The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-04
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Herein flows the life blood Of mater
ial existence. The economic me-
chanicism is intricate and its parts
fnterdependent and has suffered the
shocks and Jars incident to abnormal
demands, credit mutations, and price
upheayals., The normal balances have
been impaired, the cnannels of dis
tribution have been elogged, the re-
lations Of labor and management have
been strained. We must seek the re-
adjustment with care and courage.
Our people must give and take.
Prices must reflect the reced ng fever
of war activities. Perhaps we never
shall know the old Levels Of wage
again, because war invariably read
justs compensattons and the neces-
saries Of life will show their inseper-
able relationship, but we must strive
or normalcy to reach stability All
the penalties will not be light or
evenly distributed.
There is no way Of making them so
There Is no instant step from disor-
der to order. We must face a condi.
ton of grim reality, charge off our
losses and start afresh. 1t Is the old
est lesson Of civil cation. / would
like the government to do all it can
to MITIGATE them. In understanding,
in mutually of interest, in concern
for the common good our tasks will
be solved
No altered system VIII work a
miracle. Any wild experiment will
only add to the confusion. Our best
assurance lies in efficient administrat-
1on of our proven system
From Destruction to Production
"'The forward course of the lbusI
ness circle is unmistakable People
are turning from destruction to pro-
duction. Industry has sensed the
changed order and our own people
are turning to resume their normal
onward way. The call is for produc-
tive America to go on. | know that
Congress and the Administered on will
favor every wise government policy
to aid the resumption and encourage
progress. H.tN
l speak for administrative effic,en.
cy, for lightened tax burdens, for
sound commercial practices for ade-
quate cred t facilities, for sympathtic
concern for all agricultural problems,
for the omission Of Unnecessary in.
reference Of government with bust
ness, for an end to governments ex-
pertinent in business and for more eff
tfcient business in governments adj
Ininistration With all of this must
attend mindfulness of the human
oil ~ oil off hot 81 IT,.
dustrial and economic justice will be
squared with the purposes of a righte-
Gus people.
with the nationwide induction of
womanhood into our political life, we
must count upon her intuitions, her
refinements, her intelligence and her
influence to exalt the social order. We
count upon her exercise Of the full
privileges, and the performance of
the duties of citizenship to speed the
attainment of the highest state.
...,.s Prayer for Industrial Peace
u wish for an America no less alert
in guarding against dangers from
g within than it is watchful against
enemies from without. Our fun
damental law recognizes no
class, no group, no section. There
must be none in legislation or admin.
istration. The supreme inspiration Is
~ the common veal Humanity hung.
ers for international peace and
America Is for industrial peace, with
its rewards. widely and generally dis
tributed amid the Inspirations OF
"a, equal opportunity.
"No one may justly deny the equali
ty Of opportunity which made us
what we are. We have mistaken un
preparedness to embrace it to be q
challenge Of the reality, and due con
Germ for making all citizens fit for
PARTICIPATION will give added strength
Of citizenship and magnify oui
achievements.
IF revolution insists upon over
turning established order, let other
people make the tragic experiment
There is no place for ii in America
When world war threatened cviliza
ion we pledged our resources and oul