Arizona republican., 1918-12-03


THE least tribute we can pay them
is to make them the equals of men in
political rights as they have proved I
themselves their equals in every field |
of practical work they have entered, |
whether of themselves of for their !
country. These great days of complet- |
ed achievement would be sadly marred |
were we to omit that act Of justice. |
Besides the immense practical services |
they have rendered the women of the |
country have been the moving spirits |
in the systematic economies by which |
our people have voluntarily assisted to /
supply the suffering peoples of the |
world and the armies upon every front |
with food and everything else that we |
had that we might serve the common |
cause. The details of such story can |
never be fully written but we carry |
them at our hearts and thank God that
We can say that we are the kinsmen of
such
And now we are sure OF the great
triumph for which every sacrifice was
made. 1t has come. come in its com
pleteness and with the pride and in
spiration of these days of achievement
quick within US We turn to the tasks
of peace again-a peace sure against
the violence Of irresponsible monarchs
and ambitious military coteries-and
make ready for a new order, for new
foundations of justice and fair dealing.
Our Task Is Broad
I'VE are about to give order and or
ganization to this peace not only FOR
ourselves, but for the other peoples OF
the world as well, so far as they will
suffer us TO serve them. 1t is interna-
tional justice that we seek. not do
nestle safety merely. Our thoughts
have dwelt OF late upon Europe, upon
Asia upon the near and the far east;
very little upon the acts Of peace and
accommodation that wait TO be per
formed ataour own doors. While we
are adjusting our relations with the
rest of the world it is not OF capital
importance that we should clear away
all grounds of misunderstanding with
our immediate neighbors and give
proof Of the friendship we really feel?
| hope that the members Of the senate
will permit me to speak once more OF
the unratfied treaty Of friendship and
adjustment with the Republic of Co
lombia ! very earnestly urge upon
them an early and favorable action
upon that vital matter. ] believe that
they will feel, with me, that the stage
of affairs is now set for such action as
will be not only just. but generous and
in the spirit of the new age upon which
we have so happily entered.
80 far as our domestic affairs are
concerned. the problem of our return
TO peace is a problem of economic and
industrial REIMBURSEMENT. That prob
lem is less serious for us than it may
turn out to be for the nations which
have suffered the disarrangenents and
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people. moreover, do not wait to be
| coached and led. They know their own
business, are quick and resourceful at
every readjustment, definite in purpose
and self-reliant in action. Any leading
strings we might seek to put them in
would speedily become hopelessly
tangled because they would pay no at
tention to them and go their own way.
| All that we can do as their legislative
! and executive servants, is to mediate
the process of change here. there and
| elsewhere as We may. l have heard
much counsel as to the plans that
should be formed and personally con-
Quoted to a happy consummation. but
from no quarter have l seen any gen.
eral scheme of reconstruction emerge
which | thought it likely we could force
our spirited business men and self-re-
| liant laborers to accept with due PHI
| ancy and obedience.
! Set Many Agencies to Work
While the war lasted we set up
many agencies by which to direct the
| industries of the country in the serv-
/ ices it was necessary for them to rend-
err by which to make sure of an abun
dant supply of the materials needed,
! by which to check understanding that
| could for the time be dispensed with
and stimulate those that were most
| serviceable in war. by which to gain
for the purchasing departments of the
| government q certain control over the
| prices of essential articles and mate
rails, by which to restrain trade with
! alien enemies, make the most of the
available shipping and systematic fl
| nancial transactions, both public and
private. so that there would be no I'M
| necessary conflict or confusion-by
! which. in short, to put every material
energy of the country in harness to
draw the common load and make of us
one team in the accomplishment of q
great task. But the moment we knew
the armistice to have been signed, we
took the harness off. Raw material
supplies which the government had
kept on hand for fear there would not
be enough for the industries that sup
piled the armies have been released
and put into the general market again
Great Industrial plants whose whole
output and machinery had been taker
over for the uses of the government
have been set free to return to the uses
to which they were put before the war
1t has not been possible to remove sc
readily or so quickly the control Of
foodstuffs and of shipping, because the
world has still to be fed from our gran
aries and the ships are still needed tc
send supplies to our men oversee anC
to bring the men back as fast as the
disturbed conditions on the other side
Of the water permit; but even there
restraints are being relaxed as much
as possible and more and more as the
weeks go by.
Have Learned a Lot
Never before have there been agen-
cies in existence in this country which
knew so much Of the field of supply
of labor and of industry as the wal
Industries board, the war trade board
the labor department, the food admin.
istration and the fuel administra tiof
have known since their labors beca me-
thoroughly systematiZed; and the,
have not been isolated agencies: they
have been directed by men who rep.
resented the permanent departments O.
the government and SO have been the
centers of unified and cooperative ac-
ton. 1t has been the theory of the
executive. therefore, since the arms
tice was assured. (Which Is in effect z
complete submission of the enemy Il
put the knowledge Of these bodies a
the disposal of the business men O.
the country and to offer their intelli.
gent mediation at every point and il
every matter where it was desired. i
is surprising how fast the nrocase n