The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-10-14
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at Boise each reached appropriations
10 the amount of S45OO0 and this
money had been well spent in develop
ing the states resources. The cost
of maintenance of the several state
institutions has increased in the same
as the cost of living to in
dividuals and this meant larger ap-
preparations for these institutions and
new buildings were necessary at the
University of Idaho to properly care for
the rapidly increasing attendance.
Governor Davis condemned the pres
ent democratic national administration
on the grounds that 1t has not been
true to its trust. He said that during
the war congress voted President Will
son every dollar but served notice that
he would be expected to give an ac-
counting of his stewardship. He said |
there were gross extravagancies in the |
war department, that more than a bill |
lion dollars were spent for airplane |
construction and that not single |
fighting plane was on the French front |
when the armistice was declared. He |
said the American aviatOrs were large
ly provided with airplanes that the
French and English governments had
rejected. He told Of the vast sums
expended for the manufacture of guns
and ammunitions and that none of
these guns were delivered in France
in time to be brought into action before
the armistice was signed and that not
single projectile had been fired at
the enemy He told of the large con
tracts negotiated by Secretary Of War
Baker for war materials after the
armistice was signed, of the large num-
Der of automobiles and parts pur-
chased after the armistice was signed
and these automobiles had been ship
ped into South Carolina to be parked
in the open air along side thousands
of others left there TO rust and ruin
He said thousands of bales of cotton
are rotting along the railroad tracks
of the south while the price OF cotton
is the highest ever known and when
suggestion was made that this cotton
be salvaged to relieve the shortage.
the cotton planters and dealers had
urged the administration to keep this
cotton off the market as 1t would re
duce the price.
Governor Davis condemned the leag-
lie Of nations in strongest terms He
said it is a league for war instead OF a
league for peace and that credit is due
Senator w Il. Borah for standing IN
the way and asserting that the league
of nations as recommended by Presi
. dent Wilson could not receive ratifica
ton by the senate. He said the league
of nations does not contain any of the
principles demanded by President vii
son when he went to Europe that /
, was written by the bankrupt European
countries to secure the wealth ant
power of the United States to protec
, their territories grabbed during tn
process of negotiating the peace treat,
and that the only way to have IN
. league of nations question SATISFACTORY
; ly answered is to leave it to the boy
who went to Europe and fought on I'll
battle fronts.
The address of Governor Davis wa
given the closest attention and he II
/. ceived frequent applause. He mad
strong appeal for the support OF I'll
< republican national and state tickle
!. laad urged that the voters send Fran
:. r. Gooding to the United States sena
Z TO help make up a republican majorit
]. so thar needed legislation might
! enacted. He charged that the preSe
= low pfice of mutton and wool is dl
!. To the large importatiOns from Au
: tralia and that wheat is low becau
j. large importations have been pourll
!: in from Canada. He said both the
= importati0ns were possible because
:. the Underwood tariff measure a
! that American labor. American p
!. ducers and American manufactul
!. cannot survive in competition WI
Z European labor unless they are will
= to submit to, the same conditions
:. experienced in Europe. In discussl
Z the importation of wheat from Cana'
= he said the Underwood tariff law h
+ allowed this wheat to come in witht
( duty, that the Canadians sold lai
! quantities during the past few WEE
) and received $3.50 in United Sta
z money for the larger per cent OF q
! wheat This is equal to 50 in Cani
I ian money and now that the mari
z is broken, the Canadians are buy
! back this wheat for export to ID
I land through New York and !
Z realized a profit ranging from go ce
+ to $1.10 per bushel. He said tn
Z must be tariff laws to protect Amerl'
= producers and manufacturers.