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one hand. and of explosives and poi
sonous gases on the other, moreover
, has given the industry an exceptional
Significance and value.
although the United States will
gladly and unhesitatingly join in the
program of international disarmament
it will. nevertheless, he policy of oh
vious prudence to make certain of the
maintenance of many strong and we'll
equipped chemical plants. The German
chemical industry, with which we vii
10 brought into competition. was, and
may well be again, thoroughly KIN
monopoly capable of exercising con-
petition of peculiarly insidious and
dangerous kind"
During the war the farmer per-
formed a vital and willing service to
the nation. BY materially increasing
the production. of his land he supplied
America and the allies with Tie in
creased amounts of food nee NSs';,rv 10
keep their immense armies In the field.
He indispensably helped to win the
war. But there is now scarcely less
needs Of increasing the production In
food and the necessaries of life. ash
the Congress to consider means of en-
couraging effort along these lines.
Gives Boost for Better Roads.
do'r" "vervthing posi-
BILE to promote production along eco
nomica lines, to improve marketing
and to make rural life more attractive
and henlthfu, is obvious. would urge
approval Of the plans already proposed
to the Congress by the secretary of ag-
riculture, TO secure the essential facts
required for the study of this quus-
ton. through the proposed enlarged
programs for farm management stud
les and crop and estimates.
/ would urge. also, the continuance
of federal participation in the building
Of good roads, under the terms of eN-
isting law and under the direction of
present agencies: the need of further
action on the part of states and the
federal government to preserve and
develop our forest reservoirc and sup
ply through the practice of better
| forestry methods on private holdings
and the extension of the publicly
owned forests; better support fer
country schools and the more definite
direction Of their courses of study
along the lines related to rural prob
lens; and fuller provision for sanitI
tion in rural districts and the build
ing mp OF needed hospital and medical
facilities in these localities.
Political Restlessness.
Perhaps the way might be cleared
| for many of these desirable reforms by
Il fresh, comprehensive survey made of
rural conditions by n conference com
posed of representatives of the farm
ers and Of the agricultural agencies IT.
sponsible for leadership.
would call your attention to TIE
widespread condition of political reso-
lessness in our body polite. The
causes of this unrest, while variou-;
and complicated, are superficial rather
than deep seated. Broadly, they arise
from or are connected with the fail
ure on the part of our government tn
arrive speedily at a just and pcrna
nent peace permitting return to norma;
conditions. from the TRANSMISSION of rad
ical theories from seething European
ccnters pending such delay. from heart
less profi,eering resulting in the in
crease in the cost of living, and, lastly,
from the Vaccinations of passionate
and malevolent gitators
With the return to normal condi-
tiOns, this unrest will rapidly disap-
pear. In the meantime !! does much
evil. 1t seems IL me that in dealing
with this situa''pn Congress should rni
he impatient or drastic. but should
seek rather to rem),s iIo causes.
Courts Should Deal With Radicals.
1t SHOULD endeavor to bring our
country back speedily TO a peace basis
with ameliorated living conditions un
der the minimum of restrictions upon
personal liberty that is consistent
with our reconstruction problems. And
II should urn the federal g:.Neriii 'cnI
with power to deal in its ciI'hiu;l
courts with those persons VII, by vio-
lent methods would abrogate the time
tested institutions.
With the free expression of opinion
and with the advocacy of orderly pO-
litical change, however fundamental
there must he no interference, but to-
wards passion and malevolence tend
ing to incite crime and insurrectIon
under guise of political evolution there
should be no leniency. Legislation to
this end has been recommended by the
attorney general and should be
enacted.
In this direct connection w;mld
, call your attention to my reco;.nendl-
tion on Aug. s, pointing out legislative
measures which would be effective iE
controlling and bringing down the
) present cost of living, which contrib
utes so largely to this unrest IF the
| governments campaign is to ne effcc-
tive. II is necessary that tho other