Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-09

Smiling, perhaps, over coming trip
in this latest picture from Paris of her
an international dictator because of
it's power, . 4 : We would. rejoice to
help rehabilitate currency systems and
facilitate all commerce which does
not drag us to the very levels of
those we seek to lift up.
Danger in Foreigners
While | have everlasting faith in
our republic. it would be folly. in
deed, 10 blind ourselves To our prob
lens at home. Abusing the hospitality
of our shores are the advocates of
revolution, finding their deluged fol-
lowers among those who take on the
habiliments of an American without
knowing the American soul. There is
the recrudescence of hy~phenated
A~inericanism which we thought to
have been stamped out when we com
mitted the nation, life and soul to the
world war.
There is Il call to make the alien
respect our institutions while he ac-
repts our hospitality. Let
men who are rending the moral fiber
of the republic through easy contempt
for the prohibition law, because they
think il restricts their personal lib
erty. remember that they SIT the ex-
ample and breed d contempt for law
which will ultimately destroy the re
public.
constitutional prohibition has been
adopted by the nation. 1t is the SUI
| premn law of the land. In plain
speaking there are conditions relating
to its enforcement which SAVIOR Of Ms
tion-wide scandal. 1t is the most de-
moraliziug factor in our public life.
Most Of our people assumed that
the adoption of the eighteenth amend
ment meant the elimination of the
question from our politics. On the
contrary, it has been so intensified as
an issue that many voters are dis
posed to make all political decisions
with reference 10 this single question.
1t is distracting the public mind and
prejudicing the judgment of the cleo
torate.
U. S. TO Stay Dry7
The day is unlikely to come when
the eighteenth amendment would be
repealed. The fact may as well be
recognized and our course adapted &C
cordingly. If the statutory provisions
for its enforcement are contrary to
deliberate public opinion, which | do
not believe. the rigorous and literal
attention on any requisite modlfica-
tor.
Such a course conforms with the
law and saves the humiliation of the
government and the humiliation of
our people before the world, and chal-
lenges the destructive forces engaged
in widespread violation. official cor
ruption. and individual Generalization.
THE eighteenth amendment involves
the concurrent authority OF state and
federal governments for the enforce
ment OF the policy it defines. A GER
tain lack of definiteness, through di-
vision of responsibility, is thus intro
duced. In order to bring about full
understanding of duties and response
~lilities as thus distributed, ! propose
to invite the governors OF the states
and territories, ut an early oppor-
tunitv, to a conference with the fed
eraI executive authority. Out of the
full and free considerations which will
thus be possible it is confidently be-
lieyed will emerge n more adequate
comprehension Of the whole problem.
and definite policies Of national and
state cooperation in administering
the laws.
There are pending bills for the
registration of the alien who has come
to our shores. | wish the passage of
such an act might be expedited. :
Before charging the immigration
nuota. we had better provide registra-
tion for aliens, those now here or con
t~inuaIIy pressing for admission. and
establish our examination boards
abroad. to make sure Of d~esirables
only
Would Educate Aliens
Our program of admission and
treatment of immigrants is very init
mately related to the educational
nolicy of the republics = :
Il believe in the cooperation of the
national authority to stimulate. en-
courage and broaden the work of the
federal government to devise means
and effectively assist in the education
Of the newcomers from foreign lands
80 that the level of American edu-
cation may be made the highest that
Is humanity possible.
CLOSELY related to this problem of
education is the abolition of child
labor. Twice congress has attempted
The correction of the evils incident TO
child Employment Inc decision OF the
| supreme court has put this problem
outside the proper domain of federal
regulation until the constitution is so
amended az to give the congress in
| dubitable authority. ! recommend the
submission of such an amendment.
I'VE have two schools Of thought
relating to amendment of the constitute
| ton. One need not be committed to
the belief that amendment is weaken
ing the fundamental law or that excess
sive amendment is essential to meet
every epaemeral within. We ought to
make every effort to meet the prob
lens of the people when sanctioned by
Zone year ago | suggested the sub
mission Of an amendment so that we
may lawfully restrict the issues of
tax exempt securities and | renew
that recommendation now. Tax ex-
| empt securities are driving III the
sources of federal taxation and they
are encouraging unproductive and ex-
travagant expenditures by states and
municipalities