The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-02
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to be the fellow eountryman Of men Of
such stuff and valor. Those of US who
staid at home did our duty; the war
could not have been Wor or the men
who won it given their opportunity to
win otherwise. What we all thank
God for with our deepest gratitude is
that our men went into the line of bat
TIE just at the critical moment when
the fate of all the world seemed to
hang in the balance and with their
fresh strength turned the tide of bat
tie. And throughout it all how fine
the spirit of the nation was. 4'..s
Praise for Women
And what shall we say of the wo1n-
len. of their instant intelligence,
quicke,ling every task that they
touched; their tenacity for organiza-
ton and cooperation, which gave
their action discipline, and enhanced
the effectiveness of everything they
attempted. Their aptitude at tasks
which they never before had attempt
suit is beyond appraisal. They have
2dded a new lustre to the annals of
American wonanhood. The least
tribute we can, pay them is TO make
them the equal Of men in political
rights, as. they have proven them
selves the equal in every field. they
have entered. ~ = n
Industrial Reimbursement 49,.
so far as our domestic affairs are
concerned, our problem is one Of. in
dustrial readjustment. That prob
lem is less serious for us than it may
turn out to the nations which have
suffered tho loss Of war longer than
we. Our people do not wait to be
coached and led they are resourceful,
definite in purpose, seif-reliant in ac-
ton. Any leading strings we might
seek to put them in would speedily
become hopelessly tangled because
they would pay no attention to them
and so their own way. All We can
seek to do is to mediate the process
Of change, here, there and everywhere
as we may. I have heard much coun-
sci as to The plans that should he
formed and personally conducted to a
happy contamination, but from no
quarter have seen any general
scheme of DEMONSTRATION emerge
which I thought 1t likely We could
force our spirited business men and
self-reliant laborers TO accept with
due pliancy and obedience.
Quick Initiative.
1.-THE American business man is OF
quick initiative The ordinary and
normal processes Of private initiative
will not, however, provide immediate
employment for the men Of our re-
turning armies. Those who are of
trained capacities; those who are
skilled workmen; those who have &C
CURED familiarity with established
business, those who are ready to go
to the farms will find no difficulty
it. is safe to say in finding place and
employment. But there will be 9TH
ers who will be at a loss where to gain
livelihood unless pains are taken to
guide them and put them In tho way
Of work. There will be a large float
ing residum OF labor which should not
be left wholly to shift for itself. 1t
seems to be important, therefore, that
the development of public work of
every sort should be promptly resunl'
ed in order that room should be made
for unskilled labor especially, and that
plans should be made for the develop
ment of our waste land and other un-
used resources. In particular / dl-
rect your attention to the very prac'
tical plan which the secretary OF tho
interior has developed in his annual
report: for the reclamation Of arid,
swamp and cut-over land which might
If the states were willing and able to
cooperate redeem some 3oo,G0e;coo
acres OF land. ..
"Congress could at once direct some
| thousands Of returning soldiers to the
| reclamation of arid land which It al
leady has undertaken il it will but en-
large the appropriations already made
| for the department Of the interior. =,
Determination Taxes.
For the steadying and facilitation
Of our own domestic readjustment,
nothing is more important than the
| immediate determination OF the taxes
that are to be levied for 1918, 1919 and
1920. AS much Of the burden Of tax:
alton must be lifted from business as as
the sound administration of the gov
eminent viii permit. and business
must be told what obligations it Will
be expected to meet. An immediate
decline in the expenses OF governnltnt
is not to be looked for. Contracts
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