The St. Mary banner., 1921-12-17

| ble and not unnecessarily burden our
imports and hinder our trade abroad.
for years to como. Knowing the impos-
| sibility Of modification by act of congress-
| for any ono or . score OF lines without
Involving . long array OF schedules
stabtlixation II there Is recognition or the
| tariff commission's fitness to recommend
urgent changes BY proclamation"
| Needs Ct Agriculture
Concerning tho needs of American
farmers tho President had this to say:
! Something more than tarin protec-
ton Is required by American agriculture.
| To the farm has come the earlier and the
heavier burdens OF readjustment There
Is actual depression In our agricultural
| industry, while agricultural prosperity IL
absolutely essential to the general pros
| perity of the country.
| Congress has sought very earnestly
to provide relief. It has promptly given
| such temporary relief as has been pos
| sible, but the call Is insistent for the
permanent solution. 1t is inevitable that
] large crops lower the prices and snort
| crops advance them. No legislation can
cure that fundamental law. But there
| must be some economic solution for the
| excessive variation in returns for aErl-
| cultural production.
| 1T Is rather shocking to be told. ana
| to have the statement strongly supported,
that 100000 bales Of cotton, raised on
| American plantations in a given year
|
ducers than 100000 bales would have
| been. Equally shocking Is the statement
that O0OOO, 600 bushels Of wheat raised by
American farmers would bring them
Yet these are not exaggerated
| statements. In a world where there
| are tens of millions who need food
| and clothing. which they cannot get.
| such a condition is sure to indict the
social system which makes 1t possible
I'm the main the remedy lies In
distribution and marketing. Every
proper encouragement should be CIV
en- to the cooperative marketing pro-
grams. These have proven very help
full to the cooperating communities
tive community has become the recog--
nized bulwark of law and order, and
saved individualism from engulfment
in social paralysis, Ultimately they
Will be accredited with the salVatloR
Of the Russian state.
Cooperation Advocated.
"In the main, the remedy lies in dis
tribution and marketing. Every proper
encourag cement should be given to the CO.
operative marketing programs. These
have proven very helpful to the co-operat-
ing communities in Europe. In RUSSIA
the cooperative community has become
the recognized bulwark of law and order,
and saved individualism from engulfment
| in social paralysis. Ultimately they VIII
be accredited with the salvation Of the
Russian state.
There Is an appeal for this experiment.
Why not try 1t? No one challenges the
right of the farmer to larger share OF
the consumers pay for his product no one
disputes that we can not live without the
farmer He is justified in rebelling
against the transportation cost. Given
fair return for his labor. he will have
less occasion to appeal for financial aid,
and given assurance that his labors shall
not be in vain, we reassure all the people
Of q production sufficient to meet our ma
uonai requirement and guard against dis-
aster."
Plea for Aid to Russia.
Mr. HardinEs plea for help for starving
Russians was as follows:
while We are thinking Of promot-
ing the fortunes Of our own people.
I am sure there IL room In the sympa-
human beings who are suffering and
dying of starvation in Russia. A Sc
we're drought in the valley of the Vol
ssEencies sss are e1ertins themseiye. 70
the utmost to save the lives OF chill
drsa n thi, area but but. It Is nS% o,dsd syi-
the loss of life will extend into the
millions. Americans cannot be deaf
to such call as that.
I'VE do not recognize the government
Of Russia. nor tolerate the propagan-
da which emanates therefrom. but we
do not forget the traditions Of Rus
snn W. W all nay pns ssi
politics and fundamental differences
In government. The big thing Is the
call Of the suffering and the dying.
priation necessary to supply the Amer
lean relief administration with 10000
900 bushels of corn and 100000 bush
els of seed grains. not alone to halt
the wave Of death through starva
tion. but to enable spring planting in
areas where the seed grains have bee.
exhausted temporarily to stem starva-
tion;
1.-The American relief administration
is directed in Russia by former off,
GERS of our own armies, and has full
port and distribute relief through
American hands without hindrance or
loss. The time has come to add the
governments support to the wonderful
erosity of the American private purse
l am not unaware that we have suf-
fering and privation at home; When
within the states concerned 1t will
have federal consideration. 1t seems
to me we should be Indifferent to our
cord with the spirit which acclaims
the Christmas-tide IL we do not give
out of our national abundance to
ligkten this burden of woe upon q
Inc peril"
United States Will Help World.
At the outset, the President dis
cused world conditions. saying "A
world restoration program" would
have to be worked out by the ma
tions more directly concerned"
Tho United States will help. he
added. unselnshly because there 10
compensation In tho consciousness Of
assisting: selfshly because the COM
merce and international exchanges in
trade. which marked our high tide Of
fortunate Advancement. are possible
only when the nations Of all CONT
nents are restored to stable order and
normal relationship"
In conclusion he had this to say
about the armament conferences:
Agreeable to your expressed desire
and In complete accord with the pur-
poses Of legislative branch Of the gov