The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-03-12

lnure to the benef1t OF private ln0i-
vidual, corporation OF combination. but
all above the normal shall flow into
the defense 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
activities to private gain amid defen-
sive war while another is fighting, sa-
crificing or dying for national preser-
Walton.
Unity Of Spirit and Purpose.
Out Of such universal service will
come a new unity Of spirit and pur-
pose, q new confidence and consecra-
ton, which would make our defense
Iimpregnable, our triumph assured. Then
We should have little or no disorgani-
sation Of our economic, industrial and
commercial systems at home. no stag
caring war debts, no swollen fortunes
to nout the sacrifices Of our soldiers.
no excuse for sedition.' no pitiable
slackerism, no outrage of treason.
Envy and Jealousy would have no soil
for their menacing Development. and
revolution would be without the pas
don which engenders 1t.
A regret for the mistakes Of yester-
day must not, however, blind US to
the tasks of today. War never left
sach an aftermath. There has been
staggering loss Of life, and measure
less wasteage Of materials. Nations
are still cropping for return to stable
ways. DIscouraging Indebtedness con-
fronts u like all the war-torn ma
tons, and these obligations must be
provided for. Ne civilization can sur
vfve Reputation. We can reduce the
abnormal expenditures, and We Will.
We can strike at war taxation, and
We must. We must face the grim ne
cAssity, with full knowledge that the
task II to be solved, and we must pro-
coed with a full ernliEation that no
statute enacted BY man can repeal the
memorable laws Of nature. Our most
dangerous tendency Is to expect too
much Of government. and at the same
time Do for it too little. We con-
template the immediate task Of put
ting our public household In order.
We need . rigid and yet sane economy,
eembinsd with fiscal justice. and 1t
must BE- attended BY individual pru-
denes and thrift, which ere - essen
,tlal to this trying hssf. and rsassur-
ING for the future.
RSaectlen Of War; Reaction.
| The business world rejects the dis
turbancs Of wars reaction. Herein
flows the life blood Of material ex.
istence. The economic mechanism Il
intricate and its parts interdependsut
and It has suffered the shocks and
1ars incident to abnormal demands
credit mutations ana price upheavals
The normal balances have been Ina
paired, the channels Of Distribution
have been clogged, the relations Of la
Dor and management have beer
strained. We must seek the readjust
ment with care and courage. Our PEG
Die must give and take. Prices mus
reflect the receding fever Of war &C
tivitiee. Perhaps we never Shall know
the old levels Of wage again, becaus'
war invariably rsadjusts cornpensa
lions and the necsssaries Of life will
show their inseparable relationship
but We must strive for normally t
reach stability. All the penalties vii
moi be light, nor evenly distributed
There is no way of making them &
There is no instant step from disor
der to order. We must face cond
ton Of grim reality, charge off GU
losses and start afresh. 1t is the ole
est lesson Of civilization.
II From Destruction to Production.
The forward course of the bushes
cycle Is unmistakable. Peoples az
turning from destruction to produ'
ton. Industry has sensed the change
. order and our own people are turn
ing to resume their normal, onwar
! way. The. call II for productive Anne
, lea to 20 on. know that congref
ana the administration will fave
every wise government policy to al
tho resumption and encourage contll
! Hed progress I speak for admin
I tratiye eficiency, for tightening to
} burdens, for sound commercial pra
) tices, for adequate credit facilities, Il
) symapthetic concern for all agricu
tural problems, for the omission
unnecessary interference of COVER
, ment with business. for an end to go
: ernment's experiment in business, al
: for more efficient business in COVER
0 ment administration. With all of tn
4 must attend q mindfulness Of the h
. man side of all activities. so that $
r cisl, Industrial and economic JUST
Z will be squared with the purposes
e q righteous people.
- With the nationwide induction
4 womanhood into our political life '
4 may count upon her intuitionsy her !
d fnements. her intelligence and her
fuence to exalt the social order.