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1—Model of S250,000 war niemorl ul for University of Texas being sculp tured by Pompeo Copplul. 2—Chemist of municipal health department analyzing Christmas candies, us is being done in all cities. 3—Archbishop George W. Mundelein of Chicago, who may be made a cardinal at the secret consistory December 20. Great Britain Is Disturbed by Information That Germany Is Arming for War. JOHNSON’S KEYNOTE SPEECH By EDWARD W. PICKARD G REAT Britain Is just realizing the truth of what France 1ms been asserting for months, namely, that Germany is rapidly and sys tematically preparing for a war of revenge. The British government, press and public are viewing the situa tion with considerable alarm. Seem ingly authentic reports state that since October, 1022, three months be fore the occupation of the Ruhr, the Germans have been recruiting, train ing and rearming large numbers of- men far In excess of the stipulations of the Versailles treaty. France is Informed that Germany already lias enough cannon to equip from forty to sixty divisions, and that her factories are working overtime turning out more armaments. For a long time the Ber- : Un government has kept the allies from checking up on the Btrength of the Gorman forces, and the allied military commission has been unable to function. A Reuter’s dispatch says : “British officials, however, feel that Germany is not able at present to arm the large number of men she is train ing, In the event of mobilization, with the necessary artillery, owing to the French being In possession of her principal industrial and munitions area In the Ruhr.” It may well be that the rest of the world will yet admit thnt the French occupation of the Ruhr was wise, expedient and Justified. It has just been revealed that the Germans on Jan. 10 arrested a French captain ten yard3 beyond the Swlss- Germnn frontier on charges of espion age, nnd Berlin has determined to put him on trial in Leipzig next January. The French are arresting Germans as hostages. F OR the time being the German gov ernment is in the hands of the vari ous nationalistic parties, and the So cialists nnd Communists are in eclipse. President Ebert first gave the vacant chancellorship to Dr. Heinrich Albert, whom Americans remember ns the ob noxious chief of propaganda connected with the German embassy in Washing ton during the early years of the war. It wns evident he was to hold the place only until Stresemann could return, nnd he found it impossible to form a ministry thnt would be acceptable. Ebert tentatively decided to dissolve the reiehstng, but changed his mind nnd appointed Adam Stegerwnld chancellor. This former premier of Prussia began to get together a cnbinet based on a coalition of all the right wing parties, but he, too, failed, and the job was given to Dr. Wilhelm Mnrx, lender of the Catholic party and national head of the Catholic School association. Dr. Ktresemnnn agreed to take the portfolio of foreign minister nnd the new cnbinet wns to be backed by n coalition of the Catholics, the Oermnn People’s party nnd the Bavarian Peo ple’s party, with the Socialists prom ising benevolent neutrality. It wns predicted that the new gov ernment would follow rather closely the foreign and finance policies of Stresemann nnd would trent the Com munists nnd Socialists with .severity. Already General von Secckt had or dered the Communist organizations In Germany to disband. Longer hours of work will be Instituted nnd the Indus trial magnates will be helped to re- open their plants In unoccupied Ger many. lierlln’s Communists, under alleged griiers from Moscow, undertook to hold demonstrations’’ in several f#rtx fit the city, and even tried to fagM t/arrlcades just back of Kaiser tSTJUSi#«»'» old palace. The police at- & * % ' * * , sLem In force, with tanks, ar- rttmvr! esw* and machine guns, nnd itKiti theta to rout. sismuneeioent Is made in Warsaw thnt the Polish government has protested to Germany against the return of the former crown prince and also against the stopping of the activi ties of the allied military control com mission, asserting that Poland's secur ity is threatened. F RANCE and her allies are disputing over the disposition of the payments to be made under the recent Franco- German industrial accord. The factory nnd mine owners wish all payments In kind and taxes collected to be applied to the account of Germany with the reparations commission. The French Insist that the net receipts shall be lmnded to the commissiop only after the costs of the forces of occupation In the Ruhr have been deducted. The British and Italians assert all pay ments must go to the commission for apportionment among the allies, nnd they expected that America would take the same view since she has been promised $25,000,000 for the cost of the army of occupation at Coblenz. Belgium, having demanded in vain that Germany pay an Indemnity for the murder of a Belgian officer last year, seized a lot of railway cars nnd engines to make up the amount asked; but Berlin had more Important things to worry about. It is said the Belgian government hopes to take home most of its occupation troops within a few weeks. In some parts of the Ruhr last week there were what were called hunger riots, but authentic reports from the region show there is no shortage of food there to excuse them. Not only are the crops In the Ruhr the best since 1912, but food is being shipped into the Ruhr at the rate of about a thousand carloads a day. Figures com plied mainly from German statistics show that Germany is the only country in the world whore food prices, as figured on a gold basis, are still lower than before the war. S ENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON actu ally launched his pre-convention campaign last week in Chicago, where, speaking at a dinner of real estate men, he laid down his main planks. He declared himself In favor of a soldiers’ bonus act because It was a solemn pledge which must be kept. He held that if the computations of the Treas ury department are correct, this need not prevent the reduction of taxes ad vocated by Secretary Mellon. Said h e: “In round numbers 13,000,000 are paying taxes on Incomes under $10,000. Only 330,000 pay on Incomes exceeding $10,000. By reducing In the manner that has been suggested the taxes of these 13,000,000 wo would reduce the government’s revenue $140,000,000. There Is, affording to figures of the secretary of the treasury, a surplus of $300,000,000. Upon the basis of every computation this surplus Is sufficient to Justify the tnx reduction Immediately to the 13,GOO,000 of our people most needing It nnd to pay also the money required under the adjusted compensa tion act.” Lower freight rates, extension of co operative marketing and development of wuterways were suggested by the senator as aids to agriculture that could be effected. Coming to the subject of foreign rela tions, the senator declared his opposi tion to any policy that would commit tills country to “undisclosed European adventures.\ He alluded to the pro posal for a reparations conference, made by the national government, as “a transparent subterfuge contrived by gentlemen who, huving notoriously tried and having notoriously failed, to get us Into the polities of Europe di rectly through the League of Nations now wish to get us Into the politics of Europe through the indirect road of a participation In European economic af fairs in a conference called by govern ments and consisting of the appointees of governments. “There are alternative policies. The one Is Intervention in Europe to save Europe nnd bring peace nnd order— an lnter\ention dictated by conferences in which we are hut one of many. The other policy Is our own, frankly nnd openly avowed, doing justice to all, wrong to none, neither asking nor re ceiving benefits or profit, retaining our Independence of action uninfluenced by secret conference, undirected by a majority of foreigners; In short, an American policy.” I LLINOIS Democrats are grooming a favorite son for whom they may cap ture the state delegation against A1 Smith, McAdoo or any other candidate. -He is Justice Floyd E. Thompson of the stute Supreme court, .who is held in high esteem. He is only thirty-six years old. George E. Brennan, leader of the Democratic party In Illinois, says of Justice Thompson: “He is a nuin of marked ability nnd high char acter. Ills record is a remarkable one, nnd ills friends consider him presiden tial timber beyond a doubt. If Illinois Is to enter a native son in the presiden tial race, Justice Thompson 1» entitled to serious consideration.” C ONGRESSMAN GEORGE H. TINK- IIAM of Massachusetts, Republican and one of the most consistent foes of the prohibition amendment and the Volstead act, Is ready to introduce In congress a resolution calling for an investigation of the activities of the Anti-Saloon league, especially in New York and Missouri. In a statement is sued by Mr. Tinkhara last week he asserted thnt \vast sums of- money have been used to Influence public opinion in various ways, now entirely unsuspected by the American people, directly to control elections” and “to pay professional organizers and lob byists.” He also said the Anti-Saloon league nnd some of Its state departments and subsidiaries have “openly and flagrant ly violated the national campaign con tributions law nnd the corrupt prac tices laws of several and certain of the states.” T WO coast guard cutters shelled and captured the schooner Tomako, one of the most notorious of the rum-run ning vessels, off the New Jersey coast, nnd In her hold was found William McCoy, called by the government agents the “rum smuggling king,\ He had pockets full of money and defi antly asserted that he and the schooner were within their rights, being taken beyond the three-mile limit. The Tomako was flying the British flag and her seizure is condemned by the Lon don press ns lllegul, high-handed and unjustified and as having “only too much in common with the fanaticism and fury which have accompanied the prohibition movement In the United States.\ U P IN Ottawa a conference between the United States nnd Cunada was held last week for the purpose of de vising means to stop the smuggling of liquor from the Dominion into this country. The details of the meeting were kept secret but it wns asserted that the Canadian cabinet was In full sympathy with the requests and pro posals of the United States. However, some of the things suggested are so far reaching that parliament will have to deal with them. It Is understood that the United States Is asking the refusal by Canada of clearance papers to liquor-laden vessels, the right of search on the lukes, and extradition of boot leggers. R e p r e s e n t a t iv e s of anthracite consuming states met at Harris burg, I’a., on the call of Governor Pln- chot, considered his plan for regulation of the industry through a Joint com mission to be formed under a compact of the „states, and adjourned without action except to call on Pennsylvania to start things by repealing its coal tax and passing remedial legislation. Governor Silzer of New Jersey was the severest critic of the Pincliot plan. E DWIN P. MORROW, who retires from the governorship of Ken tucky in December, will then succeed R. M. Barton on the railroad labor hoard, serving as a member of the pub lic group. Mr. Morrow was offered the place last spring but asked to be per mitted to serve out his term as gov ernor, so Mr. Bnrton was given a re cess appointment by President Harding. F RANCE Is considerably exercised over the reported Itaio-Spanlsli un derstanding by which, it is supposed, Italy aims at supremacy In the Med iterranean. A counter agreement be tween France and Greece Is suggested, and the attention of the United States is called to the alleged fuct that Spain Is working for an Influence over Latin America that would be a virtual de fiance of the Monroe doctrine. port and Import trade. A constant re vision of the tariff by the congress is disturbing and harm ful. T h e present Jaw contains an elastic provision authorizing-, the President to Increase or decrease pres-’ - t schedules not in excess of 50' per centum to meet the difference in cost \of- irutlui-tlon at home and abroad. This Joes not, to my mind, w a r rant a rewrlt-.. jiiti of the whole law, but does m ean, arid /Will be so adm inistered, th a t whenever? the required investigntion’îh o w a th a t in equalities of sufficient im p o rtance ex-st In any schedule, the power to change them should and will be applied. Shipping. The entire well-being of our country is dependent upon transportation by sea and land - Our governm ent during the w ar acquired a large m e rchant fleet which should be transferred, as soon as pos sible. to private ownership’and operation under conditions which would secure two results. F irst, and of prim e importance, adequate m eans for national defense: sec ond. adequate service to American com merce. Until shipping conditions arc such that our fleet can be disposed of advan tageously under these conditions, it will be operated as economically as possible under such plans as may be de'vlsed from tim e to time by the shipping board. W h m ust have a m e rchant m arine which m eets these requirem ents, and we shall have to pny the cost of Its service. Public Improvements. The tim e lias come to resum e in a mod erate way the opening of our Intra- coastal w a te rw a y s, the control of flood w a ters of tlie Mississippi and of the Colora do rivers, the improvement of the w a ter ways from the G reat l-nkes toward the Gulf oT Mexico: and the development of the great power and navigation project of the St l^awrenee river, for which efforts •are now being made to secure the nec essary treaty with Canada Tlie.se proj ects cannot ail be undertaken nt once, but ali should have the imm ediate con sideration of the congress and be adopt ed as fast as plans can be m atured and the necessary funds become available. Railroads. C riticism of the railro a d law has been directed, first, to th e section lay ing dow n the rule by w h ich rate s are fixed, and providing for paym e n t to tlie governm e n t and use of excess e a r n ings; second, to the m e thod for the ad ju s tm e n t of w a g e scales; and third, to tlie a u t h o r i ty p e r m ittin g consolida tions It h a s been erroneously assum e d th a t the act u n d e r tak e s to g u a r a n tee ra i l road earn in g s . The law req u ir e s th a t rates should be Just and reasonable. T h a t has alw a y s beer, th e ru le under w h ich ra te s have been fixed. To mah<e a ra t e th a t does not yield a fair retu r n resu lts in confiscation, and confiscatory rates are of course un c o n s titu tio n a l. Unless the governm e n t ad h e r e s to the rule of m a k jn g a rate th a t will yield a fair retu r n , it m u st abandon ra te m a k ing alto g e th e r . The new and Im p o r tan t featu r e of th a t p a r t of the law is the recap tu r e and red istrib u tio n of excess rates. T h e co n s titu tio n a lity of tills m e thod is now before the Suprem o co u r t for adjudication. T h e ir decision should be aw a ited before a ttem p tin g fu r th e r leg islatio n on • th is subject F u r th e r m o r e , the im p o rtance of tills featu r e will not be g r e a t if consolida tion goes Into effect. The settlem e n t of railro a d lab o r dis putes is a m a tte r of g r a v e public con cern. The labor board w a s e s tab lished to p r o tect the public in the en joym e n t of continuous service by a t tem p tin g to insure Justice betw e e n the com p a n ies and th e ir em p loyees. Tt has been a -—eat help, but is not alto g e th e r sa tisfacto r y to the public, the em p loy ees. or the com p anies. If a su b s tan tial agreem e n t can be reached am o n g the groups interested, there should be no h e s itation In enactin g such agreem e n t into law If it is not reaehed. the labor board m ay very w ell lie left for the present to protect th e public w e l fare Department of Justice. As no revision of the law s of the U n ited S tates has been m a d e since 1878, a com m ission or com m ittee should be created to u n d e r tak e th is w o rk. The judicial council rep o r ts th a t tw o m o re d istric t ju d g e s are needed in the so u th ern d istrict of New Y o rk, one in the n o r th e r n d istric t of G e o rgia, nnd tw o m o re clrhuU .Judges ln-tbOrJCJmult-Court of A p p eals of the E ighth circuit. L é g islation should be considered for this purpose. The n a tio n a l governm e n t has never given ad e q u a te a t ten t io n to Its prison problem s It ought to provide em p loy m e n t in such form s of production as can be used by th e governm e n t, though not sold to the public in com p e tition w ith p r iv a te business, for all p r is o n e r s who can be placed a t w o rk, and for w h ich they should receive a reasonable com p e n sation, availab le for th e ir de pendents Prohibition. ¿ne prohibition am e n d m e n t to tKo C o n s titution requires th e congress and the P r e s id e n t to provide ad e q u a te law s to prevent Its violation It is m y duty to enforce such law s F o r th a t p u r pose a tre a t y Is being n e g o tiated w ith G reat B r ita in w ith respect to the rig h t of search of hovering vessels. To p r e vent sm u g g ling, the coast guard should be g r e a t l v stren g th e n e d , and a supply of sw ift pow e r boats should bn p r o vided T h e m a jor sources of produc tion should be rigidly reg u lated , and every effort should he m a d e to suppress In tersta te traffic. W ith this action on the p a r t of the n a tional governm e n t, and the co-operation w h ich is usually rendered by m u n icipal and sta te a u th o r ities, prohibition should be m a d e effective. F ree governm e n t has no g r e a t e r m e n a c e than disrespect for au t h o r i ty and continual violation of law . It is the duty of a citizen not only to observe the law but to let It be know n th a t he Is opposed to its violation. The Negro. N u m b e red am o n g our population are som e 12,000.000 colored people U n d er our C o n s titution th e ir rig h ts are Just as sacred as those of an y other citizen, ft is both a public and a p r iv a te d u ty to pro tect those rig h ts. The congress ought to exercise all Its pow e rs of p r e vention and punishm e n t ag a in s t the hideous crim e of lynching, of w h ich the negroes are by no m e a n s the sole sufferers, but for w h ich they furnish a m a jo r ity of the victim s Regulatory Legislation. Co-operation with other m aritim e pow ers is necessary for complete protection of our coast w aters from pollution. Plans for this are under way, but aw a it certain experim ents for refuse disposal. Mean time laws prohibiting spreading oil and oil refuse from vessels In our own terri torial w a ters would be most helpful against this menace and sliouid be speed ily enacted. la w s should be passed regulating avi ation. uevlslon Is needed of the laws regulat ing radio interference. Army and Navy. For several years we have been de creasing the personnel of the arm y and navy, and reducing their power to the danger point. F u rther reductions should not bo m ade. The arm y is a guarantee of the security of our citizens a t home, the navy is a guarantee of the security of our citizens abroad Both of these services should be strengthened rather than weakened. Additional planes are needed for the arm y , and additional sub m a rines for the navy. Education and W elfare. Our national governm ent is not doing as much as it legitim ately can do to pro mote the welfare of the people. Our enormous m aterial wealth, our Institu tions, our whole form ‘of society, cannot be considered fully successful until their President Outlines Policies-in His First Message to the • / Lawmakers. IS OPPOSED TO A Against the League of Nations, tut Favors the Establishment of l World’s Court of Justice— I Does Not W ant Further | Railroad Legislation. ! Washington.—President GnnlhlgeJ in his first address to tlie congress, sjid, in part : Since the close of the last congress the nation has lost P r e s id e n t Harding The w o rld knew his kindness und Ills hum a n ity, his g r e a tn e s s and his char acter. He has left his m a rk upon his tory. H e has m ade ju s tice m o re cer tain and peace m o re secure The sur p a s s in g trib u te paid to his m em o ry as he w a s borne across the continent Ba rest a t last a t home revealed the place he held in the h e a r ts of the Am erican people. B u t this is not the occasion for extended reference to tho man or hi8 w o rk. In th is presence, am o n g those who knew and loved him. that is unnecessary. B u t we who w e re us sociated w ith him could not resum e to g e th e r the functions of our office •without p a u s ing fo r a m o m ent, and in his m e m o ry reco n s e c ratin g ourselves to the service of our country. He is gone. Wo rem a in. It is our duty, un der th e inspiration of his exam p le, to ta k e up the burdens w h ich he w a s p e r m itted to lay down, and to develop and su p p o r t the wise principles of g o v e r n m e n t w h ich he represented. Foreign Affairs. F o r us peace reig n s everyw h e re. W e desire to p e r p e tu a te it alw u y s by g r a n ti n g full ju s tice to o th e r s and re q u ir in g of others full Justice to o u r selves. O u r country has one card in a l p r in ciple to m a intain in its foreign policy. It is an A m erican principle It m u st be an A m e rican policy. We atten d to our own aifalrs, conserve our ow n stren g th , and p r o tec t the in terests of our own citizens; b u t wo recognize thoroughly our obligations to help others, rese r v in g to the decision or our own Judg m e n t th e tim e, the place, and the m e th od. W e realize the com mon bond of hum a n ity. W e know the inescapable law of servico. O u r country has definitely refused to adopt and ra ti f y the covenant of the L e a g u e of N ations. We have not felt w a r r a n ted in assum ing the resp o n s ib ili ties w h ich its m e m b ers have ussunied I am not proposing any change in th is policy; neith e r Is the sen a te T h e in c i dent, so far as we are concerned, is closed. World Court. O u r foreign policy has alw a y s been guided by tw o principles. The one is the avoidance of p e r m a n e n t political alliances which w o u ld sacrifice our p r o p e r Independence. T h e other is the peaceful settlem e n t of co n tro v e rsies betw e e n nations. By exam p le and by tre a t y we hnve advocated a r b it r a tio n F o r n e a r ly 25 y e a r s we have been a m e m b e r of The H a g u e trib u n a l, and have long sought the creatio n of a p e r m a n e n t W o rld C o u rt of Justice« I am in full accord w ith both of these policies I -favor tho estab lish m e n t of such a court intended to include the w h o le world. T h a t is, and has long been, an A m erican policy Russia. O u r diplom a tic relations, lately so larg e ly in terru p ted , are now being r e sum e d , b u t R u s s ia p r e s e n ts notable d if ficulties. W e have every desire to see th a t g r e a t people, w h o a r e our tr a d i tio n a l friends resto r e d to th e ir posi tion am o n g the n a tio n s of th« earth . W e have relievod th e ir pitiab le d e s t i t u tion w ith an enorm o u s ch a r ity O u r governm e n t offers no objection to the ca r r y in g on of com m e rce by o u r c i t i zens w ith the people of R u s sia. Our governm e n t does not propose, how ever, to en ter Into relatio n s w ith an o th e r regim e w h ich refu s e s to recognize the san c tity of in tern a tio n a l o b lig a tio n s l do not propose to b a r te r aw a y for the privilege of trad e any of the cherished rig h ts of hum a n ity. I do not propose to m a k e m e rchandise of any A m erican principles. T h e se rig h t s and principles m u s t go w h e rever th e san c tio n s of our governm e n t go. B u t w h ile the favor of A m e rica Is not for sale, I am w ill ing to m a k e very la r g e concessions for the purpose' of rescu in g the people of R u s s ia. A lready en c o u r a g in g evidences of re tu r n in g to th e an c ien t w a y s of society can be detected. B u t m o re are needed. Debts. The current debt and Interest due from foreign governm ents, exclusive of the British debt of $4,600,000.000, is about $7,- 800,000,000. I do not favor the cancellation of this debt, but I see no objection to adjusting in accordance with the prin ciple adopted for the B ritish debt. Our country would not wish to assum e the role of an oppressive creditor, but would m a intain the principle th a t financial ob ligations between nations are likewise m o ral obligations which international faith and honor require .should be dis charged. Fiscal Condition. O u r main problems are dom estic prob lems. Financial stability Is the first requisite of sound governm ent. We can not escape the effect of world conditions. We cannot avoid tho Inevitable results of the economic disorders which have reached all nations. B u t we shall di m inish their harm to U3 In proportion as we continue to restore our governm ent finances to a secure and endurable posi tion. ’ This we can and m u st do. Upon th a t firm foundation rests the only hope of progress and prosperity. From that source m u st come relief for the people T h is botng accomplished by a drastic Sut orderly retrenchm e n t, which is bring ing our expenses within our m eans. The origin of this has been the determ ination of the A.merlcan people, the main sup port has been the courage of those in authority, and the effective method has been the budget system . The result has Involved real sacrifice by departm e n t heads, but it has been made w ithout flinching. This system is a law or the congress. It represents you? will It m u s t bo m aintained, and ought to be strengthened hv the example of your ob servance. W ithout a budget system there can be no fixed responsibility and no constructive scientific _economy. Tariff Law. The present tariff law has accomplished its two main objects. It has \secured an abundant revenue and been productive of an abounding prosperity. Under it the country has had a very largo ex- beneflts reach \the -merit o f every-\'In dividual. -This is not a suggestion th a t the governm e n t should, ’or couid, assume!. for. the; people, the Inevitable burdens. x>f existence. This Is no method 'h y which we can - e ith e r be reliev e d of th e results, of our own folly or-be guaranteed a suc cessful life. There is an\ inescapable per sonal responsibility for the developm e n t of character, of industry, of thrift, and of self-control. These do- not come from the -governm ent, but from the people- them selvcs. B u t the governm ent can and. should alw a y s be expressive of ste a d f a s t determ ination, alw a y s vigilant, to m ain tain conditions under which these vir tues are m o st likely to develop and se cure recognition and rew a rd. T h is is: the A m e rican policy. It is in accordance with this prlnclple- thrit we have enacted laws for the pro tection- of the public health „and have- adopted prolilbjtion in narcotic \drugs and; m toxi.ating liquors. For purposes of na tional uniform ity we ought to provide, by constitutional am endm ent and appro- D-tate legislation, for a lim itation of child labor, and in all cases * u n d er the ex clusive Jurisdiction of the federal gov ernm e n t a minimum .wage law for wom en. which would undoubtedly' find suffi cient power of enforcem ent in tho in fluence of public opinion. Immigration. American institutions rest solely on good citizenship. They were created by people who had a background of self- governm ent. New arrivals should be lim ited to our capacity to absorb them Into the ranks of good citizenship. America, m u st he kept American. For this purpose it Is necessary to continue a policy of restricted im m igration. It would be well to m a k e such im m igration of a selective nature with some inspection a t the source,, and based either on a prior census o r upon tlie record of naturalization , Veterans. No more im p o rtant duty falls on the governm ent of the United States than .the adequate care of its veterans. Those suffering disabilities incurred In the serv ice m u st have sufficient hospital relief and com pensation. Their dependents m u st be supported. Rehabilitation and voca tional training m u st be completed. All of this service m u st be clean, m u st be prom pt and effective, and it m u st be ad m inistered in a spirit of the broadest and deepest human sym p a thy. If investiga tion reveals any present defects of ad m inistration or need of legislation, orders will be given for the im m ediate correc tion of adm inistration, and recommenda.- tions for legislation should be given the highest preference. B u t I do not favor the granting of a bonus. Coal. The cost of coal has becom e u n b e a r ably high. It places a g r e a t burden on o u r in d u s tr ia l and dom e stic life. The public w e lf a re req u ir e s a reduc tion in tho price of fuel. W ith th e enorm o u s deposits in existence, failu r e of supply o u g h t not to be to lerated . Those responsible for th e conditions In this Industry should u n d e r ta k e its re form and free It from a n y ch a r g e o f profiteering. The rep o r t of the coal com m ission w ill he before the congress. It com prises all the facts. It rep r e s e n ts th e m a tu r e d e liberations and conclusions of the best ta le n t and experience th a t ever m ade a n a tional su r v e y of th e production and d istrib u tio n of fuel. T do not favor governm e n t ow n e rship o r operation of coal m ines. The need is for action un d e r p r iv a te ow n e rship th a t w ill secure g r e a t e r co n tin u ity of pro duction and g r e a t e r public p r o tection. Reorganization. *’ A special Joint com m ittee has been; appointed to w o rk out a plan fo r a re organization of the different d e p a r t m e n ts and b u r e a u s of the govern m e n t m o re scientific and econom ical th a n th e present system W ith th e exception o f the consolidation of the W a r and Navy- d e p a r tm e n ts and som e m inor details, the plan has the g e n e r a l sanction o f lue P resident and the cabinet. It is Im p o rtant th a t reo r g a n izatio n be en acted into law a t the p r e s e n t session. Agriculture. «< Aided by th e sound principles ad o p t ed by the governm e n t, th e business o f the co u n try h a s had an extraordinary- revival. Looked a t as a w h o le, th a nation is In the enjoym e n t of re m a r k able prosperity. --.Industry and com - more<vare th r iv in g . F o r th e m o s t p a r t ag r ic u ltu r e is successful, eleven sta p le » - h a v in g risen in value, from ab o u t $5,- 200.000,000 tw o y e a r s ago to ab o u t $7,- 000,000,000 fo r tho c u r r e n t year. B u t « ran g e c a ttle are Btlll low In price, andi some sections of the w h e a t area, not ably M innesota. N o rth D a k o ta, and co- w e st, have m a n y cases of actu a l dis tress. W ith his products not selling- on a p a r it y w ith the p r o d u c ts of in d u s tr y , every sound rem e d y th a t cam be devised should be applied for the- relief of the farm e r. H e represents a. ch a r a c ter a type of citizenship, .and n public necessity th a t m u s t be p r e served and afforded every facility for- reg a in in g prosperity. ' i'he d istress is m o s t acu te among- those w h o lly dependent upon one crop. W h e a t acreag e w a s g r e a tly expanded and has not yet been sufficiently re duced. A la r g e am o u n t is raised for- export, w h ich has to m e e t the com p e titio n in th e w o rld m a r k e t of large- am o u n ts raised on land much cheaper and much more productive. No complicated scheme of retief, no plan for governm ent fixing of prices, no resort to the public treasury will be o f any perm a n ent value in establishing a g riculture. Simple and direct methods p u t Into operation by the farm e r him self are; the only real sources for restoration. Muscle Shoals. The governm e n t is undertaking to de velop a great w a ter power project known, as Muscle Shoals, on which It has ex pended m any million dollars. The work Is still going on. Subject to tho rig h t i to retake in tim e of w a r, I recommend.’ that this property with a location fop- auxiliary steam plant and rights of way- be sold. This would end the present bur den of expense, and should return to tho treasury tho largest price possible to se cure. Highways and Forests. H ighw ay and reforestation should con tinue to have the Interest and support of\ _ the governm ent Everyone Is anxious for- good highways. I have made a liberal proposal In the budget for the continuing- ’ paym ent to the states by the federal gov ernm e n t of it share for this ne-essary puhlte Improvement. No expenditure o f public money contributes so much to the national w ealth as for building good: - roads. Reforestation has an im p o rtance f a r above the attention It usually secures. A special com mittee of the senate is” in vestigating this need, and I shall wel come a constructive policy based on, their report. Monroe Doctrine. It is 100 years since our country an nounced the Monroe doctrine. This prin ciple has been ever since, and Is now, one of the main foundations of our foreign re lations. It m u st be m a intained. But in m aintaining It we m u st not forget that a great change has taken place. W e are no. longer a weak nation, thinking m ainly of- defense, dreading foreign imposition. We. are great and powerful. New powers- bring new responsibilities. Our duty then w as to protect ourselves. Added to that, our duty now Is to holp give stability to. the world. W e w ant Idealism. We w a n t th a t vision which lifts men and nations above themselves. These are virtues by ♦ reason of their own m erit. B u t thev m u s t not be cloistered: they m u st not be im practical; they m u st not be ineffective. America has taken her place in the world as a republic—free, independent, power ful. The best service th a t- c a n be ren dered to hum a n ity is the assurance th a t tills place will be m aintained. Better Measure of His Own. Tommy—“Mother, can’t the cook put up my lunch Instead of you doing It?” Mother—“It’s no trouble, my dear.\ Tommy—“I know. But cook’s got a better appetite than you got.”— Boston Transcript. Point of Cure. In the history of man It has been very generally the case, that when evils have grown Insufferable they have touched the point of enre.—E. 9. Chapin. SQUIBS Camels sometimes live to the age of 100 years. Of short-sighted people more are to he fouud in the cities than In the country. • • The manufacture of wooden heels In Chile Is an industry of increasing importance. The quality of the product Is being Improved by Madagascar graphite pro ducers in preference to Increasing the quantity. When He Hit His Thumb. Stlffkms (a neighbor)—Hello, Jones t What are you doing? Laying a car-, pet? Jones (who has jflst struck hia. thumb)— No, you Idiot I The carpet was here when we moved In. I’m just putting the floor under It. Sounds Reasonable. Ì *■' A critic of our churches says that *\ they are “dominated by a lot of old ' hens.” Does he refer to the lay menu bers?—Nashville Southern Lumbers man.'
