South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-17
FORWARD! MARCHP' WAR is OVER
AND LET US RETURN ONCE AGAIN
TO THE BUSINESS WAYS OF PEACE

IT Forward narchi" business The ways Of
peace again salute us. The government has erased
the Of restrictions-excepting OF course.
on white print for the newspapers-and there
no longer such things as "non-essental industres'-
outside banquet halls afternoon teasat off hours;
that is they be addressed by the ennis
saries OF Herbert Hoover and Barney Baruch
1t means the removal of a great restraint.
industries which been restricted permitted at
once to increase output percent
Of curtaiment that Limitation will be removed,
and business will be thrown wide open again.
The automobile industry affords good example.
Last summer IL was reduced 10 half it's normal pro
duction Al 70 percent capacity. Next Jan
uary, when the former ruling would have shut off
production altogether it may jump to percent.
Every business is being encouraged to get under
way full hand Of steam. just rapidly
dtions permit The government is cooperating that
end. production is not being stopped all once
that would unwse economically though it
wise miltary. AS the output Of stuff is
tailed. peace production will take its place. The
department and the business mems board have the
whole big. complex matter well in hand.
There is plenty of work for everybody. There are
plenty OF orders. old and There is plenty of
credit for proper purposes. There need not be
temporary pause in prosperity if business
keep and take advantage Of their opportunities.
With the transition accomplished, we shall have
larger volume sound. normal. permanent business
than before, the whole world peace
goods and is eager to buy them.
But while industry stands thus relieved, and again
set free there is one problem of regulation that is
still with a fair that the hotels and restau-
continue their excuses and to suffer same
the more patriotic homes
Reference made Mr.. Hoover's regulations,
usual changing daily. and conflicting they change.
until quite impossible keep track of by the
willing 1t has been of the most unsatisfactory
ulatve agencies of the whole
What Is happening is quite customary First
told. when firing ceased the front.
that must save food than our allies
for the peoples of Central Europe Then we were
informed that need wheat substitutes in
bread much longer, but may return 10 whole
wheat -four. Both these statements are true.
More needed Europe But because wheat
food supplies be brought from In
dia. Australia and South America the kinds of
asked OF different Dairy feeds short every
where BY sending corn, rye, barley and fats
abroad we help to meet the scarcity OF animal
in Europe Our shortage, too, is relieved by
leasing the substitutes recently used in bread Hence
the whoe-wheat loaf
Because OF the difficulties In transportation and dis
tribution. food which the occupied
regions Of Belgium and France through the relief com
mission amounted TO the minimum which human
life could be maintained It is our plan to send
plenty to rebuild physically long under-nourished
population.
The administration is still the job. with
of the biggest problems ahead
own task is simply hold up end of the food
program. We must relax none of efforts but fol-
low changing suggestions and regulations with
greater thoroughness than before though
they are al times exasperatng and seemingly inane.
"a part OF peace program to build against
future and that is why feed the central
empires.