Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-08-19

vldunl freedom consistent with the
safety OF our institutions should be
given. Excessive regulation causes
manifestations that compel restraint,
Law Enforcement
"The legislative branch OF govern.
mcnt Is subjected to the rule Of the
majority The public official who fails
to enforce the law, Is nm enemy both
to the Constitution und to the Amerl'
can principle of majority rule, II
would seem quite unnecessary for any
candidate for the Presidency 20 say
that he does not intend to Violate his
oath Of office. Anyone who Is tulse to
that oath is more unworthy thnn the
law vIOlatOr himself.
Morals cannot easily be produced
by statute. The writ of injunction
should not be abused, Intended rs Il
safeguard to person and property, II
could enslly by abuse cease to be the
be.
I'VE should not, by law, abridge n
mans right either to labor or to quit
his employment. However, neither
labor nor capital should n my time
or In any circumstances, take action
that would put in Jeopardy the public
welfare.
1--WE need n definite and precise
statement OF policy ms to what bus.
ness men and wOrklngmen may do md
may not do by way Of combination
and collective action. The law Is now
so nebulous that II almost turns upon
the economic predictions OF che
Judge or jury. This does not make
spect for the laws. nor for healthy
activity In production and dlstribu.
ton. There surely will be found ways
by which cooperation may be encour.
aged without the destruction OF enter.
prise. The rules of business should
be made more certain so that on n
stable basis men may move with con-
tidence.
Government however, should pro.
vide the means In the treatment Of
Its employees, to keep In touch with
conditions and to rectlfy wrong. 1t Is
needless to say that In order to be con.
sistent, facts should at all times JUS
tify the pre.supposltIon that the gov.
eminent employees are properly com.
pensated.
"The child life Of the nation should
be conserved II labor in immature
years Is permitted by one generation
1t Is practlcing 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 nc
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.
izat!on enduring If they did not desire
for their children educational oppor-
tunltes 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 q boon to humanity, and 1t
should be encouraged. However, the
time has come for Its vigilant regula-
ton and inasmuch as 1t becomes n
part Of Interstate commerce, the re-
sponsibllity is with the federal govern
ment Supplies are gathered In from
the farm in times of plenty. They can
easily be 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 Besides, there should be a
time limit beyond which perishable
foodstuffs should not be stored.
"Our objective should be decreas-
ed tenantry. With the period Of oc-
cupancy uncertain, the renter strips
land OF its fertile elements, and each
year diminlshes our national assets.
Under the operation Of the federal re-
serve and the farm loan acts, encOur
agcment has come to thousands who
find that industry, character and in
telligcnce are a 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 ngitator more difficult.
Railroads and Waterways.
ANY discussion of the question Of
food supply leads very quickly to the
closely related matter of Transports
ton. There Is no one thing which
brings US so Internationally to critical
conditions than the insuiliCIency OF our
transportation facilities. Both the
railroads and the public 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. At