New Britain herald., 1919-12-02

 icy of obvious prudence to make cer- tain of the successful maintenance of many strong and well equipped chem iLal plants. The German chemical industry with which we will be brought into com petition was, and may we'll be again, a thoroughly knit monopoly capable of exercising D com- petition of a peculiarly insidious and dangerous kind.
 During the war the farmer per formed a vital and willing service to the nation. By materially increasing production of his land he supplied America and the Allies with the in creased amounts of foods necessary to keep their immense armies in tho field. He indispensably helped to win the war. But there is now scarcely less need of increasing pro- duction in food and the necessaries of life. I 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 ob- viOus. I 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 mana cement studies and crop estimates. I would urge also the continuance Of federal par ticipation i'll building of good roads. under the terms of existing law and
  cies; the need of further action on the part of the states and the federal government to preserve and develop our forest resources especially through the practice of better forest " methods on private holdings and the extension of the publicly owned forests; better support for country schools and the more definite direc- ton 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 many of these desirable reforms by 8 fresh com- parative survey made of rural condi- tions by a conference composed of representatives of the farmers and of the agricultural agencies responsible for leadership.
 Political Restlessness.
 l would call your attention to the widespread condition of political rest lessness in our body polite. The causes of this while various and com- plicated are superficial rather than deep seated. Broadly they arise from or are connected with failure on the part of our government to ar rive speedily at a just and permanent peace permitting return to normal conditions, from the transfusion Of radical theories from seething Euro pean centers pending such delay from leartless profiteering resulting in the increase of the cost of living and lastly from the machinations of passionate and ma1evoIent agitators. With the return to normal conditions, this unrest will rapidly disappear. Tn the meantime, it does much evil It seems to me that in dealing with this situation congress should not be inn patient or drastic but should seek rather to remove the causes. It should endeavor to bring our country back speedily to a peace basis, with amel- 1orated living conditions under the minimum of restrictions upon person. al liberty that is consistent with our reconstruction problems And 1t should arm the federal government with power to deal in it's criminal courts With those persons who by vio- lent methods would abrogate our time tested institutions. With the free expression of opinion and with the advocacy of orderly political
 
 must be no interference but towards passion and malevolence tending 70 incite crime and instruction under guise of political evolution there should be no leniency. Legislation to this end has been recommended by the attorney general and should be enacted. In this direct connection I would call your attention to my rec ommendatlons on August that pointing out legislative measures which will be effective in controlling and bringing down the present cost of living, which contributes so largely to this unrest On only one of these recommendations has congress acted If the governments campaign is 10 be effective it is necessary that the other steps suggested should be act ed on at once.
 l 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 linn ited in operation to the period of the war and becomes Imperative on the ,1or imperative that it should be extend ed at once. The department of jus tice has built up machinery for thc purpose of enforcing it's provisions; all of which must be abandoned up- ,L.l.,