The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-23

Lodge, photographed at the Repub
Marion, Ohio, where the notificatic
tending Industrial conflict. The strike
! against the Government is properly de-
/ MED for Government service involve,
none Of. the elements OF proft which re-
late to competitive enterprise. There is
progress in the establishment OF official
revealment OF issues and conditions which
lead TO conflict. so that unerrlng public
sentiment may speed the adjustment
but hope for that concord OF purpose
not forced but inspired by the common
veal, which will give a regulated pub
lie service the fullest guaranty OF con-
tInuity.
IL am thinking OF the railroads In
modern life they are the very base o.
all our activities and interchAnges. For
public protection we have enacted laws
providing for a regulation OF the charge
| for service, a limitation on the capital
| invested and a limitation on capitals
earnings. There remains only competi-
tion Of service on which 10 base our
hopes for an efficiency and expansion
which meet our modern requirements.
The railway workmen ought to be the
best paid and know the best working
conditions in the world. Theirs is an
exceptional responsibility. They are not
only essential TO the life and health and
all productive activities Of the people but
'ney are directly responsible for the
safety OF travelling millions.
Pledge Justice to Women
THE Government which has assumed
so much authority for the public good
might well stamp railway employment
with the sanctity OF public service and
guarantee to the railway employees that
justice which voices the American con-
ception OF Righteousness on the one hand
and assures continuity OF sarvice on the
other.
THE Importance OF the railway re-
habilitation is so obvious that reference
seems uncalled for. We are so confident
that much OF the present-day insuhl-
cheney and inefficIency OF transportation
are due TO the whitening hand OF Gov
ernment operation that we emphasize
anew our opposition to Government own
ershp; We want to expedite the repara-
ton and make sure the mistake is not
repeated
1T is little use to recite the story OF
development. exploitation. Government
experiment and Its neglect, Government
operation and its failures. The made
quacy OF trackage and terminal facilb-
les. the insufficlency OF equipment and
-:he inefiiciency OF operation--all bear the
blightlng stamp OF governmental inca
pacity during Federal operation. The
work OF rehabilitation under the restora-
ton OF private ownership deserves our
best encouragement Billions are needed
in new equipment, not alone to meet the
growing demand for service but to re-
store the extraordinary depreciation due
to the strained service of war With
restricted earnings and with speculative
profits removed, railway activities have
come to the realm OF conservative and
constructive service. and the Govern.
ment which impaired must play Its part
in restoration. ManIfestly the returns
must be so gsuged that necessary cap
ital may be>enlisted, and we must foster
as well as restrain.
I'VE have no more pressing problem.
4 state OF inadequate transportation
facilities. mainly chargeable to the fail
ure OF governmental experiment, is los
ing millions to agriculture. 1t Is hinder
ing industry. II Is menacing the Ameri-
can people with a fuel shortage little
less than a peril 1t emphasizes the
present day problem and suggests that
spirit OF encouragement and assistance
which commits all America to relieve
such an emergency.
THE one compensation amid attend
ing anxIeties Is our new and needed
realization Of the vital part transporta-
tion plays in the complexities OF modern
life. We are not to think OF rails alone,
but highways from farm to market, from
railway 70 farm. arteries OF life blood
to present day life, the quickened ways
to communication and exchange. the
answer OF our people TO the motor age.
We believe in generous Federal coopera-
tIon in construction, linked with assur-
ances of maintenance that will put an
end to criminal waste Of public funds
on the one hand and give a guaranty OF
upkept highways on the other.
Water TranspOrtnti tiOn.
Water transportation is inseparably |
linked with adequacy OF facilities. and |
we favor American eminence on the |
seas, the practical development OF inland |
the upbuildng and coordi- !
nation OF all to make them equal to and |
ready for every call OF developing and !,
widening American commerce. like |
that recommittal TO thoughts OF America |
flrst which pledges the Panama canal |
an American creation, to the free use Of |
American shipping. 1t will add to the |
American reawakeniug.
zone cannot speak of Industry and |
commerce and the transportation on |
which they are dependent without an /
earnest thought Of the abnormal cost OF |
living. and the problems in Its wake. II
Is easy 10 invelgh but that avalls moth
Ing. And 1t Is far too serious to dis
miss with flaming but futile promise.
Eight years ago, In time OF peace,
he Democratic party made II an issue,
Ind when clothed with power that party
,aine near to its accomplishment by de-
'troyng the peoples capacity to buy.
But that was cure worse than the all
nent. II is easy 10 understand the real
,auses. after which the patient must
lelp to effect his own cure.
Gross expansion OF currency and credit
,as deprecated the dollar just az ex-
,ansion and inflation have dlScredited
he coins OF the world. We inflated In
taste. we must debate in deliberation.
We debased the dollar in reckless
nance. we must restore in honesty. De-
Iation on the one hand and restoration
4 the 100-cent dollar. on the other ought