Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-12-22
PALMER TACKLES TIE ]
HIGH COST OF LIVING
ATTORNEY General Includes Saving and
Safe Investment in compre-
hensive Plan.
BY Frances M. cosIin.

United States Attorney General
Palmer outlines the platform on which
the movement to reduce the high cost
OF living is built. Organization in this
work, is now going on all over the
country and means almost IS much to
every American citizen as did the war.
The inequality of supply and de-
man6, as q natural outcome of the
war, is set forth Production suffers
and is at a low ebb, says the Attor-
ney General If demand is greater
than supply, steps must be taken to
decrease demand BY decreasing de-
uaand, women must take an active
part They should realize the fmpor-
lance Of this reconstruction problem
as keenly and with as much patriot
ism as they realized their RESPONSE
bilities during the war.
Simple living in the home, which
means watching all channels Of ex-
penditures wisely, is one Of the means
towards this end. Extravagance IN
dress is great facter A great many
Some Of the wealthy are doing it.
Prominent men and women are doing
it. There are, however, two classes
that will not do ft-those wealthy ones
who have no regard for the rights OF
their fellcw-men or the welfare Of
their country, and the ones in less for
tunate circumstances whose shallow
minds are reelected in an empty peck !
etbook every payday. Many spend sill |
on diversions, many spend all ON cloth |
Ing. Their backs are their banks.
Women can do more than half in |
decreasing the high cost of living if |
they will "get together" and think
The labor situation Of today Is a |
delicate one and closer understanding
and cooperation between employer |
and employe is urged. Both should
give and take, and allow fair adjust
ment to follow, instead of one or the |
other side holding out in order to
bring their quarrel to the doors of the |
government, where SO many important |
issues Of the day are clamertng for |
settlement.
Every man has right 70 a fairi
profit, but when he exceeds that fair.
ness he is committing the punisaab1cI
offense Of profiteering, says Mr.. Fal- I
mer. A study of prices of commodf- |
ties should be made in conjunction |
with the Fair Price Commission and |
when a case of proateering Is found, |
it should be reported to Fair Price |
Commissioners or to the Attorney Gent
eral.
We need unity, sincerity of purpose
and adherence to the principles of the
movement to accomplish results. We
need solid organization and deterfni.j
nation. And while we are working
along the lines of conservation, fairj
conditions and saving and thrift, wei
should not forget the safety of what
we save during this period of recon.
struction and know that the Govern
nlent securities are the wisest to own
and the best. War Savings Stamps
and Treasury Certificates pay splendid
interest and are not subject to finan.
cia1 panics that decrease their value.
Also we are arming the Goverpmenti
to Withstand the many knotty prob
lens OF reconstruction.
Some of the things Mr.. Palmer
urges are these: Buy intelligently
and only necessaries, raise and make
own things. report boarding, report
waste or profteering in hotels, insist
On fair weights and measures, en-.
courage home industries and closer CO.
operation between original producer
and ultimate consumer. yonr Govern
nent, says Mr.. Palmer, viii profit II
you will help along in these: Preach
bur form Of government, teach En-.
glish. root out agitators. instill in
a Dor class the. thought that agitatorst
shptld not be- feared or tolerated and 4
sport their threatss 20 Department of
Justice, employers to return loyalty {,
'or loyalty, show advantages Of curl
avs. back and push through good leg.
Station. investigate men and women
candidates before electing them to
,fice.