The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-05

ms gwen the industry an exceptional
Significance and value
Although the United States Nil
gladly and unhesitatingly join in ths
program of international disarmament
it Will, nevertheless, be a policy Of oh
vionS prudence to make certain Of the
maintenance of many strong and well
equipped chemical plants. The German
chemical industry, with which we Nil
be brought into competition, was, ant
may well be again, thoroughly kni
monopoly capable of exercising a com
petition of a peculiarly insidious ant
dangerous kind"
During the war the farmer per
formed a vital and willing service IL
the nation. BY materially fncreas,n.
the production of his land he supplied
America and the allies with Tie in
creased amounts of food nee >ss,.,,'v I,
keep their immense armies in the field
He indispensably helped to win fh,
war. But there is now scarcely less
needs of increasing the production il
food and the necessaries of life. ash
the Congress to consider means of en-
couraging effort along these lines.
Gives Boost for Better Roads.
The need Of doing everything posi-.
BILE to promote production along eco
nomical lines, to improve marketing
and to make rural life more attractiv,
and healthful, is obvious. I would urge
approval of the plans already proposed
to the Congress by the secretary of ag
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required for the study of this que,
tion. through the proposed enlarged
programs for farm management stud
les and crop and estimates
| | would urge. also, the continuance
of federal participation in the huildin.,
of good roads, under the terms of ex-
listing law and under the direction of
present agencies the need of further
action on the part of states and the
| federal government to preserve and
develop our forest reservoirc and sup
ply through the practice of better
forestry methods on private holdings
and the extension of the publicly
owned forests; better support fer
country schools and the more definite
direction of their courses of study
along the lines related to rural proh-
tion in rural districts and the built
ing up of needed hospital and medic;s.
facilities in these localities.
Political Resttessness.
| Perhaps the way might he cleared
for many of these desirable reforms by
fresh. comprehensive survey made Of
rural conditions by IA conference com
posed of representatives of the farm
ers and of the agricultural agencies re-
sponsible for leadership.
l would call your N ticnlion to TIE
widespread condition Of political rest
Iessness in our body polite. Tile
| causes Of this unrest. while vaiion.;
and complicated. are superficial rather
than deep seated Broadly. they arise
from or are connected with the fail
ure on the part of our government tn
arrive speedily al just and perr,;i
nent peace permitting return to norma.
conditions, from the TRANSMISSION of rad
ical theories from seetliing European
centers pending such delay, from heart
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crease in the cost of living. and lastly.
from the Vaccinations of passionate
and malevoIent & gltators
With the return In normal condI-
tions. this unrest will rapidly disap-
pear. In the meantime :! does much
evil. 1t seems ta me that in dealing
with this situa.rn Congress should mai
be impatient or drastic but should
seek ratila- TO RENEE iiic causes
Courts Should Deal With Radicals.
1t should endeavor 10 bring our
country back speedily to a peace basis
with ameliorated living conditions III
der the minimum of restrictions upon
personal liberty that is consistent
with our reconstruction problems Ant,
it should arm the federal c:eerIli ,enl
with power to deal in its cil'hilsul
courts with those persons whp by vio-
lent methods would ahrogate the time
tested institutions.
With the free expression of opinion
and with the advocacy of orderly po-
litical change, however fundamental.
there must he no interference. but to-
wards passion and malevolence tend
ing to incite crime and insurrection
under guise of political evolution there
should be no ieniency. Legislation to
this end has been recommended by the
attorney general and should be
enacted.
In this direct connection [ wD1ld
call your attention to my recommends
tion on Aug g. pointing out leg. .sln five
measures which would be effective il,
controlling and bringing dowi. the
present cost of living, which contrib
utes so largely to this unrest IF The
governments campaign is to iie effcc-
tive. it is necessary that the other
steps suggested should be acted upon
at once.
Urges Extending Food Control Act.
l renew and strongly urge the nee
essity for the extension of the pres
ent food control act as to the periot. IT