Arizona republican., 1918-11-22

ing data The senate has two resolu
tions before its committees, and the
house has had Congressman Edmonds'
bill before it since last spring, and
Mr.. Madden's resolution.
Conference On Resolution
The NATIONAL Municipal league has
called conference to consider Ameri-
can reconstruction problems, to meet in
Rochester, n. Y, November 20-22, 1918.
The first session, an evening one, will
be devoted to description of the
work of the reconstruction ministries
of our allies. over this meeting Law
son Purdy, president of the league, will
preside The first session on the 21st
will be devoted to a consideration of
the new relation of the federal govern
ment to state and local communities,
describing what the federal govern
ment has already done as a war time
measure in controlling for the benefit
of the whole country such matters as
transportation. housing, public works,
food, power, light and heat. Whether
this control is to be temporary or per-
manent in whole or in part, is one of
the questions that will naturally come
up for consideration. Professor How
ard Lee McBain is preparing the
definitive paper on the subject, which
will be made a subject of discussion.
The topic of the second meeting fol-
lows naturally from the first as the
result of the new relations of the fed
eral government to state and local
communities.
There has already been a replanning
along certain lines-transportation
housing, public works. The question
naturally arises how far this should be
extended, not only at present, but in
! future. There are many who feel that
the influence of the federal govern
ment in such matters has come to stay
| perhaps not in so extreme a form as
1 at present exercised, but certainly in
| some form. F. L. Alderman is pre-
! pairing the definitive paper for this ses-
sion. The great increase in number
and extent of the functions exercised
! by the numeroush branches of our gov
ernment-federal, state, local and mu-
nicipal-has created problem of pub
lie employment of the utmost import
! ance
Another days session has been add
/ ed TO the original program, to con-
slder the present and future govern
ment of those communities which have
been brought into existence by the es-
Enlistment of war industries. Today,
four departments of the federal gov
eminent are interested in such com
! munities, and there is no common
1 policy. One must be created il we are
to have present and future beneficial
results.
Here are some of the immediate
things for public-spirited men and
women and organizations to do:
First Things to Do
TO discuss reconstruction prob
lens; to attend meetings like the
one to be held at Rochester; to
insist upon the governments act
ing promptly along the lines which
our allies are already following; to
prepare themselves to back up the
government; to prepare to act as
effectively, patiently and patriotic
ally IN the solution of peace prob
lens as they have in the viqorous
prosecution of the war
What local organization can do
in the way of anticipation may be
gathered from Leroy Snyder's ad-
dress before the last annual meet
ing Of the National Municipal
league.
ITO illustrate the kind of activity
have had in mind when I have spoken
Of those that may be considered as
vital and essential. the Rochester
Bureau of Municipal Research is abou
to throw most of its energies into I
major study having to do with thi!
question; What are the public work!
in Rochester that need to be done, tina
can be done. at the end of the war il
order to help absorb labor released
from military service and from indus
trial pursuits connected with the war
1t is question of city planning on tn
broadcast possible scale, to determin
| those community values physical an,
spiritually that may be conserved b.
the city so that we, in our special field
may help achieve the democratic aim
| for which those men who will retur
| to us are now fighting. If we one
grant that civic work is more or les
| of luxury, to be undertaken by me
| who have nothing better to do, then W
are engaged in an unworthy tasl
4 whether in war or in peace, and on