South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-09

ala upon the Dattle neldS or the war.
The calmness and capacity with
which she deals with and masters
the problems OF peace will be the
final test and proof OF her peace
among the peoples OF the world.
And. IL only in our own interest.
We must help the people overseas.
Europe is our biggest customer. We
must keep her going or thousands
OF our shops and scores Of our mines
must close There is no such thing
as letting her go 10 ruin without
ourselves sharing in the disaster.
NO THREATS. But
INTELLIGENT COUNSEL.
In such circumstances. face 70
face with such tests passion must be
discarded. Passion and a disregard
for the rights Of others have no
place in the counsels OF free
people. We need light, not heat. in
these solemn times of self-exa nina
tion and saving action. There must
be no threats. Let there be only in
telligent counsel and let the best
reasons win. not the strongest brute
force. The world has just destroyed
the arbitrary force OF military
junta. Ii will live under no other
All that is arbitrary and coercive Is
in the discard Those who seek TO
employ it only prepare their own de-
struction.
We cannot hastily and overnight
revolutionize all the processes Of our
economic life. We shall not attempt
10 do so These are DAYS of deep.
extreme and Of extravagant speech:
but with us these are things &c the
surface. Every one who Is in real
touch with the silent masses Of our
great people knows that the old
strong fibre and steady Self-control
are still there, firm against violence
or any distempered action that
would throw their affairs into con
fusion | am serenely confident that
they Will readily find themselves. no
matter what the circumstances. and
that they will address themselves to
the tasks of peace with the same de-
votion and the same stalwart pre-
ference for what is right that they
displayed TO the admiration Of the
whole world in the midst of war.
REVELATIONS WILL
BRING RESULTS, NIEW
And Z entertain another confident
hope. ] have SPOKEN today chiefly
of measures of imperative regulation
and legal compulsion. of prosecu-
tions aud the sharp correction of SCI
lSh processes; and these. no doubt.
are necessary. But there are other
forces that We may count ON besides
those resident in the depart nent %
justice. We have just fully awaken
cd 10 what has been going on and &c
the influences. many of them very
selfish and sinister, that have been
producing hish prices and imposins
an intolerable burden on the mass
Of our people. To have brought il
all into the open will accomplish the
greater part OF the result we seek
/ appeal with entire confidence 10 our
producers, our miGdlemen and our
merchants TO deal fairly with the
people IL is their opportunity 20
snow that they comprehend, that
they !ntcnd to act Justly and that
they have thcp ubiic interest sincere
l. at heart. And have 40 doubt
that hOUSeheepers all over the cour-
/ try and everyone who buys the things
he daily stands in need of. viii
presently exercise q greater vigilance.
a more thoughtful economy. a MOI 2
discriminating care as to the market
in which he buys or the merchant
with whom lIo trades than he has
hitherto exercised.
I believe that the more extreme
leaders of organized labor will pres
entity WELD TO a sober second thought
and like the great mass Of their as
sOciates, think and act like true
Americans. They Will see that strikes
undertaken at this critical time are
certain To make matters worse. not
bettcr-worse for them and for
everybody else. The worst thing. the
most fatal thing that can be done
now il 10 stop or interrupt produc-
tIon or 90 interfere with the distribu-
ton OF goods, the railways and the
shipping OF the country. We arc
all involved in the distressing results
Of the high cost of living and We
must unite, not divide, 10 correct il
/ There are many things thlt ought
20 be corrected IN the relations ne
/ tween capital and labor. i'm respect
/ of wages and conditions Of labor ana
I other things even. more far-reach-
! ing. and I, for one. am ready 10 go
! into conference about THESE matters
with any group OF my fellow country
I men who know what they are talk
| ins about and are willing 10 remed.
/ existing conditions by trans counsel
I rather than by violent contest.
I No REMEDY POSSIBLE
! IL MIN LOSE TEMPER.
No remedy is possible while men
/ are in temper and there can he NJ
/ settlement which does not have as
\ its motive and standard the general
! interest Threats and undue insist
/ ence upon the interest of q singh,
! class makes settlement impossible.
Z / believe as / have hitherto had oc
/ casion TO say 10 toe congress, that
4 the industry and lire OF our people
( and OF the world will suffer irrepar-
/ able dana--e IL EMPLOYERS and work