The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-04-22

tivities. / assume the maternity Dill
already strongly approved, will be en-
acted promptly, thus adding TO ou
manifestation of human interest. Bu
these undertakings have been scat
tered through many departments ant
bureaus without coordination and witt
much overlapping of functions whlci
frtters energies and magnifies the
cost.
Rights of States.
In creating such department il
should be made plain that there is no
purpose to invade fields which the
states have occupied. In respect to
education for example, control and adj
ministratiOn have rested with the
states, yet the federal government has
always aided them. National appro-
priations in-aid of educational pur-
poses the last fiscal year were no less
than S6J,000.0o0.
Halt Lynchings.
Somewhat related TO the foregoing
human problems is the race question.
Congress ought to wipe the stain OF
barbaric lynching from the banners of
a free and orderly, representative
democracy. We face the fact that
many millions of people of African de-
scent are numbered among our p0pu-
latiOn, and that in Il number OF states
they constitute a very large proportion
Of the total population. 1t is unneces-
sary to recount the difficulties incident
to this condition, nor to emphasize the
fact that it is a condition which can
not be removed.
Appropriation Bills.
1t is needless to call your attention
o the unfinished business inherited |
rom the preceding congress. The APP
'ropriation bills for army and navy
Yill have your early consideration.
Neither branch of the government
an be unmindful of the call for re-
uced expenditure for these depart
tents of our national defense. The
overnment is in accord with the wish
} eliminate the burdens of heavy
rmament The United States ever
ill be In harmony with such a move
tent toward the higher attachments of
eace.
Need of Defense. 4
But we shall not entirely discard :
If agencies for defense until there is
.moyed the need to defend. We are
ady to cooperate with other nations d
approximate disarmament, but t
crest prudence forbids that we dis t
m alone. c
The naval program, which had its o
ginning in what seemed the highest &
surance of peace, can carry no threat d
ter the latest proof of our national S
selfishness. The reasonable limita- r.
m of personnel may be combined |,
tn economies of administration to
the burdens of excessive outlay. Il
The war department is reducing the o.
rsonnel of the army from the maxi VI
I'm provided by law in June, 1920, to II
: minimum directed by congress i'm a c;
Dsequent enactment. When further ST
luction is compatible with national CT
,urity, 1t may well have the sane Fl
n of congress, so that a system OF m
untary military training may offer in
our young manhood the advantages
development, discipline and
imminent to service and constitute m
army reserve in return for the I'll;
lining. su
End of the War. te
Yearly two and q half years ago m.
World war came to an end, and yet wi
find ourselves today in the tech tn
al state of war, though actually at ar
&c, while Europe is at technical me
&c, although far from tranquility phi
little progressed toward the hoped
restoration.
i'll becomes us to express impa- be
ice that the European bellgerents on
not yet in full agreement, when we the
selves have been unable to bring be,
authority into accord in thi
own relations to the formally pro- the
med peace. rig
Rejects the League. ha,
title avails in reciting the causes tab
clay in Europe on our own failure par
gree. But there is no longer ex- car
for uncertainties respecting some fin,
;es of our foreign relationship. In
existing league of nations, world def
'rning with its super powers, this so
bile will have no part. There can pea
o misinterpretati0n, and there will pro
10 betrayal of the deliberate ex- rela
sion of the American people in niti
recent elections and settled In orr our
sion for ourselves, ii is only fair in
~ to the world in general, and to the
associates In war in particular. obi
the league covenant can have no tran
ton by us. men
g aim TO associate nations to pre- part
war. preserve peace and promote ton
cation our people most cordially proc
luded. We yearned for this new can
nment of justice, but we can have by /
'rt IN committal to an agency of He'll
In unknown contingencies we men
recognize no super authority. adju
the highest purpose of ship
aasue or nations was defeated in do I
lg it with the treaty of peace and will
lg 1t the enforcing agency of the
s of the war. International as Tn
Ion for permanent peace must be most
wed solely as an instrumentaIity and
49, unassoc'ateu win the pas tons
OF yesterday and not so constI- fuIIa
as to attempt the dual func- shall
of a political instrument of the the
LUIS anu Vi an agency OF peace. quair
can be no prosperity for the he n
mental purpose sought to be char,
ed by any such association so no 9,
Is 1t is an organ of any particu- the n
eaty, or committed to the at in M
ent of the special aims of any for q
or grOuD of nations - :