Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-03

mixed with olive oil. :.
II you have a bad t1ste, bad breath.
feel dull, tired, are constpated 0f
bilious, you'll find quick and sure re.
suits from DR.. Edwards little Olive
Tablets at bedtime. 1Oc and sc boz.
the manufacture Of dyestuffs. on the
one hand. and Of explosives and POISON
Gus gases on the other, moreover. has
given the industry an exceptional sig
niicance and value Although the Unit
ed States will gladly and unhesitatins-
ly join in the program of International
disarmament. it will. nevertheless, be
a pofcy of obvious prudence to make
certain Of the successful maintenan7 e
OF many strong and well equipped chem
ical plants The German chemical in
dustry. with which we will be brought
into cosri e:ition. was, and may well be
again a thoroughly knit monopoly cap
able of exercising a competitions a
peculiarly insijious ard dangerous
kind"
Encourage the Farmer
During the war the fa!r.Gr performed
ton. By materially increasing :he pro-
duction of his land. he supplied Amer
ics and the Allies with IRE increased
amounts of food necessary to keep their
immense armies in the field. He lndis-
pensably helped to win the var. But
there is now scarcely less need of in
oreasing the production in food and ire
ri rf ak ho
Ito consider means of encouraging effort
along these lines. The Importance Of
doing everything possible to promote
production along economical hines 20
improve marketing, and to make rural
life mere attractive and healthful, is
obvious. l would urge approval of the
pianNalready proposed to the Congress
by the secretary of agriculture TO Sc
cure the essential facts required for the
proper study Of this question, through
tho proposed enlarged programs for
farm MANAGEMENT studies and crop es-
Inmates / would urge. also, the contin-
vance Of federal participation in the
building Of good roads. under the terms
OF existing law and under the direction
OF pre- -ent agencies: the need Of further
&C len on the part of the states and the
vtlop our forest resources, especially
through the practice Of better forestry
methods on private holdings and the
ex ens.on 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 fer
sanitation in rural districts and the
building up of needed hospital and med
icai facilities in these localities. Per-
haps the way might be cleared for many
OF these desirable reforms by a fresh.
comprehensive survey made of rural
conditions by a conference composed Of
representatives of the farmers ana of
the agricultural agencies responsible
for leadership.
Peace Basic to Solve Unrest
would call your attention to the
widespread condition of political rest
iessness in our body polite. The
causes of this 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 gov
eminent to arrive speedily at lust
ana permanent peace permitting re-
turn to normal conditions, from the
TRANSMISSION of radical theories from
seething European centers pendipp
such delay. from heartless ,profiteer-
ing resulting in the increase of the
cost Of living and lastly from the
Vaccinations of passionate and ma
levolsnt agitators. With the return
to normal conditions, this unrest will
rapidly disappear. In the meantime
1t does much evil. It seems to me
that in dealing with this situation
Congress should not be impatient or
drastic but should seek rather to re-
move the causes. 1t should -endeayo
to bring our country back speedily
to q peace basis. with ameliorafed
living conditions under the minimum
OF restrictions upon personal liberty
that is consistent with our recon-
struction problems. And 1t should
arm the federal government with
power to deal in its criminal courts
with those persons who by violent
methods would abrogate our time
tested institutions. With the free
expression Of opinion and with the
advocacy of orderly political change.
however fundamental, there must be
| no interference, but towards passion
and malevoleface tending to incite
crime and instruction under guise
| OF political evolution there should be
no leniency. Legislation to this end
has been recommended by the attor-
ney general ana should be enacted.
In this direct connection, would
call your attention to my recommen-
dations on August Sth. pointing out
legislative measures which would be
effective in controlling and bringing
down the present cost Of living.
| which contributes so largely to this
| unrest. On only one Of these recon-
mendations has the Congress acted.
II the governments campaign il to
be effective, it is necessary that the
other steps suggested should be acted
| on at once.
Keep Food Act for Present
I renew and strongly urge the ne
cessity of the extension of the pres.
ent food control act as to the period
OF time in which it shall remain in
operation. The attorney general has
submitted bill providing for an ex-
tension of this act for a period Of
six months. As it now stands it is
limited in operation to. the period Of