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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1922)
Hard inn to Start Drive to Enforce Prohibition Laws Farm Credits. Transportation, Child Labor and Immigra tion Other Subjects Dis cussed in Message. <r«mtinant Vrsm l*wf One ) mendatlons to the senate and house member* assembled In joint session in the hall of the house. Ills hearers responded particularly to his discus sion of rural credits and the Ameri canUatlon of aliens. There was a craning of ncckk when the president launched into his dls discussion of prohibition enforcement, end some of his declarations on the subject—that suggesting the rigorous and literal enforcement of the dry luw would concentrate public attention on any requisite modification—was ap plauded. Abstract of Hording's' Message to Congress Washington, Deo. »—The president began bis address by calling the atten tion of congress to general world con ditions, which, he said, still were seri ously disturbed us a result of the Mr, lie asserted that "the Inevitable readjustment of the social and eco nomic order is not more than barely begun" and continued: "There never again will be pre cisely the old order; indeed, 1 know of no one who thinks it to be desir able. For out of the old order came the war Itself und the new order, established and made secure, never will permit its recurrence. Test of Civilization. "It is no figure of speech to suy we have come to the te$t of our civili zation. The world has been passing — is today passing—through a gTent crisis. The conduct of war itself is not more difficult than the solution ot the problems which necessarily fol low. 1 am not speaking at this mo ment of the problem in Its wider as pects of world rehabilation or of In ternational relationships. The refer ence is to our own social, financial and economic problems at home These things aro not to ho considered solely as problems apart from all International relationship, but every nation must be able to carry on for itself, else Its international relation ship will have scant importance. "Doubtless our own people have emerged from the world war tumult less Impaired than most belligerent powers: probably wo have made larg er progress toward reconstruction. . Had we escaped the coal and railway strikes, which had no t-x , cuse for their beginning, and less jus tlficatlon for their delayed settlement, we should have done Infinitely better. Hut labor wan insistent on holding | to the war heights, and heedless forces of reaction sought the pre war levels, and both were wrong. First Distress. "The railway atrike accentuated the difficulty of the American farmer. | The first distress of readjustment came to the farmer, and It will not be a readjustment fit to abide until he Is relieved. The distress brought to the farmer does not affect him alone. Agricultural lllfurtune is a national ill tort une . "This congress already has taken cognizance of tho misfortune which precipitate deflation brought to Amer ican agriculture. Your measures of re lief and the reduction of the federal reserve discount rste undoubtedly saved the country from widespread disaster. The very proof of helpful ness already given is the strongest argument for the permanent establish ment of widened credits heretofore temporarily extended through the war finance corporation. "The farm loan bureau, which al ready has proven its usefulness through the federal land banks, may well have its powers enlarged lo pro vide ample farm production credits as well as enlarged land credits. It is entirely practical to create a dtvi slon in the federal land banks to deal witli production credits, with the Urn itations of time adjusted to the farm turnover as the federal reserve sys tern provides for the turnover in the manufacturing and mercantile world Special provision must be made for livestock production credits, and the limit of land loans may be safely en larged. Various measures are pend ing before you, and the best Judg ment of congress ought to be ex pressed In a prompt enactment at the present session. "But American agriculture needs more than added credit facilities. The credits will help to solve the pressing problems growing out of war—in tinted land values and the drastic de flation of three years ago. but per manent and deserved agriculture good forture depends on better and cheaper transportation. Here Is an outstand Ing problem demanding the most rigid consideration of the congress and the country. . . . "In the last half of the year now c’os ing the railways, broken in carrying capacity because of motive power and rolling stock out of order, though in sistently declaring to the contrary, embargoed his shipments, or denied him cars when fortunate maikets were calling. Too frequently trans portation failed while perishable products were turning from possible profit to looses counted in tens of millions. “1 know of no problem exceeding in importance this one of transporta tion. . . , We have built 40 per cent NEW \'ORK OMAHA MINNEAPOLIS Even the Prices on These Stout Dresses Have Been “Slenderized" This is really a double opportunity. 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W hen wo contemplate the inadequacy of today, it is easy to believe that the neat few decades will witness the paralysis of our trans portation—using social scheme or a complete reorganisation on some new basis.” Railway Feeder. ■'Manifestly, we have Heed to begin on plans to co-ordinate all transport*- I tlon facilities. We should more ef- ( feetively connect up our rail lines j with our carriers by sou. We ought to reap some benefit from the hun dreds of millions expended on Inland waterways, providing our capacity to utilize as well as expend. 5\ e ought to turn the motor truck into a rail way feeder and distributor instead of a destroping competitor. . . . "This transportation problem can not be waved aside. The demand for lowered costs on farm products and basic materials can not bo ignored. Kates horizontally iporeased to meet increased wage outlays during the war inflation nre not easily reduced. When some very moderate wage re ductions were effected last summer there was a 5 per cent horizontal re- | d tlon In rates. I sought at that ; time, in a very informal way. to have , the railway managers go before the Interstate commerce commission and agree to a heavier reduction on farm products and coal and other basic commodities, and leave unchanged the freight tariffs which a very large portion of the traffic was able to bear Neither the managers nor thef com mission sought fit to ndopt the sug gestion, so we had the horizontal re duetion too slight to be felt by the higher class cargoes and too little to benefit the heavy tonnage calling most loudly for relief. Fair Beluni. "Hallways are not expected to ren der the most essential service in our social organization without a fair re turn on capital invested, hut the gov ernment has gone so far in the regu lation of rates and rules of operation that It has the responsibility of point ing the way to the reduced freight costs so essential to your national welfare. “Government operations does not alTord the cure. . . . Clearly the managers are without that inter-car rier, co-operative relationship so high ly essential to the best and most economical operation. They could not function In harmony when the strike threatened the paralysis of all rail way transportation . . . "f remind you that congress pro vided a joint commission of agricul tural Inquiry which made an exhatis five Investigation of car service and transportation and unanimously re commended in Its report of October 15, 3 921, the pooling of freight tars under a central agency. This report well deserves your serious consider ation. . . . Insufficient rower. "In a previous address to the con gress I called vour utenalon to the Insufficiency of power to enforoe the decisions of the railroad labor board. Carriers have ignored its decisions on the one hand and railway workers have challenged its decisions by a strike on the other hand. "The labor board itself is not so constituted «s best to serve the public interest. With six partisan members on a board of nine, three partisans ! nominated by- the employes and three j by the railway managers, it is in- j evitable that the partTsnil viewpoint j is maintained throughout the bear- i ings and in decisions handed down. “I am well convinced that the func tions of tliis tribunal could be much better carried on here In Washington than were it to be a separate tribunal There ought to be contact with the ; Interstate Commerce commission. .Suggested Substitution. “The substitution of a labor division in tlie Interstate Commerce commis sion, made up from its membership, to hoar and decide disputes relating to wages and working conditions which have failed of adjustment by proper committees created by the railways and their employes, offers a more effective plan. . “Tills suggested substitution will involve a necessary increase in the membership of the commission, prob ably four, to const.tute the labor di vision. If the suggestion appeals to the congress, it will be well to specify that the labor division shall be cod. stituted of representatives of the four rate making territories, thereby as suring a tribunal conversant with the conditions which obtain in the dif ferent rate making sections of the country. “I wish I could bring to you the precise recommendation for the pre vention of strikes which threaten the welfare of the people and menace cub lie safety. It is an inadequate gov. ernment that lacks the genius and the courage to guard against such a menace to vulture as we experienced Inst summer. • . . Public interest demands that ample power shall be conferred upon the labor tribunal, ! whether it is the present board or the j suggested substitute, to require its rulings to be accepted by both parties to a disputed question. "Let tgiere be no confusion about j tin purpose of the suggested confer inent of the power to make the de i visions effective. There van be no de | nial of constitutional rights to either ! railway workers or railway managers, j Klght to l abor. “No man can lie denied his right to labor when and how he chooses, or cease to labor when he so elects, but, since the government assumes to safeguard his interests while employed in any essential public service, tlie security of society itself demands his retirement from the service shall not be so timed and related as to effect the destruction of that service. "During its longer session the pres ent congress enacted a new tariff law The protection of the American stand ards of living demanded the insurance it provides against the distorted con ditions of world commerce. No one contemplates commercial aloofness nor any other aloofness con tradictory to the best American tra dition of lofty human purposes. War made us a or ditor nation. We did not seek an excess possession of the world's gold, and we have neither desire to profit unduly by Its posses sion nor permanently retain it. We do not seek to become an international dictator because of its power. “We would rejoice to help rehabi tate currency systems and facilitate all commerce which does not drag us to the very levels of those we seek to lift up. “Whllo T have everlasting faith in our republic, it would be folly, Indeed, to blind ourselves to our problems at home. Abusing the huspitality ot' our shores are the advocates of revolu tlon, finding their deluded followers among those who take on the habili ments of Americans without not knowing the American soul. “There is a call to make the alien respect our Institutions, while he ac cepts our hospitality . . . let men who are rending the moral fiber of the republic through easy contempt for the prohibition law because they think it restricts their personal liberty, re member that they set the example and breed a contempt for law which will ultimately destroy the republic. Nalion-Wide Scandal. “Constitutional prohibition has been adopted by the nation. It is the su pteme law of the land. In plain speaking there are conditions relating to its enforcement which savor of ua tion-wide scandal. It is the most de moralizing factor in our public life. “Most of our people assumed that the adoption of the ISth amendment meant the elimination of the question from our politics. 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Such a course conforms with the law and saves the humiliation of the government and the humiliation of our people before the world and chal bnges the destructive forces engaged in widespread violation, official cor ruptlon and individual demoralization "The eighteenth amendment in volves Ihe concurrent authority of stale and federal government for the enforcement of the policy it defines. A certain lack of definiteness, thorough division of responsibility is thus introduced. In order to bring aliout a full understanding of duties and responsibilities as thus distrib uted, ! propose to invite the governors of the states and territories, at an early opportunity to a conference with -the federal executive authority. Out |of the full and free considerations which will thus be possible, it is be lieved. will emerge a more adequate I comprehension of the whole problem, arid definite policies of national and state co-operation in administering Ihe laws. "There arc pending bills for the registration of Ih- alien who has come to our shores. I wish the passage of such an act might be expedited . . . ISeforo enlarging the Immi gration quota, wo had better provide registration for aliens, those now here or continually pressing for admission, ami establish our examination boards abroad, to tn.tko tire of desirables only. “Our program of admission nntl treatment of immigrants, is very inti mately related to the educational policy of the republic. It ta Uio es pecial obligation of the federal gov eminent to devise means and tilec tively assist tu tla' education of the new comer from foreign lands, so that the level of American education may be made the highest that Is hu manly possible. “Closely related to this problem of education is the abolition of child la bor. Twice congrcm has attempted the correction of tlie evils, incident to child employment. The decision of the supreme court has put this prob lem outside the proper domain of fed oral regulation until the constitution Is so amended to give the congress the indubitable authority. I reaommei l the submission of such an amend ment. “We have two schools of thought relating to amendment on the slitutton. One need not be comniittcil^^ to iho belief that amendment 1* weakening t tic fundamental law or that exc essive amendment is essential to mot* every epheraereal cvlilm. Wo ought to amend to meet the demands of tha people, when sanctioned by d liberate public opinion. '‘One year 1 suggested tKe submls sisuu of an amendment so that wo nlay lawfully restrict the Issues of tax exempt securities, and I renew that recommendation now. Tax exempt se curities'are drying up the sources of federal taxation and they are en couraging unproductive and extrava gant expenditures by states and mu nicipalities. “ . . . Reclamation and irrigation projects, where waste land may h« orale available for settlement and productivity, are worthy of your fa vorable consideration." lice Want Ads produce results. Coupon ,€Au & Co. Afternoon Frocks Repriced for the Holiday Season Now From— $25 to $98 The circular and the straight silhouettes, are encouraged in these newest frocks for afternoon wear. They also indulge in soft becoming silk crepes of every variety in shades of browns, blues and blacks. The trimmings of rich embroideries, beads, contrasting shades and silk braids make them doubly attractive to us. These new prices are to your advantage. Christmas Remnant Sale of Silks and Dress Goods One to five-yard lengths of the season’s most fashionable and best selling ma terials. Canton crepes, satin crepes, crepe de chines, tub silks, kimona and lin ing silk. Poiret twills, tricotines, poplins, duvetyns, coatings and skirtings. Prices Never Quite So Low Women who have attended other Christ mas remnant sales know that they can ex pect really exceptional values. Choice new rpaterials, all from regular stock. The Selection Is Unusually Large Here Are Some of the Exceptional Values Priced by the Remnant 1% yards of orchid radium for $ 2.65 3% yards white crepe de chine for $ 2.15 31-6 yards black satin crepe for $ 2.15 4 yards heavy navy Canton for $ 7.50 4% yards taupe chiffon silk velvet $15.00 4 yards navy satin duvetyne for $ 8.95 2i/4 yards brown veldyne for $ 6.95 3Vo yards Oxford coating for $ 8.75 2% yards brown chinchilla for $ 6.85 4i/o yards navy wool taffeta for $ 5.45 31/2 yards Sorrento marventine for $12.50 One Hundred Rem nants of Novelty Silks (Vi, to 1/3-yard lengths), suitable for bags, cami soles, trimmings— 29c each Two Hundred Rem nants of Novelty Silks (¥4. to V^-yard lengths), materials of the very highest grade— 49c each Saturday Morning at Nine O'clock Come Early—You'll Not be Disappointed Nowadays One’s practical gift things extend to the giving of a dainty bras siere. There are lovely ones of brocaded silks and satins, others in lace and again, those of plain cotton brocades. Many have the elastic b&nd at waistline to keep them from slip ping up. Priced 59c and Up Corset Section Hair Nets 40c a Dozen Single mesh Sonia nets, either cap or frirtge style in dark, medium and light brown, blonde and auburn. Specially priced Saturday, 40c a dozen. Notion Section If She Enjoys the Out-of-Doors A wintry scarf would make a delightful gift. There are those new brushed silk ones that come in henna, blue, brown, orchid and tan colorings. And then there are the woolen plaids, and stripes that are shown in an inter esting variety of shades. The prices are most reasonable. Third Floor Christmas Cards, Mottoes and Calendars Artistically d e s igned greetings with the pleasantest o f senti ments. Hand-tinted cards, 10c to 50c a box. In large sizes for $1 a box. Greeting cards with en velopes, in hundreds of styles, from 3c to 50c each. Mottoes from 40c to $3. well-known writers have contributed appropriate sentiments. The framed parchments are espe cially lovely. Second Floor Gift Gloves From France The distinction of the finest French kid gloves from Trefousse at a moderate cost. Two-clasp pique sewn styles in fashionable brown, beaver, gray, pastel, white and black are $4 a pair. The single clasp style, $2.75. Flannelette Sleeping Garments For Women and Children Women’s Flannelette Slipover Gowns,with long or short sleeves, white and colors, $2. Flannelette Gowns, made pajama style or yoke back and front, $2.25. Two-Piece Flannelette Pajamas, slipover style or buttons, $2.25. Children a Flannelette Specials Gowns 98c—White, white with tiny pink rose border and pink and blue stripes. Sizes 4 to 14 years. Sleeping Garments 98c—White flannel ette, in sizes 2 to 6 years. Colors in sizes 8 to 14 years. Sorosis Slippers Specially Priced Four smart styles for both street and dress wear. Patent leather oxfords and two-strap slippers with military heels and turn soles. Dull kid oxfords and two-strap slippers with military heels and turn soles. Saturday $7.85 One lot of dress slippers in broken sizes, including patent leathers, kids and satins. Saturday $5.00 One hundred pairs of men's imported English plaid slippers with leather soles. Very special for $1.45 a pair. Main Floor