Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-05-23

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Ertals, needed TO supplement and en-
rich our own abundant supplies. sSs
70 Retain Chemical Plants.
8 Nevertheless, there are parts of our
tariff system which need prompt attenr
ton. The experienceso Of the war have
made sc plain that IN some cases too
great reliance on foreign supply i. dan
gerous, and that IN determining certain
parts Of our tariff policy domestic con-
siderations must be Il borne IN mind
which are political as well as economic.
Among the industries to which special
consid eration should be given Is that
LOT the manufacture Of dyestuffs and re-
lated chemicals. Our complete depen-
dence upon German supplies before the
|.waI made the interruption Of trade .
cause Of exceptional economic distur-E
banee. This close relation between
the manufacturer Of dyestuffs on the
one hand, and Of explosives and pois-ss
onous gases on the other, moreover,
has given the industry, an exceptional
stsnia cance and value. Although the
Un1ted States viii gladly and unhesi-.
tatingly Join IN the program Of inter
national disarmament It viii neverthe-
less be- Q policy Of obvious prudence TO-
make certain Of the successful mainte.
nance Of many strong and well.
equipped chemical plan6. The Ger.
man chemical industry with which we
win be brought into competition was
and may well be again, q thoroughly
knit monopoly. capable Of exercising .
competition. Of q peculiarly insidious
and dangerous kind.
Votes for Women Urged.
Will you not permit me, turning from
these matters. to speak once more and
very earnestly Of the proposed amend
ment to the constitution which would
extend the suffrage to women and
which passed the house Of representa-
tives at the last session of congress?
It seems to me that every considera-
ton Of justice and of public advantage
calls for the immediate adoption Of
that. amendment and it's submission
forthwith to the legislatures of the sew
eral states. Throughout all the world
this long delayed extension of the suf-
frage is looked for; in the United
States longer, believe, than anywhere
else, the necessity for it, and the i'm
mense advantage of It to the national
life, has been urged and debated by
women and men who saw the need for
it and urged the policy of it when it re-
quired steadfast courage to be so much
beforehand with the common convic.
ton; and I, for one, covet for our coun-
try the distinction of being among the
first to act in great reform.
Wires, Rails to Be Returned.
The telegraph and telephone lines
will, of course, be returned to their
owners so soon as the retransfer can
be effected without administrative
confusion; so soon, that is, as the
change can be made with least posi-
BILE Inconvenience to the public and to
the owners themselves. The railroads
will be handed over to their owners
at the end Of the calendar year. If
were in immediate contact with the
administrative questions which must
govern the retransfer. Of telegraph and
telephone lines, I could name the ex-
! act date for their return, also. Until
am in direct contact with the prac-
tical questions involved, I only can
suggest that in the case Of the tele-
graphs and telephones as in the case
OF the railways, it is clearly desirable
In the public interest that some legis-
lation should be considered which may
tend to make of these Indispensable
instrumentalities Of our modern life a
uniform and co-ordinated system
which will afford those who use them
i as complete and certain means of com:
! munication with all parts Of the coun-
try as has so long been afforded by
the postal system of the government
and at rates as uniform and intelligi-
BILE. Expert advice is. of course, avail.
able in this very practical matter
and the public interest is manifest.
Neither the telegraph nor the tele-
phone service of the country can be
said to be in any sense national sys-
tenn. There are many Commissions and
inconsistencies of rates. The scien.
tilc means by which communication
by such instrumentalities can be rem.
dered more thorough and satisfactory
has not been made full use Of. An
exhaustive study of the whole question
Of electrical communication and Of
the means by which the central au-
thority of the nation can be used to