The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-07

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thought and purpose for victory.
While millions of free men, regard
less Of wealth or condition. were
giving Of their blood and substance.
many corporations and men seized
the very hour that civilization lay
PROSTATE to secure for themselves
fortunes wrung from the public
and from the government. by the
levying Of prices that In many
cases were q crime. Under pres
ent taxation laws much capital IL
drawing out Of industry and find
ing investment in non-taxable Sc
curities. This will cease IL the
changes suggested are made.
Arraigns Profiteers.
In the analysis Of government,
as the events Of today enable us
to penetrate the subject. We see the
difference between the old and the
progressive kinds of thinking. The
belief Of the reactionaries is that
government should not function
more widely than 1t did in the past,
but they seem to forget that the
fundamental of our plan is equal
rights for all and special privileges
for none. Modern life has devel-
oped new problems. Civilization
continues to build along the same
basic lines and altruistic as we may
all be disposed to be. the fact re-
mains that except for the exchange
of products between individuals,
commercial units and nations. our
development would be slow. All Of
this growth goes on under the pro-
lection Of and with the encourage
ment Of government. The least
therefore, that might be rendered
unto government for this continu-
Gus service is a policy OF fair-deal-
ing. Too often the genius of man
prompts him to play for govern
mental advantage, and the success
which has been achieved In this
particular, has led to the formation
>of groups which seek this very ad-
vantage. We are a busy people.
preoccupied in too large degree
with purely commercial considera-
tons, and we have not recognized
as we should, that the failure Of
government to prevent inequalities
has made it possible for mischiey-
GUS spirits to develop prejudice
against the institutions Of govern
ment, rather than against admins
trative policy. There is very i'm
portant difference here. This diff
ference bears directly on profiteer-
ing, which is today the most sin
lister influence in American life. 1t
is not new thing in America The
tribe Of profiteers has simply multi
piled under the favoring circum-
stances of war. For years, large
contributions have been made to
the Republican campaign fund for
no purpose except to buy a govern
mental underhold, and to make il
legal profits as the result Of prefer
ence. Such largesses are today a
greater menace to our contentment
and our institutions than the count
less temporary profiteers who are
making a mockery of honest bust
ness, but who can live and fatten
only in time of disturbed prices. II
/ am called to service as president
means will be found, il they do not
already exist, for compelling these
exceptions to the great mass of
square dealing American business
men, to use the same yardstick of
honesty that governs most Of US in
our dealings with our fellowmen,
or in language that they may un-
derstand to suffer the penalty Of
criminal law.
Labor and Capital.
There is another reason for the
fabulous contributions to the pres
ent Republican campaign fund
Much money, Of course, has been
subscribed in proper partisan zeal
but the great bulk has been given
with the definite idea OF gaining
service In return. Many captains
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selous inoestrlai philosophy: pc
lie'e That III controversy between
employer ana empioye tneir VIII
snould oe enforced, even al tne
poiht ol inc Dayohet. l spear
knowingly. have passed through
many serious lnoustriai troubles.
kno" something OF tneir psycnol-
osy. Tue s.Ses .nrousn "nich tney
pass ana the dangerous attempts
.aaI are sometimes MADE 10 enc
tne.. disputes oetWeen TABOR ana
capllal are inevi'apie. me oispo-
si,ion 10 gam Tue pest bargain pos,
sipie chaFacterizes the wnoie lieio
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