South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-29

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I age OF the Federal Reserve sys-
/ tenn. there were. in 1915. four bank
: failure; and in 1919. no bank fail
ures AT ali. Tho Federal Reserve
system. passed over the opposition
I OF the leaders Of the republican par
~. enabled America 10 Withstand
| the strain Of war without shock or
panic: and ultimately made our
country the greatest creditor nation
| OF the world.
Achievements In War.
And then the great war came on.
Ultimately, by the logical steps OF
| necessity, our pcaCe-lOving nation
was drawn into the conflict The ne
cessary war legislation was quickly
| supplied.
A War Finance corporation was
| created. War Risk Insurance was
| provided. Shipbuilding laws re-es-
| tabllshed Americas supremacy up
on the seas. The office of alien pro-
perry custodian was created. 4 War
| Industries board was established. A
| N ar Trade board was created. Food
and fuel regulations were fOrmulat-
ed. Vast loans were sucCt ssfully
flOated Vocational training was
provided. A national council OF de-
Tense was created. Industry was
successfully mobilized.
Almost over night. the factories
OF the nation were made part Of
| the war machine, and the miraculous
revival OF the shipping industry NIL
| ed the ocean lanes with our trans
ports.
our fleet laid the North Sea mine
barrage. We sent lighting craft To
every sea and brought new courage
/ and inventive genius 10 the crucial
tight against the U-boat
In transporting our troops 10
France, We never lost man in d
ship conveyed by the American
navy.
The Democratic Draft.
one Of the first decisions was be-
| tween the volunteer system" and
the selective draft. Many patriotic
citizens strongly deprecated conscrip-
ton and dreaded its possibilities.
The administration. however, placed
It's influence behind the measure. Sc
cured its passage. and made posi-
bio the winning Of the war.
II proved a democratic system as
| surfing equal service. equal danger
and equal opportunity. At one
stroke OF the pen. bounty jumping,
| and the hired substitutes that had
| diSgraCed the management Of the
Civil War were made impossible.
| The selection OF men TO go 10 the
font was placed not merely in the
hands Of the civil authorities, but
actually in the hands OF the friends
and neighbOrs OF the men eligible
tor service No fundamental law
was ever administered with such
sCrupulOUs honor Not one breath
| of scandal touched this legislation
and so Cheerfully was il accepted
that today, the term draft dodger'
Is an epithet Of reprOaCh in any
community
P1rtisanship was put aside in the
selection OF Gen. Pershing as leader
of our forces and no military COM
uonder in history was ever given a
freer hand or more unhagging sup
port. The policy of selecting officers
through training camps avoided the
use Of political favorites and guaran-
! teed competent leadership for the
youth Of the land. Ten million men
were registered within three months
from the declaration of war and -
camp cities, complete in every mum
c.pal detail. were built in so days.
Construction I'm France.
In France, We had 10 construct
1 N|AA CIV II noAkEr RAM Odu AAlltSs SAOI
age depots, hospitals and ordnance
| baces We had to cut down the
frOests for our barracks. In June,
| TWO months after the declaration Of
war, our fighting men were in
France. in october, Americans were
on the firing line; in scarcely more
than year. we had two million men
in France, had whipped the enemy
at Beneau Wood. beaten them back
40 Chateau Thierry. wiped out the
ST. Mihiel salient and delivered the
terrific hammer blow at Sedan that
virtually ended the war.
Less than two years ago, Gen.
Haig. with bluntness Of "a soldier
said. The British army is hghunc
with its back To the WALL" Lloyd
George was crying 1T is a race be-
tween Wilson and Hindenburgs" and
France chung like a drowning man
90 the Rock of Nerdun, turning
agonized eyes toward America. And
America came. We challenge the
critics OF the administration 10 point
out how within the limits Of nu-
man possibility, the war could have
been won more promptly or with less
loss OF American life.
To was not by mere chance that
these things were accomplished. To
1taIuSL the HIOCtS6 OF peace SO as
tn serve the activities OF war re-
Quircd leadership OF unexampled
skill. Petty criticism OF minor de-
feCts and individual officials may for
"a time attract a superficial atten-
ton, but the significant things, the
great outstanding facts plead elo-
quently for the democratic cause.
Patriotism stimulus.
Let no one misunderstood US.
These great affairs were carried for
ward under stimulus OF American
patriotism. supported by the courage
and the spirit OF our people. All
this is freely and gladly acknOwledg-
ed. but surely the time has come
when. because OF the calculated cri-
ticism and the prem editated Calum-
MES OF the opposition, we are entitl-
ed 20 call attention 10 the fact that
all OF these things we're accomplish
I'd under the leadership OF a great
democrat and great democratic ad-
ministratiOn. We have no apollo
gies 20 make-nOt enc. We ara
proud OF our great navy; we are
proud Of our splendid army: we are
proud OF the power Of our country
and the manner IN which that power
has been used: we are proud OF the
work that America has done in the
world: we are proud OF the heroism
we are proud OF the inspired and in
comparable leadership OF Woodrow
Wilson.