Gunnison news-champion., 1919-10-24
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will he ~ benafit 70 every peFssa and
most q al 70 so0e of those who are
posing = public leaAsss II Tie s4tenpt
to se1ve prohlem Of whose elemeats
and principles they have at best only
. very hasy understanding.
TO THE PUBLIC
TIE United States Ceanel sf
Natioaal Defense, composed Of tie
seeretAFies Of var, navy, INTERIOR
labor. Agriculture, and commerce has
made Q. careful investigation Of tie
high eest Of living problems and hnds:
sThat the natioa's productive pow
ers have not been fully utilised since
the asnistiee.
That too few goods, notably tAe
neceseit;es ef LIE, have been produced
and that even some Of The goods have
been withheld from the mAFkes, and
therefore, from the people.
That tie high e6st Of living y de-
| In nat 10 unavoidable War-wnste and
increase Of money and credit.
That there has been and II con.
siderable proAteering. Intentional and
unintentional.
~The council believes that lie RENE
dies for the situation are:
Ito produce more goods ana 70
produce them In proportton 10 the
people.
unnecessary boarding.
.To enforce vigorously present laws
and promptly to enact such further
laws q are necessary to prevent ana
punish profteering and needless
boarding.
"To bring about better cooperation
and method in distributing and mar
keting goods.
sTo keep both producer and con-
sumer fully informed as to what
eoods are needed and - to what sup
plies are available, % that production
may anticipate the country's demands.
aGoods and not money are the
meana of life. Better standards OF
living are impossible without produc-
ing more goods. Man cannot con-
sumo what has not been produced:
"At the wars end our allies had
desperate need Of the essentials OF
life. We have had to share our re,
sources with them, but this drain Will
gradually lessen. In 70 Tar - our
shortage Of goods II due to this cause
We can afford to be patient
! It il just as essential that We nave
patience with the economic situation
ct home. The process. Of production
requires time: II production Is rap
idly increased vastly improved con-
ditious will prevail in America when
the results Of present and future
labor begin to appear.
Team work is imperative. II ID
just rs essential between retailer,
wholesaler and producer as It is be-
tween employer and employee. One
group Of producers cannot wait on
another group. ;, The manufacturer,
the farmer. the distributor, must each
immediately assume his part Of the
burden and enter upon his task. The
nation cannot afford curtailment Of
goods vital to the people.
"On American business rests . grave
responsibility for efficient cooperation
in bringing about full and proportion
ate production. On American labor
rests an equally grave responsibility
| to attain maximum unit production
and maintain uninterrupted distribu-
ton Of goods II labor itself 10 not to
suffer from further rises in the cost
Of living.
The entire nation-producer, dis.
| tributor and consumer alike-should
return to the unity that won the war.
Group interest and undue personal
gain must give way to the good Of
the whole nation II the situation 10
to be squarely met.
Our common duty now. fully. -
much q in the war e to work and to
save. In the words Of the president
| in his address to this country on
i August Is, 1919, only "By Increasing
production and by rigid economy and
saving On the part Of the people, can
We hope for large decreases in the
|burdensome cost driving which now
weighs ~ down.
Work. save, cooperate. produce.
(Signed)
Newton D. Baker, Secretary Of War
and Chairman Of the Council.
Josephus Daniels, Secy Of the Navy.
i David r. Houston. Secy Of Agricul-
ture. = /
VIM. C. Redfeld, Secy. Of Commerce
VIM. B. Wilson, Secy. Of Labor.
i Grosvenor B. Clark. Secy. Of the
| Council.
The main defect Of the above u
that it does not give emphasis enough
to the imitation Of the currency. This
lis hinted ct IN the words, "the Increase
Of money and credits" but not given
the prominence Il deserves. Never
theless, no one but idle rich are calling
for contraction Of tn currency, 20