Askov American., 1920-08-19

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| given. Excessive regulation causes
manifestations that compel restraint.
! Law Enforcement
"The legislative branch of govern
! ment 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 Ameri-
can principle Of majority rule. 1t
| would seem quite unnecessary for any
candidate for the Presidency to say
that he does not intend to violate his
oath OF office. Anyone who is false 10
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
could easily by abuse cease to be the
protective device II was intended TO
! be-
I'VE should not, by law, ahridge a
mans right either to labor or to quit
his employment. However, neither
labor nor capital should at any time
or in any circumstances, take action
that would put in jeopardy the public
welfare
1--WE need definite and precise
statement OF policy as to what busi-
ness men and wOrkingmen may do and
may not do by way OF combination
and collective action. The law is now
so nebulous that 1t almost turns upon
the economic predictions of the
Judge or jury. This does not make
for confidence In the courts nor re-
spect for the laws, nor for healthy
activity in production and distribu-
tiOn. There surely will be found ways
by which cooperation may he encour-
aged without the destruction Of enter
prise. The rules OF business should
be made more certain SO that on a
stable basis men may move with con
fidence.
Government, however, should pro
vide the means in the treatment of
its employees, to keep In touch with
conditions and to rectify wrong. 1t is
needless TO say that in order to he con
sistent, facts should at all times jus
tify the pre-supposition that the gov
ernment employees are properly com
pensated.
"The child life Of the nation should
be conserved: IL labor In immature
years is permitted by one generation,
1t is practicing unfairness To the next.
Adequate Farm Profits.
Farming will not inspire individual
effort unless profits. all things con
sidered, are equal to those In other ac-
tivities. An additional check to de-
pleted ranks in the fields would be the
establishment Of modern state rural
school codes. The federal government
should maintain active sponsorship of
this. Rural parents would be lack
Ing in the element which makes civil
ization enduring IL they did not desire
for their children educational oppor-
tunities comparable to those In the
cities The price the consumer pays
for foodstuffs is no indication OF what
the producer receives There are TOO
many turnovers between the two
The farmer raises his crop and the
price which he receives Is determine
by supply and demand. His products
In beef and pork and produce. pass
into cold storage and ordinarily when
they reach the consumer the law of
supply and demand does not obtain
The preservation Of foodstuffs by cold
storage is a boon To humanity, aud 1t
should be encouraged However. the
time has come for its viGilant regula.
ton and inasmuch as II becomes
nf inf S,nta
sponshilty is with the federal govern
ment. Supplies are gathered In from
the farm in times OF plenty. They can
easily he fed out To the consumer in
such manner as to keep the demand in
excess OF that part of the supply
which is released from storage. This
Is an unfair practice and should be
stopped Resides, there should be q
time limit beyond which perishable
foodstuff> should not he stored
"Our objective should be n decreas-
ed tenantry. With the period OF oc-
cupancy uncertain. the renter strips
land of It's fertile elements, and each
wear dimnishes our national assets
Under the operation OF the federal re
serve and the farm loan acts, encour
agemrnt has come Ia thousands who
find that industry. character and in
tellgence are Il golden security TO the
peoples banker, the government OF
the United States. Multiply our home
owners. and you will. make the way Of
, the seditious agitator more difficult.
Railroads and Waterways.
"AnN discussion II the question of
food supply leads very quickly to the
closely related matter of tranSporta.
ton There is TO one thing which
brings us ~ intermittently TO critical
conditions than the iu>utiiciency of our
transportation facilities Both The
railroads and the pLalic are to blame
There has been no material addition
to the total mileage in the last ten
Years and the increase in terminals
has been much less than required. A..
the beginning Of the war The rollins
stock WAS sadly reduced and inadk
Quate The public had not given II
pay for service sufficient revenues op
which credit could be allowed 10y tlG
banks Moral assistance was WithheiN