The Tomahawk., 1919-12-11

programs for farm management stu
dies and crop estimates.
Attention Called To Unrest.
: I would call your attention to the
widespread condition Of political rast-
lessness in our body polite. Tie
causes of this unrest while various
and complicated, are superficial rather
than deep seated. Broadly, they arise
from or are connected with the failure
on the part of our government to ar
rive speedily at just and permanent
peace permitting return to normal
conditions, from the TRANSMISSION of
radical theories from seething Euro
pean centers pending such delay, from
heartless profteering resulting in the
increase of the cost of living, and last
ly from the Vaccinations of passionate
and malevolent agitators. With the
return to normal conditions this un-
rest will rapidly disappear. In the
meantime it does much evil. It seems
to me that in dealing with this situa-
ton Congress should not be impatient
or drastic but should seek rather to
remove the causes. It should endeayor
to bring our country back speedily to
a peace basis with ameliora,ed living
conditions under the minimum OF
strictions upon personal liberty that
is consistent with our reconstruction
problems. And it should arm the fed
eral government with power to deal in
it's criminal courts with those persons
who by violent methods would abro-
gate our time-tested Institutions
With the free expression Of opinion
and with the advocacy of orderly po-
litical charge, however fundamental,
there must be no interference, but to-
wards passion and malevolence tend
ing to incite crime and insurrection
under guise of political evolution there
should be no leniency. Legislation to
this end has been recommended by the
attorney general and has been enacted.
In this direct connection would call
your attention to my recommendations
on August 8th, pointing out legislative
measures which would be effective' in
controlling and bringing down the
present cost Of living which contrib
utes SO largely to this unrest. Only
one Of these recommendations hasSthe
Congress acted. If the governments
campaign is to be effective. 1T is neces-
sary that the other steps suggested
should be acted on at once. r., 5.
Continued Food Control Asked.
I renew and strongly urge the neces-
sity of the extension of the present
food control act as to the period OF
time in which it shall remain in opera
ton. The Attorney General has sub
mitted a bill providing for an extern
sion of this act for period OF six
months. AS it now stands it is limited
in operation to the period of the war
and becomes imperative upon the
formal proclamation of peace. It is
imperative that it should be extended
at once. The Department OF Justice
has built up extensive machinery for
the purpose of enforcing Its pSo%i-i
sions; all of which must be abandoned
upon the conclusion Of peace unless
the provisions of this act are extended.
During this period the Congress
will have an opportunity to make
similar, permanent provisions and
regulations with regard to all goods
destined for interstate commerce and
to exclude them from Interstate Ship
ment, if the requirements Of the law
are not complied with. Some such
regulation is imperatively necessary.
The abuses that have grown up in the
manipulation of prices by withholding
of foodstuffs and other necessaries OF
life cannot otherwise be effectively
prevented. There can be no doubt OF
either the necessity or the legitimacy
of such measures. s,.tr @
AS pointed out in my last message,
publicity can accomplish a great deal
in this campaign. The all b Of the
government must be clearly brought
to the attention of the consuming pub
lie, civic organizations and state, Of
ficials, who are in a position to lend
their assistance to our efforts.
You have made available funds with
which to carry on this campaign, but
there is no provision in the law author
izing their expenditure for the pur-
pose of making the public fully in
formed about the efforts of the gov
ernment. Specific Recommendation
has been made by the Attorney Gen
eral in this regard. I would strongly
urge upon you its immediate adoption,
as it constitutes one Of the preliminary
steps to this campaign.
Cold Storage curbs Requested.
/ also renew my recommendation
that the Congress pass law regulat-
ing cold storage as it is regulated, for
example, by the laws of the state Of
New Jersey, which limits the time dur
ing which goods may be kept in stor-
age, prescribe the method of disposing
of them If kept beyond the permitted
period and require that goods re
leased from storage shall in all cases
bear the date of their receipt. i 1t
would materially add to the service
ability of the law, for the purpose we
now have In view, if it were also pre-