Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-12-04
. peculiarly lnsldlOus and dangerous


the nation. BY materially increasing
the production of his lands he supplied
America and the allies with the In
creased amounts of food necessary to
keep their immense armies In the
field He indispensably helped to win
the war. But there now is scarcely
less need of increasing the production
In food and the necessaries OF life. l
ask the congress to consider means OF
encouraging effort along these lines.
The importance Of doing everything
possible to promote production along
economical lines, to improve market
ing and to make rural life more at
tractive and healthful is obvious. l
would urge approval Of the plans al
ready proposed to the congress by the
secretary of agriculture. TO secure the
essential facts required for the proper
study of this question, through the
proposed enlarged program for farm
management, studies and crop est.
mates. | would urge also the continu.
pnce 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 further action on the part
Of states and federal government to
preserve and develop our forest re-
sources, especially through the prac-
tice of better forestry methods on
private holdings and the extension
OF the public owned forests; better
support for country schools and the
more definite directionof their courses
Of study along lines related to rural
problems, and fuller provision for san
ltation in rural districts and the build
ing up of needed hospital and medical
facilities In these localities. Perhaps
the way might be cleared for any OF
these desirable reforms by fresh,
comprehensive survey made Of rural
conditions by a conference composed
OF representatives Of the farmers and
Of the agricultural agencies respons-
ible for leadership.
| 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, the superficial rather
than deep-seated. Broadly, they arise
from or are connected with the fall
ure on the part Of our government tt
: arrive speedily at just and perma
> nent peace permitting return. to nor
a nal conditions, from the TRANSMISSION
, of radical theories from settling Eu
o ropean centers pending such delay
a from heartless profteering resultin!
i in the increase of the cost OF living
and lastly from the Vaccinations o
. passionate and malevclent agitators
o With the return to normal condition
: this unrest will rapidly disappear. 1
. the meantime 1t does much evil.
a seems to me that in dealing with thl
~ sltuat ton congress should not be in
q patient, or drastic, but should see
' rather to remove this causes 1t shout
d endeavog 70 brAaS our country bac
4 speedily to peace basis; with anne
Z iorated living conditions under tn
"a minimum of restrictions upon persons
d liberty that Is consistent with OF
reconstruction problems.
>, And it should arm the federal go
a eminent with power to deal in il
:. criminal courts with those person
- who by violent methods would abr
. gate our time-tested Institutions. Wit
). the free expression of our opiniC
=. and with the advocacy Of orderly
ia litical change, however fundaments
i, there must be no interference; b
n toward passion and malevolence ten
N Ing to incite crime and insurrectit
~ under guise Of political evolutiC
- there should be no leniency.
+ LEGISLATION to this end has be-
n recommended by the nttorney-gener
in and should be enacted. In this dire
/, connection I would call your attentit
a to my recommendations on August
a Lointing out legislative measur
ha which would be effective in controllil
on and bringing down the present cost
"a living, which contributes so large
NV to this unrest. Or only one of the
Al. recommendations has the congre
~ acted. II the governments campaij
a. is 10 be effective 1t is necessary tn
no the other steps suggested should
IN act ed on at once.
OF Extension Of Food Control.
n. renew and strongly urge the
an cessity of the extension of the prese
nd food control act as the period Of til
ee. In which 1t shall remain in operate
he The Encouragement has submitted
ICE Till providing for an extension Of Il
nd. oct for period of six months. AS
all row stands it is limited in operati
ial to the period Of the war, and becom
imperative upon the formal proclan
! ton OF peace. 1t is imperative Il
he II should be extended at once, T
es department of Justice has built up
er- tensive machinery for the purpose
IN. enforcing its provisions, all OF viii
er- must be abandoned upon the conc
sion of peace unless the provisions
lch this act are extended
zen During this period the congress v
We have an opportunity to make SINH
pm provisions and regulations with regs
nm TO all goods destined for interst