The state herald., 1919-08-15

Age for interstate shipment should have
plainly marked upon each package the
seliing or market price at which they
went into storage. BY this means the
purchaser would always be able to learn
what profits stood between him and the
producer or the Wholesale dealer.
Inc world must pay for the appalling
destruction wrought by the great war.
and we are part of the world. We must
pay our share. For five years now the In
dustry OF all Europe has been slack and
oisoroered. The normal crops have not
been produced; the normal quantity Of
manufactured goods has not been turned
out.
Not until there are the usual crops
and the usual production of manufactured
goods on the other side of the Atlantic
can europe return to the former condi-
tohs' ana 1t was upon the former condi-
uons. not the present. that our economic
relations with Europe were built up.
We must face the fact that unless we
neip Europe to get back to her normal
lie and production u chaos will ensue
there which will Inevitably be communi.
Gated to this country. For the present, II
ID manifest. we must quicken. not slacksn,
our own production.
". s. Must Hold World Steady.
We. and We almost alone. now hold the
world steady Upon our steadfastness and
seif-possession depend the affairs of ma
uons everywhere. II Is In this supreme
crisls-this crisis for all manklnd--that
american must prove her mettle.
In the presence Of "a world confused, dis
tracted' she must show herself self-pos-
sessed, self-contained. capable of sober
and effective action. She saved Europe
py her action in arms. she must now save
1t by her action In peace.
In saving Europe she will save herself,
rs she did upon the battlefelds of the
war. The calmness and capacity with
which she deals with and masters the
problems OF peace will be the nnal test
nnd proof OF her place among the peoples
of the world.
Ana, II only In our own interest we
must help the people overseas Europe Ia
our biggest customer. We must keep her
going or thousands OF our shops and
scores OF our mines must close. There IL
no such thing as letting her 20 TO ruin
withont ourselves sharing In the disaster
In such circumstances. face TO face
with such tests. passion must be discard
ed. Passion and a disregard for the
rights of others have no place in the
counsels of free people. We need light,
not heat, in these solemn times OF self
examination and saving action.
Must Be No Threats.
There must be no threats. Let there be
only Intelligent counsel. and let the best
reasons win, not the strongest brute
force. The world has just destroyed the
arbitrary force of military junta II
will Hive under no other. All that Is ar
bitrary and coercive Is In the discard.
Those who seek to employ Il only prepare
their own destruction.
We cannot hastily and overnight reyo-
lutionize all the processes OF our eco
nomic life We shall not attempt to do
SO. These are days of deep excitement
and of eNtrayagant speech. but with US
these are things OF the surface.
Everyone who is In real touch with the
silent masses of our great people knows
that the old strong fiber and steady self
control are still there. firm against vio.
lence or any distempered action that
would throw their affairs into confusion
am serenely confident that they will
readily Ind themselves. no matter what
the circumstances. and that they will ad.
dress themselves to the tasks OF peace
with the same devotion and the sam,
stalwart preference for what In right thai
they displayed TO the admiration OF the
whole world In the midst OF war
Sinister Influences at Work.
Anu y GpuflutHt nope.
have spoken today chiefly of measures
OF imperative regulation and legal com
pulsion. OF prosecutions and the sharI
correction OF selfish processes; and thes'
no doubt are necessary.
But there are other forces that we ma,
count on besides those resident In Ia,
department OF justice. We have jus
fully awakened TO what has been goini
on and to the Influences. many OF then
very selfish and sinister. that have beer
producing high prices and imposing al
intolerable burden on the mass Of oul
people.
To have brought 1t all into the oper
Will accomplish the greater part of th'
result We seek.
I appeal with entire confidence I,
our producers. our middlemen and oui
merchants to deal fairly with the peo-
pie. II Is their opportunity to show
that they comprehend. that they In
tend to act Justly. and that they hay.
the public interest sincerely at heart
And have no doubt that house
keepers all over the country. and ey'
eryone who buys the things he dali,
stands In need OF will presently eSer'
else greater vigilance. more
thoughtful economy. more discriml'
mating care ms to the market In which
he buys or the merchant with whom
he traded than he has hitherto cxer'
cised.
Labor Must Consider.
l believe. too. that the more .S-
treme leaders OF organized labor viii
presently yield to sober second
thought and like the great mass OF
their associates. think and act like
true Americans They will see that
strikes undertaken at this critical tims
are certain to make matters worse
not bettsr-worsc for them and foi
eve ,ybody else.
The worst thing. the NEST is'al
thing--.hat can be done now is TO s,ot
or Interrupt production, or TO intcif-r.
with tho distribution OF goods by ths
railways and the shipping OF the
country.
We are all involved In the dis.
trepslng results of tho iigh cos' OF
living ana we must unite. = diSidr
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There are msny fhusf 'r-t oushl
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oi wagsk ard so llilDns Of labor ard
other ,h' Is aver u.orN IA sBohiug