The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-10-10

To the Public

FeAdFteN OF wal navy interior. dBTl
culture. commerce and labor, has
made a careful investigation OF the
high cost Of living problem and finds:
That the nations productive pow
ers have not been fully utilized since
the armistice.
That too few goods. notably the ne
cessdies Of life. have been produced,
and that even some OF these goods
have been withheld from the market
and therefore from the market
That the high cost OF living is due
in part To unavoidable war waste
and increase Of money and credit
That there has been and is consid-
cradle profiteering, intentional and
unintentiOnal.
The council believes that the rem
edies for the situation are:
To produce more goods, and TO pro
duce them in proportion to the needs
o. the people.
To stamp out prohteering and stop
unnecessary boarding.
To enforce vigorously present laws
and promptly 10 enact such further
laws as are necessary 10 prevent and
punish ptOhteering and needless
boarding
To bring about better cooperation
and method as distribution and mar
keting goods.
To keep both producer and con
sumner fully informed as to what
goods are NEEDED and as to what sup
plies are available so that production
may anticipate the country's de-
mands
Goods and not money are the
means OF life Better standards Of
living are impossible without produc.
Ing more goods. Man cannot con
sumo what has rot been produced.
AZ the wars end our allies had dee-
perate need OF the essentials Of life.
We have had 20 Share our resources
with them but this drain viii grad
ually lessen Insofar as our shortage
Gods Is due TO this cause we can
well AFFORD to be patient
Il Is just as essential that we have
patience with the economic situation
here AZ home. The process OF produc-
ton requires time. II production is
rapidly increased vastly improved
conditions will prevail in America
vnen the results Of present and fu-
ture labor begin 10 appear.
Team work is imperative. II IS
Just as essential between retailer
wholesaler and producer as it is be.
tween employer and employee One
group Of producers cannot wait on an
other group. The manufacturer the
farmer. the distributor must each i'm
medlately assume mis- part of the bur
cent and enter upon his task. The
nation cannot afford curtailment of
good, vital to the people
on American business rests a
grave responsibility for efficient CO.
operation in bringing about full and
proportionate production On Ameri-
oao amor rests an equally grave re
spoons bihty to attain maximum unit
production and maintain uninterrupt-
~ distribution OF goods if labor it
self is not 70 suffer from further rises
r. the cost of liivng.s
The entire natiOnA producer, distri-
putor and consumer salike-should re
turn 70 the unity that won the war.
Group interest and undue personal
gam must give way 10 the good Of the
whole nation if thef situation is to be
squaFely met
/ Onr common duty now, FULLY as
much az IL the war, is to work and
10 save In the lords of the presi
dent II his address to the country on
August %, 1919. only BY increasing
production, and by rigid economy and
saving on the payt of the people, can
We hope for large decreases in the
buTdensome cost Aof living which now
weighs us downs
Work, save. cooperate. produce.
(Signed) Newton D. Baker. Secre
tary OF War and Chairman OF the
Council JOseplhls Daniels, Secre-
tary Of the Navy. Franklin K. Lane.
Secretary Of CHE Interior, David F.
Houston Secretary of Agriculture
William c Redfeld. Secretary Of
Commerce William B. Wilson, Sec
rotary OF Labor, Grosvenor B. CLARK
son Director of the Council.