The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-05

isiativ sOfution Their srcieaa1
would al least prOduceSOne eIenaent
OF o. solution. namely ccrtaintySan1
9 quick stimulation Of private IN.
itiative.
/ believe that II will BE service
able for me To & forth ~
plicitly IN possible the alternaum
courses that lie open "a. caoacss
intsrmsdiats Course.
We can simply release the ro&ds
and go back to tho old conditions
OF private management. unre-
stricted competition and multifOsm
regulation by both state and fe1-
erai authorities: ofwe 4 60 -
the opposite extreme and eatab-
lish complete government control,
accompanied Il necessary, by act
ual government ownership: or we
can adopt nm intermediates course
OF modified private control under
more uniffeds and affirmative public
regulation and under such altera-
lions of the law as will permit
and q certain degree OF ratification
OF administration to be effected, an
for example, by regional corpora
lions under which the railways OF
defnable areas would he In effect
combined In single syntems.
Old Conditions Dead.
The only conclusion that I am
ready to state with condolences
that-it would be dlSservicc alike to-
the country and to the owners sof
the railroads t0sreturn to the old
conditions OF restraint without de-
velopment, There Is nothing az
firmative or helpful about them,
What the country chiefly needs is
that all Its means of transportation
should be deyeloped-its railways.
Its waterways, It's highways. and Its
countryside roads. Some new ele-
ments OF policy, therefore. are abb
Solutely neceSsary-necessary for
the service of the purpose. neces-
sary for the release of credit to
railways. necessary for the protec-
ton OF their security holders. The
old policy may be changed much or
little. but surely 1t cannot be left
as II was. / hope that the congress-
Will have a.complete and impartial
study Of the whole problem insti-
tuted at once and prosecuted as
rapidly as possible. I stand ready
and anxious to release the roads
do so at a very early date, for by
waiting until the statutory limit OF
time Is reached I shall be merely
prolonging-the period OF doubt and
uncertainty which is hurtful to
every interest concerned.
Reason For Trip.
I welcome this occasion to an
nounce to the congress my purpose
to Join In Paris the representa-
tives OF the governments with
which we have been associated In
e kt,oE -r- .r- ~ ~4vHt~ 49, II
pires for the purpose OF discussing.
with them the main features OF the
treaty OF peace. I realize the great
Inconvenience that will attend my
leaving the country, particularly
at this time, but the conclusion
that It was my paramount duty to
go has been forced upon me by
consideration which / hope will
seem az conclusive to you as they
have seemed to me.
Aid in Interpretation.
The allied governments have c
copied the basis Of peace which \
of J~anuary-last, as h central am
pires also have, and very reasona-
bly, desire my personal counsel In
their Interpretation and applica-
ton. and it is highly desirable that
7 should give 1t in order h a the
sincere desire OF our government
to contribute without selfish pur-
pose of any kind to settlements
that will be of common benefit to
all the nations concerned may be
made fully manifest.
The peace settlements which are
now to be agreed upon are Of
~transcendent Importance both to us
and to the est of the world. and l
know of no business or interest
which should take precedence of
them, the gallant men of our
armed forces on land and sea have
consciously fought for the ideals
which they knew to be the ideals
of their country; I have sought to
express those ideals: they have &C
cepted my statements of them as
the substance of their w thought
and purpose, as the associated
governments have accepted them;
/ owe it to them to see TO Ill, SO far
as in me lies, that no false or mis-
taken Interpretation is put upon
them and no possible effort omitted
to realize them. 1t Is now my duty
to play my fun part n making
good what they offered their life's
blood to obtain. ! can think OF no
call to- service which could trans
cend this.
Why Cable Control.
] shall be in close touch with you
and with affairs on this side of the
water. and you will know all that
do. Al my request the French and
English governments have abso-
lutely removed the censorship OF
cable news which until within q
fortnight they had maintained and
there is nov no censorship what
ave exercised at this end except
upon attempted trade cornmunica-
tions with enemy countries. 1t has
been necessary to keep an oper
wire constantly available between
Paris Inc the department Of state
and another between France ant
the department Of war. In order
that this might be don with the
least possible interference with the
other uses of the cables ] have tenn
porarily taken over the control o
both cables in order that they may
be used as q single system. j did
so at the advice of the r'ost e
perienced cable officials az: I hops
that the results will justify ny loo'
that the news of the next few
months may pass with tie utlnoS
freedom and with the least possible
delay from each side Of the sea t;
the other.
Asks for Support.
Nav not hope. gentlemen OF tn