the conclusion that
it was my paramount duty to go has
been forced upon me by considera-
tions which 1 hope will seem as con-
elusive tofyou as fliey have seemed to
Accept U. S. Bases of Peace.
y The allied governments have ac-
cepted the bases Of peace which out
lined to the congress on the Sth of
January .last,::, as5p The central empires
also have, and very reasonably desire
my personal counsel in their interpre-
EthGibn and application, and tits highly
t:atssifsFb.a tlrsti Eshoyld give it. in order
that the, SINCERE desire of our govern
/ meelff to Contributes without selfish DUR
pose of any kind to settlements that
EgHl he Of common benefit to all the
nations concerned may be made fully
The pease ssttis;aments ti;a which are
now. IN hs, aafrapd ,.nnn ora nf fro,
scandant finnorianca both - nc, and
to the rest. Of the world and : lnow
Of no busines,;,Sf Interest which shonld
ta,ra nraca1,anca = nf thom INC .o11on+
men Of our armed forces on land and
sea have consciously fought for the
'sideels which they knew to be the
I-ideals ;of, their .eountrv.. have sought
i|tfsel exssre;ss tfHssadeals. tl,av have ac.
Tented ii Il mv, 3, Nat +fsmentsrof them os rho
substance Of tha;r own thonoht and
tt}fat3Uie.. III s!stnt assaociafea GOVERN.
lments .haye aeeented them 4 owe r. to
fsthem III III Ne Ne 2fE.fn E.fn faTs eas il, mo 1,as
EihnrH lxes olyi;SYrsseak on. n+prnreto.
tion is nut nnnn them and no nnssihla
| effort omitted is't to 'i..,iIi realize them
81. 1T is now mv5dntv ~ n,ay INV fn,,
part nyma lSanr. IG,iEul what tt,ev offarof3
IttS51tS ,th2k .Nky,s + Sttst,l Sost,atatn Il can
think of no calf tx service which cmilil
| .trauscenta. this....a. 81 1. 4. s.,,s.n
Praises War AGENCIES.
aEer hot fa,,e. laaNa,; ;thera. .heer, apen-
ri. lfs S.ns,Intrv yvhicK
EmeW rs 9ftfsif ~ fsf feld of snnnI5
OF labor and of industry as the war
| industries.board .the war..traf,a hoard
| the lIkpr HeuiifftnGGihf euiiff Ia N the food admin.
| istratioh and the frel administra tion
have known since their lahors hecame
thoroubhlya. siystnln,iht fzed., md the;y
have not heenr ~ issoiptad ogencias. tho,,
have been directed hv mon who ron.
resented the permanent dena rtmants
Of the government and ca hove -hoon
the centers of unified .and co.onarative
action. II; has :+een the no,,cu 20 tho
executive; therefore since the armis.
tice was assured (which ;s in offact a
COMPLETE submission of tho enemvl +o
.puf the l,nowledpe ~ thaso hodias a.
the disposal of the business mon Of
tl,,- country and IN ofrar tha;, tntou,
gent mediation al every noint and IN
every matter where If was desired r.
is surprising how fast tho nrocess ~
return 10 n peace footinp has moved
IN the three weeks since tha t,gbt;na
stonned q nronisas, to ontr,,n nHin
oui,y that NAV he inst;tuted and onv
aid that NAV be offered n viii NOT no
easy TO direct If nny better than II
viii dtrrct itso,f rho Amar,oon' h,,s,
ness u,.fn is of o,ick tnit,ative
Cites. Practical plane
The 6rdihary and normal nrocesses
of nrivata initiative will MT hn,a,ar
provide Immediate employment for all
sOf Inc men OF our returning armies