The Washington times., 1922-12-08
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Declares Failure to Enforce
Prohibition Amendment Is
Ks, National Scandal

came the war itself, and the new
order, established and made Sc
cure, never will permit its re-
currence.y ....
g II IL no figure of speech to say
we have come to- the test OF our
civilization. The world has been
passing is today passing
through great crisis. The coh.
duct OF war itself Is not more dif.
ficuit than the solution OF the
problems which necessarily follow.
am not speaking at this moment
Of the problem in its wider aspect
Of world rehabilitation or of inter-
national relationship. The REFER
ence Is to our own social,
financial. and economic problems
at home. These things are not to
be considered solely as problems
apart from all International rela-
tionship, but every nation must be
able to carry on for itself, else It's
international relationship Will
have scant importance.
Fund America Fortunate.
Doubtless our own people have
emerged from the world war
tumult less impaired than most
belligerent powers: probably we
have made larger progress toward
reconstruction. Surely we have
been fortunate in diminishing un.
employment, and our Industrial
and business activities, which are
the lifeblood Of our material ex-
istence. have been restored as in
no other reconstruction period OF
like length in the history Of the
world. Had we escaped the coal
and railway strikes, which had
no excuse for their beginning and
less justification for their de-
layed settlement, we should have
done Infinitely better. But labor
was insistent on holding to the
war heights, and needless forces
OF reaction sought the pre-war
levels, and both were wrong. In
the folly Of conflict our progress
was hindered. and the heavy cost
has not vet been fully estimated.
There can be neither adjustment
nor the penalty of the failure
TO >readjust in which all do not
somehow participate. .e~1 -..
The railway strike. accentuated
the difficulty OF the American
farmer. The first distress of re-
adjustment came to- the farmer,
and IL viii not be readjustment
1T to abide until he Is relieved.
The distress brought to- the
farmer does Not affect him alone.
AGRICULTURAL Ill fortune lis ma
tional Ill fortune. That one
fourthN OF our population which
produces the food Of the Repub-
Ic and adds so largely to our ex-
port commerce/ must participate
IN the good fortunes Of the ma
uon. else there is none worth
rstaining. -
Aid to Agriculture.
Agriculture Is a vital activity
n our national life. In it we
mad our beginning, and It's west
ward march with the star of the
empire has reflected the growth
~ the Republic. It has its yicis-
situdes which no legislation win
prevent. It's hardships for which
no law can provide escape. But
tho Congress can make available.
70 the farmer the financial facili-
ties which have been built up un-
DER Government aid and super
vision for other commercial and
Industrial enterprises. It may
DO done on the same solid funda-
imentals and make the vitality inn
portant agricultural industry
more secure, and Il must be done.
This Congress already has taken
cOgnizance of the misfortune
which precipitate deflation brought
10 American agriculture. Your
measures OF relief and the red,lc.
tion OF. the Federal reserve dis.
count rate undoubt edly saved the,
country from widespread disaster.
The very proof Of helpfulness al
ready given is the strongest argu-
fnent for the permanent establish
mcnt OF widened credits, hereto
fcTe temporarily extended through
the War Finance Corporation. !,
" The Farm Loan Bureau. which
already has proven its useful
ness through the Federal land
banks, may well have its powers
enlarged to provide ample farm
production credits as well an en-
larged, land credits. II Is entirely
practical to create division In
the Federal land banks to deal
with production credits. with the
limitations of<tirne so adjusted to
the farm turnover as the Federal
reserve system provides for the
turnover In the manufacturing
and mercantile world. Special pro-
vision must be made for live
stock production credits. and the
limit OF land loans may be safely
enlarged. Various measures, Are
pending before you, and the best
judgment OF Congress ought to
be expressed in q prompt enact
ment at the present session.
Farmers Hard HIT. =
But American agriculture needs
more than added credit facilities.
The credits will help to solve the
pressing problems growing out OF
warlnflated land values and the
drastic defiation OF three years
ako, but permanent and deserved
Agricultural good fortune depends
ON better and cheaper transpor-
taffon.
Here 10 an outstanding prob
lem, demanding the most rigorous,
consideration OF the Congress and
he country. II has to do with
more than agriculture. II pro-
vides the channel for the flow Of
the country's commerce. But the
farpner u particularly hard hit.
Hi market, 90 affected by the
world Consumption. does not ad-
NIT OF the. price adjustment to
nerf carving charges. In the last