The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-12


: Whila The war lasted Va ~ ~
many egsnciQ shys whieA -, slfsees -
industrtes a ehs eenutsy ~ ~ fe9s
iees Il was ueceGBnry for them 70 -
ldef, BY which 20 nake aure q ~
abundant .ssapply Of the .matet
Eneeded. " which 70 check updeft4aF
3SSSs that could tor the une b. d.
3nsed With md 4timuiate thoss thas
NSro most serviccabje In whA ~
w11eeh to gain for the purchasing e.
pesAents Of the gsvurrsaeatsa ceftein
contrs over the prices Of essential
arsdea1S and. materials, By which to
restrain Nade with alisn eusmiea.
tnaho the h.ost & the availAhle ship
plne and systematiEe nuaneini trans-
aetieos. both public and private. 20
that there would be no unnecessary
confict or confusion-by which. W
short. to put every material enerU OF
the country In harness to draw The
common lead and make Of us one team
In the accomplishment Of great
task. But the moment We knew
the armistice to have been sesnsd ~
took the harness of. Raw materials
upon which the government had kept
its hand for fear there should nct be
enough for the industfies that sup
piled the armies have been released
and pat Into the general market again.
Great industrial plants whcee whole
output and machinery had beeu taken
over for the uses Of the governme1t
have been set free to- return to a.
uses to which they were put before
the war. II has not been pnssibte> TO
remove 70 readily or 30 quickly the
control of foodstuffs and Of shipping.
because the world has still tn be fed
from our granaries and tho ships ART
still needed to seild supplies to our
men oversea and to bring tho men
back ms fast a. the disturbed cond1'
ti0ns on the other side of the water
permit; but even there restraints are
being relaxed as much as possible and
more and more az the weeks 70 by.
! entirely concur with the secretary
Of the treasury in recommending that
the two billions needed In addition to
the four billions provided by existint
law be Obtained from the profits which
have accrued and shall accrue from
war contracts and distlnctively war
business. hut that these taxes he CON
fined to the war pronts accrulng IN
1918. or In 1919 from business ortGi-
mating in war contracts. .r
urge your acceptance OF his recon-.
mendation that provision be made
now. not subsequently. that the taxes
to he paid In 1920 should be reduced
from six to four billions.
Guard Aealnst Confusion.
Any arrangements less defnite than
these would add elements OF doubt
and confusion to the critical period Of
Industrial readjustment through which
the country must now Immediately
pass, and which NO true friend Of the
nations essential business interests
can afford to be responsible for Great
ing or prolonginG.
Clearly determined conditions, ,-clear
ly and simply charted. are indispen'
sable to the economic revival and
rapid industrial development which
may confidently be expected II We act
now and sweep all Interrogation
points away.
I take It for granted that the con
gress will carry out the naval pro
gram which was undertaken before
We entered the war. The secretary OF
the navy has submitted to your couf
mittses for authorixatioa that part Of
tie program which covers the build
ing plans q the next three years
These plans have been prepared along
a. 9th fha
policy which the congress established.
not under the exceptional conditions
Of the war. but with the intention Of
adhering to . definite method Of de-
velopment for the navy.
earnestly recommend tho uninter.
rupted pursuit Of that policy. 1t
would clearly be unwise for NJ to at
tempt to adjust our programs to q
future world policy a. yet undeter
mined. ks7'
Ass<s support Of consrsss-
May l not hope. gentlemen Of tn
congress, that in the delicate tasks
shall have to perform on the 0thSX
side OF the sea. In my efforts truly and
faithfully to interpret the principlcd
and purposes Of the country We love.
may have the encouragement and
the added strength Of your united
support? realize the magnitude and
difliculty Of the duty am undertak-
ing. I am poignantly aware Of it,
grave responsibilities. I am the ser
want Of the nation. can have no pri-
vate thought or purpose Of my own
in performing such an erfsnd. 81
to give the best that II In me to the
common settlements which I must
asw assist In arriving at in ceufersnct
with the other working heads OF the
associated governments.
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