The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-07
cox ATTACKS HARDINGS PLAN FOR PEACE WITH GERMAN

to action because the legislative au- .thority acted unwisely.
 A forebearing policy is not the proper one for the deliberate enemy of our institutions. He is of the kind that knows conditions abroad and here. The difference between autoc- racy is we'll marked in his mind. Ee is opposed to government, in any form, and he hates ours because it appeals to those whom he would convert to his creed. Any policy of terrorism is fuel to his flame of anarchy. Those whom he seeks to arouse. in time, | realize the difference between his and /! their mental attitude, so that when 1 the Jaw lays hand upon his wilful l menace to government, the purpose of it becomes plain to them. Official l contempt for the law is harmful | exhibition to our people. It is diff l
 cult to follow the reasoning of any
 one who would seek to make an is | sue of the question of law-enforce- |
 ment The executive obligation, both
 national and state, on assuming the oath of office is to "preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States The constitution, on its essence, is the license and imi- tation given to and placed upon the ldW pooy hC iCS1oidtisS
 branch of government is subjected to the rule of the majority. The public official who fails to enforce the law. | is an enemy both to the constitution and to the American principle of ma jority rule. It would seem quite | unnecessary for any candidate for thu 1 presidency to say that he does not intend to violate his oath of office Anyone who is false to that oath is | more unworthy than the law violator himself.
 | Morals cannot easily be produced | by statute. The writ of injunction should not be abused. Intended as
 safeguard to person and property, it l could easily by abuse cease to be the 1 protective device it was intended to be.
 Capital develops into large units l without violence to public sentiment or injury to public interest-the same principle should not be denied to l labor. Collective bargaining through | the means of representative selected
 by the employer and employe respec- lively, will be helpful, rather than harmful to the general interest. Be- sides, there is no ethical objection
 that can be raised to it. We should not, by law, abridge a mans right either to labor or to quit his employ
 ment. However, neither labor nor
 capital should at any time or in any
 circumstances take action that would put in jeopardy the public welfare.
 We need a definite and precise
 statement of policy as to what busi-
 ness man and workingmen may do
 and may not do by way of combina-
 ton and collective action. The law
 is now so nebulous that it almost
 turns upon the economic predelictions of the judge or jury. This does not
 make for confidence in the courts nor
 respect for the laws, nor for a healthy activity in production and distribution. There surely will be found ways by. which cooperation l may be encouraged without the de- l struction of enterprise. The rules of business should be made more cer- ; tain so that on stable basis, men may move with confidence.
 Government, however should pro- vide the means in the treatment of : it's employees, to keep in touch with ! conditions and to rectify wrong. It
 is needless to say that in order to be
 consistent facts should at all times justify the pre-supposition that the 5 government employees are properly t compensa ted.
 l The child life of the nations should be conserved; if labor in immature . yesrs is permitted by one generation
 l. eASS1SAiAS sAA1AS~AA AANS0 ~~~> l next.
 i Agriculture is but another form o1 industry. In fact, it is the basis o1 l industry because upon it depends the 3 food supply. The drift from country S side into the city. carries disquietins y portents. If our growth in manufac' l turing in the next few years holds it: present momentum, it will be neces e sary for America to import food s stuffs. It therefore devo1ves upo1 T government, through intensive scien f tific cooperation to help in main q taining as nearly as possible the ex S isting balance between food produc e tion and consumption. Farming vii S not inspire individual effort unles x profits. all things considered, ar' equal to those in other activities Al r additional check to depleted ranks il n the field would be the establishment ! of modern state rural school codes x | The federal government should main | tain active sponsorship of this. Rura l parents would be lacking in the ele = l ment which makes civilization endur = ing if they did not desire for thei - children educational opportunitie < comparable to those in the cities. Tn f price the consumer pays for food
 | stuffs is no indication of what tn
 producer receives There are to- /. many turn-overs between the two q society ana government, partlcularI T. :, l local and state, have been reniss il
 not modernizing local marketing = facilities. Municipalities must il = large measure interest themselves in = if not directly control communit = | markets. This is a matter of sucl = importance that the federal govern :. ment can prof1tably expend more
 and effort in helping to evolve meth
 ods and to show their virtues Tn y farmer raises his crop and the pric s which he receives is determined b supply and demand. His products ii
 beef and pork and produce, pass int e cold storage and ordinarily whe s they reach the consumer the law o II supply and demand does not obtain e- The preservation of foodstuffs by col e storage is a boon to humanity. an e it should be encouraged. However II the time has come for its vigilan regulation and inasmuch as it be lc l comes a part of interstate commerce