Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-19
DOLLAR WILL
NEVER REGAIN
FORMER VALUE
Shrinkage Is Permanent, De-
clares Sproul in Address
on Living Costs

Salt Lake, Utah, Aug. 10. - Gov
ernors from many States are attend
ing the National Conference of Gov
ernors here. Governor Sproul, of
Pennsylvania, yesterday, in discuss
ing living costs. predicted that the
dollar would never again regain its
former purchasing value. THE
down production considerably from
that of the ten-hour day" he stated.
Decreasing production twenty
five per cent" said Governor Sproul,
I'VE have all probably fallen into
unthrifty ways, and 1T would seem,
nationally, that there must come
some checking up of accounts be-
fore long. We now eat sirloins and
porterhouse steaks where before we
consumed the entire beef. There
have been, of course, abuses of profit
eering among the big folks and the
little folks, the labor question is just
part of the big cycle, and most
workmen realize now that with the
advance in wages a necessary ad-
vance in the cost of living has taken
place.
Pennsylvania Great Assimilator
I'VE have a large foreign popu-
lation in Pennsylvania, one out of
every five of the emigrants who ar
rive in the country stay in Pennsyl-
vania. Remember, we are a State
of 100000 people, or of a popula-
tion that probably equals the COM
bined populations of Montana,
Idaho, Washington, oregon, Cali
fornia, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico,
Arizona and Colorado, but we have
enough of the old-fashioned Ameri-
can stock to mix with these new
citizens and teach them real Ameri-
canisrn, and that is what we aim to
do iii Pennsylvania, to steer the
newcomers right and make them
part of us. Therefore, the Ameri-
caniZation problems work out very
successfully with us. This foreign
population is welcomed by their
countrymen who have been in our
State for some time and who un-
consciously lead them in the right
direction. Therefore, we have but
little trouble now with strikes, Boil
shevism and such matters"
Returning to the Government in
Vestigation in the high cost of liV-
ing, Governor Sproul continued: II
have been a lifelong friend of United
States Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer, and, although we are of
different political affiliations, l have
all confidence that Mr.. Palmer, with
his practical energy and his honesty
of purpose, will materially help the
Government in attacking the soaring
cost of living.
LAS to prohibition, 1 doubt if be-
fore the action of Congress the peo-
pie in my State would have agreed
to it, if the matter had been put into
their hands. After six weeks trial,
| do not doubt but what they will
now agree to it. 1t has brought
noticeable improvement. OF course,
the holdover question of "a beer
is interesting everyone. However,
the pure food authorities in our
State are watching closely soft
drinks, and only short time before
1 came away a most careful investi-
cation of all such drinks was begun
by the State authorities"
For Strong National Guard
The Pennsylvania Governor will
make ana address before the Gov
ernors' conference on Thursday, in
which he will deal with the ex-
pansion of the National Guard sys-
TEN as a basis of national defense.
In mentioning this subject briefly,
Governor Sproul said:
1T is our desire to reform the
National Guard and draw into it the
many men who have gained such in
Naludble military experience during
the great war. | haze appointed at
the head of the Pennsylvania Guard
the high officers of the 2Sth Division.
who made great records for them
selves and their State in France.
There could be no greater deterrent
of the forces of Bolshevism than the
maintenance of a guard which they
would know is fully equipped, fully
trained and thoroughly American in
every sense of the word. We can
get such a guard, such a strong arm
of defense, by calling into the Ma
tional Guard these veterans of the
great war"
Governor Sproul will make the
YELLOWSTONE trip with the other
members of the party.