The Farmington times., 1918-06-28


are passing from the political era
Of the conflict OF classes to the new
era OF cooperation. The new thought
Is Of the producers, those who toll In
farm or factory, and In other ways.
This war has taught us that In order
to save our national life and to save
the world we must cooperate, and all
classes have co-operated. That same
spirit of cooperation should continue
after the war Is over and the spirit
OF service that has come with the war
should not 60 when the war has end
ed. As so eloquently said by democ-
racy's great leader, President WILSON,
MAY not those who toll and those
who have made common cause OF the
larger hope for the masses OF man
kind take renewed heart as we talk
of these days when America has taken
its stand for the rights of humanity
and the fellowship of social and in
ternational justice?"
The end Of the war will mark the
dawn Of new day in world co-opera-
ton for the advancement OF the COM
mon good. The people will no long
er be those of one section or OF one
nation, but all mankind, and the
rights of nations throughout the world
will be recognized and enforced by
the common will through federated
action. II there shall be born from
the agony OF Europe's battle fields an
irresistible demand for some fair in
ternational arrangement to maintain
the permanent peace Of the world, the
sacrifices of blood and treasure will
not have been in vain.
Men and women now living may see
the time when the ideal Of public
right will be supreme throughout tho
world Out of the black clouds OF
war that now envelop the earth may
come a greater realization Of the ne
cessity for an international court Of
arbitration with power to enforce its
DEGREES. Then will begin that time
foretold of old, following the last great
battle of the world, when there will
| be peace on earth and good will in
| the hearts of the children Of men. The
mission of America is to educate the
world to this desired consummatiOn,
| To fulfill this mission there must be
| loyalty and devotion to the ideals of
America among the people of Amer
lea 1t is the mission of America by
practical example to enlighten the
world. not only as to the rights of
men. but as to the duties of men to-
ward their fellowmen.
The greatest domestic problem, both
during the war and after the war, is
| that of transportation. AS Chief Coun.
| sci of the Interstate Commerce Com
! mission for four years | saw the pro
cess of transportation regulation and
had an unusual opportunity to study
transportation problems from the in
side. Transportation is carried on
chiefly by rail and by water. The rail
road is comparatively new means Of
transportation. 1t has only been about
eighty years since the first railroad
was operated In their beginning rail
roads were merely local affairs; nc
one foresaw that they would become
the great arteries of commerce that
they are today. In their rapid growth
Ii was but natural that injusticeS
should creep in. There was discrimi
nation between shippers, whereby
some shippers we're built up at tn,
expense of others. This was one o
the principal causes of the enactmen
OF the Act to Regulate Commerce in
1887, and by the amendments to thai
act in 1906 and 1910 discrimination
as between individual shippers was
practically eliminated. Now we have
the question of discrimination as be
tween communities in different parts
of the country, which, likewise shouiC
be ended.
st. Louis, Kansas City, and Missour
are Disseminated against in the pres
ent adjustment of rates. No city, Of
state, can prosper as it should pros
per until such a disadvantage is over
come. Through rate discrimination
the st. Louis gateway has been par
TALLY closed and Missouri which ii
midway between the North, South
East and West, and by reason Of it,
location should have an advantage il
rates possessed by no other state, |!
made to suffer because those in con
troll Of transportation agencies have
:, made the Chicago gateway thu
favorite to the prejudice Of the st
Louis gateway. During the next TIVE
years there will be readjustment o
all these rates, and there should b,
a wedding out of any inequalities tina
exist. If can be of any service II
aiding the people of Missouri in ,ob
tanning that justice in transportation
rates to which they are entitled,
shall do my very best to represen
the people Of this state faithfully ant
well.
Thexailroads have made a practic,
Of suppressing water competition b!
making rates SO low that water car
riers could not compete. Then, whel
the water carriers were forced out o
business the railroads would raise tn
rates again, thus recouping what wa
lost The individually owned, or weak
ly financed water carrier could no
compete with the great aggregation
OF capital composing railroad corpora
tions and SO 1t came about that in tn
development Of the railroads our in
land waterways were Virtually elm
mated as transportation agencies.
! Transportation is government
function, and in order to promote tn
efficiency Of rail carriers In the move
ment of traffic during the war, tn
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