The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-05-30

and value. Although the United States
will gladly and unhesitatingly join In
the progress of International disarma-
snent. IL will. nevertheless. he a policy
Of obvious prudence 10 make certain
Of the successful maintenance Of many
strong and well-equipped chemical
plants The German chemical indus
try. with which we will be brought
into competition. was and may well be
again. a thoroughly knit monopoly
capable OF exercising competition Of a
peculiarly insidious and dangerous
kind.
The United States should. more
over. have the means Of properly pro-
tecting itself whenever our trade Is
Disseminated against by foreign ma |
ttons. in order that we may be assured
OF that equality of treatment which |
we hope to accord and to promote the |
world over. Our tariff laws as they
now stand provide no weapon Of re-
taliation In case other governments
should enact legislation unequal in its
bearing on our products as compared
with the products of other countries.
Though We are as far as possible from
desiring to enter upon any course of
retaliation, We must frankly face the
fact that hostile legislation by other
nations Is not beyond the range Of
possibility. and that 1t may have to be
met by counter-legislation. This sub
ject has, fortunately, been exhaustive
ly Investigated by the United States
tariff commission. A recent report Of
that commission makes very clear that
we lack and that we ought to have the
instruments necessary for the assur-
ance of equal and equitable treatment.
The attention Of the congress has been
called to this matter on past occasions.
and the past measures which are now
recommended by the tariff commission
are substantially the same that have
been suggested by previous admins
trations. recommend that his phase
OF the tariff question receive the early
attention Of the congress.
will you not permit me. turning
from these matters, to speak once
more, and very earnestly, Of the pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
which would extend the suffrage to
women and which passed the house Of
representatives at the last session ol
congress? 1t seems to me that every
consideration Of justice and of public
advantage calls for the immediate
adoption Of that amendment and 1T
submission forthwith to the legisla
lures of the several states. Through
out all the world this long delayed ex
tension Of the suffrage is looked for
In the United States longer. believ
than anywhere else. the necessity 70
, 1t, and the immense advantage Of 1t I
the national life. has been urged an
!. debated. by women and men who sa,
D the need for it and urged the policy Q
| it when 1t required steadfast courag
J, to be so much beforehand with tn
d common conviction; and I. for on
I covet for our country the distinctio
s. Of being among the first to act in
e great reform.
It Telegraph and Telephone.
J. 1.-THE telegraph and telephone lin,
y will Of course be returned to the
u owners so soon as the retransfer c.
+ be effected without administrati,
N confusion, so soon that is, as Il
lie change can be made with least pos!
10 BILE inconvenience to the public and
Z the owners themselves. The railroa
SC will be handed over to their owners
at the end Of the calendar year; II we
O. in immediate contact with the admin
er trative questions which must COVE
X the retransfeY of the telegraph a
lie telephone lines. I could name the I
CT act date for their return also. Un
~ am in direct contact with the praC
ue cal questions involved l can only s,
IS gest in the case of the telegraphs a
ny telephones, as in the case Of the rs
ht ways. 1t is clearly desirable in the p,
hd lie interest that some legislati
lW should be considered which may tie
gu to make Of these Indispensable inst
IT. mentalities Of our modern life u
Use form and co-ordinated system VIII
an will afford those who use them as &C
OF plete and certain means Of cOmmu
Ill., cation with all parts Of the country
ere has so long been afforded by the pos
NE system Of the government and
rates as uniform and ineligible.
lon pert advice is, Of course available
fu- this very practical matter. and
VS. public interest is manifest. Nett
an the telegraph nor the telephone sc
at ice of the country can be said to be
try any sense national system. TIL
lis are many confusions and incmsist
of lies Of rates. The scientific means
eur which communication by such ms
far mentalities could be rendered m
eed thorough and satisfactory has not b
. it made full use of.
the 1.-The rehabilitation of the milit
ate forces Of the country has progress
'ac- to such point that it seems to me
we tirely safe now to remove the ban
the on the manufacture and sale of v
the and beers, but am advised that "
or out further legislation l have not
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