Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-03-10

| e'f"eht rests wholly upon tho
correct Interpretation Of the de. X
hberate, intelligent, dependable X
= popular will Of America. In a X
deliberate questioning Of a sug- 4
x eested change OF national policy X
where Internationally was to su- X
= percede nationality we turned to X
a. referendum to the American +
= people. There was ample discus +
SION, and there is public man. :;
X date in manifest understs adina. 4
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| ton, which would make our defense
impregnable. .our triumphs assured
! Then we should have little or no dis
organization of our economic, indus
trial and commercial systems ut home ::
no staggering war debts, no swollen
fortunes to fiout the sacrifices of our
soldiers, no excuse for sedition, no
, pltiable Slackerism, no outrage Of
treasan. envy and jealousy would have
no soil for their menacing develop
ment, and revolution would be with
out the passion which engenders 1t: n
regret for the mistakes of yesterday
must not, however. blind us to the
tasks Of today. War never left such
an aftermath, and there has been stag
gerinS loss of life and menSureless
, WnStage OF materials. Nations are
| Still cropping for return to stable ways.
DiScouraSing Indebtedness confronts
US like all the war-torn nations. and
these obligations must be provided for
No civilization can survive repudia-
ton.
we can reduce the abnormal eX-
penditures, and we will we can strike
at war taxation, and we must. We
must face the grim necessity, with
full knowledge that the task is to be
solved, and we must proceed with
! ruil realization that no statute en-
acted can repeal the ineXorable laws
or nature. Our most dangerous tend
ency Is to expect too much of gov
ernmcnt, and ut the same time do for
| IL too little.
We contemplate the Immediate task
OF putting our public household in
order. We need rigid and yet sane
economy combined with final Justice,
ana 1t must be attended by individual
prudence and thrift, which are SO es-
sental to this trying hour and reas-
surfing for the future
Reflection Of Wars Reaction
The business world reflects the dis
turbance of wars reaction. Herein
IiHows the life blood Of material exist
ence: The economic mechanism Is in
tricnte and its parts interdepcndent
ana has suffered the shocks and Jars
incident to abnormal demands. credit
lhfations' and price upheavulS The
normal balances have been impaired
The channels of distribution have been
.clogged, the relations of labor and'
management have been strained. We
must seek the rcadjustment with care
ana courage. Our people must give
band take. Prices must reflect the re-
! cedlng fever of war activities. Per
maps we never shall know the old
levels or wage again, because war In
NnrlablS. .read1ustS compcnsatiOns, and
the necessaries of life Will show their
lns"parable relationship, but we must
strive for n0rmnlcy to reach stability.
Ali the penalties will not be light nor
evenly distributed. There Is no way
or making them. so. There Is no in
stant steps from disorder to order. We
must face Il condition of grim reality.
charge off our losses and start afresh.
III Is the oldest lesson of civilization.
l would like government to do all Il
can to mitigate, then. I'm understand
ing, In mutualty of interest, Of con-
Germ for the common good, our tasks
Will be solved No altered system
Will work a miracle; any wild expert
ment will only add to the confusion.
our best assurance lies In efficient
administration of our present system.
From Destruction to Production
The forward course of the business
; cycle Is unmistakuble. Peoples are
; turning from destruction to produc-
ton. Industry has scnScd the changed
order, and our own people are turning
to resume their normal. onward way.
The call is for productive America to
go on. / know that Congress and the
administrative will favor every wise
I'Eovernmcnt policy to aid the resump-
ton and encourage continued progress.
j speak for administrative efficiency,
for liShtened tax burdens, for sound
commercial practices, for adequate
credit facilities, for sympathetic CON
ccrn for all agricultural problems, for
the omission of Unnecessary 'interfer-
+ cnce of government with business, for
'4an end To governments experiment i'm
business and for more efficient business
in government administration. With
all Of this must attend a mindfulneSs
Of the human Side of all activities. so
that social, industrial and economic
Justice will be squared with the pur-
Rpses Of n righteous people With
the nationwide induction of woman
hood into~ our political life we may
count upon her intuitions, her refine
nents, her intelligence and her in
tiucnce to eXalt the social order. We
count upon her exercise of the full
privileges. and the performance Of the
duties of citizenship to speed the at
falumpDt of tho HIGHEST Statn