The Washington herald., 1919-12-03

every practicable way to find the
places for which they are fitted
In the daily work Of the country.
This can be done b. developing
and maintaining upon an ade-
quate scale the admirable orgaDi-
zation created by the Department
OF Labor for placing men seek
ing work, and IL can also be done,
In at least one very great field.
by creating new opportunities for
individual enterprise. The Secre-
tary Of the Interior has pointed
> out the way by which returning
soldiers may be helped to find
and take up land in the hitherto
undeveloped regions Of the coun-
try which the Federal government
has already prepared or can read
ily prepare for cultivation. and
also on many OF the cutover or
neglected areas which lie within
the limits of the older States, and
I once more take the liberty OF
recommending very urgently that
his plans shall receive the imme-
diate and substantial support OF
the Congress-"
In the matter Of tariff legisla-
tion. beg to call your attention
to the statements contained In
my last message urging legisla-
tion with reference to the estab-
lishment of the chemical ana
dyestuffs industry in America
Would Encourage FarmerA.
performed a vital and willing
% D.
terially increasing the produc-
tion of his land. he supplied
America and the allies with the
increased amounts of food nee
essary to keep their immense ar
mics in the field. He indispen-
SADLY helped to win the war.
But there is now scarcely less
need OF increasing the produc-
tion in food and the necessaries
of, life. ask the Congress to
consider means of encouraging
effort along these lines. The i'm
portance of doing eevrything
possible to promote production
along economical lines. to i'm
prove marketing and to make
rural life more attractive and
healthful. is obvious.
/ would call your attention TO
the widespread condition OF po-
litical restlessness in our body
polite. The causes of this un-
rest, while various and compli-
Gated. are superficial rather
than deep seated. Broadly, they
arise from or are connected with
the failure on the part of our
government to arrive speedily at
a just and permanent peace per-
mitting return to normal condi-
tions, from the TRANSMISSION of
radical theories from seethirg Eu-
ropean centers pending such de-
lay. from heartless profiteering
resulting in the increase of the
cost OF living. and lastly from
the Vaccinations of passionate
and malevolent agitators. With
the return to normal conditions,
this unrest will rapidly disappear.
In the meantime, il does much
evil. 1t seems to me that in deal
ing with this situation Congress
should not be impatient nor dras-
tic, but should seek rather to
remove the causes.
1t should endeavor to bring our
country back speedily to a peace
basis. with ameliorated living con-
ditions under the minimum OF re-
strictions upon personal liberty
that is consistent with our re-
construction problems. And II
should arm the Federal govern
ment with power to deal in its
criminal courts with those per-
sons who by violent methods
would abrogate our time-tested
institutions. With the free eX-
preston Of opinion and with the
advocacy of orderly political
change. however fundamental.
there must be no interference.
but towards passion and malevo-
lence tending to incite crime and
insurrection under guise of polit-
ical evolution there should be no
leniency.
Food Control Extension.
I renew and strongly urge the
necessity OF ihe extension of the
present food control act as to the
period of time in which it shall
remain in operation. The Attor-
ney General has submitted a bill
proyidinc for an extension Of this
act for q period of six months.
AS il now stands il is limited in
operation to the period Of the
war and becomes imperative upon
formal proclamation of peace. 1t
is imperative that 1t should be
extended at once.
As pointed out in my last
message, publicity can accom-
plish a great deal in this cam
paign. The aims of the govern
ment must be clearly brought to
the attention of the consuming
public, civic organizations and
State officials. who are in a posi-
ton to lend their assistance to
our efforts.
I also renew my recommended
tion that the Congress pass
law regulating cold storage as ii
is regulated. for example. by the
laws of the State of New Jersey.
which limit the time during
which goods may be kept in
storage. prescribe the method of
disposing of them if kept be-
yond the permitted period,
and require that goods released
from storage shall in all cases
bear the date'of their receipt.
No one who has observed the
march OF events in the last year
can fail to note the absolute need
of a definite program to bring
about an improvement In the con-
ditions of labor. There can be no
settled conditions leading to in
creased production and a reduction
in the cost of living IL labor and
capital are to be antagonists in
stead of partners. Sound think
ing and an honest desire to serve
the interests OF the whole nation.
as distinguished from the interests
of a class. must be applied to the
solution of this great and pressing
problem. The failure of other ma
tions to consider this matter in a
vigorous way has produced bitter
ness and jealousies and antag-