The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-19

towns and cities. We have done little
or nothing TO make farm surroundings
more attractive or farm labor less OF
drudgcry. We have not developed our
rural highways and modes or COM
nunication as they should be.
The farmers have right 10 e1pece
Department of Agriculture IN 1uil ana
intelligent cooperation with them ana
the great farm organizations OF
America. They deserve TO be given the
results Of thorough and intelligent
study as to the cost of farm products
at home and abroad. and should De
furnished the uncensored facts.
we must keep constantly in mind
one most important fact, that notnin.s
must be permitted to INTERFERE WIN
ample production. There must be no
fixing Of prices which will result to the
detriment Of the farmer Price nxlng,
especially minimum price fxlng' shoulG
be entered into most CAUTIOUSLY AM
onjy when II Is certain that sooo ana
not harm will result. ~
II believe in far larger measure "a
direct dealing between producers anu
consumers OF food. Today altogether
too small a portion of the consumer
dollar gets back to the farmer IH me
farmer feels that he has right 10 SCI.
directly . to the sbSSId be furnished him
for greatly simplifying his opportunity
in this direction. ,.,, 600
81 believe that We have permitted 100
much of speculation to grow up IN ny
handling Of life necessities. thimN
there can be no question ihaI INC re-
her Of middlemen in trade can De re-
duced with advantage to both prooucetr
and consumer. While the storage o.
food supplies is absolutely necessary ~
feed our people. since crops arc ~
produced throughout the sS eui be
boarding of food s9pm ,tsorn smJ sup
severely punished and vigorously BUY
IT believe that cooperative organic.
lions OF farmers should be given inc
same consideration as other orsah'I"
lions undcr similar circunSIahCeS I'D 70
Secure provision should be maue ~
enable farmers to obtain adequate ctcu
II so as to develop and improve 80
land Steps should be taken 70 M or.
the production OF necessary IeLI'iIHt ~,
so that the farmer may never DC WIZ
ont nm ADEQUATE supply. steps shoulo
he taken looking TO the Increased pr
duction of nitrates. We are sun ue
pendent for our nitrateS upon mp
lions from Chile and in case OF war W.
mower controlling the seas TINS 8reSust
supOi,. ~ FERTILIZERS would be cut OF.
We should push forward at once inc
completion Of the nitrate proouCrrns
plants commenced during the war; ne
country should be entirety sen n
Porting and in 1o no te %ay II our ag
ricnIlure falls TO the point where we
have To import food we nave gov ~
keep the sea routes open for tne Tree md mn,
portation OF food to this country "t ~
that means greater navy. ana d.
Means tAat ge have got to have foreign
relations with the countries when leeu
US that may become entangllne re'a-
lions. Those we do not want.
Immigration
"As soon as the war is over. oHlclnly;
II "a probable that there Will DC o.
~ Immigration into this country Out
labor has Il right TO proteGtion as coon
"a pcace Is officially declared. swami
ing us with people who unacrs.aIo
nothing Of our institutions. "no IL
mere with an idea that liberty means
censc, and who do not inh pT ri sSsssrable. We
must see To II that only the right kan ni
Comes The flood of immigration VIII
connc largely from the war-swepl AREAS
Of southeastern Europe. IL ma! pe 49,
posed largely of people VINO nav m, ar,
lived under representas'EH srcot forces
"f REORGANIZATION and destructlOl
which have swept over Europe-people
who have no sympathy with our lnsU
tutions or ideals. ,,rst No,
Good immigration is highly oeS,r
able But all oftit when comes W &c
must receive more attention aiie' ~
arrival than heret"f0re, % as soon a. he
passes the ganEplank. FROM me ,,I
mrnt OF landing, he is fed on the lits ,i;h
turc Of the Red. He IL loaded up MN
hostile propaganda; ne ~ drift
into FACIAL areas TO live in racial groups
anI nc ia fed on dialect press.
"If these people ar" M 10 CT, n'.
among MS. To become a part Oh US ~ ~;
are worth looking after ana Tart rr.,n &c.,.
,,o,,, should be- made To hold them Tor
. lime under observation ana suoJect I"
an intensive course Of Americahi "a.
zion. They should be tod wnat , gu.
government stands tori III, i've Thry
Under which they are going 10 IiSe;
Shouid have an idea Of the macninedL!
of our government. Ana we sloo.u s o
All that is possible TO urge men, ~ ,ba;r
Ia sections Of the country WheLs -
nreyious training will be or the sIea''S -
Js', in re and Of the greatest value 10
thsm And not only should We auS 10 ~
,hs,,, "a 90 but We should aid then ~.
Going Tens Of thousands or hlkn.!
trained European farmers arr cIsfrrs
Ga ycndcrs-producing little, or n"ih-
,np-and they would be simply inHaiu-
ah, in our western and southern lulIh,
inv regions. There they wouia Decotr ,S
oii1ckly Americanized, by contaS,, ''
thcy would be absorbed INTO inc ou'h -
our population and disappear.
IA 10 the Reds who are alehS. We
sbouId dcport them after due process "a
law, BY this l mean-atter p[np psL
diclal procedure. The amer i' "r Own
must be handled 'hr0us" ~"
co"' - Better Pay For Teachers W.
.7hen again We have our schools. We
bava all got TO take more lnteIes, -
them. our teachers are u',a' ,ha other.
ons end Of the country TO me ot III.
This teuching force in our unlVerstI'TJ a.,
ari schools is doing Work secohi III
imnortanCe tC none that rs being aons
in this country. Our couISry st.no
inrycIy upon its public school system
W. w., Want to keep it up to the highest
,'ossthIr level Of efficiency. These men
nDd women who today are teach!ns the
youth of this country, are forums w
:S,b Oa of the men and women OF
:, n,,,nrrnw our teaching force Is nght-
iny that silent battle against ignora"oSs
and prejudice, upon the outcome o.
which depends in no snlall IIvaoui -,
Stability Of this republic. They Know
they are underpaiu' amJ 49, we force men
q nd women OF the very best inleiilgehcr
and OF the highest character. Many "
the very best are staying II ~ ~
because they have the missionary sp[t'
bcraus. Of love OF the work; The teach
i me force Of America is making the CIT
lens Of tomorrow. and 1t is a most I'M
n0rtant duty. ray them well and treat
them we'll.
"ya have reason to be proud of the
work Of American women during. the
wor | do not know Of any part OF the
country where American women did not
take hold of the situation with Keen
49, know from personal eXpcr-
ienre in the Middle West and ncighhor-
inv states the women did everything
httmanly POSSIBLE to send our men over
seas sound in body and clean In soul
In fact the work OF women IN all xmas
uf war activities was Wondertul.
"\o male Stacker could retain the