The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-30
ADVERTISEMENTS
FRANK COOLING
WRITES OF CONDITIONS
FOLLOWING THE WAR

IN OU6TluS ILLS lctlcI LUZ puuliCd-
ton in your paper have two
thoughts in mind.
First, as q candidate for nOmina-
ton as United States senator, ! want
the people to know where and how
stand on economic questions that
will arise after the close of the war.
Second, | am in hopes that this
letter may have the effect Of bringing
to the minds of the people a realiza
ton of the conditions that will pre-
sent themselves after the war, and
the necessity Of intelligent considera-
ton and investigation of these great
problems to insure prosperity for our
people.
Up to the present time our govern
ment has not appointed a single
committee or commission for the in
vestigation and solution of the great
problems that must of necessity con-
front the country. "a.
| find that England for more than
two years has been studying and
planning how best to bring about re-
adjustment that their people may
change from war basis to peace
basis without panic and, destruction
to the industries of the country.
Eighty-seven different committees
and commissions have been busy in
vestigating, making reports and re-
concentrations to guide that country
thru the reconstruction period that
it must be admitted by everyone to
be dangerous period in the history
of any government.
The first thought in the minds of
all the people is winning the war.
They know that we are going to win
the war, but just what the cost will
be and how long it will take God only
knows. Next to the one thought and
the one wish of the people for the
winning of the war comes the
thought: What of conditions after
the war is over, and the last shot
has been fired?
AS the present war is the greatest
struggle for humanity that the world
has ever known, so the struggle for
reimbursement and to bring the world
back to peace that will insure pro-
sperity and the happiness of the peo-
pie must be the greatest effort the
industrial world has ever known, if
we succeed.
If there is lack of wise initiative
and intelligent direction in guiding
the affairs of our nation in it's re-
adjustment from war basis to a
peace basis, the effect upon the in
dustries of the country will be dis
astrous and panic and ruin will fol-
low in it's wake.
In my judgement our government
should not only commence at once to
prepare for the solution of the
mighty questions that will confront
us when the war is over, but there
should be an effort made to bring
about thoro understanding with all
our allies in bringing the world back
to a normal condition.
Some of the great problems that
will confront the world will be best
settled by the cooperation of the
forces that have given so much for
the liberty and freedom of the world.
To succeed in this work the best
trained minds in every line of indus
try should be put to work, regardless
of their political affiliations. Poll
tics should bar no man who Is en-
inently fitted to render his country
service in the mightiest task of all
that will confront us after the war.
We owe everything to the youth
of our land for making the greatest
sacrifice that humanity can make,
and it is our duty to initiate and so
guide the affairs of our nation that
when these young men return they
will come back to country that is
prosperous and whose industries are
thriving in every walk Of life. Up
to the present time large majority
of the people of this country have
been blessed with prosperity such as
they have never known before. The
geographical position of America in
relation to the battlefields of Europe
has been mighty factor in bringing
prosperity to our people. Even with |
a scarcity of ships, this country has
been able not only to furnish food
and ammunition for our allies, but
also to transport mighty army.
With shortage of transportation
facilities. time has been the essence |
of all things in this great struggle. |
Regardless of cost, 1t has been neces-
sary for our allies to take everything
that this country could produce in
the way Of war materials and agri- |
cultural products. That they paid |
fair. price for everything they have |
bought will be accepted by all.
While we have enjoyed prosperity, |
We find on the other hand that South |
America and Australia and other |
great agricultural and live stock
are suffering great depres-
sion. This is not strange, for the |
destruction Of the worlds merchant |
possible for them to send their pro-
ducts to the countries that were once |
their markets. In other words, |
America practically has a monopoly |
on feeding the world at the present |
time. A short time ago I read an |
article which stated that in Argentine |
people were burning corn for fuel,
and that in the live stock industries, !
both cattle and sheep had practically
doubled in numbers. The article
stated that in 1914 Argentine had
100000 sheep; at the present
time it is said that they have $1,000
900. What Is true in the live stock |
industry in Argentine is also true of
other industries. read story of
Australia's failure to move her wheat
crop-that Australia had practically
all of her surplus farm products and
live stock on her hands since tho