The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1921-11-10

POLICIES Of THE PRESENT AD
MINISTRATION.

WINISTRATION.
Developments in various parts of
the world are conspiring to prove
the wisdom of the policies of the
Republican administration.
Compared with any European ma
ton the United States is infinitely
better off in every respect; living
costs are lower; wages are higher;
lndusties are more active, and bust
ness is more prosperous and on a
sounder basis. Take for example Eng
land, where, although conditions are
admittedly better than in the Euro
pean countries, the situation, new
ertheless, is critical The depression
OF her markets abroad and the in
vasion of her markets at home have
almost brought about the collapse
Of British industry Her unemployed
are now officially estimated at over
100000, which Isl proportionately
much greater than the estimates of
unemployed in the United States
She has attempted to cure the prob
lem of unemployment by the pay
ment of government subsidies to the
idle. Official figures just made pub
lie reveal the amazing fact that dur
ing the past year 46 per cent of the
English population has received some
form of government handouts, cost
ing the national treasury nearly ST.
O00,O0O,000 in cold cash, which is
equivalent to 800 taxation for ev-
cry English family.
One evil breeds another and, in an
attempt to assist business sustain
the urden of taxation incident to
all this, and to hold it's own in for
eign markets, the British government
now is contemplating substituting
commerce and industry. The wiser
ones are protesting against the con-
tinuation of this futile attempt to
lift the country by Juggling at the
boot straps.
What is happening in England is
happening in continental Europe, as,
for example, in Switzerland, employ
ment is seven times worse than it
was a year ago. The Swiss govern
ment is paying 100000 francs a
month in unemployment, pensions,
with the certainty that this must be
increased. Here, too, commerce and
industry are asking that they be sub
sidized in order to assist them to
carry the burden Of substituting the
unemployed. The government has
already given state aid in the amount
of 100000 francs to the watch in
dustry, and other industries are on
the list for subsidization.
Only in the United States has the
central government pursued the pol
icy of getting out of business and
letting Individual resourcefulness, in
dustry and independent self-respect
have full swing. The result has been
vindication of the policy Of individ-
ualism as against the policy Of pa
ternalism. The United States has
practiced self-reliance. 1t has en-
phasized the doctrine of nationality.
Instead of looking to an outside in
fiuence to solve it's problems, and be-
coming thereby dependent upon such
influence the United States has put
it's hand to the plow and it is turn
ing it's own furrow.
The United States, however, is do
ing it's full share in the process of
reconstructing war devastated
world. AS President Harding said in
recent address at Yorktown, Virginia,
there must be cooperation among
nations, but, as he so ably phrased
it, this must be accomplished by
leach of them in it's own peculiar
national way contributing to- the
common good, progress and advance
Of mankind
1t is we'll on the eve of the confer
ence to-discus's limitation of arma-
ments to keep these facts in mind
There is abundant evidence that a.
tremendous drive will be made dur
ing that conference to commit the
United States in some way to the