The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-02
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of obvious prudence to make certain of the successful maintenance of many strong and well equipped chemical plants. The German chemical indus try, with which we will be brought into competition was, and may wei: be again, thoroughly knit monopoi! capable of exercising a competition 0! a peculiarly insidious and dangerous knd.''
 During the war the farmer per
 formed a vital and willing service to
 the nation. By materially increasing
 the production of his land, he sup
 piled America and the allies with the
 increased amounts of food necessary
 to keep their immense armies in the
 field. He indispensably helped to
 win the war. But there is now
 scarcely less need of increasing the
 production in food and the necessaries
 of life. I ask the congress to con.
 slider means Of encouraging effort
 along these lines.
 The importance of doing every
 thing possible to promote production
 along economical lines. to improve
 marketing, and to make rural life
 more attractive and heaIthful, is ob- vious. l 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- grams for farm management studies and crop estimates.
 I would urge also, the continuance Of federal participation in the build- ing of good roads, under these terms of existing law and under the direc- tinn of Cl ha oF further action on the part of the states and the federal government to preserve and develop our forest re- sources, especially through the prac- ttce of better forestry methods on private holdings 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 facilities in these localities , Perhaps the way might be cleared for i many of these desirable reforms by i fresh, comprehensive survey made of l rural conditions by a conference com ! posed of representatives of the farm CTS and of the agricultural agencies responsible for leadership.
 I would call your attention to the i widespread condition Of political rest 1 lessness in our body polite The | causes of this unrest, while various 1 and complicated, are superficial rather | than deep seated. Broadly, they arise l from or are connected with the failure 1 on the part of our government to ar l rive speedily at a just and permanent 1 peace permitting return to normal l conditions, from the tranfuSion of l radical theories from seething Flu l ropean centers pending such delay rom heartless profteertng resulting i. the increase of the cost of lfHring, passionate and malevolont agftatorS. With the retern to normal conditions, this unrest will rapidly disappear. In the meantime, it does much evil.
 It seems to me that in dealing with this situation congress should not be tmpa tient or drastic but should seek rather to remove the causes. It should endeavor to bring our country back speedily to a peace basis, with l ameHorated living conditions under the minimum Of restrictions upon personal liberty that is consistent with our reconstruction problems. And 1t should arm the federal gov- ernment witR power to deal in it's criminal courts with those persons who, by violent methods, would abro- 1 gate our time-tested institutions. With the free expression Of opinion and with the advocacy of orderly politica. change, however fundamental, there must be no interference, but towards passion and malevolence tending to incite crime and instruction under guise of political evolution there should be no leniency.
 Legisla tion to this end has been- recommended by the attorney-general and should be enacted. In this direct connection, I would call your atten- tion to my recommendations on Aug. Sth, pointing out legislative meas ures which would be effective in con- trolling and bringing down the pres ent cost of living, which contributes so largely to this unrest. On only one of these recommendations has the Congress acted. If the governments campaign is to be effective, 1t is neces- sary that the other steps suggested should be acted on at once.
 I renew and strongly urge the ne- , cessity of the extension of the present food control act as to the period of , time in which it shall remain in op- eration. The encouragement has l submitted a bill providing for an ex- tension of this act f-r a period of six As it now stands 1t Is linn fted in operation to the period of the war and becomes imperative upon the formal proclamation of peace. It is E that it should be extended [ at once. The Department of Justice has built up extensive machinery for l the purpose of enforcing it's provi- i(
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