Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-27

resumption or lnOuStry ana removing the shadow of unemployment from the working people and also to serve the broader and more permanent pur- pose of supplementing the railroad | lines and to develop tine inland and farm commerce of the country, the work of constructing good roads should be promptly carried on by the cooperation of the federal and state governments and local communities.
 Labor.
 The change in business conditions makes it more than ever necessary to establish reacc and harmony be- tween labor and rao'ta1. To this end there should be conferences and nu- tual discussions of the difficulties that arise. The leading representa- tives of capital and labor should york out this problem together. We do not believe that eny creed construct ed by labor or capital alone, without consultation with the other, can reach solution of these difficulties. The remedy can be found not by one alone but can De reached only by mutual discussions by both. We believe that the employer should study and under stand the viewpoint of labor; and that labor, likewise, should learn the problems Of the employer. The pub lie has right to demand that rem edy he found by the interested par ties themselves, so that the enmity and hostility of the pas will cease. and labor and capial shai: be partners in industry and not enemies.
 Railroads.
 We are opposed to government own ership and operation Of the railroads. The roads now operatei by the gov ernment should be returned as soon as possible to fodmer private owner ship and management, subject to gov ernment regulation and supervision which will prevent the abuses of the past and secure to .he public the greatest good to be derived from eco homie, efficient and cooperative man. agement, eliminating restrictive legis- lation that has heretofore hampered much needed improvement.
 Waterways and Foreign Trade.
 We recognize the vital importance of our inland waterways as an inte- gral part ot our system of transpor- tation. which in the past has not served either the travelling public nor he movement of freight. Wetherefode urge upon congress immediate legis- lation and appropriations to improve and extend these highways of com merce so as to afford in many syc- tions of the country the most econom- ic route from interior points to the sea'board.
 We especially urge the immediate development of the Mississippi river and it's tributaries as constituting the chief inland waterway system of he country.
 We urge the enactment of laws and regulations to improve foreign trade conditions.
 We hope that overseas commerce will, to as great an extent as possible be carnied in vessels of American reg istry. We urge the return to their owners of all vessels commandeered by the government as soon as their service can be dispensed with. We recommend that the vessels built by the emergency fleet corporation of the United States shipping board should, under suitable conditions, be turned over to private operation. We hold it is essential that the govern ment absorb as a part of the cost of the war the additional cost of con- struction caused by war conditions and by the necessity of the immediate creation of great merchant fleet in war times. We believe that con- gress should immediately address it. self to the problem of finding some method by which our ship owners can operate vessels flying the Ameri- can flag in competition with those of other countries, without lowering the standard of living enjoyed by A1neri- can seamen.
 As an immediate necessity to enable our merchants and manufacturers to ! reach foreign markets in fair compe- tition between different sections of the country and with other countries we urge the Unied States railroad ad- minisration to re-establish the export and import rates as the same existed prior to June, 1918, thus enabling the producers of the country to ship thru ports that offer the most convenient and expeditions service.
 To facilitate foreign trade we favor provisions being made for the hand ling of foreign acceptances by our | banking institutions.
 We deprecate any change in the established stadards of our domestic products which will handicap the. in- dustry in marketing it's products un- der. foreign competition.
 1 Federal Regulation Of Business. During the period of the war, the national government found it neces- sary to adopt a policy of regulating concerted action in fields of produc- tion and distribution of the materials necessary for the successful prose cution of the war. These measures were often in conflict with the federal laws passed in time of peace. The requirements of the period of read justment demand that certain forms of cooperation, possible during the war, be continued and enlarged; that the contradictions on our stature books be eliminated by proper legis- lation, and that there be formulated ln of e.to cf