Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-10

called under the flag, for assignment
to duty, for whatever service, military
or civic, the individual is best fitted;
where we may call to universal serv-
ice every plant, agency or facility; all
in the sublime sacrifice for country,
and not one penny of war profit shall
inure to the benefit of private indi-
vidual, corporation or combination, but
all above the normal shall flow into
the defense chest of'the nation. There
is something inherently wrong, some
thing out of accord with the ideals OF
representative democracy, when n
portion Of our citizenship turns its
sive war while another is fighting, sa-
crificing or dying for national preser-
walton.
Unity, of Spirit and Purpose.
Out of such universal service will
come a new unity Of spirit and pur-
pose, a new confidence and %consecra-
ton, which would make our defense
i~mpregnable, our triumph assured. Then
we should have little or no disorgani-
cation Of our economic, industrial and
commercial systems at home, no stag
gering war debts, no swollen fortunes
to fout the sacrifices on our soldiers.
no excuse for sedition, no pitiable
slackerism, no outrage of treason.
Envy and jealousy would have nc soil
for their menacing development, and
revolution would be without the pas
sion which %engenders it.
A regret for the mistakes Of yester-
day must not, however, blind US to
the tasks of today. War eve left
| such an aftermath. There has been
staggering loss of life, and measure
less wasteage Of materials. Nations
are still cropping for return to stable
| ways. Discouraging Indebtedness con-
| fronts us like all the war-torn na-
lions, and these obligations must be
provided for. No civilization can sur
vive reputation. We can reduce the
abnormal expenditures, and we will.
We can strike at war taxation, and
we must. We must face the grim ne
cessity, with full knowledge that the
task is to be solved, and we must pro-
coed with a full eralization that no
statute enacted by man can repeal the
memorable laws of nature. Our most
dangerous tendency is to expect too
much Of government, and at the same
time do for it too little. We con-
template the immediate task Of put
ting our public household in order.
We need a rigid and yet sane economy,
combined with fiscal justice, and it
must be attended by individual pru.
dence and thrift, which are so essen.
tial to this trying hour, and reassur:
ing for the future.
Reflection Of Wars Reaction.
The business world reflects the dis
turbance of wars reaction. Herein
flows the life blood of material ex
istence. The economic mechanism i:
intricate and-its parts interdependent
and it has suffered the shocks an(
jars incident to abnormal demands
credit mutations and price %upheavals
paired, the channels of distribution
have been clogged, the relations of la
Dor and management have beer
strained. We must seek the readjust
ment with care and courage. Our PEG
pie must give and take. Prices mus
reflect the ~receding fever of war &C
Invites. Perhaps we never shall know
the old levels Of wage again, becaus'
wal invariably readjusts compensa
lions and the n~ecessaries of life viii
show their ~inseparable relationship
but we must strive for normally t.
no, be light, nor evenly distributed
There is no way of making them sc
There is no instant step from disol
der to order. We must face a cOnd
ton of grim reality, charge off GU
losses and start afresh. 1t is the ole
est lesson of civilization.
From Destruction to Production.
The forward course Of the bushes
cycle is unmistakable. Peoples ar
turning from destruction to produt
tion. Industry has sensed the change
order and our own people are turn
liz, W ISSuI1lS SliSil LoIlIdi, oll"I
] way. The call is for productive Anne
, lea to go on. l Lnow that congres
| and the administration will fave
every wise government policy to al
the resumption and encourage contil
ued progress. l speak for admins
5 trative efficiency, for tightening ia
E burdens, for sound commercial pra,
l tees. for adequate credit facilities, fc
sympathetic concern for all agricu
) tural problems, for the omission {
) unnecessary interference of govern
= ment with business, for an end to go
r ernment's experiment in business, an
5 for more efficient business in govern
t ment administration. With all of tn
. must attend a mindfulness of the hi
man side of all activities, SO that S,
: cial, industrial and economic justic
will be squared with the purposes {
1 a righteous people.
. With the nationwide induction Z
. womanhood into u political life "
! may count upon her intuitions, her Il.
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