Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-02

,,nnrinu-d from rake ~
cent war has ended our isolation and
| thrown Us Il great duty and respon-
! sibility. The United States must
share the expanding world market.
The United States desires for itself
only equal opportunity with the other
nations of the world, and that through
| the process of friendly cooperation
and fair competition the legitimate in
tcrests of the nations concerned may
be successfully and equitabIy adjust
ed.
| There are other matters OF import
ance upon which ! urged action at
| the last session of congress which are
still pressing for solution | am sure
| il is not necessary for me again to
remind you chat there is one immedi-
ate and very practicabl" question re-
sultng from the war which we should
meet in the most liberal spirit. 1t IS
A matter OF recognition and relief to
our soldiers
Dyes and Chemicals.
In the matter of tariff legislation
I beg to call your attention to the
statements contained in my last mes
sage urging legislation with reief-
.nce to the establishment OF the
chemical and dye stuffs industry IN
America Among the industries to
which special consideration should
be given is that of manufacture OF
dvrstuffs and related chemicals ON
complete dependence upon German
supplies before the war made inc
interruption OF trade a cause OF ok
ceptional economic disturbance, The
clos, relation between thc manufac
ture of dyestuffs. on the one hand
and of explosives and poisonous gases
on the other. moreover has given the
industry an exceptional significance
and value
lauds Farmer.
During the war the farmer perform
sd the vital and willing service to the
nation. BY materially increasing the
production of his land, he supplied
America and the allies with the IN
creased amount of food necessary &c
keep their immense armies IN the
field He Indispensable helped to viii
the war. but there is now scarcely
less need of increasing the production
in food and the necessaries OF lite
ask the congress to consider means
of encouraging uflorts along these
lines.
urge. also. the continuance OF fed
eral participation in the building OF
good roads and the need of further
action. on the part of the states aho
federal government to preserve ana
develop our forest resources.
Refers to Unrest.
would call your attention to the
; widespread condition OF political rest
lessness in our body polite. The
cause of his 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 govern
ment to arriv4 at a just and perman
ent peace, permitting return to Tor
mer conditions. from the TRANSMISSION
of radical theories from Seethlng Eu
ropean centerS pending such delay
from heartless protiteerng resulting
|
and lastly from the Vaccinations o
passionate and malevOeut agitators
With the return to normal cOndi
tions this unrest will rapidly disap
pear. In the meantime, it does much
evil 1t seems to me that in dealing
with this situation congress should
not be impatient or drastic but should
seek rather to remove the causes. It
should endcavor to bring our country
back speedily to peace basis with
ameliOrated living conditions under
the minimum restriction upon per
sona liberties that is consistent with
our reconstruction problems. 1t
should arm the government with
power to deal in its criminal courts
with those persons who would Hbro
gate our time tested institutions
With the fres expression of opinion
and with the advocacy of orderly po
itical change. however fundamental
there must be no interference but to-
ward passion and malevolenCe tend
ing to incite crinn and insurrectior
under guise Of political evolution
there should be no lcniency. Legis
latlOn 10 TINS emu mas Dten recon-
mended and should be cna ted
In this direct connection | would
call your attention to my recommend
ations on Aug, s, pointing out legis
lative measures which would be of
fcCtivc in bringing down the cost OF
living which contribute so largely t(
this unrest On only one of these
recommendation has the congress
acted II the governments campaign
is to be effective it is necessary that
the other steps suggested should Dc
acted upon at once,