The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-24

alarming increase in the death rate
Of infants. Such q situation is abso-'
lutely unthtnkable.
Do Full Justice
My sympathies are naturally with
the toiler and believe il living
wage that will enable the producer to
live in comfort. educate his children
and lay aside sufficient for old age.
This he is entitled to and I. for one,
will help to bring such a settlement
about, for all who have looked into
the differences existing between Labor
and Capital must be convinced that
any treaty of peace that may be nego-
tiated must be founded upon a desire
say to you, Fellow Americans, some
means must be devised to free this
country from the horrible nightmares
| which often eliminate in the. destrnc-
ton of life and property. and at tie
same time give square deal to all.
That a solution will be found Is pure
for our economic fabric of too close
ly interviewer to permit or even ,ocsl
tire country into industrial spasms.
Flags AgitatOrs -
I blame the professional Red agita-
tor for many of our present day
preaching discomfort and tanning in
to flame the smouldering embers
which exist here and there. 1 hsve
but one remedy for such as he.
LnSIl, one anu al, 10 ftuSSld
where they will be among friends.
We have no place for him @: his in
this country for we believe In law and
order and in the sacred right to wtIk
Opposes Federal Control
While I have been home this time
several have asked me If the remedy
for our present ills does not lie IN the
government taking over the coal
mines and railroads. To one and to
all l have emphatically replied in the
naU9fiva Government nnarafiOn 10
neither desirable, efficient or eco
nomical. 1t is wasteful, inefficient
and prone to graft. Every rad-plooded
man is for private initiative With full
Every red-blooded man wants tais to
remain a country of individualism
where his children will continue to
have every chance to climb the ladder
Washington contains thousands Sof
elderly men and women who would
have really amounted to something
had they not made connection with
ment in early life which Slapped theier
energies and robbed them IF all in
dividual initiative. We have already
gone much too far in the direction of
bureaucracy which is robbing the
rights.
No, my friends, the true solution
for our present ailments is largely
in our own hands. and we should set
ourselves to the. task with spirit
that would be worthy Of the great
American people. Our fathers did not
sit back and wait for the government
to do for them those things which they
should do for themselves. If we are
not to help ourselves then we are not
capable of governing ourselves.
UphOlds Tariff Bill
A suitable and dangerous propagan-
da Is now being carried on in this
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proposed tariff bill which must be
checked in the interest of the Repub-
lie and the American people. I refer
to the agitation that is being carried
the large importers Of the country
who are importing into this country
at the present time hundreds Of mil
lions of dollars worth of merchan-
disc annually at the expense of the
American laborer and manufacturer
With the present high rate of ex-
change il. is possible for these selfish
individuals and companies to pur-
chase with American dollars merchan-
disc at prices far below the cost Of
American consumer were given any de-
gree of benefit from their transactions
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imported are sold to the public at pro
Ats ranging from one hundred to
twelve hundred per cent and at
prices which just undersell American
made goods. The only remedy for this
condition lies in the passage Of a
tariff law which will so equalize the
cost of production at home and
abroad that the American manufac-
turer and laborer will be protected to
the extent necessary to enable them
to operate at reasonable profit.
To Be Made Flexible
The tariff bill now before Congress
will be made flexible so that the Pres
ident may change the schedules to
meet changing conditions. All talk
is in my opinion unfounded and not
warranted by facts. Even the tariff
for revenue" opponents admit that a
tariff measure that will meet the
needs OF Federal budget must be rea-
sonably high. The tariff is no longer
political question and should not be
treated as such. - =
reviews Work
May l for few minutes enumerate
to you some of the outstanding accom-
plishments Of the present administra-
ton and Congress? am sure that a
brief review would not be out Of place
at this time, when there is so much
interest pertaining to the national wei
fare.
First and foremost comes the dis
armament conference called by Presi-
dent Harding to combat the mad race
for naval supremacy and which re-
ment under the provisions Of which
an agreement was entered into by the
United States, England and Japan to
scrap all battleships, cruisers and
lesser warcraft above certain num-
Der. This agreement means that there
will be no building of large naval war
craft for period Of ten years and
will result in the saving of $125,000,-
900 per year for that period. This
agreement is also going to minimize
the possibility OF war amongst the
great powers of the world. Surely
this accomplishment will forever
stand to the credit of our president
and I hope with all my heart that it
will result in further substantial re-
auctions in our forces on land and
on sea.
Praises Budget Act
Next in Importance Is the enactment
Of the Budget Act which has already
resulted in co-ordinating the depart
mental activities Of the government
and will save to Federal Treasury
many millions of dollars. Then we
have the Packers Control bill, the
anti gambling in Grain Futures Act,
the measure permitting the formation
of producers of Agricultural Products,
the Maternity and Infancy Act which
legislation was urged by the woman
hood Of America, the Stockman's and
Farmers War Finance Act under
which some thirty millions of dollars