Evening journal., 1922-12-08

iative message to Congress toda,
said:
members OF the Congress:
SO many problems are calling 70
solution that a recital of all of then
IN the face Of the known limitation
OF a short session Of Congress wouls
seem TO lack sincerity of purpose
Il is four years since the world wa
ended, but the Inevitable readjust
ment of the social and economic
order Is not more than barely be
gun. There is no acceptance of pre-
war conditions anywhere in the
world. In a very general way hui
manity harbors Individual wishes to
go on with wartime compensation
for production. with pre-war re-
quirements in expenditure. In short
every one, speaking broadly, Graves
readjustment for everybody except
himself. while there can be no just
and permanent reimbursement except
when ali participate.
''The civilization which measured
Its strength of genius and the power
of science and the resources of in
dustries in addition to testing the
limits of man power and the endur-
ance and heroism of men and wo-
men-that same civilization IS
brought to its severest test in restor-
Ing a tranquil order and committing
humanity to the stable ways of
peace.
''If the sober and deliberate ap-
praisal of pre-war civilization makes
IL seem a worthwhile inheritance,
then with patience and good courage
1t viii be preserved. There never
again will be precisely the old or
der; indeed know of no one who
thinks IL to be desirable. For out
OF the old order came the wa itself
and the new order established and
made secure, never will permit it's
recurrence.
1T is no figure OF speech to say
we have come to the test OF our civ
ilization. The world has passed-is
passing through a great crisis. The
conduct of war itself is not more
difficult 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 interna-
tional relationships. The reference is
10 our own social, financial and eco
monte problems at home. These.
things are not TO be considered solely
as problems apart from all inter
national relationship but every ma
ton must be able to carry on for
itself else its international rela-
tionship will have scant importance
Had we escaped the coal and
railway strikes which had no ex-
cuse for their beginning and less
Justification for their delayed set
Element, we should have done in
finitely better, but labor was insist
ent on holding TO the war heights,
and needless forces of reaction
sought the pre-war levels, and botf
we're wrong.
"The railway strike accentuated
the difficulty Of the American farm
err. The first distress of readjust-
ment came to the farmer, and II will |
not be a REIMBURSEMENT At to abide |
until he is relieved. The distress
brought TO the farmer does not af- |
fect him alone. Agricultural III for /
tune is a national III fortune. One
fourth of our population which pro
duces the food of the republic and
adds so largely TO our export com
merce must participate in the good
fortunes of the nation else there is
none worth retaining.
"Agriculture is a vital activity in
our national life. In It We had our
beginning and its westward march |
With the star OF the empire has re-
aected the growth OF the republic.
The farm loan bureau. which al
ready has proved its usefulness
through the Federal land banks.
may well have its powers enlarged
to provide ample farm production
credits as we'll as enlarged land
credits. n is entirely practical to
create a division in the Federal land
banks TO dead with production cred
its; with the limitations OF time so
djusted to the farm turnover as
the Federal reserve system provides
for the turnover in the mnufactur-
ing and mercantile world. Special
provision 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 10 be
expressed in a prompt enactment at
The present session.
but American agriculture needs
more than added credit facilities. .
rhe credits will help to solve the
problems growing out OF
var inflated land values and the =
lrastic defiation OF three years ago. :
tut permanent and deserved agri- !
cultural good fortune depends OF 7
letter and cheaper transportation. q
Here Is an outstanding problem r
the most rigorous con !
liberation of the country and Con a
.ress. In the last half of the year v
low closing the railroads, broken S
n carrying capacity because of mo {
i've power and rolling stock out OF $
rider though insistently declaring j
o the contrary, has enlarged ship I
nents or denied cars when fortu-
tate markets were calling. Too fire.
.aently transportation failed, while
,erfshable products we're turning
rom possible profit TO losses count
"a IN tens OF millions.
Il know of no problem exceeding
n importance this one of trans
5ortation. In our complex and ?
station. trsnsporta
ion is necessary to our existence.