The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-13
Port and import ...a.. 4 constant r.

port and import traAs. 4 constant ~
vision OF tho tarih By the conGrsse is
contains an me- elastic % prcv,s,on aushori.inr
the Pr'sld"n' to increase or decrease pres
snt schedules not In excess Of 70 per
csntum to meet tho difference in cost Of
! production at homo and abroad. This
| does not. TO my mind. warrant a re~rlt-
,nx OF the whole law. but does mean. and
will be ~ administered. that whenever
the required investigation shows that In
equaiities Of sufficient Importance exist
in any schedule. tho power to change
them should and will he applied.
| Shipping.
| The entire we'll OF our country 10
Dependant upon transportation by sea and
| land Our government during the war
| acquired . large merchant neet which
should IN transferred. as soon as pos
sib!-. 10 privat" ownership and operation
under conditions which would secure two
results: First. and Of prime Importance.
adequate means for national defense: sec
| nnd. adequate service to American COM
| that our fleet can be disposed of advan-
| tAx-ously under these conditions II will
be operated Ms economically as possible
| undlr such plans as may be devised
! from time to time by tho shipping board.
| We mist have n merchant marine which
| NESTS these requirements and we shall
have 10 pay the cost of Its service.
Public improvements.
The time las come To resume In a mod
| crate way tho opening OF our intra-
| coastal waterways. the control OF fiood wa
| terx OF the MixsisSippi and Of the Colora-
| do rivers. the Improvement OF the water
CUR OF Mexico. and the development OF
| the great power and navigation project OF
| the st. Lawrence river. for which efforts
are now being made to secure the nee
essary treaty with Canada These prof.
ects cannot all lie undertaken AT once.
but all should have the immediate con-
| ed AZ fast as plans can he matured and
tho necessary funds become available.
Railroads
Criticism nf the railroad law has
been directed. frst. to the section lay
ing down the rule by which rates are
the government and uss Of excess earn
inxs. second. to the method for the
adjustment OF wage scales: and third.
to tn" authority permitting ronsolida-
tiOnH
II has been ~rroneousIy assumed that
the net undertakes to guarantee rail-
rates should be Just and reasonable
That has always been the rule under
which rates have been nxed To make
n rate that does not yield n fair return
results In conhscatiOn. and conhscatory
rates are Of course unconstitutional
Unless the government adhereS to the
rule of making a rate that will yield
fair return. u must abandon rate
making altogether. The new and I'm
portant feature Of that part Of the law
10 the rccapture and redistribution Of
this method Ia now before the Supreme
court for adjudication Their decision
should be awaited before attempting
Sn sh. ss'sS, ~
feature Will not he great II consolida-
tion goes into effect
The settlement Of railroad labor dis
putes is u matter OF grave public con.
Germ The labor board was estab-
lished to protect the public In the en-
Ioyment OF continuous service by Mt
companies and their employees. II has
been ~ --eat help. but Is not altogether
satisfactory to the public the employ
ces or the companies n a substantial
agreement can he reached among the
groups interested. ther. should he ""
hesitation In -nacting such agreement
into Inv II IL Ia no, reached; the
the present I" protect the public well
fare
Department Of Justice.
AS no revision of the laws Of the
United States has been made since 1878.
a commission or committee should he
created to undertake this work. The
judicial council rep"rts that two more
district Judges are needed IN the south
rrn district OF New York. one in the
northern district of Georgia. and two
more circuit Judges In the Circuit Court
OF Appeals OF the Eighth circuit. Leg
islation should he considered for this
purpose
The national government has never
given adequate attention to ITS prison
problems II ouyh, 10 provide employ
ment In such forms OF product ion as
can be used by III. government. though
not sold to the public in competition
with private business. FOR all prisoners
who can be placed nt work. and for
which they should receive n reasonable
compensation. available FOR their de
pendents
Prohibition.
me prohibition amendment to the
Constitution requires the congress and
the President to provide adequat. laws
to prevent its violation II Is my duty
To enforce such laws For that pur-
pose a treaty Is being negotiated with
Great Britain with respect To the right
of search of lowering vessels To pre-
vent smuggling tn. coast guard should
he greatly strengthened. and supply
of swift power boats should be pro-
ridcd The major sources Of produc-
ton should be rigidly regulated. and
every crort should he made To suppress
the part Of the national government.
and the GO operation which Is usually
rendered hy municipal and stat. au-
thoriiics. prohibition should he made
effective, Free government has no
greater menace than disrespect for
authority and continual violation Of
law II is tho duty "f citizen not
be known that he Is "pi,"s.h I" It's
violation
The Negro.
Numbered among our population are
some 1000 900 cWiored prOpl. Under
our Constitution thcti rights are lust
AS snrrcd as thos. Of any other citizen.
II In both n public and u private duty
to protect those rights The congress
ought to exercise all it's powers Of pre-.
vention and punishment Hvninst the
hideous crime OF lynrhing. Of which
thc NEGROES afs by no means the sole
sufferers. hut for which they furnish
majority nf the victims
Regulatory Legislation.
ca. operation with other maritime pow.
efs II necessary Tor complete protection
Of nui coast waters from pollution. Plans
Tor this ar. under way, but await certain
experiments 'of refuse Disposal Mean.
I'm" laws prohibiting spreading oil and
oil refuse from vessels In our own terri.
'oiinl waters would be most helpful
hgainst this menace and should I've speed.
ilN enacted
avs should he passed regulating avi.
alton.
uryis,nn is needed Of the laws rcHulat.
IN. radio Interference