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Evening journal., 1922-11-28

The confusion OF radicalism with
prosressivism, the loose use Of both
terms and the loose talk Of certain
opponents OF insurgency have result
ed In much loose writing and more
loose thinking relative to the next
Congress and its blocs. In the be-
ginning Of the 1922 campaign polit-
deal observers and reporters fell into
the habit Of listing all candidates
who refused to pull steadily in party
traces or who challenged party lead
ership as progressives or as radicals
And political writers are continuing
the same careless classification.
A glance at the records Of the
various individuals constituting the
so-called radical or progressive
groups and at the platforms on
Which they stood IN primary or Of
fered for election will show that
there Is little in common among
any OF them and nothing IN oom-
mon among some. While several OF
these two groups have united on a
general plan for the special benefit
Of agriculture. IN other matters they
are for the most part committed TO
widely divergent lines of action.
These radicals" and 'iprogressives"
are not the products of economic
schools or Of political evolution.
While some OF them have taken
tangerual turns from the regular
curves and have proved susceptible
to sooialism's wooing to the extent
of adopting certain ohimerical
schemes relative to industry and
public utilities for championship,
the majority Of them owe their
claim to be called progressive 10
their recaicttrancy against party or
ganization-whioh, in itself. Is not
at all.
The fact that members OF Congress
are insurgents against party header |
ship Is a sltm bond Of interest on
which 10 rely IN b1ilding a 'tprogres-
sivs" program. osiiing a thing pro-
sresstve does not make II so any
Evening journal., 1922-11-28

roros 70 the consolidating purcha,
Just announced. What n said the
was IN part as follows:
IF there were no larger steel
company than either Of these
companies It might become
question: with the Government as
to whether &c should favor giant
steel corporations. But since the
country already has giant
steel corporation this question
can no longer obtain. And since
tho -e1ane corporation, by reason
OF fits size and many Industrial
plants, ana large ore holdings
and own transportation lines,
can produce and deliver steel to
various sections of the country
at a lower cost than smaller
concerns with only one or two
producing plants can make Sim
liar deliveries. It IS clear that
the smaller companies are not
capable OF competing with the
giant company on the same
margin of net profit.
"If this rs true, ana It un-
doubtedly Is, the various smaller
steel producing concerns are
making a good margin of profit
in competition with the United
States steei Corporation 5,charg-
ing the same prices, 1s making
more than a Handsome mar
gin OF profit.
'In this situation isn't the
consolidation Of the smaller
companies into large enough
concerns TO compete with the.big
concsrnswholly in the interest Of
the American people7 And IL 1t
is In the interest of the Ameri-
can people, and II there IS any
technical reason in the present
laws why these consultations
should not 90 through the laws
would better be so amended as
to permit Of mergers or any
thing else that works TO the
good of the citizenship Of the
country"
It IS for this reason that the Gov
,rnment and the country should
Welcome the now greatly enlarged
company. For with its
'arious and varied plants, railroads,
hips, ore possessions and general
Equipment It ought 20 be more cap
able than before of meeting the
irst, the giant steel maker Of them
Ill on something like even terms. In
1nis way the American public can
,eneft as well as the newly merged
steel producers themselves.
Evening journal., 1922-11-28

show q. disposition DO asgume . t1cie
to which they have little, n any,
claim. So far their idea OF progress
sivism seems to be a ''balauce OF
power" organization that will en-
able them 70 put through their fey
orite legislative fanoies-by trading
with the two major parties. This
plan Is the opposite OF prosressfvistl-.
II is purely reactionary, and re-
sembles the decadent Legislative
situation in Europe.
In this country 'progressfvfHr"
that depends on a 'foloso" to put
through legislation by blocking is
not apt to carry far. Such play is
at variance with American concspts.
II may effect the enactment Of osr-
tain measures, but-the revolt aga1rtrt
such tactics would soon render nhe
'sbloc" powerlsss. Progressivisrn ttHt
Is backed by only a minority, even
though It should temporarily hold
the balance OF power. does not ap-
peal TO the American spirit
Realization OF this IS evidenced by
the cool reception that the call for
organization TO map out a Legislative
program has met with from some of
even the rnbrs extreme among the
''progressives.- A program that
points too far TO the left" wonad
in1ure progressivisn. OF the nom
regular variety and would doom, It
to early collapse, ais srohsoourse 1tss
doomed similar movements IN the
past
Progressiv1sm can servo both. ma
for parties well, II tt holds itself in
hand and does not spend itself IN
after strange and unscund
theories and IN attempting to barter
votes for principles. Neither of the
great parties IS iron+bound In pran-
cfples and policies. The real leaders
Of both recognize the need for pro
gressive changes to mest new needs.
But 'progresstvism" would dereat
lie own ends ~ II should try Co make
itself greater than tho srese psrses.
Evening journal., 1922-11-28

/, iss OF subsidies.
The Dsmocratip perty followed
Mr.. Wilson dn Offering the mos
paternalistic form OF assistance tC
shipping. It fostered government
control and operation. It created @
Shipping Board. It expended s3.-
900, 100000 IN building the merchant
marine, which most Democratic
newspapers ana Congressmen now
seem TO want to write or a total
war loss.
This COLOSSAL oopfesson of failure
was never contemplated by the
Democratic party when It was in
power. Government ownership and
operation were defended by Mr.. Will
son as necessary short cut TO the
revival of American shipping. But
he did not have IN mind either per-
manent government ownership,
whatever the loss In Il, or the scrap
ping OF the feet when the monopol-
istio experiment should collapse of
it's own extravaganza and unwield-
mess. He said in his message of
December 8, 1914;
IL is not q question OF the
government monopoiizing the
field. It should take action to
make It certain that transporta-
ton at reasonable rates will be
promptly provided, even where
the carriage is not at first prof
itable; ana then. when carriage
has become sufficiently profit
able to attract and engage pri-
vate capital, and engage it In
abundance. the government
ought TO withdraw"
Government ownership has failed
The pending bill Of
fers means Of attracting private
capital into shipping, thus enabling
the government 70 withdraw. But
those who got the country into the
ness will give no help In dragging |
I out. It Is a sorry exhibition Of |
partisan trfvis1ity end INCONSISTENCY.
Evening journal., 1922-11-28

The Tacna-Arica protocol signed by c1lile,
has advanced step by 7s 90 a. IN the
Chilean House Of Deputies. The Chilean Senate will
probably approve the Washington agreement. The nnaI
acceptance of the protocol win splendid piece
Of diplomacy the part Of the Harding ad1ninisra-
ton. whioh Initiated the calculated to re-
move from this hemisphere dispute loaded with the
bacih Of war Let no Deawarean lose sight Of that
fact in considering that phase of our public life.
Evening journal., 1922-11-28

Sir Walter Raleigh introduced the
potato 3nto his country on his return
from America in 1884.
II IS said that though Crater Lake
has an altitude of 5000 feet, its
waters never freeze. while ice forms
on the adjacent klamath lakes,
which are at considerable lower
altitude.
Evening journal., 1922-11-28

Congress enacted general water power law under
which power may be developed by private enterprise
but with regulations that protect the public II Ford
wants the Muscle Shoals plant. why does he not pro-
with spirit Of that law and not
ask special favors7
Evening journal., 1922-11-28
FoRp,s BANNER MONTH

TTENRY FoRDs factories IN America turned out
Ia i2I765 passenger and trucks during October
fni check-up shows
Henry's best month record. and $4,000 cars
more than in October 1921.
Further nearly 1.6oo.o 900 machines
year-or only 100000 thin total registration
in our country in Today there
many
Evening journal., 1922-11-28

Neither this any other country. intelligent
wiimingtonians know made progress through the
efforts obsrctionsts. Just at present the chief op-
position is that directed by opponents OF a
ship subsidy One thing is oertain-we need mer-
chant marine. II have merchant marine,
and to get it through subsidy the opponents
the should tell how they think we are to
get It
Evening journal., 1922-11-28
GEMS OF THOUGHT
Don't stand sponsor for the opinions OF Othsrs.

Don't stand sponsor for the opinions of others
:-:-:-;
The world has been a At place to live IN soel,,
because Of men who have done things couldn't be
done ~
-.
Two things OF one who boasts u1auoA of 1,s
religion OF his patriotism--he hasn't any or he Is
ignorant it doesn't matter.
:-:-:-:
The dreamy heiress declared would marry noh-
Ing less than foreign nobeman. The old mans head
was level when he told her she would and any
thing less
:-:-:-:
Crowds do not necessarily signify anything A man
painting sgn will and greatest astronomer
OF his time probably would fail attract a crowd un-
less, he were accompanied by jazz band.
Evening journal., 1922-11-28

A Louisiana couple has four sets Of twins. Il is
hoped by many wilrningtonans that Governor Parker
of that State. viii blame that too the Ku Klux
Kan.
The National leader., 1922-09-01

of top-heavy loans and exhorbitant interest rates
which industry could long endure, much less one
which is not receiving cost of production for its
produce.
A number of farmers and business men have
asked me why fixing up the credit system would
not be better than revivng the grain corporation to
stabilize grain prices. To many minds it. seems
plausible to that if the trouble is caused by
credit defiation it could be ended by proper credit
facilities.
We ought to have better, permanent system of
credit facilities for farmers, but such system could
not do the work which the grain growers need at
the present time Before money lender safely
make loan he must have assurance of probable
payment of the principal and interest If the loan
is based on property secured, the property must
have sufficient income to assure this payment with
good margin left over for safety. The Northwest
grain growers still have full set of loans and
interest rates based on So wheat and $12O and
have been tring to pay them off with 8Ocent wheat,
30-cent and 25-cent oats.
The payments made under these crop prices were
disappointing to every one and the large bankers
had the war finance corporation revived to relieve
them of lot of farm paper secured by grain cattle
and other personal properties which were worth
less than the face value of the notes.
INCOME FAILED BEFORE
OUR CREDIT FAILED
Without stabilization of prices the income of the
Northwest grain growers will not carry the loans
and interest rates outstanding against it. 1t
is not wise, therefore, to expect that the money
lenders will throw in more money until this income
improves sufficiently to carry it.
There is great deal of talk, of course, about
conditions for the farmer improving rapidly, but
the money lenders not willing to stake their
money against this promise of improvement. They
do not swallow the propaganda put out to influence
farmers.
Call money has reached 2A per cent in New York
8city The eastern banks reported to be bulging
with money which ought to be working. The
The National leader., 1922-09-01

without experiencing the terrible re-
suits predicted by the anti-farmer in
terests.
AS soon as it is known that the
government will handle export wheat,
at say $3.50 bushel, all the wheat
consumed here would Immediately go
to that price and it would stay there.
The wheat would be handled through
the elevators, warehouses, railroad
cars and mills now used for that
purpose. They would charge the regu-
lar rates for these services and the
government would do well to set some
limitation on their profits.
Those who try to make profits by
guessing whether wheat is going up
or down, would be out of luck, because
price would be pegged at one figure
and would stay there.
Nor is the government likely to suf-
fer any loss in holding export wheat
at $1.50 bushel. The world is short
of wheat. America is the principal
source of supply and is in a position
to set the price for the world instead
of the buying countries setting the
price for us way below cost of pro-
duction. If America says $1.50, the
world will buy on that basis.
In the present debate on the Nc
Cumber-Fordney tariff bill, Senator
McCumber Of North Dakota said:
People buy our agricultural
products because they can get
them here cheaper than anywhere
else, not because they love u.s.
There is no question of brotherly
affection in commerce. They buy
them because they have to have
them and can not get them any
The National leader., 1922-09-01

purchasing power Dy SCaDlllZlng MS gram prices
The facts of the unfairness were as open and ap-
parent to every senator and congressman as they
to Meyers.
Every in the Northwest practically is inter-
ested in seeing fairer prices for grain farmers
Unfair prices strangling all our business, and
unless relief comes quickly still greater damage
will be done.
Dairy farmers and cattle raisers may think they
have nothing directly to do with these grain price
problems They frequently told that fair prices
because their interest lies in securing grain and
its products at as low price possible.
These dairy farmers should note, however, that
unless the grain farmers receive better treatment
in the market large number of them will leave
grain raising for dairy and cattle raising. Every
one must have noted how the newspapers and the
politicians preaching this very thing to the
grain farmers as means of covering up failure
to do anything of Importance grain marketing
problems.
They are telling the grain farmer of the big
profits to be made in dairying and in the raising
of cattle, hogs and sheep. Those who are already
engaged in these specialized forms of farming
know by consulting their experience that the
demand for these products is not such to yield
profit. Hence, if large number of grain farmers
could enter these other lines the supply of the
products will greatly exceed the demand and the
specialists who already producing them will
be faced with worse conditions
Overproduction is not the cause of the trouble in
the grain market. During the last year, for in
stance we have used up wheat crop
thoroughly than we did on the average before the
war. We sent over 100000 900 bushels abroad
The corn which brought the farmer low as Is
The National leader., 1922-09-01
Petition for Minimum Wheat PR


Whereas the wheatgrowng farmers threatened with
bankruptcy result selling below
cost of production;
And whereas this condition is not due suppyof wheat
than the demand but due to special unfavoabe
and removable market conditions;
And whereas under these prices the wheat raiser not
able to pay off his old, high interest loans the
cheaper money that should available produce
next crop;
And whereas these conditions likely produce wheat
famine for the country generally well bankruptcy for the
farmers at present engaged in the industry;
And whereas the government with experience able
to set effective maximum price wheat in less than
weeks in 1917
Therefore be it resolved that believe to be the i'm
mediate and pressing duty of government to the
government grain corporation to set minimum
wheat which should not be less than $15o the time
NAME ADDRESS
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what have neighbos
The National leader., 1922-09-01
Why Revival of Grain Corporation Would Relieve Credit Strain While
Credit Reform Alone Can Not Do MhA Farmers vitality Interested

federal reserve system has less than half billion
dollars out now, while in the high time of defation
in 1919 the reserve banks had out more than three
billion dollars. But not get these funds
out here in the West in quantity to do us any
good until we have improved our income to such an
extent that the old loans can be cleaned up and
new loans are warranted as safe and sound invest
ment. .,--, ~-.
What actually happened in the fall of 1920 was
that our income was impaired by the defation order
and we were less able to pay back the loans than
we would have been if the lenders had allowed
things to their course. It is the destruction of
income which deprives us of new credit
PRICE FIXING NOT HARD
JOB FOR GOVERNMENT
We must get these old loans at high rates paid
off. We must get cheaper money if we are to save
farms. We do these things only by i'm
proving our income Unless willing to wait
for something to turn up, as we have for the
last two years, the only thing open to is revival
of the grain corporation and immediate orderly
marketing.
If our homes, our families, our own welfare mean
anything to US, it is we'll worth our while to push
the grain corporation revival. Meyers admits that
we got a raw deal. Why not demand that it be
righted?
The job which we demand of our federal govern
ment is not so difficult grain marketing interests
would have us believe. In 1917 able in less
than two weeks to set the maximum price on wheat.
The government has had lot of experience in
handling this grain corporation, whereas in 1917
all was new. The task could be done in shorter
time now Let us not forget, also that the govern
ment had so million dollars above expenses on the
enterprise when the grain corporation affairs were
wound up.
Practically, the job amounts to taking care of the
surplus wheat which we sell abroad and which at
the outside will not be more than SOC, 900 900
bushels. Any European government is able to buy
this much wheat for its people and there is no
reason why our government could not sell as much
The National leader., 1922-09-01

cents bushel has nearly all been
used. We have heard of none being
wasted unless using it as substitute
for coal could be considered waste.
In the present year the world is
evidently short of wheat. Canada
and our own Northwest are the only
important territories having a good
crop of wheat and yet wheat brings
the farmer less than 81 a bushel at
the present time.
The National leader., 1922-09-01
BY A. B. GILBERT

IRECTOR MEYERS of the war finance
corporation admits that grain farmers
have suffered out of proportion to
business under the defation period.
Such being the case, was it not the
only fair thing to restore the farmers
The National leader., 1922-09-01
LOANS ON 81 WHEAT AND
90 CENT WHEAT TO PAY

The explanation is not that the
supply greatly exceeds the demand.
World statistics point to a practical
wheat famine for the next year and
yet wheat sells under cost of produc-
ton and will sell in this way until the
bankers have given up trying to col
lect their loans by driving the farmers
into the market. We have these out
rageously low prices because the
farmers are forced artiicially to sell
in hurry. When they are through
selling the prices are likely to go up
to the level warranted by supply and
demand.
The only means open to the people
in 1921 to bring relief from the
wretched conditions caused by the de-
tlation orders of 1920 was government
stabilization of prices. This the gov
ernment refused to do and so the
terrible conditions continue. With
fair price set the farmers could have
renewed their obligations with the
bankers on much lower terms with
fair possibility of paying good many
of them off in the fall of 1921 and
1922. Instead, we are sunk in a mire
The National leader., 1922-09-01

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s~ to what you have done Wake neighbors
The Washington times., 1922-03-01
AVOID THE FLU BY
KEEPING GERMS OUT
Of NOSE AND THROAT

Guard yourself and others
against influenza. Avoid crowds.
Sleep with your bedroom window
open. At the first sign Of a cold,
fever, sore throat or that grip
feeling consult your doctor.
But, above all. try to keep your
nose and throat protected day and
night by an antiseptic cream. Flu
germs are literally breathed into
your system. An antiseptic cream
Is used to keep the germs from
lodging in your nose or throat.
For this purpose get from your
druggist at once bottle Of Ely's
Cream Balm. Insert a little into
the nostrils and draw II through
all Of the air passages 50 II
reaches the throat.
Do this as often as may be re-
quired to keep nose and throat an
tiseptic. Do II the last thing at
night and the first thing In the
morning until the flu epimedic has
passed.
Head colds and catarrh yield
like magic to this antiseptic. heal.
ing cream that soothes SWOLLEN,
inflamed membranes OF nose and
throat. Your clogged nostrils open
right up and you can breathe free
ly. Don't stay stuffed UP and
miserable.
The Washington times., 1922-03-01
RADIO WILL Be
USED To CHECK
ELOP|NG PAIRS
Wireless Station Is Being In
stalled at Maryland's
Gretna Green.

UNIONTowN, Pa. March l.
TO the already long list Of diff
culties placed in the way of clippers
by the laws of Pennsylvania, West
Virginia and the wills Of angry
parents, couples who now wish to
reach Maryland's Gretna Green at
Cumberland via the automobile
route over the mountains will find
Il an extremely hazardous under
taking to travel the National pike
via Summit mountain in quest OF
marital bliss.
For several years this has been
the favorite route OF clipping
couples, and because Of the mao
feasibility Of the country and its
iack of communications parents and
NV guardians have rarely been
aba to head off youthful lovers.
All this will. however, soon be
changed. A big wireless station ID
being installed on the top Of Sum-
NIT Hotel on Summit mountain, six
miles from this city, and an officer
and perhaps several, II needed, will
BE- stationed at the hotel to inter
cept young folks who try to sneak
away and get married contrary to
the wishes of their parents. The
officers will be supplied with
AiEh-powered motorcycle. and many
m exciting chase over the noun
lain highway will undoubtedly en-
liven the summer season.
The Washington times., 1922-03-01
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