The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-25
Two Tasks.

(BOStOn
 The Rotary Clubs of the country-whose mission of the fraternity of business have this summer been acquiring international social contact-have done good many wholesome things here at home. Their round table mingng of business and the spirit of Rotary have fosered understanding and undertak ing of disinterested community service
 Now couple of good suggestions rendered them by Postmaster General Hays for country wide adoption by Roarans. One is general, the other specific. Both timely and helpful
 The former is summed up in his phrase, Let us have less of Thou Shalt Not and of Come On, Let's Go It is now high time for business in gen. eral to quit marking tme even laying down, and to start marching forward.
 The second injunction is for the multitudes of business men grouped in Rotary to work for local budget and tax economy, while Washington seeks the same result in federal government.
 As for business in general and it's prevailing mood, there is little doubt that psychology of Hametik hesitation exists that longer has much excuse It is that not all business has yet the will or the warrant to march briskly. Secretary Hays con cedes that while convaescence is general there still shell-shocked concerns. The shell shocks those of peaceafter-war.
 But he is right in maintaining that good many large and small, "malingerng." They are scared rather than scared Some now show an excess Of caution pronounced their excess of yesteryear confidence
 The times have been leaving behind the acute need of tptoe behavior Credits, prices, costs sup plies requirements, quoted now in different di- mensons than 12 Is months ago Many inhibi- tons have been erased As single index, the Federal Reserve ratio is 654c, instead of the 42f of just 15 months since.
 The country's Rotarians, in large and little lines Of business appropriate apostles for justified, n-ex xtravagant Let's Co., campaign. Business is after all made up of ininity of tiny individual desires opinions and motions Very many Rotarans, from each vocation in his community, may be small fry But these butchers and bakers and candlesck makers where trckle the rs that eventually reach the Amazons and Mississppis of business. And they locally spread a legitimate propaganda against grouchng. Everybody professes to be ready to welcome prosperity just ahead; butt almost everybody whines pessimism his corner pr clique.
 Locally also another handy job waits in keeping tabs the spending of state city and town fathers with consequent impress state and municipal tax bills. Excepting the service debt, thet aggregate of these subsidiary collections consid erably exceeds the toll levied by Washington. There s difference in identity of the taxpayers it isl simply of successive tax resting upon the same of people.
 The taxes in of the states have already be- come very onerous Here in Massachusetts the Gov has repeatedly had to exhort economy to keep the budget from rising by yet more millions The local burden is evidenced by municipal tax rates cur rently announced,-many of them above $30.
 The need of the day Is limitation of tax-exempt securities At the time there exists in this situation temptation to state municipal authori unemployed is made the cloak for such spending
 What happen in municipal finance is being exemplifed in the New York City probe. The Ro-l tarans in New York might well ponder the amazing uterances of Mayor Hylan.
 Good citizens everywhere can without joining Ro- tary Clubs aid also in tacking the tasks men, toned by MT. Hays