The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-09-04

Italy, for instance. Italy has no coal;
for many years she has been buying
fuel from England, but England can
not now supply it,. The need must be
supplied by us or the Italian indus
tries will diminish.
Both the President and the Attor-
ney General appreciate the fact that
in order to secure great production of
raw materials, the producers must
have fair profit. 1t is not the in
tention Of any department Of the
government to injure any producers,
or manufacturers on the contrary,
their purpose is to assist every one
in the making of fair profit. 1t
is shortsighed to kill the goose that
lays the golden eggs by reaping enor-
nous profits for while, and thereby
cut off future sales.
"The government sees that there is
too great difference between the
prices paid for raw materials, and
the prices paid for the finished prod
ucts made from these materials. 1t
is therefore, the purpose of the gov
ernment to put an end to the arrange
ments which permit several unrea-
sonable profits being made in the
process from the producer to the ul-
innate consumer.
"The public must, eventually, solve
the problem that is now uppermost
il the thoughts Of the people. The
solution resolves itself, to a very
considerable extent, into this propo-
sition: Raw materials In sufficient
quantities to supply the needs Of the
world must be produced and the fin
ished products must be consumed in
a frugal manner. If the ultimate con-
sumer will buy only the things that
he must have, he will reduce the cost
of living. If the producer will see
to it, that the yield is adequate, he
will thus serve the world, be assured
of fair profit, and will moreover,
protect himself against high prices,
for he is, perforce, an ultimate con-
sumer as we'll as producer.
1--WE are approaching a crisis that
will demand of us all the best that
is in us. We must economize and in
crease production and We must be
content to sell whatever We have to
sell at reasonable prices. We must
practice self-denial and live honestly
and simply. The world is in condi-
tion which is causing many we'll in
formed men more anxiety than was
caused by the war itself.
Here is the situation; the people
OF European countries are demoral-
lied and almost disheartened. They
are short OF food and fuel and they
are looking to America to supply
these shortages. This does not mean
that we are to extend charity to them
but we must arrange credits for
them. We must do these things IL
they are to live and get back to nor
NAL conditions so they may buy our
raw products and pay for them. If
We do not reopen the European mar
kets we will have untold depression
in this country, and in order to help
the European countries we must
practice economy ourselves.
"Take our ra"- cotton for instance.
If Europe cannot buy it what will we
do with it? We cannot eat it, and we
produce more than we can manufac-
ture at home. Europe cannot buy our
cotton unless her people are first
provided with food and fuel and are
given credit to enable them to re-
sumo business operations.
I'VE must help them in these mat
ters as duty that we owe them, and
in order to protect themselves. -
News and Courier.