Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-05
BLAMES FIXED WHEAT
PRICE FOR LIVING COST
John MITCHELL Former President of Mine Workers
Union Declares High Figures Can Be Traced
to Money Charged for Cereals

faces an upheaval unless the COS, OF
hvins problem is solved soon?"
Los DO not ,, know exactly what Mr.
expect such a thing as Revolutionary
thaos. am confident the great ma
SorltN or the people. whether workers
or employers. are sane, and anxious TO
DrinE about progressive Improvement
think the ultimate -resul; will be
general hctiermcnt.
~ a Spirit of Unrest Abroad
mere Is spirit OF unrest in the
woria when manifcsts itself in many
strsnrs Men sosns are presehins new and
solution OF Industrial and social prob
ems. Very few have any definite pro-
6 sram' many ha: no program a, all.
so!clety for selfish purposes
Ihe forward looking men and
wv %onen o. the world are embarrassed
ehu",iy tesnonsihle; on tho Que side
the ultra revolutionary in thought and
acton ar ana on the Other the reaction
throw society if il could. quite win
out regard 10 ability to reconstruct.
nc reac:ionaries would reconstruct
sting century ago. Thcy arc men
VINO are in this age. but not OF ii:
Sei iE men. caring very little for tho
welfare OF the nation They pose very
dangerous. and not less unpatriotic
man the most radical of revolu-
DO you think readjus;mart of con-
ditions can be brought about without
an ln1ustria! breakdown such rs a
ne brought about without any great
industrial disturbance If Responsible
men will devote themselves earnestly
10 the work OF rccomStruction"
DONE Fiamc Governments.
mat is your opinion of the state
n men, o. representative fcss. of Ohio,
That the government is largely to
blame for the Increased cost Of living
oE reason OF having increased the cost
Of transportation through its opera
ton OF the railroads."
blame for increased costs OF trans
portation. think the roads have
been managed as efficiently as could
have been expected in the period dur
ing which the government has opcr-
ated them People arc prone to for
get the conditions existing at the time
eminent, and that is not quite fair. In
absolute justice to the government
we must consider the fact that cost
was not the most important concern
At that time. speed was what we
wanted. Everybody was willing to dis
regard cost 10 obtain speed in the
delivery Of men and materials at the
points where they were needed 10 win
the war. 1t was not to be expected
that the government would under the
circumstances be so careful about costs
as private owners might have been"
People Should Use Votes.
Mr.. Mitchell, it may be remarked in
passing, is an independent in politics
Not being party man. he says,
II have always had the satisfaction
of being able 10 vote for men on all
kinds of tickets. Il is very import
ant people should take an active in
tcrest in political affairs. II people
will only use their ballots wisely they
can correct all the evils they now
complain OF.
The remedy lies in the hands of
the people themselves. And l am con-
hdent they will use it. No revolution
is needed to set things right in this
country. and there Will be none. After
the period of reimbursement the country
undoubtedly will enter upon an era
OF greater prosperity than cver-pros-
perity, not for a favored few. but for
All :"