The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-10-23

ability OF men they would put In
charge of q mining. stockraising. or
ranching enterprise. But they don't
seem to do It. oftentfmes.
The one Representative in Con-
gress allowed to Nevada, he said.
should be a man who understands
thoroughly the problems of this
State, and who has demonstrated that
knowledge by works. He should be
able to explain to members Of Con-
gress the great difference between
Western problems and those OF the
East, with which the great majority
are more familiar. The West, and
Nevada particularly. has suffered in
calculable loss in advancement, be-
cause conditions here have not been
made sufficiently clear to theNational
legislature.
Nevada has unlimited natural
resources" said Mr.. Arentz. but
they have not been developed. We
must put homes ON the desert. Con-
gress has not known how to offer
practical help to this end. Imprac-
tical irrigation and road-buildiug
schemes have been acted upon, ara
Nevada has availed nothing frc a
them"
He attacked the Democratic tariff
for-revenue-only policy as being re-
sponsible for dormant mining condi-
tions in Nevada, because the product
of Chinese and South American min
ers is admitted almost duty free.
Nevada miners refuse to attempt to
compete with Chinese coolie labor"
said he.
The bullion tax, the excess profit
tax, the income tax. and the increased
railroad rates, do not correctly ap-
ply to the mining busfness of Nevada,
he said, because the lawmakers at
Washington do nots understand the
business they are leyying taxes upon.
They are considering conditions Of
Eastern industries, he said, and try
ing to make one tax law to apply to
almost opposite sets of industrial
facts.
Among other illustrations { h e
speaker mentioned the case of the
man who develops a mining pros
pect. This man may work for fve
or ten years, said he. suffering great
deprivations, expecting at the frui-
ton of his endeavors to have prop
erty from which he can realize good
pay for his years of work. But now
the excess profits tax comes in, and
the miner, If he tries to sell. must
pay the war tax on his years OF work.
the same as the Eastern factory pays
on it's products of to-day. This he
declared to be unju<n It absolutely
kills development of one of our great
Industries.
THE United States-you and I, all
the people of our country-are suf-
rering from sense of deep unrest"
said Arentz. I'VE have been feeling
we do not know what is going to hap
pen tomorrow. We are making no
plans beyond to-day. We are not
even building necessary homes to
house our people. We have lost con-
fdence in the administration of our
Government. The remedy for this
condition is to elect an executive and
Congress in which the people will
have confidence. Harding is the man.
and his hands must be upheld by a
Senate and House which will work in
harmony with him"
1t were sheerest folly, said the
speaker, to elect Republican execu-
tive and then proceed to tie his hands
by voting for Senators or Represen-
tatives opposed to him.
Mr.. Arentz mentioned. feelingly
the condition of many ex-service men
who gave their all to go to the de-
fense of their country" He said
they should be abundantly and SEN
sibly assisted or cared for, according
to their needs. He pledged himself
to work earnestly to this end. II elect
ed; and he said he believed he ap-
preciated the real needs of the boys
better than one who had not seen
service.
He spoke of the fnternationaliza-
tion of labor as proposed in the league
of nations. which would eventuate in
labor of all countries in the league
being forced to a common level. II
am for America first" declared Ar
entz, and the audience applauded.
In closing, the speaker declared the
people of the United States denounced
the Wilson administration and would
repudiate 1t with a storm of ballots.