The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-27
MUST RESCUE NATION
FROM WAR REACTIONS
DECLARES COOLIDGE

ment, meeting our every duty to pre-
serve the peace of the world, always
with unyielding Americanism; under
such leader, such cause, | serve.
No one in public life can be obiv.
ious to the organized efforts TO under.
mine the faith of our people in their
government, foment discord, aggravatc
industrial strife, stifie production, ~and
ultimately stir up revolution. The
first duty of the government is to re-
press them, Furnishing wilful viola
tions of law turning the full light OF
publicity on all abuses of the right of
assembly and of free speech, and it IS
the first duty of the public and press
to expose false doctrines and answer
seditious Arguments. American insti.
tutions can stand discussion and criti-
cism, only if those who know bear Tor
them the testimony of the truth. Such
repression and such testimony should
be Forthcoming that the uniformed
may come to full realization that
these seditious efforts are not for their
welfare, but for their complete econ
omic and political destruction.
Back to a Peace Basis.
"The greatest need of the nation at
the present time is to be rescued from
all the reactions of the war. The chief
task that lies before us is to repossess
the people of their government and
their property. We want to return to
thoroughly peace basis because that
is the fundamental American basis.
Unless the government and property
of the nation are in the hands of the
people, and there to stay as their
permanent abiding place, self govern
ment ends and the hope of America
goes down to ruins.
"If the great conflict has disturbed
our political conditions it has caused
an upheayal in our economic relations.
The mounting prices of all sorts OF
commodities has put wel-nlgh I'M
bearable burden on every home. Much
OF this is beyond relief from law, but
the forces of .the government can and
must afford a considerable remedy.
The most obvious place to begin re-
trenchment is by eliminating the ex-
travagance of the government itself.
That great breeder of public and pri-
vate extravaganza, the excess profits
tax, should be revised and recourse
had to customs taxes on imports, one
of the most wholesome of all means of
raising revenue, for it is voluntary i'll
effect. and taxes consumption rather
than production.
"A revision OF taxation must be ac-
companied with a reduction of that pri-
yate extravaganza which the returns
from luxury taxes reveal as surpass-
ing all comprehension.
Punish Profiteering.
"There has been profteering. 1t
should be punished because it is wrong.
But it is idle to look to such action for
relief This class profit by scarcity, but
they do not cause it.
"As everyone knows, the difficulty is
caused by a scarcity of material, an
abundance of money and insufficient
production. The government must re-
duce the amount of money as fast as
it can without curtailing necessary
credits. Production must be increased.
zone Of the chief hindrances to pro-
duction is lack of adequate railroad
facilities. transportation must be re-
established.
"There must be different public at
titude toward industry, a larger com
prehension of the interdependence of
capital management and labor, and
better facilities for the prompt and
reasonable adjustment of industrial
disputes.
"The farmers need an enlarged power
of organization whereby the original
producer may profit to a larger degree
in the high prices paid for his produce
by the ultimate consumer and, at the
same time, decrease the cost of food.
The economic strength of country
rests on the farm.
"But all these difficulties depend for
final solution on the character and
moral force of the nation. Unless these
forces abound and manifest themselves
in work done, there is no real rene
dy.
Whenever in the future this nation
undertakes 10 assess its strength and
resources. the largest item will be the
roll of those who served here in every
patriotic capacity in the Werld war.
Care Of dependents, relief from distress,
restoration from inhrmity, provision
for edueation. honorable preferment in
the public service, a helping hand
everywhere. are theirs, not as favor
but BY right.
There il especially due to the col
ored race a more general recognition Of
their constitutional rights Tempted
with disloyalty they remained loyal,
serving in the military forces with dis
tinctio obedient 20 the draft TO the
extent Of hundreds of thousands, in
vesting 81 cot Of every - they pos
sesscd in Liberty bonds. surely they
hold the double title of citizenship, BY
birth and BY conquest. to be relieved
from al imposition. 90 b. defended
from lynching. and to b. freely granted
equal opportunities
Equal Suffrage Coming.
Equal suffrage, for uhich have
alnars voted. is coning it Is not q