The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-04

nomic. industrial and commercial systems
at home, no staggering war debts, no swol-
len fortunes TO fiout the sacrifices of our
soldiers, no excuse for sedition. no pitiable
slackerism, no outrages Of treason. Envy
and jealousy would have no soil for
their menacing development and revou-
, ton would be without the passion which
engenders it.
A regret for the mistakes of yesterday
must not, however, blind us to the tasks
Of today. War never left such an after
math. There has been staggering loss of
life and measureiess wastage of materials.
Nations are still cropping for return to
stable ways. DiScouraginG indebtedness
confronts us like all the war-torR nations,
and these obligations must be provided
fer. No civilization can survive repudia-
ton.
We can reduce the abnormal expendi-
lures and we viii. We can strike at war
taxation and we must. We must face
the grim necessity, with full knowledge
that the task Is to be solved. and we
must proceed with q fun realization that
TO statute enacted by man can repeal the
memorable laws Of nature. Our most dan
gerOuS tendency is to expect too much of
government and at the same time do for
it toe little. We contemplate the imme-
dIate task of putting our public household
in OTder. We need a rigid and vet sane
economy. combined with fiscal Justice. and
it must be attended by individual pru-
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to this trying hour and reassuring for the
future.
Reflection of Wars Reaction.
The business world reflects the disturb
ance Of wars reaction Herein flows the
life blood of material existence. The eco
homie mechanism Is intricate and its
parts interdependent and has suffered the
shocks and Jars incident to abnormal de
mands. credit mutations and price upheav-
QlS ba hn1 hoy
paired. the channels of distribution have
been ciogged, the relations of labor and
management have been strained. We must
seek the reimbursement with care and cour-
age. Our people must give and take.
Prices must reflect the receding fever of
war activities. Perhaps we never shall
know the old levels OF wage again, because
war invariably readjuSts compenSatiOnS
and the necessaries of life viii show their
laseparable relationship. but we must
strive for normally 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 disorder to
order. We must face 4 condition of grim
reality. charge off our losses and start
afresh. 1t is the oldest lesson of civiliza-
ton. | would like government to do all
1t can to mitigate them; in understand
ing. In mutually of interest, in concern
tor the common good our tasks will be
miracle. Any wild experiment will only
add to the confusion. Our best assurance
lies in efficient administration OF our
proven system.
From Destruction to Production.
The forward course of the business
cycle is unmiStakabe. Peoples are turn
ing from destruction to production. In
dustry has sonsed the changed order and
our own people are turning TO resume their
normal onward way. The call is for pro-
ductive America TO go on. | know that
congress and the administration viii favor
every wise government policy to aid the
resumption ana encourage continued prog
reSS.
/ speak for administrative efficiency.
for lightened tax burdens. for sound com
mercial practices for adequate credit IA
ciEties, for sympathetic concern for all
agricultural problems, for the omission of
unnecessary interference of government
with business. for an end to govern
mcnJ'& experiment in business and for
more efficient business in government adj
ministration With all Of this must att
tend a mindfulneSs of the human side of
all activities 50 that social, industrial and
economic justice will be squared with the
purposes OF a righteous people
With the nationwide induction of
wOmanhOOt into our political life, we may
count upon her intuition. her refinement.
her intelligence and her influence 10 exalt
else Of the full privileges, and the perform
ance OF the duties of citizenship to speed
the attainment of the highest state.
Prayer for Industrial Peace.
l wish for an America nC less alert in
guarding against dangers from within
than it is watchful against enemies from
without. Our fundamental law recog-
There must be none in legislation or adj
miniStratl0n The supreme inspiration
is the common veal. Humanity hungers
for international peace and we crave it
with all mankind My most reverent
prayer for America is for industrial
peace, with its rewards. widely and gen
orally distributed amid the inspirations
o. equal opportunity. No one may justly
deny the equality Of opportunity which
made us what we are. We have mistaken
unpreparedness to embrace II to be q chal-
Ienge of the reality and due concern for
making all citizens. fit for participation
viii give added strength of citizenship and
magnify cur achievement.
If revolution insists upon overturning
established order, let other peoples make
the tragic experiment. There is no place
for 1t in America. When World war
threatened civilization we pledged cur re
sources and our lives to its preservation,
and when revolution threatens we unfurl
the flag Of law and order and renew our
conservation. Ours is q constitutional
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supreme and minorities are sacredly pro-
tected. Our revisions. determinations and
evOlutiOns reflect a deliberate judgment
and an orderly progress. and we mean TO
cure our ills, but never destroy or permit
destruction by force.
had rather submit our industrial CON
troversies to the conference table in adj
vance than to a settlement table after
conflict and suffering. The earth is thirst
ing for the cup Of good will. Understand
ing is its fountain source. | would like
to acclaim an era Of good feeling amid
dependable prosperity and all the bless
ings which attend.
Protection of Industries.
1t has been proved again and again
that we cannot. while throwing our mar
ketS oFen to the world. maintain Ameri-
can standards of living and opportunity
and hold our industrial eminence in such
unequal competition. There is a Turing
fallacy in the theory of banshed barriers
OF trade, but preserved American stand
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