The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-12-12

able for me to set forth as explicitly
as possible the alternative courses
that Tie open to our choice. We can
simply release the roads and 60 back
to the old conditions of private man.
agement, unrestricted competition,
and multiform regulation by both
state and federal authorities, =, or we
can 60 to the opposite extreme and
establish complete government con-
troll. accompanied, If necessary, by
actual government ownership, or we
can adept an intermediate course Of
modified private control, under more
untried and affirmative public regula-
ton and under such alterations of
tho law as will permit wasteful COM
petition to be avoided and consider
able degree of unif1cataon of admins
trattol to be effected, as, for example,
by regional corporations under which
the railways of definable area would
be In effect combined in single sys-
TENS.
"Harness Now Taken Off,"
mary agencies by which to direct the
Industries Of the country in the serv-
ices It was necessary for them to rem
asT, by which to make sure Of an
abundant supply of the materials need
ed, hY which to cheek undertakings
that ooudd for the time be dispensed
via and stimulate those that were
most servtceable in war, by which to
gain fer the purchasing departments
over tie prices of essential articles
q1A materials by which to restrain
trade with alien enemies, make the
most Of the available shipping, and
aysteuakze financial transactions,
betA public and private, SO that there
wosd be no unnecessary conflict or
oenfus1on-by which, in short, to put
every material energy Of the country
IN harness to draw the common load
and laahe of us one team in the &C.
complement Of great task.
But the moment we knew the
arnistioe to have been signed we took
the harness of. Raw materials upon
which the government had kept it's
hand for fear there should not be
enough for the industries that sup
Piled the armies, have been released
and put into the general market again.
Great ndustrial plants, whose whole
sutpnt and machinery had been taken
ever for the uses Of the government,
have been set free to return to the
uses. to which they were put before
the wer. It has not been possible to
remove 50 readily or 50 quickly the
osatrH Of foolstuGs and of shipping
besasso the world has still to be fed
Aron 0sr xraaaries, and the ships are
stlA noeasl to send supplies to our
men svsrssas and to bring the men
hack al fist as the disturbed condi-
t5ans s1 the other side Of the water
permit; bat even thore restraints are
being relaxed rs much as possible and
1see a.A more as the weeks 60 by.
"arsat Agencies Used"
Ee3eF before have there been
agsastnG II existence in this country
WAisa nsw % much Of the Reid Of
suQDaV, Of labor and Of industry as the
War hlustriss beard, the War Trade
hoard. ~ Labor department., the
TeeA sdM1aistratten and the Tusl ad-
nialetr.Sloa have known since their
hAoeS became thoroughly systeaa-
nsoA, ald they Aave not bsen isolated
assasies; they have bsen directed BY
men which represented tho permanent
6e9artasnts Of the government and
20 have been the centers Of unified
and cooperative action.
1T Ass bssn the policy Of the exeeu-
tive, therefore, since the arAistice
was assured (Which IL in effect COM
plots Submission of the enemy to
put tie kAewlsdge Of these bodies At
The dtsIssal Of the business nea Of
Ne esu1try and to offer their intellt
gent mediation ct every point and in
svssy matter where. it was desired.
Il - swprist1g how fast the process
Of pstur1 to peace footing has moved
Il TIE three weeks since the fighting
sto11s4. It promises to outrul any
inquiry tAat may be instituted and
any aid that may BE- offered. It will
not 10 easy to direct It any better
Nan It win direct itsslf. The Ausri.
can b1siaess man IL Of quick iaitia-
tive. -
Wss1< for Fighting Men.
'Ths ordinary and normal proc
essss sf private initiative will net,
ksvsvsr, provide Immediate employ.
nsat for all OF the men Of our return.
hg armies. Those who are Of trained
capacity, those who are skilled work.
men, those who have acquired famili.
aritjss with established businesses
tAsse VIE are ready and willing to 60
to the farms, all those whose apti.
tsAss are known or will be sought on,
~ employers, will and no dimculty
1t = cafe to say. in finding place and
employment. But thsrs will b 9th
sss VIE will 10 ct loss where to gain
. livelihood nless pains are takez
to g1Sas them and put them IN the
Wy Of werk.
"TAsrs viii b q large AeatilS 70
si1aua Ct laber which should not b
let WAohy - shit fer itself. 4 seems