The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-13
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1929.
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS

THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS
president Hoover's inaugural address may
properly be considered as representative of
what he believes to be the dominant pro-
blems confronting this country today. By the
same token it may also be viewed an earnest
of his attitude in regard to those problems, for
the inaugural address is chart indicating the
course the president will steer the ship of state.
This being true, it is most heartening to
note that first and chief attention was paid by
Mr.. Hoover to the problem of law enforcement,
and particularly in it's relation to the Eighteenth
Amendment. To the solution of these problems,
Mr.. Hoover pledged his earnest and untiring eff
forts. How serious he considers these problems
is well indicated by his declaration that
"The most malign Of all these dam
gers Confronting the country today is
disregard and disobedience of law.
Crime is increasing. Confidence in rigid
and speedy justice is decreasing"
Indication of how effectively Mr.. Hoover
proposes to combat this situation is found in
his statement that "To re-establish the vigor and
effectiveness of law enforcement we must crit
ically consider the entire federal machinery of
justice, the redistribution of it's functions, the
simplification of it's procedure, the provision of
additional special tribunals, the better selection
our agencies of investigation and prosecution
that justice may be sure and that it may be
swift"
The first step towards accomplishing this,
MIR. Hoover declares, should not longer be delay
ed, for Justice must not fail because the agen-
cies of enforcement are either delinquent or in
efficiently organized. To consider those evils,
to find their remedy, is the sore necessity of
times"
Referring directly to the Eighteenth Amend
ment, Mr.. Hoover renewed his promise for a
searching investigation of the whole structure
OF our federal system of jurisprudence, to include
the method of enforcement of the Eighteenth
Amendment and the causes of abuse under it."
However, pending completion of this work
by the commission, Mr.. Hoover proposes to en-
force the prohibition laws to the utmost extent
OF his ability, and in this he appeals to the pub
lie for support, inviting attention to the fact
that "the measure of success the government
shall attain will depend upon the moral support
which you as citizens, extend" This fact is
further emphasized by his declaration that
"There would be little traffic in illegal
liquor if only criminals patronized it.
We must awake to the fact that this
patronage from large numbers of law
wards and stimulating crime"
No less impressive are his declarations
in regard to complete equity between big and
little business, freedom from monopostic con-
troll, effective competition in business, and the
establishment of stability and security of bust
ness and employment so as to remove poverty
still further from our borders.
While many may have desired an expression
from President Hoover to his position in re-
gard to agricultural relief, the renewal of his
promise to call special session of congress to
deal with this question without unnecessary
delay is ample assurance on this subject This
is true because the proper place for Mr.. Hoover
to give expression of his views on this subject
is in his message to the congress called specica-
~ for the purpose Of dealing with the problem.
But If agriculture wanted some special re-assur-
ance of his position, this is found in his decara-
ton in favor of only limited" changes in the
tariff. By this we may be assured that Mr..
Hoover will effectively combat the efforts of
manufacturer for general increase in tariff
rates and thereby nullify the benefits of the
proposed increases in rates on agricultural pro-
ducts-Mabe Moreaux.
THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS
Tow seven young men lived on $1.46 per
week over period of three months away
back in 1888 is one of the tales re-
vealed by record now in files of the Minneso-
ia Historical Society. Either young men of that
period were not so hungry or the cook was
"very good manager"
William w. Pendergast, pioneer of Hutchin-
son, kept the record which is an expense account
for work crew. He failed to set down the
menu but designates among the supplies bought
five and one-half barrels of -four at $1,000 a