Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-06

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| ognize under the name of strikes, lock-
| outs, boycottS and the like.
ASKS REGULATION FOR
! LABOR CONTROVERSIES
LAS we have great bodies of law care
! fully regulating the organization and OPP
| Grafton of industrial and financial cOrpo-
ratiOns, so we might well have plans of
| conference, of common counsel, or me-
| diation, arbitration and judicial deter
| mination in controversies between labor
| and capital. To accomplish this would
| involve the necessity to develop thor
! ough going code of practice in dealing
with such affairs. With rights, privileges,
| immunities and modes Of organization
| thus carefully defined 1t should be pos
| sible to set up judicial or quasi-judicial
! tribunals for the consideration and de-
! termination Of all disputes which menace
| the public welfare.
In an international society such as
ours, the strike, lockout and the boy
colt are as much out of place and dis
astrous in their results as is war or
armed revolution in the domain OF
politics. The same disposition to reason
| ableness, to conciliation to recognition OF
/ the other sides point of view, the same
! provision of fair and reco gnized tribunals
| and processes ought to make it possible
| to solve the one set of questions IS easily
as the other. believe the solution is
possible.
The consideration Of such a policy
! would necessitate the exercise Of care
and deliberation in the construction OF
! a code and charter Of elemental rights
/ dealing with the relations Of employer
and employe. This foundation in the
! law dealing with modern conditions OF
| social and economic life would hasten he
/ building of the temple Of peace in in,
dustry which rejoicing nation would
acclaim.
| RECLAMATION OF LAND
! GOOD BUSINESS.
! After each war. until the last. the
/ Government has been able to give homes
/ to its returned soldiers and large part
! Of our settlement and development has
attended this generous provision of land
for the nations defenders.
There is yet unreseryed approximately
/ I00000000 acres In the puzzle DOMAIN,
! 20 900 900 acres of which are known TO
/ be susceptible of reclamation and made
! hit for homes by provision for irrigation.
! 1.-The Government has been assisting in
the development Of its remaining l4nds
until the estimated Increase in land
values In the irrigated sections Is fuzzy
I $500 10000 and the crops OF 1870 alone
/ on these lands are estimated TO exceed
/ S10000O.000. Under the law authorizing
these expenditures for Development, the
advances are to be returned, ana u
would be good business for the Govern
meut to provide for the reclamation OF
the remaining 20.O00O0O acres in addition
to eXpodting the completion OF projects
long under way.
Under what is known as the coal and
lease law, applicable also TO deposits or
phosphares and other minerals on the
public domain, leases are now beng made
on the royalty basis and are producing
large revenues to the Government. IN.
der this legislation 10 per cent or al
royalties Is to be paid directly 70 the
Federal treasury and the remainder OU
Ia 70, ha reclamation o
arid lands by irrigation and 40 per cent
is TO be paid 20 the States in Wblch Inc
operations are located, to be used by
them for school and road purposes.
RESOURCES MAY ADD
FUNDS TO TREASU RIES.
These resources are 50 vast and the
DEVELOPMENT is affording so reliable
basis of estimate that the Interior De
partmentl expresses the belief that uItl-
mately the present law VIII add in royal
ties and payments TO the treasury of the
Federal Government and the States con
tanning these public lands a total or
twelve billion dollars. This means, OF
course, an added wealth Of many times
that sum. These prospects seem TO ar
ford every Justification OF Government
advances in reclamation and irrigation.
contemplating the inevitable and de
sirable Increase Of population, there is
another phase Of reclamation fully
worthy OF consideration. There are 80
000. 900 acres Of swamp and cut-over lands
which may be reclaimed and made as
valuable as lay farm lands we possess.
The acres arr largely located In southern
States and the greater proportion IL
owned by the States or by private citi-
zens Congress has Il report Of the sur
vey Of this field for reclamation and the
feasibility is established l gladly com
mend Federal aid, by way Of advances,
where State and private participation Is
assured"
FAVORs RELIEF FOR
STARVING RUSSIA.
while we are thinking of promoting
the fortunes Of our own people, / am
sure there Is room in the sympathetic
thought Of America for fellow human be
ings who are suffering and dying Of star
walton in Russia. a severe drought in
the valley of Volga has plunged 1000
COO people into grievous famine. Our
selves to the utmost to save the lives of
children In this area. but 1t is now evil
dent that unless relief is afforded, the
loss Of life viii extend into many mil
lions. America cannot be deaf to such
call as that.
1--WE do not recognize the government
of Russia nor tolerate the propaganda
which emanates therefrom, but we do
not forget the traditions of Russian
friendship. We may put aside our con
sideration of all international politics and
fundamental differences in government.
The big thing is the call of the suffer
ing and the dying. Unreservedly l rec
ommend the appropriation necessary to
supply the American relief administra-
tlon with 100000 bushels of corn and
100000 bushels of seed grains, not alone
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