The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-12-11

neId- He indispensably helped to win
the war But there is now scarcely
less need of increasing the produc-
ton in food and the necessaries of
life
The Farmer Should Be Encouraged
Il ask the congress to consider
means of encouraging effort along
these lines The Importance OF doing
everything possible to promote prod
uction along economical lines. to i'm
prove marketing and to make rural
life more attractive and healthful, is
obvious. would urge approval OF the
plans already proposed to the con-
gress by the secretary Of agriculture.
to secure the essential facts required
for the proper study of this question,
through the proposed enlarged pro-
gram for farm management studies
and crop estimates.
Il would urge. also, the continuance
OF federal participation in the building
Of good roads. under the terms of
existing law and under the direction
Of present agencies; the need OF fur
ther action on the part of the states
and the federal government to pre-
serve and develop our forest resources,
especially through the practice of bet
ter forestry methods on private hold
ings, 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 districts and the building up
of needed hospital and medical facili-
ties in these localities Perhaps the
way might be cleared for many Of
these desirable reforms by a fresh,
comprehensive survey made of rural
conditions by conference composed
Of representatives of the farmers and
of the agricultural agencies respon-
sible for leadership.
Unrest Due to Peace Delay.
Il 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 rath-
er than deep-seated Broadly, they
arise from, or are connected with, the
failure on the part of our government
to arrive speedily at a just and per-
manent peace permitting return to
normal conditions, from the transfu-
sion Of radical theories from seething
European centers pending such delay
from heartless profiteering resulting
in the increase of the cost of living
and lastly from the Vaccinations of
passionate and malevolent agitators.
Must NOT Curb Free Speech.
with the free expression of opinion
and with the advocacy of orderly poll
teal change, however fundamental
there must be no interference, but
towards passion and maIevolence 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
enacted. In this direct connection,
would call your attention TO my rec
concentrations on August g. pointing
out legislative measures which would
be effective in controlling and bring
ing down the present cost of living,
which contributes so largely to this
unrest. On only one of these recon-
mendations has the congress acted
If the governments campaign is to be
effective it is necessary that the 9TH
er steps suggested should be acted
on at once.
Should Use Publicity.
will have an opportunity to make
similar, permanent provisions and
regulations with regard to all goods
destined for interstate commerce and
to exclude them from interstate ship
ment, if the requirements of the law
are not complied with. Some such
regulation is imperatively necessary.
The abuses that have grown up in the
manipulation Of prices by the with
holding of foodstuffs and other neces-
saries of life cannot otherwise be eff
fectively prevented There can be
no doubt of either the necessity or
the legitimacy of such measures. AS
pointed out in my last message, pub
licity can accomplish a great deal in
this campaign. The aims of the gov
eminent must be clearly brought to
the attention Of the consuming public,
civic organizations and state officials,
who are in a position to lend their
assistance to our efforts.
Asks Cold Storage Law.
81 also renew my recommendation
that the congress pass a law regulat-
ing cold storage as it is regulated, for
example, by the laws of the state Of
New Jersey, which limits the time in
which goods may be kept in storage,
prescribe the method of disposing of
them if kept beyond the permitted
period, and require that goods releas-
ed from storage shall in all cases bear
the date Of their receipt. 1t would
materially add to the serviceability of
the law, for the purpose we now
have in view, if it were also prescrib-
ed that all goods released from stor-
age for interstate shipment should
have plainly marked upon each pack
age the selling or market price at
which they went into storage. By this
means the purchaser would always
be able to learn what profits stood be-
tween him and the producer or the
wholesale dealer.
Goods Marked With Price.
81 would also renew my recommen-
dation that all goods destined for in
terstate commerce should in every
case, where their form or package
makes it possible. be plainly marked
with the price at which they left the
hands of the producer.
I'VE should formulate a law requir-
ing a federal license of all corpora
Voice Of Envy.
Betty had tight curls and her great
est grievance in life was To have her