The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-12-12


present agencies; the needs Of further
action on the part Of the states and
the federal government to preserve and
develop our forest resources. especial
Iy through the practice Of better for
estry methods ON private holdings and
the extension of the publicly owned |
forests; better support for country |
schools and the more definite direction |
Of their courses of study along lines
related to rural problems and fuller |
provision for sanitation In rural dis |
tricts and the building up Of needed
hospital and medical facilities In
these localities. Perhaps the way
might be cleared for many Of these
desirable reforms by fresh, cOmpre-
hensive survey made of rural c0ndi-
tons by conference composed OF
representatives Of the farmers and
the agricultural agencies responsible
for leadership.
l would call your attention to the
widespread condition Of political rest
lessness in our body polite. The
causes of this unrest, while various
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 to
arrive speedily at Just and perma-
nent peace, permitting return to nor
NAL conditions. from the TRANSMISSION
of radical theories from seething Euro
pean centers pending such delay, from
heartless prOfiteering resulting In the
increase of cost Of living, and lastly
from the Vaccinations of passionate
and malevolent agitatOrs. With the
return to normal conditions, this I'M
rest will rapidly disappear. In the
meantime, it does much evil. 1t seems
to me that In dealing with this situa-
ton congress should not be inpatient
or drastic, but should seek rather to
remove the causes. 1t should endeavOr
to bring our country back speedily to
peace basis, with amelioratcd living
conditions under the minimum Of re-
strictions upon personal liberty that
is consistent with our reconstruction
problems. And it should arm the fed
eral government with power to deal
In its criminal courts with those per-
sons who by violent methods would
abrogate our time-tested institutions.
With the free expression of opinion
and with the advocacy of orderly po-
litical change, however fundamental,
there must be no interference, but to-
wards passion and malevOlence tend
ing to incite crime and Instruction
under guise of political evolution there
should be no leniency. Legislation to
this end has been recommended by the
attorney general and should be enact
ed. In this direct connection l would
call your attention to my recommends
, tons on August s, pointing out legis'
lative measures which would be effec
tive in controlling and bringing down
the present cost of living, which con
E tributes so largely to this unrest. Or
E only one of these recommendations
+ has the congress acted. If the govern
e ment's campaign Is to be effective, 1T Is
:. necessary that the other steps suggest
: ed should be acted upon at once.
: To Reduce Costs.
renew and strongly urge the ne
cessity of the extension of the presen
food control act as to the period o
!, time in which 1t shall remain in opera
: ton. The attorney general has sub
= mitted a bill providing for an exten
:. ton Wf this act for period Of si'
months. AS it now stands, it Is limit
= ed in operation to the period Of the wa
:, and becomes imperative upon the for
= NAL proclamation of peace. 1t Is i'm
!, perative that it should be extended a
:, once. The department of justice ha
y built up extensive machinery for tn
y, purpose of enforcing its provisions; a.
= of which must be abandoned upon tn
- conclusion of peace unless the prov
" siOns of this act are extended.
:, During this period the congress wi
- have an opportunity to make simila
~ permanent provisions and regulation
81 with regard to all goods destined fC
:. interstate commerce and to exclud
.e them from Interstate shipment If tn
. requirements of the law are not con
- piled with. Some such regulation
- imperatively necessary. The abuse
: that have grown up in the manipul;
ton Of prices by the withholding
g foodstuffs and other necessaries of Iii
81 cannot otherwise be effectively pr
ne vented. There can be no doubt I
~ either the necessity or the legltimat
of such measures.
'e- As 1 pointed out in my last messag
IS publicity can accomplish great de
Ms in this campaign. The aims of the go
ne ernment must be clearly brought
'e the attention of the consuming publ
OF civic organizations and state offcia
Tic who are in a position to lend the
De- assistance to our efforts. You ha
on made available funds with which
hu carry on this campaign, but there :
re- provision in the law authorizing
ep- expenditure for the purpose of NJ
the public fully Informed about 7
efforts Of the government. Speci
nd recommendation has been made by t
ro- attorney general in this regard.
1t would strongly urge upon you Its !
wi mediate adoption, as it constitutes o
the of the preliminary steps to this ca
my paign.
cal 70 Curb Storage Abuse.
JUS also renew my recommended
ght that the congress pass a law regul
be ing cold storage as 1t is regulated,
ap- example, by the laws Of the state
New Jersey. which limit the time d
Gus Ing which goods may be kept In st
age, prescribe the method Of disp