Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-09-09

the Eight Hour Lava political tonic
To hold votes.
Instead all eyes are conferred on a
score or more things to which the
trouble may he due. The President
seems to be perfectly satisfied as to
the nature of the disease. He does
not overlook that a cause for the fever
which makes high temperature Is the
strike. The chief physician says
THE laborers who do not get an
increase In pay when they demand
II are likely TO strike, and the
strike only makes matters worst.
II checks production, ii affects
the railways, II prevents distribu-
ton aud strips the markets, so
that there Is presently nothing to
buy, and there Is another excessive
addition To prices resulting from
the scarcity.
"These are facts and forces with
which we have become only too
familiar; but we are not justified
because Of our familiarity with
them or because of any hasty and
shallow conclusion that they are
natural and inevitable In sitting
inactively by and letting them
work their fatal results IL there
Is anything that we can do to
check. correct, or reverse them.
Has he given TOO much consideration
10 the treatment advocated by ID
Gompers? lie Is not given to TN
homeopathic system OF medicine
Plumb is evidently an allopath and ha
faith In free use OF mercury or Dlu
nil In order To pull down ANA thel
build up the patient.
Some practioneers are radical as I
diet; others insist ON quiet or rest. IL
sisting that when the operation !
over. the patient must he kept indet
lnitely In bed. The President Is hk
those experts who demand huge ie
and are adept In making a big bill
lie says TO cure profiteering ana reduc
cost that:
"That adequate funds be provid-
ed by appropriation for this pur-
pose. and provided as promptly as
!. possible.
"It is one Of the absolutely nee
cssary means. underlying many
others, and can he supplied at
Cnce."
: IL Is unfortunate that the Adminil
, tration has its eye on the harue'
worked distributors In the nation an
holds retailers responsible:
"There can be little doubt that
retailers are in part-sometimes
I'm n large part-responsible for ex-
orbItant prices; and II Is quite
nrncticable for the Government
Through the agencies | have men-
toned. to supply the public win
full Information as TO the prices
AZ which retailers buy and as to
the cost of transportation they
pay. In order that II may be known
iLst what margin of profit they
are demanding. Opinion ana con
rcrt action on the part OF pur-
chasers can probably do the rest.
The President needs to get poste
very small minority Of retailers nay
,been accused of profiteerlng, but
per cent of the total are as honest
Income tax payers. When more tina
one-balf the distribution Of food pro
nets nj retail Is comsumated at le
than the cost OF the service when u
net profit ON sales Of about 4VO,oOO
! tail groeers Is little over per cen
and OF jobbers around 4 to U per Gel
and some as low as 2 or 3 per cent
Is tough to fasten responsibility L
high cost on retailers.
III the commercial world did 6usihe
In the reckless manner OF the War al
Navy departments It would soon
bankrupt. We may excuse the acti'
ON the ground II was forced by
, emergency but the remedy. as propose