The Dolores star., 1919-12-19

phe manu-, anu OF explosives ana poi
sonous gases on the other, moreover
has given the industry an exceptional
Significance and value.
Although the United States will
gladly and unhesiiatingly join In the
program of international disarmament
it will. nevertheless, he Il policy Of oh
vious prudence TO make certain of III.
maintenance of many strong and well
equipped chemical plants. The German
chemical industry, with which we will
he brought into competition. was. and
may well be again. thoroughly knit
monopoly capable of exercising com
petition of n peculiarly insidous and
dangerous kind"
During the war the farmer per.
formed Il vital and willing service II
the nation. BY materially increasiig
the production of his land liz. supplied
America and the allies with the in
creased amounts Of food necessary IL
keep their immense armies in the field
He indiSpensahly helped to win the
war. But there is now scarcely less
needs Of increasing the production IN
! '''i anu llf ht'f>SilleS VI ille. NSh
the Congress to consider means of en-.
couraging effort along these lines.
| Gives Boost for Better Roads.
[ III" r""h of doing everything posi-
bic to promote production along eco
nomical lines, 10 improve marketing
and to make rural life more attractiv.
and healthful. is obvious. I would urge
approval of the plans already proposed
10 the Congress by the secretary of ag-
riculturc, 10 secure the essential facts
required for the study of this Ques-
tion, through the proposed enlarged
programs for farm mana agcmeut stud
les and crop and estimates.
| would urge also. the continuance
Of federal participation in the buildn
of good roads. under the terms of ex-
listing law and under the direction of
present agencies: the need of further
action on the part OF states and the
federal government to preserve and
develop our forest reservoirc and sup
1 ply through the practice of better
! forestry methods on private holdings
and the extension of the publicly
owned forests: better support for
country schools and the more definite
direction of their courses of study
along the lines related to rural prob
lens: and fuller provision for sanitl-
tion in rural districts and the build,
ing up Of needed hospital and medical
| facilities in these localities.
Political Restlessness.
Perhaps the way might be cleared
| for many of these desirable reforms by
Il fresh, comprehensive survey made of
rural conditions by Il conference com
posed of representatives Of the farm
ers and of the agricultural agencies r:,
| SponSibe for leadership.
| | would call your attention to the
widespread condition of political rest
lessness in our body polite The
causes OF this unrest. while variou;
ana complicated. are superficial rather
than deep seated. Broadly. they arise
from or are connected with the fail.
ure Oh the part of our government to
arrive speedily mt just and pcrna
nent peace permitting return to norma.
conditions. from the TRANSMISSION of rad,
| ical theories from seething European,
centerS pending such delay. from heart.
less profiicering resulting in the in.
crease in the cost of living. and, lastly,
from the Vaccinations OF passionate
and malevoent . agitators
! With the return to normal condi-
tions, this unrest will rapidly dsap.
pear. In the meantime Z does muc'l
evil. 1t seems IL me that in dealin.
with this Sitlla-'pn Congress should rni
be impatient or drastic, but should
seek ratha" to r"in9'" ii,c causes
Courts Should Deal With Radicals.
II should endeavor to bring our
country back speedily to a peace bns.
with ameliornted living conditions IN
der the minimum of restrictions upon
personal liberty that is consistent
with our reconstruction problems. And
it should rrm the federal G:yernl ,cnl
with power to deal in its cii,ni'n,l
courts with those persons VII, by vio
lent methods would abrogate the time
tested Institutions.
With the free expression of opinion
and with the advocacy of orderly po
litical change. however fundamental
there must be no interference, but to-
wards passion and malevolence tend
ing to incite crime and insurrectiOn
under g,Iise of political evolution there
should be no leniency. Legislation to
this end has been recommended by the
attorney general and should be
enacted
In this tirect connection w:nIld
call your attention to my reconi,nendl
tion on Aug. 8, pointing out leg slativt
measures which would he effective III
controlling and bringing down tho
present cost of living, which contrib
utes so largely to this unrest II The
governments campaign is to 10 effrc
tive, it is necessary that the o,hc,
steps suggested should be acted upon
at once.