Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-15

III our tariffs are to be made equita-
i Die. and not unnecessarily burden our
frequent adjustments will be necessary
for years to come Knowing the impos-
sibility of modification by act Of congress-
for any one or score of lines without
involving long array Of schedules, /
think we shall go long ways toward
STERILIZATION If there Is recognition of the
tariff commissions fitness to recommend
urgent changes by proclamation"
Needs Of Agriculture.
Concerning the needs Of American
farmers the President had this to say:
Something more than tariff protec-
ton Is required by American agriculture.
TO the farm has come the earlier and the
is actual depression in our agricultural
industry, while agricultural prosperity is
absolutely essential to the general pros
pertty OF the country.
to proSide relief. It has p prom gwen
such temporary relief as has been pos
sible. but the call is 1nsistent for the
large crops lower the prices. and nhort
crops advance them. No legislation can
cure that fundamental law. But there
must be some economic solution for the
cultural production.
'It is rather shocking to be told. and
to have IL the oa statement strongly supported.
American plantations in given year.
ducers than 100000 bales would have
been M n Sd0 az sh1ekng is the
more money than billion bushels
Yet these are not exaggerated
are tens OF millions who need food
and clothing, which they cannot get,
such a condition Is sure to indict the
social system which makes It possible.
In the main the remedy lies in
distribution and marketing. Every
proper encouragement should be CIV
en- to the cooperative marketing pro-
ful to the cooperating communities
in Europe. In Russia the co-opera-
tiye community has become the recog,
saved individualtsm from engulfment
in social paralysis Ultimately they
will be accredited with the salvation
OF the Russian state.
Cooperation Advocated.
I'm the main. the remedy lies in dis
encouragement should be given to the CO.
operative marketing programs. These
have proven very helpful to the co-operat-
ing communities in Europe. In Russia
the recognized bulwark of law and order.
and saved individualism from engulfment
in social paralysis. Ultimately they will
be accredited with the salvation Of the
Russian state
There Is an appeal for this experiment.
Why not try 1t? No one challenges the
right of the farmer to a larger share OF
the consumers pay for his product, no one
farmer. He is justified in rebelling
against the transportation cost. Given a
fair return for his labor. he will have
less occasion to appeal for financial aid,
ov a <rS1y hot h{, Lob
not be in vain, We reassure all the people
of production sufficient to meet our ma
tional requirement and guard against dis
aster."
Plea for Aid to Russia.
Mr.. Hardng's plea for help for starving
Russians was as follows:
while we are thinking Of promot-
ing the fortunes of our own people.
! am sure there Is room in the sympa-
thetic thought Of America for fellow
human beings who are suffering and
dying of starvation in Russia. A se-
we're drought in the valley of the Vol
ga has plunged l5,ooo9ooo people into to.
the utmost to save the lives of chill
dren IN this area. but it Is now eyi-
the loss of life. will extend into the
millions. Americans cannot be deaf
to such call as that.
We do not recognize the government
OF Russia, nor tolerate the propagan-
da which emanates therefrom. but we
do not forget the traditions of Rus
sian friendship. We may put aside
politics and fundamental differences
in government. The big thing is the
call of the suffering and the dying.
priation necessary. to supply the Amer
lean relief administration with 10000,
600 bushels of corn and 100000 bush
els of seed grains, not alone to halt
oh CT ay.xyo
ton. but to enable spring planting in
areas where the seed grains have bee.
exhausted temporarily to stem starva.
THE American relief administration
is directed in Russia by former off,
GERS OF our own armies, and has full
American hands without hindrance or
loss The time has come to add the
goyernment,s support to the wonderful
crosby of the American private purse.
am not unaware that we have suf-
ffering and privation at home; When
within the states. concerned it will
have federal consideration. 1t seems
to me we should be Indifferent to our
the Christmas tide If we do not give
out of our national abundance to
ighten this burden of woe upon a
people blameleSs and helpless in fam
inc peril"
United States Will Help World.
AT the outset, the President dis
cused world conditions saying "A
world restoration program" would
have to be worked out by the ma
tions more directly concerned"
The United States will help, he
added, unselfishly because there is
compensation in the consciousness of
assisting; selfishly because the COM
merce and international exchanges in
trade, which marked our high tide of
fortunate advancement, are possible
only when the nations of ali conti-
nents are restored to stable order and
normal relationship"
In conclusion he had this to say
about the armament conferences:
Agreeable to your expressed desire
and in complete accord with the pur-
poses of legislative branch of the gov
eminent, there is in Washington. as
you happily know, an international
conference now most earnestly at
work on plans for the Limitation of
armament. naval holiday, and the
Just settlement of; problems which
might develop into causes of interna-
tional disagreement
1t is easy to believe a. world hope
Is conferred on this capital city. A
most gratifying world accomplish
ment is not improbable"
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