The Republican journal., 1918-10-31
,,;dsg, Schurman of Cornell

don, Schurrnan of Cornell
p-.,,rsh5r Against perils of Peace.
Esg rs Tines says: DR.. Jacob
Sruan. President of Cornell
has mst returned from Eu-
a--.. listed the French, Amer
Bads fronts, and has author
| o.a calon of the following in
arel by his extended oppor :
observe domestic conditions in
ss53 5a. trsnce
-Fs at found that a Ministry of
.,rer +n naS been working for
:. ,q.. .s. wears. 1t has great
M committees, and through the
Ice aamberS of these commit
I eo suu has already been enact
| nr7g aai there has been an effort
,as-. ersef for the after-war ad-
- .4te been told that Ger
slrther along than Eng
aspect, while France has
gs t- effort for a long time to
a' peace with a fair amount
PEE -1-.
r.e-c- vas very much concern
g.. America to discover
..r IFS vet done practically
W solving the problems of
--. DO not think that too
an be placed upon the
4t rlufrontS this nation to
0-- sane preparation for
T.e may be that peace is yet
r.e OF, still ! feel that we
" le lost TOO much time.
77s mHry S now in state of more
sy r-lsl activity, caused by the
raat likely to be extremely de-
bur- AIalge part of our population,
! Eag. be- larger part, is enjoying unu-
|am.ss and income. Of course many,
ksaa the professional men and
tma as well as small trades people,
BIZ fH- pinch of the war, but in
szl ~ ages have been increased and
Egu nave gone up. Needless to say,
b auou cannot always exist. In
# coming Of peace is more than
arD result IN a considerable shock.
hnnustmcut that will be necessary
b aieu' unless an adequate pro-
Eg made Immediately to prevent
| Ht impossible that extensive
as9aa trpressions and consequent
4s-l0ru-Hi might occur, especially II
z asa-r- that war orders and the
fA2 munitions may instantly
a a he change of the indus
fs'la g3Eed in these manufacture
4 aon war to a peace basis may
al21M'osry dislocation of industry.
l@ uo7 Of Europe have long con-
'M officially these grave possibilities,
lY' are MOLE than foolish if We long
g1. leH The mere fact of the re-
r aW 'e of the four or five mil
q-l, and sailors now under the
Ha be- auough to seriously disturb
Ylomt onditions unless careful
{ad-s1 made for the transition.
there Is even a larger army than
If Hv' war workers, whose read
asaI peace basis must be provid-
Dor ASIDE from the personnel involv-
dis problem, there is the materiel.
is t1 happen to all the shipyards
l''s ST hastily built under the stress
'a' What is to happen to the vast
Oh supplies we have piled up IN
4t aud England. In sense these
De secondary problems, but if we
spo03 their solution until they are full
is we can never hope to gain full
'aioge which is rightly ours in the
f@aoA that viii exist Immediately af-
4 aewa-
%oa after / returned, l was told that
'4's had been introduced in our Con-
allnug TO cover this problem OF
r,VoS,liQcton. At first sight it seemed
therefore the matter might be am
attended to- However, l found on
1yl4ati0u that one of these bills nulll-
VIC other IN effect, and that at the
WI lme both were being held up be-
each involved a question which
'r settled before Congress could
g. AaJ of Reconstruction itself. 1t
as That the Republicans, through
sa. Any, weeks, have introduced a Joint
n nsao' calling for an appointment of a
-s''7F on Reconstruction, while a
aaS later the Democrats, through
,,. n olerman, introduced a measure
s ''i The appointment by the Presl-
AZ omission on Reconstructls n.
NM Ts covered very much the same
otherwise, embracing the prob
H., Ma' would confront labor, the
w. and capital.
(g.ba @'Aes NE as !! study these two bills
Nss with the whole Reconstruction
kn mat time is the essential ele-
NJ. De considered. We have already
'uy months. Every nation in Eu-
yaF ahead of us in finding out
49,. sShes to do and what it must do
gIa4'ey after a declaration of peace
ps N.Y. 10 every economic and industri-
% s confronting it. 1t is dilatory
sr r5sileme for the United States to
eapS S'iay and it is doubly dilatory to
H. me question of Reconstruction
Ill.,. 0ngtess debates the problem of
hi, VI VI not the extra constitutional
b ,l nalted the President in time of
GsJ' De extended and perhaps in
0OSGGll The postwar period.
s ."s question of the Capitalization
AdiS rS1ttlorlty, and especially that of
Ae tiegislative action in the person
VI tb sIlef Executive indefinitely, !
sse '' e Will eventually be only one
aueb Never before in our history has
kdsnt power been centered in the
Rsnn.ass exists there today. Both
Nar nrsollcan and Democratic parties
@oSssu That this was the necessary
W Rs w. IN time of war. But certain
ubt,ssGlicans will not consent, and
Ns viii tu II the majority of the Dem
consent to an indefinite con-