Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-26

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the thought of group of senators
when he OBJ
Says tranquility served served as. as FOL
Cannot Be Bought. , pears to be- s a
sum indiscriminateiy passed out to
stay the tide of bolshevism. I wish to
put into the Record now my own
conviction that you cannot buy per-
manent tranquility with cash or food
anywhere in the world, and you can
not stabilize the world with the
breath of charity. and you cannot
shower the world with gold and
harvest eontentment therefrom, be-
cause every experiment of that kind
which has ever been made calls for
the renewal of the shower; and you
cannot reach practical results
through an avenue of dreams. There
is no rhetorical route to the re-estab-
lishment of normal conditions In the
world.
II do not forget, senators, that IN
high places in this country, both
executive and Legislative, we preach
ed the gospel of revolution in the
SO eager to make war on constituted
authority that we proclaimed reyolu-
ton as one of the greatest essentials
to bring about peace and tranquility
in the world. You lighted fire then
that it is difficult to put out now. II
I had to chpose for myself between
hateful autocracy, on the one hand,
or destroying anarchy and its democ-
.racy, on the other, IL there is no
righteous mean between these two
hateful extremes, / choose autocracy.
We have been encouraging the light
ing of the fires of revolution through
out the world, without counting the
possible cost to ourselves.
I'm substance, then, what am seek
ing to argue? That we stop the fu-
tile chasing Of ideals-not putting
them aside entirely-and hasten the
work of bringing about an accepted
peace, so that those who are re-
ton of law in this republic can turn
the attention of our people to the
pursuits of peace and restoration and
reconstruction. When we have gotten
our forces again at work we can
stay the march of bolshevism by ap-
peals to deliberate American under
standing"
Problems arising out Of the unem-
pIoyment of labor are attracting the
attent ion of
Tahor,s TflInness statesmen on the
Hill. Rumblings
coming from many sections. and oc-
casionally find echo in the debates In
Congress. The situation is accentu-
ated by the complaints Of discharged
soldiers and sailors who are coming
-
difficulty IN ffndinE employment To
the average person 1t probably Is uri-
thinkable that the young men who
went overseas to fight for the pres
ervation of this country should come
home to find their places filled by
others who lived in peace and COM
fort while they endured and suffered
and risked their all
Senator Chamberlain presented a
telegram from the chairman OF the
Oregon sold lers and sailors commits
sion which outlines affairs there. 1t
said:
.'The situation Of many of the dis
charged soldiers reaching this state
is so unfortunate and the lack Of en-
ployment is 30 serious that the legis-
lature on Thursday passed an emer-
gency measure creating commission
for the relief of discharged soldiers
and sailors and appropriating 100000
the legislature the highway commits
sion will Immediately arrange to put
1000 men to work on force account,
giving preference to the returned Ore
gon soldiers and sailors. The feeling
of the people Of this state Is very pro-
nounced that it is the duty of Con-
gress to enact legislation that will
make full and adequate provision for
our discharged soldiers and sailors
covering the period Of time that will
enable them to secure positions and
resume their usual occupations, and
I cannot too strongly urge upon you
the wisdom of exerting your great in
fiuence to secure the passage of such
legislation"
Senator Chamberlain said there were
at least 10000 men who were engaged
in spruce production under the direc-
tion of the War Department. and
when the armistice was signed that
whole production ceased, with the re-
suit that 10000 men were fmme-
diately turned loose. to be absorbed
by a small community. On the heels
of that the Emergency Fleet Corpora
and Washington for nearly fifty
wooden ships, which turned loose on
the community another 10000 men en-
gagged in ship construction. and, in
addition to that, innumerable laborers
in lumber yards of the northwest.
charity" said Senator Chamberlain.
They want work. That is what they
are asking in Oregon, and that ia
what the legislature proposes to give
them. I think many of the men who
are returning now would resent the
giving to them of anything in the way
of charity. They want work In Ore
gon, and they will want it in other
states of the Union"
It was concurrence in this sentiment
which led the Senate to vote down q
proposition to give the returning SOL
diers sixty days pay upon discharge
mo American citizen, no matter how
great his ability. no matter how great
his expo
Must Be Rich Kan rience. can
to Be Ambassador. an amhs.. ~
dor of the United States unless he be
very rich man." said Representative
Longworth in debate in the House the
other day on a bilI-wtich failed to
pass-to appropriate 100000 for
construction of embassy buildings
abroad. Unfortunately. this nation,
among all other nations in tho world,
has singled out its diplomatic service
and made it service in which mo-
body except the very rich could en-
gage" he said.
Representative Harrison of MissiS-
sippi pointed out that in Washington,
| for instance. Great Britain pays her
ambassador $4,000 a year and pro-
vides magnificent residence for him,
as well as an expense account. The
little country of Cuba pays its am
bassador 1900 a year and provides
| a suitable residence for him. France