Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-04

EtNtHBt, We uU nOb Hult, we 10 not
cOvet, VIC dream Of no conquest, nor
boast of armed prOwess.
If. despite this attitude, war is
again forced upon us, earnestly
hope n way may be found which will
unity our individual and collective
strength and Consccratc all America.
materially and spiritually. body and
soul, to national defense. can
vision the ideal republic whore every
man aud woman is called under the
tlag for assignment 70 duty. for
whatever service. military or civic.
tho individual is best fitted. where
wc nlHy call 10 universal service every
plant. agency or facility. all in the
sublime sacrifice for country and not
one penny of war profit shall inurc
to the benefit of private individual
corporation or combination. but all
Nbov" the normal flow into the de
fcnsc chest Of the nation. There is
something inherently wrong. some
thing out of accord with the ideals Of
. representative democracy when one
portion Of our citizenship turns its
activity 70 private gnin amid defensive
war while another is fighting sacri-
fcing or dying for national prcscrva.
ton.
Unity Of Spirit and Purpose
Out Of such universal service will
come n new unity Of spirit and pur-
pose. n now confidence and consccru
tiOn which would make our defense
impr"gnab,c. our triumph assured.
Then we should have little. or no dis
organization of our economic indus.
trial and commercial systems at home.
no staggering war debts. no swollen
fortunes to tlout the sacrifices of our
soldiers, no excuse for scditiOi. no
pitinbl" slackCrism. no Outragcs of
treason Envy and jealousy would
hav" no soil for their mCnuring de-
vcl"pm"nI and revolution Muu,d be-
without tn" passion which cngcn-
dcrS il
\ regret for the mistakes of yes
trrdny must not. however. blind us
to the tasks Of today. War never
left such an aftermath. There has
been staggering loss Of life. and !
moaSurC,"SS wnstagr Of materials,
Nations are still GraDiag for return
to Stahl" ways. DiscOuraging in
dobt"dn"SS Confronts ny like all the
wnr.torn nations. and these obiga.
U"nS must be provided for. no !
civilization can survive reputation.
We can reduce the abnormal cx- /
prnditur"s. and wC will. We can
strike at war taxation. and we must. /
We must face the grim necessity, /
with full knowlcdg" that the task is
I" o" S"iv'u. ana W" must proceed |
with n lnII realization that no statute
oN man can repeal tn" inoXor-
an" laws "i hatur". ''ur most dan
E'r"VS l'h"eU'N Is Z" expect too
rnUch h g"Vrrhih"nt. ana at the same
tlmG Il" ior IT to" littlr.
W" contemplate me imm"dtnt" task
OF putting our luhllc houSHhoId in
order W" hGed rigid and yet
SANG economy; comhin'd with fiscal
JnStlc"' ana u must Dc attended by
''l"'F'''""' Pruirh'" ana thr'it winch
ar" :" 'NS'iI'E'l 10 inns ir>lng hour
an" r"aNSuring Tor In" future.
Roaoo,,o, of ,,,o,,. D..,
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Th" business world reflects the dis
trrbanCc Of wars reaction Herein
flows the life blood Of material exist
"nC". The economic mechanism is
intricate and its parts intcrdrprudcut
and has suffered the shocks al Il Jars
incident to abnormal demands. credit
mutations and price uphCavulS The
the channels Of distribution have been
thr r"IatiohH OF labor and
nav" D'ch straihrd. W"
mus S'rh I"e r'nuJuNIIlrht "Ith car"
"mJ '','j tai ,Tui i"SI, D'l pt"pIg n."HL give
nnt l"M' llseH MUS. rcilc'l 'hc re-
~ ~"u'"S i''.' ", "nt a',NHic'. yer,
,'npS w nc'c' Hi'n'i hil"" Tue "id
'r,ciS W WIZ hsa'n' pe'huAt war IN;
. az 'ao'' 'thuJ"S'S to'hpciiH"tIohH anu
;''c w v; ~, WIZ n''"" 'hc'r
~. ia. np'. I, ,r'"'i"''s'''p. pu' we ii,i'
H'rhe ior no'n'nrE 10 re'ch SiaDlihH.
All t'E prnaIticS VIII not b" light
nor eT"nlY aiSIrioN''d' Liner" IS II"
way OF making 'h'ln So lh"F' - no
instant H''n from dlSord"r +" order.
W must InC' c"h"Ition ot grim
Fculi'H' 'n"'sT u" our l">HrS ana
starC Hir'Nn' II Is III" OLDEST lesson
ot 'i'liiZ"' ION would lik" govern
ii''ht 10 90 al II can |" mitigate
lneih' III uha'rH'"hHlhG' IN mNtuaIity
OF interest III concern Tor tn" com
mon guOd our tasks Will be solved,
40 "''',c" system Will WORK
ANY wild experiment will
only add 10 tn" confusion, Our best
assurance lies IN "tilricnt admimi~tra-
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From Destruction TO Produc,i,r
The forward course of the business
'E'Ir Is uHmINtAN"OIr: Peoples nr"
turning from destruction to produce
ton. Industry has SrnScd the changed
order, and our own people ar" turn.
ing to resume their normal onward
Hmcricn r. 20 ON kmnv. ,hnt "'tTT,n' rm,,
SrcSS and the administration will ia
VOr every wise government UOliCy to