Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-13
LAUDS INDIANA
FOR AFTER WAR
BUSINESS STEPS
Council of Defense Says State
Is Regaining Peace Basis
Rapidly. i.
CITES BUILDING PLANS

Citizens Of Indiana and indianapolis
are praised for their efficient work done in
the readjustment and in the Teconstruc-
ton of business after the war, IN an Of
fetal publication of the reconstruction re-
search division of the United States coun-
ell of national defense
The information is contained in an Of
fetal government publication, Read
justment and Reconstruction Activities
in the States" copies of which have just
been received by The Times.
Reports to an indianapolis newspaper
from scores Of correspondents in the state
~ghow an optimistic frame Of mind about
the volume and diversity of commerce
and industry for the year 1919" the Of
fetal report states
The report shows that private building
projects now under consideration in In
) diana run into tens of millions of dollars.
SPIRIT TO HASTEN
PEACE BASIS.
Among the foremost of these private
Industrial extensions is listed the ex-
tension of the immense manufacturing
plants at South Bend, Ind.
1.-THE spirit, of Indiana business, ac-
cording to the analysis of leaders In
many manufacturing and CONNER
cial centers, is not to wait on readjust
ment and the transition to a peace basis,
but to hasten the realization Of a com
plete transition by going ahead on Il
peace basis, writing new orders, and
manufacturing new stock to bill them"
the report states.
The report also pays another tribute
to the citizens of Indiana for their de-
sire to honor returned soldiers by build
ing community houses in some parts
Of the state. An enabling act has been
passed by the legislature to aid such
memorials the report states.
The report lists as among the import
ant bills passed by the legislature, one
which eliminated German from element
airy schools, both public and private ano
also from public high schools.
MENTIONS NEW
MARKET PLAN.
The report shows that the state high
ways transport committee is establish
ing roadside markets, which will enable
truckers operating out Of Indianapolis
to buy all available commodities of farm
ers along routes operated by them.
Next it is planned to provide a mar
ket in Indianapolis where products pur-
chased by the truckers may be sold.
@The plan is expected to he success, the
trucker, the farmer, and consumer be-
ing materially aided through this opera
tien,'' the report shows.
In discussing Americanization, the re-
port states that two bills have been in
PRODUCED in the state legislature, but
failed to pass Both Of them were in
tended to affect electors who are IN
familiaWwith the English language. One
would strike from the election laws the
provision that instructions to voters may
be printed in foreign languages. The
other would prevent election officers from
assisting voters, except in the case Of
physical disabilities.
This would mean that assistance
could not be given because of lack of
knowledge of the English language, ac
cording to the official report
The report deals with other subjects
such as community councils, employ
ment highways, land settlements, state
councils of defense, public works, voca-
tional education for returned service men
and other subjects