Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-31

| America bigger TO the Wofiu. LIN
war has taught US that the worlc
is small. Everything that may
happen to any nation on earth is q
part of our business because re-
action may effect US. No longe,
shall We play the laggards part and
America hereafter shall play the
leaders part. We must be careful
to set a good example and tgrr1
our attention to these difficult prob
lens at our doors.
Glass agitation IS at our doors
and the high: cost of living. There
is a close connection, between these
The unrest as long as it prevails in
American minds need not worry
American citizens. However, when
the discomfort is in the minds OF
those opposed to America it be-
comes danger in the country.
Radicals Menace
The real menace is the inability
Of foreigners to understand our
form of government. They think
government and tyranny are syn
onymous. If they are fol-
lowed by American citizens they
may become even greater menace.
If these people come here with
the same ideas they ought to go
back where they came from and
where they have real grievance
and not remain, here where it is
imaginary.
AS told a delegation of steel
strikers this afternoon that they
had a right to hold all of the meet
ings they pleased, but when they
would use force they have stepped
over the dead line.
Advocates of force should be pub
lished as it should be a crime. 1t
would be easy to draw the line be-
tween free speech and seiltious
talk.
We have got to be working on the
problems which worry the people
and we have got to work them bet
ter if we want permanent happiness.
Money and labor are necessary, one
as the other
Want no Dictatorship
What we want to make certain
Of is there will be no dictatorship
in the United States of money or
labor. Our striving should be the
middle grounds. We have arrived
at the point when we shout! give
to money and labor more equit-
able distribution. Freedom Of op-
portunity will be open to money
and labor to bring happiness to cur
people.
Another problem is the high cost
of living. 1t is real and serious. 1t
is important because it effects
everybody. No income is so large
that it is not disturbed by this prob
lem.
Discusses II. c. l..
If the present increase continues
it will result in industrial disaster,
this, however, may be. solved by
the American people. Many OF
its causes rest with the American
people and can be cured by them.
When the armistice was signed
stock was being made for dc5truc-
ton and not construction. Th" law
of supply and demand regulated
this. The borrowing of the nation
also helped to increase the cost OF
things. the expansion of money and
current credit. Money today IS
cheaper and it takes more to buy
hence prices are higher.
Prices will he high for consider
able time to come, as the people
have more to pay with. The high
level has been made false level
in many places because they add on
their particular line.
There are two ways by which the
people max help solve this. The
first is by work. / venture to say
that if all work more than they do
at present prices will drop twenty
per cent. If there were an industrial
truce to have all work to their ca
pacity we would not hear any more
about the high cost of living. The
more produced the more divided
Organized Extravaganza
Another thing is organized ex-
travaeance. Some people are
spendinc money like drunken sail
ors. Retail shop keepers say there is
heavy demand for high priced ar
ticles. This keeps prices up. The
people would do the country the
greatest service by wearing clothc
and shoes until they are threadbart
and the result will be decrease
in prices.
The real menace is the fear thai