Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-16
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.ws can ana should pas iswu
against the red nAS," he. said. N
should be q crime to hobt or follow
Il. We ought to have people 20 thor
oughly American, 90 enamored OF lio-
erty, so filled with the spirit OF our In
stitutions that there would be no do
sire or affection for another nag.
do not misunderstand what am
saying or misapply It for In Iowa We
are not yet troubled with divided AZ
lection. However. II Is abroad In the
| land to an alarming extent.
! In discussing the salaries OF schoo'
teachers and advising against the pen
| sion system he said:
The salaries OF teachers are no"
largely inadequate both for the ser
vice rendered aud the Importance 81
| the work performed. A partial II not
] a complete remedy for this situation
! lies In the payment for years wor"
which the teacher already performs,
Some advocate = pension or annuity
n make ND for the shortage In salary
! and the inadaquacy or II IN the pas"
TO my mind here lies the grave danger
/ to individual initiative ana our repfe-
srntative form of government, A pen
sion as part pay for services rehoeio"
in ordinary vocations Is, TO say NV
,east. a mild form OF slavery, IL nam,
nors the freedom of the indfVidual anu
OF contract. ,,r
81 bespeak therefore from YOU to'
the teachers, freedom from the oohu.
ace of poverty under which they NO"
labor
Other Recommendations
coyar,or Harding praised the part
rou,,s soldiers had taken in stemmihs
,be ia. of German military oppression
no,nted TO the duty Of the legislature
TO look into the future IN mah'hs n'"o'
and presented, among others, uhcse
recommendations: AZ,
state aid for soldiers and other CIV,
zers to enable them to own their o""
homes. ,.,,, ..,o
some system Of universal service 10
create a universal man power 10 W.T.
together in harmony and equaH'S !"
the battles OF peace.
Remedy marketing conditions 10
arford AN honest market" for producer
and consumer alike.
conserve and protect the scenic
beauty spots OF Iowa
The governor, in beginning his al
dress. urged the legislators TO eaten
the spirit of the nobility in our worn
that was in the living personality ot
the brave sons of Iowa on that srea'
dav at Chateau Thierry when the t!oe
Vi battle was changed.
The Market Gamble.
The governor devoted a considerable
norton Of his address to the market
ing problem OF the farmer. reiteratlns
the sentiments he expressed in nus
speech at Annapolis before the con-
ference of governors the middle part cf
December.
II hold" he said, that the farmer is
entitled TO sell what he produces on
an honest market, and the consumer Is
, equally entitled to buy in an honest
market. At the present time. thls
privilege is not granted TO either class
There are two, general, nation-wlae
| Obstacles in the way Of an honest
market to which your attention Is
directed at this time:
First. and most baneful. is The 1000
produce gambler the man who buys
and sells that which does not exist. l
know when I mention this subject
| tread on dangerous ground. However,
l want it distinctly understood that IN
my judgment there can never be an
| honest market for the produce OF the
farm so long as the gambler is per
mitted to create false markets and
false Impressions about supply and
| demand.
Second. L, owe it to the producer
as we'll as TN consumer to gather de-
finite, detailed information as to the
amount of various kinds Of food -stuhs
produced each year. not by estimate
| but by actual figures.
'1f a stata representative for each
four sections was to report, say ia
June, the actual number OF acres OF
grain Of various kinds and the actual
number Of head of live stock in this
section. and again, say about the nrst
| of the year, report on the actual pro-
| duction, in the course OF very Few
| years we would have definite stats
teal information upon which inteli-
gent opinion could be formed by the
| farmer in deciding what to plant and
when to sell.
| BY doing away with the man who
CANDLES in food stuffs and by creating
definite Information as to supply, we
| could re- establish the law Of supply
and demand.
"A marketing department, in my
| judgment, should be established. Co
ordinated with the farm bureau and
the county agent both of which should
be strengthened. Added authority
should be given for community en-
deavor in solving the problems too
large for the Individual"
The governor. in closing, pointed to
the possibilities In perpetuating the
scenic beauty spots of the state. In
concluding, he said:
! The future of Iowa Is committed TO
you. It must be more than a bit OF
territory lying between two rivers. The
Iowa that you vision and build should
be homes and schools and churches;
strong. noble men; pure women;
happy, healthy boys and girls; a social
system bottomed on equality, individ-
uality, and the right to possess; a COM