The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-12-12

up land in the hitherto undgveloped
regions of the country which the fed
eral government has already preparS
ed or can readily prepare for cuitiva-
ton and also on many of the cutoyer
or neglected areas which lie within
the limits Of the older states: and l
once more take the liberty of recon-
mending very urgently that his plans
shall receive the immediate and sub
stantial support of the Congress-.
In the matter of tariff legislation
beg to call your attention to the
statements contained in my last mes
sage urging legislation with refer
ence to the establishment Of the
chemical and dyestuffs industry in
America:
among the industries to which
special consideration should be given
is that OF the manufacture OF dye
stuFs and related chemicals. Our
complete dependencies upon German
supplies before the war made the In.
terruption of trade a cause of excep.
tiouaI economic disturbance. The
close relation between the lnanufac-
ture OF dyestuffs, on the one hand.
and of exlosive sand poisonous gases
on the other, moreover, has given the
industry an exceptional significance
and value. Although the United
States will gladly and unhesitatingly
join in the programme of information
al disarmament, it will, nevertheless,
be a policy of obvious prudence to
make certain Of the successful main
tenance of many strong and well
equipped chemical plants. The Ger
man chemical industry with which we
will he brought into competition was,
and may well be again, thoroughly
knit monopoly capable of exercising
a competition of a peculiarly insid-
ious and dangerous kind"
Nation Must Produce More.
During the war the farmer perform
ed vital and willing service to the
nation. BY materially Increasing the
production of his land 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 produc
ton In food and the necessarles OF
life. ask the Congress to consider
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 healthful Is Oh
vious. / would urge approval of the
plans already proposed to the Con
gress by the secretary of agriculture
/ TO secure the essential facts required
4 for the proper study of this question
through the proposed enlarged pro
grammes for farm management stn
| dies and crop estimates. would urge
also the continuance of federal par
ticipatfon In the building Of goof
roads. under the terms of existing
law and under the direction of pres
ent agencies; the need Of further ac
tion on the part of the states and fed
eral government to preserve and de
velop orr forest resources. especial,
through the practice of better forest
~ methods on private holdings am
the extension of the public owned for
ests; better support for countr'
schools and the more definite direc
ton OF their courses of study alonl
lines related to rural problems. an
fuller provision for sanitation in rura
districts and the building up of need
ed hospital and medical facilities Il
these localities. Perhaps the wa,
might be cleared for any OF these de
sirahle reforms by a fresh. compre
hensive survey made OF rural condi
tons by a conference composed 9
representatives OF the farmers and @
the agricultural agencies responsible
for leadership.
would call your attention TO tll
widespread condition Of political rest
4 Iessness in our body polite. TIL
j causes Of this unrest, while variou
: and complicated, are superficial ratf
er than deep-seated. Broadly, the
arise from or are connected with tn
failure on the part Of our governmon
TO arrive speedily at just and pei
manent peace permitting return I
/ normal conditions, from the transit
. / sian ~ radical fsanoriac from seefhin