Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-03-16
Yri9aJ Msrnins Is. 1913.
STEADY Growth Of U.szp,oy zs.t

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eeosts ia the sesste Last ss>k AID that
bocJ's sc+isa Il sSspeiHs tie rssolsiso1 q
Senstos Wages. Dea5oczs,. q ssS Yen.
olfsesins the Depsrr3e1t u Lsbor o ,1zks
~ immediate ssryeyof gDs1 D59y1eai AID
report O. The zane 70 The Senate
The sesioss gssup&oyr5eat siisstio1 10
rssny psrts Il the country. sith an EST
mate o. iooT EldBoa worEsrs i5Be. ~zs dis
essss1 b. Sensio<s Hssnes. Walsh Of Mars
schosetts. Copelsn1 II sss Y1sE. Robin-
son and Csrsssy II AFksnszs. Hsrrison Of
kississappi. sDs othess. Reports u distress
10 mssy seeti0as. nth bread lioss foxrnios
"a many cities. sege cited a. eyiosDce that
the EreDp4oyment sitastioa 10 srosins
steadily worse. AID is noSe ssrio9s than ct
any tine since 1921 Figures Submitted
showed ooaesasisely that the recent Gain
Of Presiseni C0obdss that wages are at
Q high range and that -enpdoyr0ent is
plentiful Is q, ssnsncs with the isets
of al the administrator Senator'S pres
eat dgfias The dsbste. oaiy Senator s1Doot
u Utah. apostle Of the prohibitiye tsrin.
made an sttenpt % defsod the Presidents
claim % prosperity. and Senator SDoots
experience uss 70 unhappy as to indicate
that the Republican administrator at
tempt 70 yin the next election on 90 issue
81 prosperity gill be received With deri-
sion.
The only excuse Senator Snoot could
give fOT increased unemployment vas the
importation 81 foseisn soods. coming into
competition ~ith domestic nssnuis1uses.
indiestins thst be you'd like 70 make the
tsrif val - high - 70 shut od al inpof-
tstions. The Fo1dney- NcC9mbef isrih
rates ere the highest Ia the countrys his
toEy. and have sdeed from four 70 six nil
lions Of dollars 10 the annual living eoR Of
The American people. Yet despite these
duties. factories have slowed oo~n and
unemployment is sfosins steadily ~oese
Senator Walsh. Of Massachusetts. told
Senator Snnoof during the debate that be
vas vniiorDsd II be eonte0ded that 10
snploJDeni hsd noz Increased since 1921
Nhen S<ostoS Smnot asserted that eondi-
tons wese bof - bed 90 1oemployn1ent
Ef1res Indicate. SenStos Gerry chslsnsed
him 70 name the lines Of industry 70 4hich
TIE satisfies be qaoted spplied- He cosd
Hot Do 50 SenstoE SlEsoof eyea said tina, the
sppaaissiy lsfss n0mbes Of bsnk failures
dgrinf The Harding -cooldse sdmiaissrs-
thons ID NJ Indicate hard tlmes
A. fsrtbes evidence Of serious basiness
distress, ia sSdifiOa 70 the widespread m
sDpaoyfsebt. The rsp0Et CIR G. Dgs d CO.
O. last wsek Shows snotber heavy Increase
10 the n8mbes d fsis8res q bssiness CO.
esTns.
For the wsek ending March Is; the num-
Der Of failures vas SIG a. compared nth
ass fos The preceding week and $50 de-
faults foS the ssne seek Of 1927.
Durins February. there we're z.l76 fall
ures az compared with 2.O35 in February.
1927. and 1901 in the same ~eek Of 1925
During January. tkese were 2.643. fail
ures as compared with 2.4e5 in January.
1927. and 2.2S6 10 1928
Liabilities Of business concerns default.
Ing during the first two months Of this
year were approximately So. 1000. 900.
The Problem OF RnraI CiyiIIZatIou.
rbefesl problem Of the farm was created BY
what 10 Known a. the industrial revolution.
This revolution was brought about chiefly
by the application Of steam to machinery
and transportation. This vas unforeseen
BY the founders Of our government. Rail-
road transportation and steam power In
the factory made larse-scsIe production
the bis fsetosy-possibIe and profitable
The larger the factory the cheaper the pro-
duction. This economic Law drew the indus
tries TO the big industrial centers. and this
drew the people from the rural sections and
small towns to the great cities. by millions
The movement has in large measure
robbed the country Of leadership. Under
the new order Of things. just a. soon % q
boy OF young man gives evidence Of lead
ership 10 any sphere Of life be is automat-
ieally drawn to the city. The spectacular
life Of the city has made such an appeal
TO the boys and girls on the farm that IL
has been practically impossible TO get them
interested In country life. Ambitious men
and women In the country. business men.
bankers. lawyers, doctors. school teachers.
preachers and even farmers have their
eyes on the city. are longing for the day
when they can move to town
Without any foundation in fact. city life
has been considered far superior to eoun-
try life In every way. The idea that the
country is desirable place TO live has
been repudisted both by the city and by
many country people. 1t has been looked
upon &c q misfortune that any one has to
live In the country
The country has been given little con-
slderstion relatively by the groups that
direct the machinery Of our civilization. Ed.
ucationsl leaders. political leaders. church
leaders, business leaders. social leaders
give little attention TO rural civilization
They all live and move and have their beine
In town. and their problems arc pte-emi.
nendy city problems TO be solved for city
people.
The country has been regarded more and
more as q servant Of the city-often as a
mental servant Its function is to prepar,
food for city people. and not disturb them
by too much noise in early morning delive.
ries. to furnish raw material for the facto-
hes. and to supply industries with what.
ever labor they may need from the rura
section.
BY this unwauanted and eroundless at.
titude toward life on the farm we have in
large measure destroyed rural civiliza.
tlon In this country. No greater calamit,