Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-02
VIII SON ARGUES LEAGUE
IS PANACEA FOR ILLS

scethfng Europe, from rising costs OF
living. and lastly from the machiha-
ton OF radical ayitators. with the re-
turn 10 normal conditions these VIII
disappear. IT seems to me that con-
gress should not be impatient OF dras-
tic in dealing with these but should
seek to rcmove the causes. II should
seek to bring our country speedily
back to a peace basis, with removal
OF restrictions on personal liberty that
Is consistent with our Reconstruction
program. 1t should arm the courts
with power to deal with those who,
by violent means, would abrogate our
time tested institutions. With the free
expression of political news, however
Fundamental. there must be no inter-
ference but toward Vaccinations
tending to inclte crime, there should be
no leniency. Legislation to that end
has been recommended by the attor-
ney general and should be enacted. In
this connection l would call your at
tention to my message OF Aug. 3,
which points to direct cause for bring
Ing down the cost of living and pre-
venting or turning away unrest. On
only one OF these suggestions has con.
gress acted. .E.fH
Would Extend Food Control Act.
II renew and urge the necessity OF
the extension Of the present. food con-
troll act as to extend the period OF
time In which it shall remain in ,oper-
alton The attorney general has sub
nlitted bill providing for an extern
sion OF six months. AS 1t now stands
1t becomes imperative on the declara-
ton of peace. It Is Imperative that 1t
be extended at once. The department
Of justice has built up extensive de-
partHlents for its enforcement, all OF
which must be abandoned II the bill Is
not extended. During this time con-
gress Will have an opportunity to ex-
tend laws regarding interstate ship
ments OF goods. Some such regula-
ton 10 necessary. The abuses that
have grown up in foodstuffs can not
otherwise be eff lively prevented.
There can be no doubt Of the neces-
sity OF legitimacy Of such measure.
As pointed out in my last message,
publicity can accomplish great deal.
The aims Of the government must be
brought to the attention Of the pub
lie. You may have no available funds
to carry on this campaign. but there
Is no provision in the law for making
the public fully informed Of the ef-
, forts Of the government. Specific req
onlnsndation has been made by the
attorney general IN this regard. I
would urge strongly it's Immediate
adoption.
4 also renew my recommendation
that the congress pass law regulat-
ing cold storage AZ 1t il regulated for
example, IN the laws of New Jersey.
which limit the time in which goods
may be kept in cold storage and re-
auire that goods released from stor-
age shall bear the date Of their re-
ceipt- I would materially add to the
se:viceability Of the law. 5r.
1T should also be prescribed that all
goods marked for interstate. shipment
should be marked on them the price
at which they went into storage. BY
this means the purchaser would be
able to learn what profit stood be-
tween him and the producer or whols-
sale dealer. I would also renew my
recommendation that all goods in In
terstate commerce where their nature
makes It possible. be plainly marked
with the date at which they left the
hands Of the producer. We should
formulate a law requiring q federal
license for all firms engaged In inter-
state commerce and embodying In the
license specific regulations designed to
prevent speculative selling and uncon-
scionable profits. Such law would
%1 N.S ,a<.~
form in the features Of interstats laws.
Living Costs Too High.
but for the moment confine my
object to the subject at hand--the
lowering Of the cost OF living. No one
who has observed the ma rch Of events
In the last war Gun fail to SEQ the need
for Improvement. There can be no
settled conditions leading to increased
production and lower costs Of liviHS II
labor and capital are enemies. Sound
thinking and desire to serve the
whole nation must be applied to tho
solution Of this great and pressing
problem. The failure Of other nations
to consider this problem has produced
jea1ousies and antagonisms. the breed
ers OF radicalisln. The only way to
remove grievances Is to remove the
causes Of tho grievances and thus
prevent disorders In our country. Tho
send Of revolution Is repression. The
remedy for those things must not be
negative in character. It must ba con-
structive. The real antidote IL not sup
preston but q deep corsideration Of
the wrongs that beset our national life
and the application OF remedy. The.
great unrest OF tho world out Of which
has emerged = demand for considers
ton Of the differences between capital
and labor bids US put our own house
in order. Frankly, there can be no
settlement of differences which doas
not recognize the CONCEPTION for which
labor has struggled for years.
"The establishment Of the principles
Of labor laid down n the league OF ma
tons opens the way to conciliation.,
No other way Is open to U.S."
SEEK SLAYER or WOMAN.