Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-06
MORE PRODUCTION URGED
As HIGH PRICE PANACEA
After Months OF Intensive Study
Council OF National Defense
Gives It's Views.
EFFECT OF WAR AsTE
Necessary" Extravaganza and In
crease of Money and Credit Has
Had Much to DO With Present
Excessive Cost OF Living.
nY j. FIRED Ess.RY.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 5.-After months
or Intensive study, the Council of Ma
'ional Defense. composed of the Sccre-
! taries OF War. the Navy. Interior. Agri-
culture. Commerce. Labor and Director
OIL the Council. Grosvenor Il. Clarkson.
! nave arrived At IA series OF definite con-
ciuSions as to the cause of tho pres
eht nigh cost of living, and what is
more important. that BODY of officials
mas agreed upon Il series of remedies
Nhiie IL ~ true that no particularly
fresh discoveries have been made by
me ~" council either IN the direction OF
causes or i'll the direction Of relief
but IL has stated the case and Tho
c ., u, cosent and easily under
h: ns n,n,,o '..s,,on. ana to that extent
the present discussion Of this urob.
lem. p'""
Summary of Cnuse.
In the first instance, the reasons
winch the council finds for tho mr.
Nailins level OF living costs are sim
married as follows:
First That the nations productive
n li,ve -, h;.ve not been fully utilized
Second That 100 few goods. notably
IL nc hecessities OF life. have been pro.
f naoSu ana ana that even some of these
soods nave bean withheld from tho
market; therefore from the people.
:. hird. mat The high cost OF living
10, due IN part TO unavoidable war,
credit anu
Fourth That there has been and l.
oons'uerhple prohtccriuc. Intentional
Suggestions Are offered.
Having l>.id down these four proposi.
IONS, all OF which have been more o,
less discussed during recent months
oy nose interested in lighting the con
series Of suggestions as a means of
ufiing the burdens now depressing
me country as whole. These sug
First; TO produce more goods and
TO produce them in proportion 10 tho
needs sd,so. Of the people:
Ssconu 10 stamp out proitcerinc
anu stop unnecessary boarding.
Third. To enforce vigorously pres
cnt laws and promptly TO enact such
further laws as are necessary To nrc'
vent and punish pronteerinE and need.
Tess boarding.
Fourth. TO bring about better co
opera tion and method IN distributing
ann marketing goods.
Flfth. To kAup both producer ana
consumer fully Informed Az to wnat
supplies are available so that produc.
mands
Commenting generally upon the sit
uatlon as II finds il ana upon the RENE.
council says:
Goods and nol money arc tho means
OF me Better standards Of living are
goods. Man caaro, consume what has
AZ ,h< wars end orr allies had
life. We have had to share our re-
sources with them. but this drain viii
sradually lessen. In SO far as our
shortage of goods Is due To this cause
W. can we'll afford 10 be patient.
Must HIVE Patience.
Il, is JUS, as essential that we have
patience with the economic situation
n"Tc. At home. Tho process of pro.
Iu Si,,1,, i reIuires lime. II production IS
dituns Will prevail In America wncn
the results of present and future LABOR
Teamwork is inucrptive 1t is trs,
as essential between retailer. whole
Saler and producer as II is between
emrloyer and employee. one group OF
group The manufacturer. the farmer.
the distributor. must each Immediately
assume his part Of nv burden and en-,
AFFORD curtailm mt Of goods vital 10
tho people.
"On American business rests Il grave
in bringing about fun and proportion
ate production On American labor
rests an equally grave responsibility 20
attain maXimum unit production and
maintain uninterrupted distribution Of
goods tsef Is not to suffer
from further rises in The cost of living.
The entire nation producer dis;
irtoutor and consumer alike. should
return TO the unity that won the war.
Group interest and undue personal
gain must Civ" way 10 the good OF
the whole nation If the situation Is
To be squarely pet.
Our common duty now, fully as
much as in tho war. is 10 work and
TO save. III the words of tn, Prcsi-
dent in his address to the country on
Angus; %. 1919. only by increasing
production. and by rigid economy and
saving on the mart OF the people. can
we hope for large decreases in the
burdensomc cost Of living which now