The New York herald., 1921-12-09

driven vehicles. at an economic loss to
the world OF at least SIS, ,00o.0 900, and yet
We are in the habit OF counting automo-
hlling cost in terms only Of cars, gaso-
lene. tires and accessories
Secretary OF War Weeks, who besides
being a former member OF the Senate. Is
2 banker and economist of international
lepute. delivered an address on Sound
Thinking by the People and for the
People, He criticised the tendency
toward government by groups. and
pointed TO the record of the so-calIed
agricultural bloc. He blamed the agri-
cultural group for Uniting with a solid
minority in Congress, anc successfully
cpposinS more drastic redl ction OF the
~ xes on large incomes. Fl oouraged by
its success the agricultural bloc had in
contemplation a further programme
which the Secretary outlined and COM
mented upon as follows:
q. A pure wool bill intended to I'M
prove the market for wool but restrict
the use of shoddy and substitutes for
wool. OF course there should be a
means OF determining, as there is now.
whether or not one is buying woollen
goods or substitutes for wool, but IL
any one wishes to buy substitutes for
wool there should not be any restriction
on the possibility of his doing so.
'2. A bill regulating cold storage n
such manner that none but producers
Of cold storage products may keep them
in cold storage longer than certain
periods. If the purchaser OF an article
wishes to know the time it has been in
storage present laws are sufficient to
protect him. If 1t were not for cold
storage the price OF many articles of
food would be measurably higher.
'3. A Federal highway aid bill along
lines favored by farmers and opposed
by automobilists. 1t would mean that
Federal aid should be given to develop
ing roads which are not thoroughfares
but entirely local in character.
"a. A bill to provide a representative
OF agriculture on the Federal Reserve
Board with a view to making the acts
than at present If 1t Is desirable to
have a representative of agriculture on
the Federal Reserve Board, logically 1t
would be desirable to have a represent
tative Of manufacturers. of labor. of
commerce. or any great industry on
that board. The Federal Reserve Board
should impartially administer The law
with the sole purpose in view of bone-
fitting the entire country and not any
one class"
Secretary Weeks declared emphat-
ically that the only panaces for the ma
TONS ills was work and then more work.
Continuing, he said:
II cannot help feeling, after consid-
ering Congress and Congressional action
from the viewpoint Of en- executive Of
ficer of the Government, that criticism
OF Congress has become largely fad
and originates in many cases with those
having special axe to grind or who
are not familiar with the facts. Our
Representatives. TO the average citizen,
seem to be adequate individually but
collectively to be blamed for everything
deavoring to provide for the real de-
sires of the great mass of our people
does not, in my opinion, admit OF dis
cusson.
II can speak with a little more defin-
iteness with reference 20 the admins
trative branch OF the Government. Moth
ing. / think, can exceed the breadth.
strength and natural leadership of the
President. His humanitarian views. his
common sense In dealing with all kinds
OF problems and his real desire to be
helpful to all Of our people are so ap-
parent that there is universal acknowl-
edgment of his great qualities; and If.
from the administrative standpoint
there do not seem to be entire smooth
ness Of action and satisfactory results
obtained 1t must be remembered tha.
all administrative matters were in a
moro or less distorted ard chaotic con-
dition last March,
Other speakers were Alfred H Horr
vice-president and treasurer OF the
Equitable Life Assurance Society: the
Rev Canon Cody of ST Paul's Church
Toronto. former Minister of Education
for Ontario; DIR. Livingston Farrand of
Cornell University. xho spoke on
Health, the Guidepost to Material and
Moral National Strength" and Herbert
G. Cox. president of the Canada Life
Assurance Company. who was chairman
of the convention.