Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-03-04


CONSTRUCTION. rradjusgmesaf. sasaors
tion ali these must follow ! would
lslse 10 have saen III il will tighten
the shirt and add 70 the resolution
wtfh which we take up the task. let
rae repeat for our nation. We shall
giva no people just cause To make
war upon us We hold no national
preiudIces: we entertain no spirit Of
revenge. we do not haze. We do ant
coyet. We dream OF no conquest, nor
boast OF armed proves
All Scr National Defense
III. spite this attitude. war +
gain forced upon US. | earnestly hops
i way NAV be found. which will unity
orr individual and collective strength
and ronsecrate all America mentally
and spiritually, body and soul, TO ma
tional defense. | can vision the ideal
republic Mhcra every man and woman
I. called under he flag for assignnlcn;
10 duty. for whatever service. military
Or civic. the individual Is best fitted.
where We may call 20 universal sery-
zee every plant. agency or facility, all
| in the sublime sacrifice for country
and moi one penny 81 war profit shall
! inure til the benefit of private In
aividual corporation or combination.
hi All above the normal shall flow
Einto the defense chest or the nation
7 There IS something inherently wrong.
sonethirg our of accord with tn
ideals Of representative democracT,
when one portion Of our citizenship
iurns lis activity to privA.e gain amid
defensive war while another is fight
ing. sacrificing or dying for nationa!
4 preservation.
Unity OF Spirit Ind Purpose
"Out OF such universal service will
! come a new unity of spirit and pur-
pose. 4 new confidence and consecra-
| ton. which would make our defense
I i,nrregnahle. our triumph assured
Then We should have little or no dis
/ organization Of our economic. indus
! trial and commercial systems az
| home, no staggering war debts. nc
i swollen fortunes tc fiout the sacrifices
! of our soldiers. no excuse for sedltion
no ritiable slackerism, no outrages OF
/ treason Envy and jealousy would
! have no soil for their monaeing de-
/ velcpmenf and revolution would be
without the passion which engeill-
ers IL
We can reduce the abnormal ex-
! penditures and we will We can
strike at war taxation and We must
! we must taco the grim necessity, with
1 full knowledge that the task Is to be
solved and We must proceed with a
full realization that no statute en-
acted BY men can repeal the inexor-
able laws OF nature Our most dam
I rercus ten leRcy is To expect TOO much
i Of government: and at the same time
do il too listlei
Ne contemplate the immediate
tasR.5f batting dur puSIicx household
in order We need "a rigid and We.
Sane economy, conhan4d' Mith fiscal
Justice and it must be attended by in
/ livldual prudence and thrift which
are 20 .egsshtiisaf sess, this trying hour
and rcassnring for fhsefniure.
Reelection OF War'sReaetion
"Tlh business world Fshects The
disturbance Of ,rts reactfSn. Herein
.flpwsat he her blood of.maferial exist
FennasA The saeauortl q. in ctanicism is
NITRATE and its parts intsrdepeneeat
and has suffered the SHOCKS and jars
incident to abnormal demands. credit
mutations and price upheavals Tho
normal balances have been impaired.
lie channels Of distribution have been
/ management have been strained We
innst seek the readiustment with care
and courage. Our people must give
| and take. Prices must reflect he re-
! ceding fever of war activities Per-
| laps we never shall know the old
levels of wage again, because war in
vaTiablv readjusts compensations. and
the necessaries of life will show their
| inseparable relationship. but we must
strive for nornaIcy TO reach stability.
1 ali Tire pSHsttAfSS Will NV DC liz Ata ltOT.
evenly distributed
From Destruction TO Production
The forward course Of the bust
ness cycle is unmistakable. Peoples
are turning from destruction to
| production Industry has sensed the
| changed order and our own people
are turning 70 resume their formal
onward way. The scal Is for
productive America TO go on. I
know that Congress and the admin
istration will favor every wise gov
ernment policy to aid the resu,np-
lion and encourage continued prog
ress.
Il speak for administrative effi-
cheney, for lightened tax burdens. for
sound commercial practices. for ade-
4uate credit facilities. for sympathetic
concern for all agricultural problems.
for the emission OF unnecessary in
reference of government with busin-
ness. for an end 10 governments ex-
pertinent in business and for more