Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-08

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!; var II debts, no + swollen fortunes to fout
the sacrifices of our soldiers; no excuse
for; seaitlop, no pitiable; ;slackerism; no
oGtrages OF. treason. Envy and jeal.-:
io,iisy' would have no soil'for theilhmer,,-
'acing development and revolution
would be without the passion which
engenders it.. :, -; : -: y
Ia regret for the mistakes of yester-
day; must not. however; blind us to the
issk tasks of today War never left such, an
aftermath. s;a%Tpere has, ,beeP staggering
loss of,life, ana measured stage: of!
materials. Natiohs ,aresstin agropihfgs
FOR return to stable ways. =Discourag: ::
ing Indebtedness toniffrtonts Aus $ftke!@all
ESthe. war torn Il nations, and those obliga :
fltions must Be- provided for. No ciVili-,
zafion cah; survive irepudiation. j :'t@;.s5,
!. :. s ilvess.can rednte:;the abnormal expen!;
ditures and we, will. ,;Wecans strike a. at
war var taxation andsWe, must. We, must
t face :" the !, grim necessity VIE fun
knowledge that the .taskls to be- solved
and we must proceed with a fun: IN; reallEE:
cation that no statute enacted by man
can repeal the 'inexora H1e flaws; Of ma
turc. Our most dahgegousG tendency IS
to to. expect :;p too rnuch:jof: government and
at the same time do for It, too llttleefs::,: -:
we contemplate the, Immediate task
Of putting our public household An or
/ der. 1--WE need "a rigid and yet, sane
economy, combined with fsca~ justice
and it mpst be. attended by. individual
prudence and thrift which are SO essen
tial to. this trying hour and reassuring
for the future. 500 =. :, ,... ~,
,.l.ia Reflection Of WaTs Reaction. -,
The. business world reaects: the dis
tuiirbaHncess s.of wars. reaction; Herein
flows; the:llfe blood tof material EXIST
isnt: enc:e.. The economic meahanismyis In
}trisaats:and its parts interde depehdent and
has suffered the shocks. and jars incl:
dent to- abnormal demands, credit infa:-
tions and price upheavals. The normal
balances have been Impaired, the chan,
nels OF distribution 'haverbeen, clogged,
the relations of labor and !: manage
mcnt fhave been strained We must
seek the readjustment:w with care ana
courage. Our people must give and
take. Prices must reflect the receding
fever Of her activities. Perhaps. we
never shall know the old levels of.w
again because war invariably read
iusts compensations and the, 'necessa-
ries of life will Show their inseparable
relationship but we must strive Tor
normalcy to reach stability. All these
nenalties will not be light or evenly:
distributed.
There is no way of making them SO.
There"is no instant step from disorder
TO order. We must face a condition or
grim realty, charge off our losses ana
start afresh. /. Is the Oldest lesson OF
civilization. | would like government
to do all it can. to mitigate them. In
understanding, in mutually OF interest
in concern Of the common good-our
task will be solved. ,.
No altered system will work a mira
Gle: Any wild experimentwill only add
to the confusion. our best assurance
Iies in efficient administration of our
proven system.
From Destruction to Production.
The forward course Of the business
cycle is unmistakable. People are
turning from destruction to production
Industry has sensed the changed. order
and our own people are turning to. re-
sumo their normal onward way. Ihe
cali is for productive America to go on.
I know that congress and the admins
II>tration will favor every. wise govern
ment policy, to aid the resumption and
encourage continued progress. +,
Z speak for administrative efficiency
for lightened tax burdens, for SOUND
commercial practice, for adequate
credit facilities. for sympathetic con-
cern for all agricultural problems for
| theommission of unnecessary interfer-
ence of government with business, for
an end to governments experiments In
business and for more efficient business
In government administration. With
all, of this must attend a mindfulnesss
of the human side of all activities SO
that social, Industrial and economic
Justice will be squared with the pur-
poses of a>righteous people. !
With the nationwide induction OF
wonlant ood into our political life, we
may count upon her intuitions, her re-
finement, her: intelligence and her In
fuence to exalt the social order. we
count upon her exercise of the full priv
ileges and the performance of the du-
ties Of citizenship to speed the attain
ment of the highest state
Prayer forSindustrial Peace.
wish for an America no less aler'
in guarding against dangers from with
in than it IS watchful against enemies
from without. Our fundamental Ia"
recognizes no class, no group, no sec
ton. There must be none in legisle tior
or administration: The supreme inspi'
ration Is the common veal. Humanity
hungers for international peace and VIZ