Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-09-03

WEDNESDAY, September ,, 1919
SOME REAL SENSIBLE TALK.

II Is most favorable sign that
people are beginning to talk some
thing besides that twaddlc that
would lead people to believe that
present high lcvclS in prices Will and
must, for the good OF the country,
be maintained, or even elevated fur
thcr. such talk seems to us to be the
very height Of folly. Not Il bust
ness man who does not realize that
present conditions arc brought about
by abnormal activities. by unrest on
the part OF the people and by ten
dcncy on the part Of both labor and
capital to 'prOfiteer,' which is
nothing more or less thar taking
advantage OF The needs and ncces-
stirS or the general public 10
squeeze from the great mass OF the
people illcgitimatc and unreasonable
profits. This in its last analysis is
nothing nut polite form OF robbery
theft which, due to abnormal con-
ditionS and abnormal thinking, and
Il lowering OF the moral standards.
is winkcd at. and the guilty parties
regarded as still within the sphere
OF decent society.
Economy. thrift. saving are the
three fundamental factors that are.
we believe, to become the basis of
return to normal conditions--to IA
stable equalization of the things
ihai enter into the great scheme Of
commerce. Oh the one hand and com
Portable living and peace Of mind on
the other. In a dispatch OF recent
date Secretary Glass is reported as
paving the way for the general
public to regain its footing. and that
is D utilizing those things ut hand.
old though they may be. out OF date
perhaps. out of style certainly, but
comfortable and costless, which is
more to the point The ''patched
trOusers'' referred to may be taken
as but symbol. for there are hun
drcds OF things that may be used
with erect equally as beneficial in
wagng war for economy and against
the proilteer. We quote from the
dispatch referred to:
"A combination Of fve-year-old
palm beach suit and Il shirt Of equal
age are the two new cudgels which
Secretary Glass intends to use on the
hard-headed prontecr and to WELD
against Germany in her efforts to
crawl successfully back to domi-
nant place In the commercial world
am simply putting into prac-
tice," he said, "the suggestion OF
my distinguished predecessor, Mr..
McAdoo, who declared in one Of
the Liberty Loan campaigns that we
should use every effort to win the
war, even though we wore patched
trousers. Mine are not patched. but
they are old enough to be. ex-
Dcct to wear this suit Ave years
longer IL they will stand it,
statement we have seen, however
found in press dispa tches OF Septem-
Der 1st. II labor will but adopt
this sane idea 1t will at once have
paved the way for a bettering Of con-
ditlons generally and on early sta
b'lizinS OF business and economic
relations. We quote:
Suspension OF all strikes through
out the United States and the de-
claration OF Il labor truce on the
basis Of the status quo for six
months or more. to enable Presi-
dent Wilson 10 bring about 4 re-
duciion in the cost Of living. is rec
commended in a report Of Il commit
tee Of the Now York State Fedora
ton OF Labor. made public here to-
day.
The rccomm endatiors urge
American organized labor to cease
""E" aNd hour controversies IN
oroCr to increase production and re-
S!C"" nn"mal corH;tiOns They c*.
press the hope that no new strikes
VIII De ordered except to relieve
workers from iniolcrable oppression
fAc committee was appointed by
James /. i'owland, president OF the
fctnration. on July %. and made
its rcncr' aftc: comforting wi:h re-
prc'cnta ives Of industrial. CONNER
c'%i man@ iacturcrs. financial. trans
rortatiOn and other interests. with
view TO drvising plans to lower the
cost OF living.
"BusiAcSs mcn. ii explained. were
in state OF apprehension due to
rapidly changing conditions since
the signing Of the armiSticc. and in
dnstry had been disturbed and dis
located TO a degree never before OK
pcricnCcd.
"'Your committee is convinced
says the report, that this condition
is wrong and cannot be permitted
to continue unless We and by we
your committee means not labor
alone, but the people Of the whole
United States wish to invite a dis
aster unparalleled in history. The
people must be given a breathing
spell. There must be suspension
OF struggling for class and party al