Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-13
~ ROGER ". BAPSON

TlIE need of the hour is not more
legislation. The need of the
- hour is more religion. More
religion is needed everywhere, from
, the halls of Congress at Washington.
to the factories, mines, fields and
foi ests. 1t is one thing to talk about
plans and policies, but a plan and
policy without religious motive is
like watch without a spring, or a
body without the breath of life.
The trouble to-day is that we are
trying to hatch chickens from
st Grille eggs. We may have the fin
est incubator in the world and op-
crate it according to the most ap-
proved regulations; moreover, the
eggs may appear perfect specimens
but unless they have the germ OF
life in them. all of our efforts are OF
no avail.
/ Congress is playing politics over
the League of Nations while the
world is atiame. There are honest
differences of opinion among both
Republicans and Democrats as to
the League of Nations. When II
comes TO talking, however, these
senators are actEated by their love
for or their hate against the Presl-
dent. Ii is selfish ambition and the
love of personal reward and revenge
which is at the bottom of most oil
the speeches. The future of man
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lions are forgotten. Those who like
the President line up for the League
of Nations. those who do not like
him line up against II.
Moreover, this is not crlticlsn
of the Republicans, for if Repup-
Iican were President at the presen'
time. and every word in the Peace
Treaty remained the same, : We
would find the Republicans enthusl'
astic for it's ratification ana tht
Democrats bitterly opposed there
to. Consider the proposed railroad
legislation The railroads bear
closer relation to the prosperity o.
the Nation than any other materia
thing. The railroads greatly neee
to-day more money for maintenance
extensions and general development
Is Congress doing anything construc
tive TO nelp lne ram oe'oS'
Nobody is discussing doing anything
for the railroads. The fight is owe
who shall have the railroads Whlcl
are already constructed.
The same unsound principle ap
plies to all this proposed Legislation
about the Cost of Living. Neithe
political party comes forward Will
any constructive plan to increas
production. Both parties are slmpl.
lighting over a division of what l
already produced. The Republican
are devoting their energy to devils
ing schemes to help those that nave
so that they may hold on to wha
they have acquired. The Democrat
are devising schemes of legally get
ting away from the other fellow
what he already has. 1t is n goo
thing for the country that we nav
both parties, for If either one ha'
its own way to the fullest extent. tn
Nation would go TO smash. l dc
however, wish that both partie
would temporarily quit squabblin
over what has already been pro
; duced. and give their attention t
increasing production. Why, If w
would get busy and double produc
. ton, we could nearly cut in halve
> the Cost of Living. 1t is more re
, ligion that Congress needs.
, Take the labor situation. be
the pardon of clients for talking 8
much about labor conditions.
would not do so except that ! ar
, convinced it will be the labor situa
, ton which will bring to an end ou
: present period of prosperity, an
: throw the Nation ultimately int
: chaos. The solving of the Labo
1 situation is wholly a question of re
{ ligion. The wage worker will neve
+. be satisfied with higher wages an
: shorter hours, any more than yo
Z and I are satisfied with more profit
: and a bigger house. Things neve
: Ldid satisfy anyone and never vii
) Satisfaction and contentment al