South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-10
The Presidents Message

HEACE. after all the return or world peace,
must precede peace prices and the stabiliza-
tion OF industry and commerce. according 10
Prest wilson's address to the congress-which re-
minds us that peace not Vet. nor can it until
the affairs OF the world are settled upon founda-
t9n upon which all nations build and main
tain equilibrium
One might almost wonder. If. realizing this GER
tain opponents Of the Paris treaty, and the League
to enforce It and to stabilize international affairs
are not more representative OF the prohteers than
OF the people and are accordingly holding back
somewhat in their interest.
Accordingly the president has recommended in
effect. that return to basis. at least
degree in dealing with the cost Of living ISSUE
meaning perhaps. the revival the food and fuel
administrations with. their powers extended over
other commodities involving extended powers
OF regulation. II is OF the most comprehensive
messages congress dealing with an
economic problem. We inferentslly pointed out
having been anxious peace following
the signing OF the arnistce. forgot about the
kaiser anxfousIy and threw ourselves open
10 the ravages OF the prohteer. an enemy scarcely
less implaoabie in his greed than the Boche
Now get down to business begin re-
tracing our steps somewhat back to the days OF
the srmistice. We have learned that we de-
pend even less upon he patriotism of the Ameri-
pronteer. in time OF peace than could in
time Of war; that, quite in fact, of peace
he has patriotism at all-wherefore the peace
that we have in reality be considered such.
in economic sense. at least.
Accordingly. the best do pending a re-
turn OF peace. must be a makeshift" Hoarding can
be halted. wheat shipments controlled, surplus
stocks forced upon The market cold storage plants
regulated. prohteers punished. but these are
only anesthetics incident to the world operation
which be performed only
quickly. by the nations rendering the Paris treaty
effective. and setting its machinery in motion.
The presidents message WILL OF course not meet
the approval the prohteers will it meet the
approval OF their political representatives either
the house the senate. and they be depended
upon to do all they can to block progress in accord
with the recommendations. but the people are get
ting pretty well up in arms and It may be that this
will force kind OF action.
Still. along with the rest the president has rec
commended a number of things that promise perna-
nent advantage. His suggested cold storage act,
similar the New Jersey statute. requiring that
all goods be marked with their price at the time
OF storage and that periods of storage limited,
would strike the proheer in food products a serious
blow, since naturally publicity that would go
with such a process. would keep the people in
formed.
Likewise the licensing OF all corporations engaged
in interstate commerce would keep them pretty
we'll under the federal thumb-more centralized
government. TO be sure. but thing which the very
people who kicking about It. are driving
US to.
II Is sad state OF affairs. that a nation like ours
should be In need OF regulation after this order
IL seems necessary just the same. We coming
realize more and more. that the of people.
Ons-sufrerins they are be over about
so long and then they revolt which IS the very
thing that the government is undertaking avoid.
And 20 II is now. again up to congress; up TO
congress again. but with explictness than
the time OF the converting OF the present extra ses-
sion-it being plain enough. after 10 weeks that
the congress without the disposition and per-
haps without the brains. 20 tackle the issue. until
somewhat forced and being told how to go about
Il We must. now wait and what the congress
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