The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-05

Coolidge better than the majority Of
them have cared to know him during
the years of his vice presidency, even
though he dwelt among them and was
more accessible to new acquaintance
ships than he ever can be in the White
House. they will be impressed with
the or~derliness of his way of life.
Here is a man who is never afraid
of biding his time. Doing the days
work" instead of repining or gloat-
ing over the events Of yesterday, OF
wasting the hours away in idle spec
ulation concerning the challenges OF
/ tomorrow is not a theory with Mr
Coolidge; it is the habit of his life.
Meeting responsibilities in the order
that they crowd upon him is therefore
the presidential manne to be eX-
pected of such a man.
Consequently the possibility Of a
5 coal strike and the resultant menace
l to the country therein involved is not
| only first among the problems on the
list Of the chief executive; it is
first among the problems on his mind
0 and in that position Of primacy 1t
will remain until both parties to the
n dispute come to a sense Of response
n bility to the public which will evoke
f mutual concessions, or until the
d power Of the government is evoked to
S compel them. For "there must be no
coal strike these are the words upon
n the lips Of the members of the cab
met, senators and representatives as
they have left the offices of President
Coolidge in the last week. What
d they say in this respect is evidently
the rceasure Of what the president
is means.
is With the menace of a coal strike re-
moved the distress of the farmers
n may well engage the earnest attention
is of the president. Surely their eco
sr nomic affliction must be well to the
5e fore in the catalogue of his official
IF and personal solicitudes. The farm
is ers, north, south, east and west, have
been coddled and they have beer
cursed; politicians have honey-fugleC
them and a large part Of the world
of business and Of finance has shown
them scant sympathy; labor agitator:
have tempted them and the janissar
les of capital have jeered at them
- - they have been the victims alike o.
= insinscere expressions of sympathy
and undeserved expressions of blame
What they have yet to hear from
anyone in authority is the truth abou
their troubles; the truth spoken witt
full sympathy for their affliction an
with a stern determination to heil
themselves.
Agriculture is not an Infant" in
dustry, peculiar to any section of tn
country; it is a basic industry who's
prosperity is essential to the welfar
and happiness of the whole house
hold of the nation. What is needle
first of all are the facts concernin
its existing condition the facts cor
corning legislative proposals of rem
edy, the facts concerning the thing
that the government could do tia
would not help, and the things tia
the farmers in cooperation with til
general public can and must do if til
country is to cooperate under tt
leadership of the government TO II
store the basic industry of agricu
ture to a firm foundation upon whiC
the structure of it's prosperity a |
rebuilt.
This is the truth, these are Il
facts that a man of the orderly mil
and catholicity Of concern and calr
ness of temperament that are amor
the distinguishing traits of Preside
Coolidge may be expected in due tr
to lay before the farmers in langual
so simple that the facts will welcor
and that the self-serving political
viii find it hard to misinterpret.
Then there is the transportati
problem, so intimately related to
coal industry and to agriculture.
what avail is it to mine coal If
cannot be distributed, or to IA.
crops if they cannot go to marke
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