Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-20


F. Of justice and of public advantage calls
for the immediate adoption of that
amendment aud its submission forth
VITA 70 the legislatures Of the several
states, Throughout ali the woFId this
long DELAYED extension a the suffrage
IS leekcd for; IN the United states
longer, 1 believe. than anywhere else.
the necessity for il. and the immense
{ advantage Of it TO the national life
has been urged and debated by women
and nsen who saw the need for il and
urged the policy Of it when it required
steadfast courage 10 be so much be-
foFehand with the common conviction.
snd l, FOR one, eovet fer our country
the distinction Of being among the first
to act in 3 great reform.
Return OF Roads Promised.
The telegraph and telephone lines
viii. of course, be returned to their own
ers SO soon as the re-transfcr can 5e
effected without administrative eonfus.
ion, SO soon, that is, as the change can
be made with least possible ine0nven-
ienee TO the public and to the owners
themselves. The railroad viii be hand
ed ever to their owners at the end OF
the calendar year; if l we're in imme-
diate contact with the administrative
questions which must govern the re-
transfer of the telegraph and telephone
lines, could name the exact date for
their return also. Until am in direct
contact with the practical questions in.
volved, l can only suggest that in the
case of the tclegraphs and telephones.
as in the ease of the railways, It is
clearly desirable in the public interest
that some legislation should be eonsi,.-
cred which may tend to make Of these
indispensable instrumentalities Of our
modern life uniform and eo-ordinated
system which will afford those who use
I them as complete and certain means OF
communication with all parts of the
country as has so long been afforded by
the postal system of the government
and at rates as uniform and intelligiD.--
Repeal Prohibition.
/ Expert advice is. Of course, available
in this very practical matter and the
public interest is manifest. Neither the
telegraph nor the telephone servics ul
the country can be said to be in any
sense national system. There are
many eonfusions and Inconsistencies of
rates, The scientific means BY which
communication by such insirumentali-
ties could be rendered more thorough
and satisfactory has not been made full
use of. An exhaustive study Of the
whole question Of electrical communica-
tion and of the means by which the cen.
trail authority of the nation can be used
to unity and improve it, if undertaken
by the appropriate committees of the
congress, would certainly result indi.
rectly, even if not directly, in great
lnublic benefit.
The rehabilitation Of the military
forces Of the country has progressed tt
such & point that IL seems to me en-
tirely safe now to remove the ban upon
the manufacture and sale Of wines ana
beers, but | am advised that without
further legislation l have not the legal
authority to remove the present restrie,
tions.
Wines and Beer Only
I, therefore, recommend that the act
approved November 2l, 1918, entitled
l"An act to enable the secretary of agri.
culture to carry out, during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1872" the pur-
poses of the act entitled "An act to
provide further for the national security
and defense by stimulating agriculture
and facilitating the distribution of ag-
rieutural products, and for other pur-
poses, be amended or repealed iusotsa
as it applies TO wines aud beers.
| sincerely trust that I shall very soon
be at my post in Washington, again TO
report upon the matters which made my
presence at the peace table apparently
imperative and put myself at the sorv-
ice of congress in every matter Of ad-
ministrativc or counsel that may seem
to demand executive action or advice.