The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-12-13

OF the world a. wei. 50 far as they
WIZ suffer us TO serve them. II is
International justice that we seek. not
domestic safety merely. Our thoughts
nave dwelt OF late upon Europe, upon
Asia, upon the near and far east. very
little upon the acts of peace and ae-
commodation that wait to be per
FORMED at our own doors. While we
are adjusting our relations with the
rest OF the world is IL 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?
nope that the members of the senate
VIII permit me to speak once more
OF the unratified treaty of friendship
ana adjustment with the Republic of
colombia. l very earnestly urge upon
them an early and favorable action
upon that vital matter. believe that
they Will feel with me. that the stage
Oh affairs Is now set for such action
as will not only be just. but generous
ana In the spirit of the new age upon
winch We have so happily entered.
Outlines Problems.
AS far as our domestic AZ 4
Iairs are concerned the prob 4
lem OF our return to peace Is a 4
problem OF economic and indus 4
IL trial REIMBURSEMENT. That prob 4
lem Is less serious for us than r
IL may turn out to be for the 4
nations which have suffered the +
arrangements and the losses of 4
= war longer than we. r
| Our people, moreover, do not wait to
De coached and led. They know their
own business, and quick and resource
tui at every readjustment, definite In
purpose and self-reliant in action. ANY
reading strings we might seek to put
them In would speedily become hone
iessly tangled because they would pay
no attention to them apd go their own
way. All that we can do as their
executive and legislative servants is
TO mediate the process of change here,
there and elsewhere as we may.
have heard much counsel as 4
to the plans that should be 4
formed and personally conduct 4
ed to happy contamination, but 4
from no quarter have / seen 4
r any general scheme Of recon 4
struction" engineering which I 4
thought II likely we could force 4
our spirited business men and 4
self-reliant laborers to accept 4
with due plianey and obedience. 4
Many Directing Agencies.
While the war lasted we set up many
agencies By which to direct the indus.
tries OF the country In the service Il
was necessary for them to render, BY
which to make sure Of an abundant
supply OF the materials needed, By
which to check undertakings that could
for the time be dispensed with and
stimulate those that were most ser
viceable In war by which to gain fol
the purchasing departments Of tn.
country q certain control over thu
prices OF essential, articles and ma
terials, by which to restrain trade
with alien enemies, make the most o.
the available shipping and systsmati,
financial transactions. both public and
private. so that there would be NJ
unnecessary conflict or confusion-by
which, In short, to put every materia
energy Of the country in harness I,
draw the common load and make O
US one team in the accomplishment O.
great task. But the moment W,
knew the armistice to have been sign
ed we took the harness off.
Conditions Change.
Raw materials upon which the gov
eminent had kept Its hand for fea
there should not be enough for tn,
industries that supplied the armie
; have been released and put into tn,
general market again. Great indus
trial plants, whose whole output an,
machinery had been taken over 70
!; the uses OF the government have beef
; set free to return to the uses to which
they were put before the war. It ha
not been possible to remove so readil,
or so quickly the control Of foodstuff
and Of shipping, because the worl,
has still to be fed from our granarie
and the ships are still needed to sen,
supplies to our men overseas and {.
bring them back as fast az the dis
turbed conditions on the other sid
Of the water permit; but even Their
restraints are being relaxed as mucl
as possible and more and more as tn
weeks go by.
, Aids Business Men.