Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-03
POLITICAL
"a. a. Jones, Junior senator from
New MeXicOl


New Mexico.)
enter the New Year an optimist.
of course conditions in the United
Ntates and elsewhere are not what we
would desire, but they might be much
worse Here the dire predictions
which were made at the time of the
armistce have not come true. Our
land is not overrun by returned SOL
dlers seeking employment, our fac
tories are not idle, our merchants
have not found it necessary to reduce
their inventories and our farmers and
stockmen are not without favorable
markets. 1t was not thought possible
that an army of four million men
could he demobiized and a nation OF
one hundred and ten million people
could be turned from war activities 10
peaceful pursuits without demorali-
cation, but these things have been
done. The American soldier and the
American citizen has each demon
trated his ability to uphold the Amer
lean flag in peace jas in war. 1t IS
true many tremendous problems still
confront us--the railroad situation,
the relation between labor and capital
the high cost of living and others
bul the same spirit that has served as
thus far will serve US further.
During the New Year we shall have
a presidential election with its usual
retarding influences The issues are
not yet clear, but l have an abiding
faith in the wisdom of our home
loving and -worshiping people.
We shall have our interest aroused
and our anxious moments but the re-
suit will be a sane and forward look
ing administration
Our grayest anxieties reach beyond
our boundaries. Peoples are still
Fighting and starving and govern
ments are in the making. We cannot
content ourselves with a policy of
isolation. In potency the United
States is about one-third of the civ
ilized world. We produce of all, corn
seventy-five per cent, wheat twenty
five, cotton sixty, iron, steel silver
forty copper eighty, oil two-thirds,
coal, zine, newspapers and magazines
one-half, manufactures one-third, and
we have of railroads forty per cent
and of banking power one-third.
Without our foreign trade stagnation
and disaster in our own country are
inevitable. Without our materials
and credits privation and bankruptcy
may be expected in other nations.
perity and progress are peace and
stable government. Many peoples
are awaiting the stablizing and I'm
selfish aid of the United States
believe we shall shoulder our share
of the world burden. believe the
treaty Of peace will be ratified in such
form that our country will be mem
Der Of the league of nations. With
world peace reasonably assured chaos
will be dispelled and civilization Will
enter the new era with new spirit
and new stride.
tB. c. Hernandez. Washington ID. ca
The political social and economic
outlook for the year 1920 cannot help
but be very optimistic one, judging
fro mthe development of the year just
ended.
The outstanding national and inter-
national problems before the country
viz: Peace, high cost of living in
dustral unrest, radical elements and
foreign relations, WILL to my mind
be satisfactorily adjusted in 1920.
Peace is in a suspended state
thanks to democratic stubbornness
But our, people are beginning to real
ize that peace is essential to our ma
tional welfare, and peace will be de-
clared in one form or another
The high cost of living-one of our
greatest national problems-will be
remedied by present and pending leg
islation This evil Is temporary, due
no doubt to the war. 1t is, however,
condition that cannot live long Our
people have a general idea of its ORR
gin and causes. and will eventually
force down prices by mutual co-opera-
ton in the enforcement of remedying
legislation.
1t must not be forgotten that our
expectation of commodities is the
greatest factor in the advance of
prices. Until We can so regulate this
part of our commerce, it will be i'm
possible to have sufficiency of sup
plies for our own use. This means
simply that America must provide for
Americans first, and export only our
surplus. Therein lies the greatest
remedy to the high cost of living.
Industrial unrest has held our
country in suspense, but American in
situations cannot be destroyed by that
route. Our people are awake to the
injustice of certain classes that use
labor disputes as an alibi to spread
conflicting doctrines. The classes,
WHICH iuC1uuG tlc ltu VI tIe-
ment, are doomed to fail in their eff
forts. / look for the necessity of
strikes to be eliminated, because |
have unbounded confidence in the pa
triotism and fairness Of the princi-
pies of unionism in labor.
The lessons learned about radical
ism will make us keep on the alert
for these disturbing influences. They
never will get a firm foot-hold in our
country.
Our foreign relations occupy a
prominent position among problems
to be solved. Relations with Mexico,
for instance. require careful watching.
A settlement of satisfactory nature
will not be long in coming to light,
because America Will demand a defi-
mite policy and is ready to enforce its
just demands
Our relations with European and
Asiatic countries Is like peace-sus-
pended--facts and honest efforts are
required to smooth over apparent diff
ferences. But complete cordially will
never be restored until those in power
realize that our congress is entitled to
be consulted in dealing with inter-
national matters. There must be a
complete understanding between our
executive and legislative departments
before we can expect to settle outside
matters satisfactorily.
The year 1919, in the United States,
has proven to the world that it is a
nation of law and order. and that we
will not suffer tyranny from any
group of men, however powerful they
may be. We will emerge from rhe
social unrest of 1919 in 1920 as tri-