Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-22
LEONARD WOOD URGES
MORE PREPAREDNESS
Maori General Says That Americas Strength Will
Prevent Settle Future
Wars.

mrnl,i .,SS vihi. III oFaer TO meet the
auiocracy, OF either capital or labor.
helpfulness. I'VE must nterject more
lions with those about us. oV whe e ther
they be our associates or our subor.
dinnates-more gathering about The
frankly. We must rec oi i that a the
wor 6a is neither machine nor
iap eGH1edi' Vim but That he is sol
reimbursement and recognition. The
and status of the worker ana eyery
CONSIDERATION must he shown him The
S SiHiers s pS9IiSiele eon,aet and fullest
between employer and employee
Labor Hnx Part TO Play.
...ansements for the adjustment Of
VIII work smoothly and promptly. We
must do all we can TO improve The
WORKERS, living conditions. to make his
ssuGrronndings decent and attractive to
nimseii and family. His hours of work
must De such as 10 give him an op-
portunity for Reasonable recreation
with his family during the hours OF
daylight. He should receive wage
mat not only permits him to keep body
and soul together. but enables him "a
Ia! pE something for the future. IL
tness CONDITIONS are to be obtained
mat hish wages can only be main
tanned under conditions OF high pro-
auction and high efficiency. Capital
TeSt ose pad a In accordance with the
IlSN OF the enterprise. Those who
oirect must be adequately paid. Labor
must be adequately paid. and after this.
II anything remains. comes the uues-
ton Of an equitable distribution. Many
OF inc more progressive, intelligent
and far-seeing men are already begin
ming 10 give to labor participa ton i'm
ms surplus. share varying with its
amount.
The main thing is for labor and
capital TO pull together in the pfesent
great crisis. remembering that only
through co-operation and frank and
full understanding and mutual CON
cessions can the wheels of Industry
be kept going.
Time TO spend and BE spent.
We must realize that the time has
come to spend and be spent I'VE must
keep up all these measures of thrift.
which have been established during
the war. and all those economies in
which our men and women have CO.
operated so Loyalty. II we do this. We
shall soon make good the losses o. the
war. Moreover, we Shall establish
conditions which will be most helpful
TO our country and to ourselves. To
want 20 build up a spirit of co-opera-
ton and helpfulness, which will make
il Impossible for the forces of dis
order 10 show themselves here. and If
they do. VIII enable us to put them
down promptly with strong hand.
for We must impress upon our people
that true liberty is found within the
Law and not outside of II. In recognize
ins the work OF our people during the
war. We must not forget the work of
the women of the country. The a.ti-
tude and support Of the women made
II possible for us to play our part as
We did. ThcE were strong. living
force for the right, and did their best
| IN every field of effort.
Action Must he Thoughtful.
There is room in this country for
/ but one flag. and that is the America II
! flag. Tut down The red las II stands
| for nothing which our government
stands for 1t is against everything
we have struggled for. 1t is against
the integrity OF the family the state
the nation II only floats where
! towards are in power and where de-
mocracy has been replaced by mob rule
| 1T represents everything which we want
TO avoid. These are times Of dangerous
world psychology. The barriers be-
tween ordered government and chaos
bling in others. Avoid the dangerous
doctrines of the hour that are mas
queradins under the banner OF liberal
ideas and progress
1T is no time now for minimizing
action. The world must once more get
on an even keel and settle down after
the uphcavals of the great war 1t is
Time now to keep our feet on the
z n,
our eyes on God The experience Of The
training camps brought out ycly
forcIbly the desirabiiity of having but
one iahguage IN our grade public
the language Of the Declaration of In
dependence. OF the Constitution. Of
Washington. jefferson. Lincoln. Clcyc,
"a laha t., ana Roosevelt. II is the language
course. IN our higher schnnls ana col
,cecS require the classics and modern
languages for science. for literature
and for art. but in the grad, schonIs
below the high schools thcr. shoujd he
nut one languagc--that Of our own
country.
Must Develop Youth
>'Notning viii aid more I'm cStohlisb
ing condition Of national soIi.ln, nv.
nor tend more to a better ,ndcrsi:inI
ing or what wr stand for ana wha,
we nave stood for. Haze cur people
sneak and think in our own l,nc,,rn
we do not want our country to b.. -
babel of tongues, or, as Colonel Roocc.
Veit put it, We do not wan; America
10 be poIyglot boarding house
We must bend our energy 20 the
unbu!idine Of good husineas and ;hc
economical and intelligent conduct Of
iat!oiai affairs We should aoopt a
SuaGet system. as IL viii b.. more con-
hncive TO an economical adminis,ra
.'oh 81 public business. We mus adou,
SOUND system Of conservation I'm re.
tara 70 our natural resources III order
81 he.
generations to come We ,bnuld No,
"aaic the6e resources, but make .uch
.h,ciieent use Of them and re,laca
.neh' Wherever possible. 50 tina, tlnsc
~ come a!ter uH may avail Them
ewes OIL these same sources Of un-
ehning wealth and power
re must provide for the better
physical dcvclopment IF am. .ou,h ~
1hn hraft has shown the existence Of
phEslcaI conditions witch are alarm.
~ conditions winch incapscitated
niI' OF our men OF military axe for
para hlttarS service. This liz FERROUS
iaG,m a iHiiIiaT? standpoint hu, /, Is
INFINITELY more serious from TN. stand.
point Of industrial efficiency. We lose
81 "i"lpHsiY through fai!ugr 10 attend
pf"p"ilN l." INC physical dcvcloprncn,
90 our youth 81 hotn scxcs. W. must
iaS much more careful attention 10
,h!s suhJcci iH the future than we
haE" III IA" past, for the old law OF
ths hE!ViNa! Of the attest" prevails
VIC want our nation wi'h iis splendid
idcaiH and tremendous pOBsibil!;icg TO