Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-23


mestic considerations must be borne In
, mind which are political as well a.
. economic. Among the industries tc
which special consideration should be
given Is that Of manufacture or dye
stuffs and related chemicals. Our com
plete dependence upon German supplies
before the war made the interruption
Of trade a cause OF exceptional eco
} flomic disturbance. The close relator
between the manufacture of dyestuns
: on the one hand, and Of explosives and
, poisonous gases on the other, moreover
!, has given the industry exceptional sig
nificance and value. Although the
United States will gladly and unhesi-
tatingly join in the programme OF In
International disarmament, 1t Will never
theless be policy Of obvious prudence
to make certain Of the successful
maintenance Of many strong and well
equipped chemical plants. The Ger
man chemical industry, with which we
will be brought into competition, was
and may we'll be again a Thoroughly
knit monopoly capable of exercising
competition Of a peculiarly insidious
and dangerous kind.
To Protect Self.
The United States should, moreover,
have the means Of properly protecting
itself whenever our trade Is discrim-
mated against by foreign nations In
! order that we may be assured OF that
equality of treatment which we hope
to accord and to promote the world
over Our tariff laws as they now
stand provide no weapon of retalla :
ton in case other governments should
enact legislation unequal in its bear
ing on our products as compared with
the products of other countries.
Though we are as far as possible from
desiring TO enter upon any course. OF
retaliation, we must frankly face the
fact that hostile legislation by other
nations Is not beyond the range or
possibility and that it may have to, be
met by counter legislation. This SUD
ject has fortunately been exhausttyely
investigated by the United States tar
iff commission. A recent report
of that commission has shown very
lclearly that we lack and that we ought
to have the instruments necessary for
the appearance Of equal and equitable
Treatment. The attention Of congress
has been called to this matter on
past occasions and the past meas
ures which are now recommended Dy
the tariff commission are substantially
the same that have been suggested by
previous administrations. l recon-
mend that this phase Of the tarin
question receive the early attention OF
the congress.
| 'Will you not permit me. turning
from these matters, to speak once
more and very earnestly Of the pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
| which would extend the suffrage to
women and which passed the house of
Representatives at the last session or
the congress? 1t seems to me tnat
every consideration of justice and
public advantage calls for the imme-
date adoption of that amendment and
Tits submission forthwith to the legts-
latures OF the several states. Through
out all the world this long delayed
extension of the suffrage Is looked for:
in the United States, longer, IibeF
| ieye, than anywhere else, the neces-
sity for it and the immense advantage
of 1t to the national life have been
urged and debated by women and men
who saw the need for 1t and urged the
policy Of it when it required steadfast
courage to be so much beforehand
with the common conviction; and Tor
one covet for our country the distinc-
ton of being among the first to act IN
q great reform.
| The telegraph and telephone lines
will Of course, be returned to Meir
owners as soon as the retransfer tcaA
be effected without .,administrR1ye
confusion, so soon that, is, as eehe
change can be made with least possi-
bic Inconvenience to the public and TO
the owners The railroads will be
handed over to their owners at the end
of the calendar year; If I were in i'm
mediate contact with the admlnlstra-
tive questions which must govern the
retransfer Of the telegraph and tele-
phone lines / could name the exact
date for their return also. Until am
in direct contact with the practical
questions involved I can only suggest
that in the case Of the telegraph and
telephones, as in the case Of the rail-
ways, it is very desirable in the pubic
interest that some legislation should
| be considered which should tend TO
make Of these indispensable lnstru-
Imentalities Of our modern life uni
form and co-ordinated system Whlch
will afford those who use them as COM
plete and certain means or communl-
cation with all parts OF the country as
| has so long been afforded by the pos
tai system Of the government ana at
rates as uniform and intelligible. Ex-
pert advice is Of course available IN
this very practical matter and the pup
Ilic interest Is manifest. Neither the
telegraph nor the telephone service OIL
the country can be said to be in any
sense a national system. There are
MANY confusions and inconsistencies
of rates. The scientific means by Whlcn
communication by such instrumentali-
| ties could be rendered more thorough
and satisfactory has not been maze
/ full use of. An exhaustive study OIL the
whole question Of electrical communl-
cation and of means by which the cen
| trail authority Of the nation can De
used to unity and improve it, II unoer-
taken. by the appropriate committees
of the congress would certainly result,
indirectly even If not directly, IN
great public benefit.
| The rehabilitation of the military
forces of the country has progressed 10
such a point that it seems to me en-
tirely safe now to remove the pan up
on the manufacture and sale or wines
and beers, but am advised that with
out further legislation l have not the
legal authority to remove the presen.
restrictions. 1 therefore, recommeno
that the act approved November e.
Il1C1S, entitled IAN act to enable tne
secretary of agriculture to carry OUT
during the fiscal year ending June oV
1919, the purpose of the act entitleo
I"hn act to provide further for the ma
tional security and defense by stlmu-
Iating agriculture and facilitating the
distribution of agricultural products,
and for other purposes" be AMENDED
or repealed in so far as it applies TO
wines and beers.
| l sincerely trust that I shall very
soon be at my post in Washington
again to report upon the matters whicn
made my presence at the peace taple
apparently imperative and to put
self at the service of the congress Il
every matter of administration OF
counsel that may seem to demand eN-
| ecutive action or advice.
Woodrow Wilson.
May 20, 1919.
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