Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-11
yet sane economy, combined with
fiscal justice and 1t must be attend

yet sane economy, combined with
fiscal justice and 1t must be attend
ed by individual prudel and thrift
VIII are so essenti; to thi; try,
ing hour and reassurins for the flu
! tUVe.
c:lc ton of Wars EcartiOn.
The business world reflects the
| d'3tUrtan, OF wars reaction. Here
| in flows the life blood of materia
eA lStence The economic mechan
ism is intricate and it's parts interde
pendent and has suffered the shocks
and jars incident to abnormal de
nlands, credit Invitations and pri,c
upheavals. The normal balances have
been impaired, the channels of dis
tr1bution have been Clogged, the re-
lat1ons OF labor and management
have been strained. We must seek
the readjustment with care and
courage. Our people must give and
take. Prices must reflect the reced-
ing fver of war activities.
| Perhaps we never shall know the
old levels Of wage again, because war
invariably readjusts compensations
and the necessaries of life will show
their inseparable relationship, but
we must strive for normal-to reach
stability. All the penalties will
not be light, nor evenly distributed
There is no way of making them so.
There is no instant step from disor-
der to order. We must face a condi-
ton of grim reality, charge off our
loss and start afresh. 1t is the oldest
lesson of civilization. l would like
government to do all 1t can to miti-
gate them; in understanding, in mu-
tually OF interest, In concern for the
common good our tasks will be solv-
ed. No altered system will work a
miracle. Any wild experiment will
only add to the confusion. Our best
assurance lies in Efficient administra-
ton of our proven system.
From Destruction to Production.
The forward course of the business
cycle Is unmistakable. Peoples are
turning from destruction to produc-
! ton. Industry has sensed the chang
ed order and our own people are
turning to resume their normal, on
ward way. The call is for productive
America to go on. l know that con-
gress and the administration will
favor every wise government policy
to aid the resumption and encourage
continued progress.
speak for administrative eificien-
cy. for lightened tax burdens. for
sound commercial practices, for ade-
quate credit facilities, for sympa-
thetic concern for all agricultural
problems, for the omission of un-
necessary interference OF government
with business, for an end to govern
ment experiment in business, and for
more efacient business in government
administration.
With all Of this must attend a
mindfulness Of the human side Of
all activities, SO that social, indus
trial and economic justice will be
squared with the purposes of q
righteous people.
With the nation wide induction of
womanhOod into our political life,
we may count upon her intuitions,
her refinements. her intelligence and
her influence to exalt the social or
der. We count upon her exercise of
the full privileges and the per-
Torrance Of the dutiesi of citizenship
to speed the attainment OF the high
est state, AEf
Prayer for Industrial Peace.
l wish for an America no less
alert in guarding against dangers
from within than 1t is watchful
against enemies from without. Our
fundamental law recognizes no class,
no group. no section: there must be
none in legislation or administration.
The supreme inspiration is the COM
mon veal. Humanity hungers for
industrial peace and we crave 1t with
all mankind My most reverent
prayer for America is for Industrial
peace, with its rewards, widely and
generally distributed amid the in
spirations OF equal opportunity. No
one justly may deny the equality of
opportunity which made us what we
are. We have mistaken unprepared-
ness to embrace 1t to be a challenge
of the reality, and due concern for
making all citizens fit for participa-
ton will give added strength of citi-
zenship and magnify our achieve
ment.
II revolution insists UPON over
turning established order, let other