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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1923)
Ways to Relieve Farmer Taken 1 Up by Coolidge Government Price Fixing Un wise—Lower Taxes and Freight Rates Urged— Expert Aid Planned. -* (Continued from Page Three) law of the congress. It represents ' your will. It must be maintained, and ought to be strengthened by the « xample of your observance. With out a budget system there can be no f xod responsibility and no construc tive scientific economy. This great concentration of effort by (he administration and congress has brought tile expenditures, exclu sive of the self supporting Postnffice department, down to tS.OOO^UOO.OOO. It is possible, in consequence, to make a large reduction 111 the taxes of ..the people, which is the sole object of nil curtailment. Tills Is treated at greater length In the budget message, and a proposed plan has beer! pre sented in detail in a statement by the secretary of the treasury which has my unqualified approval. I espe cially commend a decrease on earned incomes, and further abolition of ad mission, message, and nuisance, taxes. The amusement and educational val ue of moving pictures ought not to be taxed. Diminishing charges against moderate Incomes from In vestment will afford immense relief, while a revision of the surtaxes will not only provide additional money for capital investment, thus stimulat ing Industry and employing more la bor, but will not greatly reduce the revenue from that source, and may in the future actually increase It. Being opposed to war taxes In time 1of peace, I am not in favor of excess profits taxes. A very great service could lie rendered through immediate enactment of legislation relieving the people of some of the burden of tax ation. To reduce war taxes is to give every home a better chance. For seven years the people have borne with uncomplaining courage the tremendous burden of national and local taxation. These must both tic reduced. The taxes of the nation must be rediuced now as much as pru dence will permit, and expenditures must be reduced accordingly. High taxes reach everywhere and burden everybody. They bear most heavily upon the poor. They diminish indus try and commerce. They make agri culture unprofitable. They Increase the rates on transportation. They are a charge on every necessary of life. Of all services which the con gress can render to the country. I have 10 hesitancy in declaring this one .o be paramount. To neglect It, to postpone It, to obstruct it by un sound proposals, is to become unwor thy of publio confidence and untrue to public trust. The country wants this measure to have the right of way over all others. Another reform which Is urgent in our fiscal system is the abolition of lie right to issue tax-exempt aecuri ies. The existing system not only lermits a large amount of the wealth •t the nation to escape Its Just bur icn but arts as a continual stimulant to municipal extravagance. This should be prohibited by constitutional imendment. All the .wealth of the •P*® nation ought to contribute its fair hare to the expenses of the nation. TARIFF LAW. The present tariff law' has accom ilished its two main objects. It has <pr'ured an abundant revenue and been productive of an abounding prosperity. Under it the country has had a very large export and Import trade. A constant revision of the tar iff hy the congress is disturbing and harmful. The present law contains an •laetic provision authorizing the pres dent to increase or decrease present schedules not in excess of 50 per cen tum to meet the difference in cost of production at home and abroad. This loes not, to my mind, warrant a re writing of the whole law. but does mean, and will be so administered, that whenever the required investiga don shows that inequalities of suffi cient importance exist in any sched ule, the power to change them should md will be applied. SHIPPING. The entire well being of our coun try is dependent upon tho transpor tation by sea and land. Our govern ment during the war acquired a arge merchant fleet which should »e transferred, ss soon as possible, t<^ private ownership and operation un ler conditions which would secure two results: First, and of prime im portance, adequate means for nation al defense: second, adequate service to American commerce Until ship ping conditions are such that our fleet can be disposed of advantageous ly under these conditions, it will bo operated as economically as possible under such plans as may be devised from time t6 time by the shipping board. We must have a merchant marine which meets these require ments, and we shall have to pay the cost of its service. PUBLIC IMPROVKMKNT8. The time ha* come to resume in a moderate way the opening of our In fracostal waterways; the control of flood waters of the Mississippi and of the Colorado rivers; the Improvement of the waterways front the Great lakes toward the Gulf of Mexico; and the development of the great power and navigation project of the 8t. Lawrence river, for which efforts are / now being made to secure the neces sary treaty with Canada. These proj ects ran not all he undertaken at once, hut all should have the Immedi ate consideration of the congress and lie adopted as fast as plans csn be matured and the necessary funds be come available. This is not Incom patible with economy, for their na ture does not require so much a pub lic expenditure as a capital Invest ment which will be reproductive, as evidenced by the marked Increase In revenue from the Panama canal. Upon these projects depend much fu ture Industrial and agricultural prog ress. They represent the protection of large areas from flood ami the ad dition of a great amount of cheap power and cheap freight by use of navigation, chief of which Is the bringing of ocean-going ships to the Great Lakes. Another problem of allied charac ter la the superpower development of the northeastern states, consideration of which Is proceeding under the di rection of the Department of Com 4 rnerce by Joint conference with the local authorities. RAILROADS. Criticism of the railroad law has been directed, first, to the section lay ing down the rule by which rates are fixed, and providing for payment to the government and use of excess earnings; second, to the method for the adjustment of wage scales; and. third, to the authority permitting con solidations. It hag been erroneously assumed that the act undertakes to guarantee railroad earnings. The law requires that rates should be just and reason able. To make a rate that does not yield a fair return results in confisca tion. and confiscatory rates are of course unconstitutional. Unless the government adheres to the rule of making a rate that will yield a fair return. It must abandon rate making altogether. , The new and Important feature of that part of the law is the recapture and redistribution of excess rates. The constitutionality of this method Is now before the supreme court for adjudication. Their decl slon should be awaited before st tempting further legislation on this subject. Furthermore, the Impor tance of this feature will not be great If consolidation goes Into effect. The settlement of railroad labor dis putes is a matter of grave public con cern. The labor board was establish ed to protect the public In the enjoy ment of continuous service by at tempting to Insure justice between the companies and their employes. it has been a great help, but is not al together satisfactory to the public, the employes, or the companies. If a substantial agreement can be reached among the groups Interested, there .should be no hesitation In enacting such agreement into law. If it Is not reached, the labor board may very well be. left for the present to pro tect the public welfare. The law for consolidations Is not sufficiently effective to be expeditious. Additional legislation Is needed giving authority for voluntary consolidations, l>oth regional and route, and providing government machinery' to aid and stimulate such action, always subject to the approval of the Interstate com merce commission. This should au thorize the commission to appoint committees for each proposed group, representing the public and the com ponent roads, with power to negotiate with individual security holders for an exchange of their securities for those of the consolidation on such terms and conditions as the commis sion may prescribe for avoiding anv confiscation and preserving fair val ues. Should this permissive consoli dation prove Ineffective after a limited period, the authority of the govern ment will have to be directly Invoked. Consolidation appears to he the only feasible method for the main tenance of an adepuate system of transportation with an opportunity so to adjust freight rates as to meet such temporary conditions as now prevail In some agricultural sectlona. Competent authorities agree that an entire reorganization of the rate ‘structure for freight is necessary. This should be ordered at once by the congress. DEPARTMENT OF Jl'STICE. As no revision of the laws of the United States has been made since 1*78, a commission or committee should be created to undertake this work. The judicial rounclL reports I hat two more district Jmfees are needed In the southern district of New York, one In the northern dis trict of Georgia, and two more cir cuit judges In the circuit court of appeals of the Eighth circuit. Legis lation should be considered for this purpose. It is desirable to expedite the hear ing and disposal of cases. A commis sion of federaj Judges and lawyers should be created to recommend legis lation by which tho procedure in the federal trial courts may be sim plified and regulated by rules of court, rather than by statute; such rules to be submitted to,the congress snd to be In force until annulled or modified by the congress. The su preme court needs legislation revising rnd simplifying the laws gqgernlng review by that court, and enlarging the class of raecvs of too little public Importance to be subject to review. Such reforms would expedite the transaction of the business of the courts. The administration of Jus tice Is likely to fall if It be long de layed. The national government has never given .adequate attention to its prison problems. It ought to provide em ! ployment In such forms of production ' as can be used by the government, ! though not sold to tho public In com petition with private business, for all prisoners who can be placed at work, anl for which they should recelvs'a ■ easonable compensation, available , tor their dependents. ^ Two Independent reformatories are needed; one for the segregation of women, and another for the segrega tion of young men serving their first •“ntenee. The administration of Justice would be facilitated greatly by Including In the bureau of Investigation of the De partment of Justice a division of criminal Identification, where there would he collected this Information which Is now Indispensable In ths sup wemdon of crime. PROHIBITION. The prohibition amendment to the constitution requires the congress and the president to provide adequate laws to prevent Its violation. It 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 hovering vessels. To prevent smuggling, ths coast guard should be greatly strengthened! and a supply of swift power boats should be provided. The major sources of production should be rigidly regu lated, and every effort should be made to suppress Interstate traffic. With this action on the part of the national government, and the co-oper ation which la usually rendered by the municipal and state authorities, prohibition should be made effective. Free government hns no greater men ace than disrespect for authority and continual violation of luw. It Is the duty of a citizen not onl yto observe the law but to let it be known that he Is opposed to Its violation.'' THE NEGRO. Numbered among our population are some 12,000,000 colored people. Under our constitution their rights sre Just as sacred as those of any other citizen. It la both a public and a private duty to protect those rights. The congress ought to exercise all Its powers of prevention and punishment against the hideous crime of lynch ing, of which the negroes are by no means the sole sufferers, t)Ut for which they furnish a mapority of the victims. Already a considerable sum is ap propriated to give the negroes voca tional training in agriculture. About half a million dollars is recommended for medical courses at Howard uni versity to help contribute to the edu cation of BOH colored doctors needed each }ear. On account of the migra tion of large numbers Into Industrial centers. It has been proposed that a commission be created, composed of members from both races, to formu late a better policy for mutual under standing and confidence. Such an effort is to be commended. Everyone would rejoice in the accomplishment of the results which It seeks. But tt is well to recognize that these dlffl cutties are to a large extent local problems which must be worked out by mutual forbearance and human kindness of each coninfunlty. Such a method gives much more promise of a real remedy than outside Inter ference. CIVIL KKKVH'K. The maintenance and extension of the classified civil service is exceed ingly important. There are nearly 550.000 persons In the executive Civil service drawing about $700,000,000 of yearly compensation. Four-fifths of these are in the classified service. This method of selection of the em ployes of the United States Is espe cially desirable for the Postoffice de partment. The civil service commis sion has recommended that postmas ters at first, second and third classes offices be classified. Such action, ac companied by a repeal of the four year term of office, would undoubted ly be an Improvement. I also recom mend that the field force for prohibi tion enforcement be brought within the classified civil service without covering the present membership. The beat method for selecting public serv ants is the merit system. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Many of the departments in Wash ington need better housing facilities. Some are so crowded that their work is impeded, others are so scattered that they lose their identity. While I do not favor at this time a general public building law, I believe it fs now necessary, In accordance with plans already sanctioned for a unified and orderly system tar the develop ment of this city, to begin the carry ing out of those plans by authorizing the erection of three or four buildings most urgently reeded by an annual appropriation of $5,000,000. REGULATORY LEGISLATION. Co-operation with other maritime power* 1* necessary for complete pro tection of our coast waters from pol lution. Plans for this are under way, hut await certain experiments for refuse disposal. Meantime laws pro hibiting spreading oil and oil refuse from vesseis In our own territorial waters would be most helpful against this menace and should be speedily enacted. I,aws should be passed regulating aviation. Revision Is needed of the laws regu lating radio Interference. legislation and regulations estab lishing load lines to provide safe loading of vessels leaving our ports are necessary and recodlficatlon of our navigation laws la vital. Revision of procedure of the fed eral trade commission will give more constructive purpose to this depart ment. If our Alaskan fisheries sre to be saved from destruction, there must be further legislation declaring a gen era! policy and delegating the author ity to make rittes and regulations to an administrative body. ARMY AND NAVY. . For several years we have been decreasing the personnel of the army and navy, and reducing their power to the danger point. Further reduc tions should not he made. The army Is a guarantee of the security of our citizens at home; the navy is a guar antee of the security of our citizens abroad. Both of these services should he strengthened rsther than weak ened. Additional planes are needed for the army, and additional sub marines for the navy. The defenses of Panama must be protected. We want no more competitive arma ment*. We want no more war. But we want no weakness that invites Imposition. A people who negtect their natlohal defense are putting In Jeopardy their national honor. INSULAR POSSESSIONS. Conditions In the Insular posses sions on tho whole have been good. Their business has been reviving. They are being administered accord ing to law. The effort has tha full support of the administration. Such recommendations as may coma from their people or their governments should have the most consldsrate at tention. education and welfare. Our national government Is not do ing as much as It legitimately can do to promote the welfare of the peo ple. Our enormous material wealth, our Institutions, our whole form of society, can not be considered fully successful until their benefits reach the merit of every Individual. This Is not a suggestion that the govern ment should, or could, assume for the people the Inevitable burdens of existence. There Is no method by which we can either be relieved of the reaulta of our own folly or be guaranteed a successful life. There is an Inescapable personal responsi bility for the development of charac ter, of Industry, of thrift, and of self control. These do not come from tho government, but from the people themselves. But the government can and should nlwaya l* expressive of steadfast determination, always vig ilant, to maintain condltlona under which these virtues are most likely to develop and secure recognition and reward. Thl* Is the American policy. It Is In accordance with thl* prin ciple that wo have enacted lows for the protection of the public health and have adopted prohibition In par ootlc drugs and Intoxicating liquors. For purposes of national uniformity ws ought to provide, by constitution al amendment and appropriate legisla tion. for a limitation of child labor, and In all cases under the exclusive Jurisdiction of the federal govern ment a minimum wage law for women, whloh would undoubtedly find sufficient power of enforcement In the Influent* of public opinion. Having In mind that education Is peculiarly n local problem, anj that it should always he pursued with the largest freedom of choice by students und parents, nevertheless, the fed eral government might well give the benefit of Its counsel and encourage men! more freely In this dlrscllon. If anyone doubts the neotl of concerted action by the states of the nuttop foi President Coolidge Today Told Congress: By International Sertlce. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. America wants and stands Milling: to help other nations, but ran best serve herself and the world by re maining free, independent and pow erful. He favors America entering the world court, with such reservations as will make it clear we shall not adhere to the league of nations. The league is a dead issue so far as America is concerned. There should be no cancellation of foreign debts. Russia should not be recognized un til she ar know ledges her just debts and ceases opposition to our institu tions. ' DOMESTIC AFFAIRS. lie strongly approves the Mellon program of tax reduction as written. He is not in favor of a soldiers' bonus, Congress should act at once to com pel a revision of freight rales. Tlie nation’s railroads should be permitted to voluntarily ronsolidale into regional systems, which is the final solution of the railroad prob lem. The railway labor board should be left alone until a better method Is provided for dealing with labor dis putes. The tariff should not he tinkered with. Tile government should sell its ships and get nut of the shipping business as quickly as possible. Tlie coast guard should be strength ened lo prevent rum smuggling, and all citizens should obey the dry laws. Postmasters and prohibition agents should be placed uflder civil service. The army and navy should be in creased in size and power.* Immigration should he rigidly re stricted and aliens registered. The constitution should be amend ed in prohibit rhild labor and tha Is suance of tax exempt securities. Tlie government should extend egsy credit and marketing facilities to tlie fanner and then allow him to work out his own salvation. Muscle Shoals should be sold to the highest bidder. The president should bd clot lied with power to take emergenry action In roal strikes. Waterways should be Improved from the Great Inkes to the Gulf, and the St. Lawrence river project pushed to completion. lawn should be passed regulating aviation and radio. A commission should be formed to promote better understanding be tween whites and negroes in this country. this purpose. It is only necessary to consider the appalling figures of Il literacy representing a condition which does not vary much In all parts of the union. I do not favor the making of appropriations from the national treasury, to be expended di rectly on local education, but I do consider it a fundamental requirement of national activity which, accompan ied by allied subjects of welfare. Is worthy of a separate department and a place in the cabinet. The humani tarian aide of government should not he repressed, hut should be culti vated. Merto Intelligence, however, la not enobgh. Enlightenment must be ac companied by that moral power which la the product of the home and of re ligion. Real education and true Wei fare for the people rest Inevitably on this foundation. Jl-hlch the govern ment can approve and command, hut which the people themaeivea must create. i IMMIGRATION. American Institutions rest solely on good citizenship. They were cre ated by people who had a background of self-government. New arrivals should be limited to our capacity to absorb them Into the ranks of good citizenship. America must be kept American. For this purpose. It la necessary to continue a policy of re stricted Immigration. It would be well to make such Immigration of a selective nature with some Inspection at tjie source, and based either on a prior census Or upon the record of naturalization. Either method would Insure the sdmlsslon of those with the largest capacity and best Intention of becoming citizens. I am convinced thnt our present economic and social conditions warrant a limitation of those to be admitted. We should find additional safety In a law requir ing the Immediate registration of all aliens. Those who do not want to be partakers of the American spirit ought not to settle In America. VETERANS. v No more Important duty fall* on the government of the United State* thad the adequate care of It* veter ans. Those suffering from disabilities Incurred In the service must have sufficient hospital relief and compen sation. Their dependents mutt be supported. Rehabilitation and voca tional training must be completed. All of this service must be clean, must be prompt and effective, and It must be administered In a spirit of the broadest and deepest sympathy. If Investigation reveals any present defects of administration or need of legislation, orders will lie given for the Immediate correction of adminis tration and recommendations for leg islation should be given the highest preference. At present there are *,500 vacant beds In government hospitals. I rec ommend that all hospitals tie author ized at to receive and care for, without hospital pay, the veteran* of all wars needing such care, whenever there are vacant beds, and that Im mediate steps tie taken to enlarge and build new hospitals to serve all such cases. The American legion will present to the congress a legislative program too extensive for detailed dlseusston here. It Is a carefully matured plan. While some of It I do not favor, with much of It I am In hearty aecord, and I recommend that a most pains taking effort be made to provide rem edles for any defecfa In the adminis tration of the present laws which' their experience has revealed. The attitude o^ the government toward tt\aae proposals should be one of gen erosity. Rut I do not favor the grant ing of a lam us. COAIi. The iost of coni has become unbear ably high It places a great burden on our Industrial Hnd domestic Ilfs. Tit# public welfare requires a reduc tion In the price of fuel. With the enormous deposits In existence, fail ure of supply ought nut to lie toler ated Those responsible for the con dltions In this industry should under take its reform and free it from any charge of profiteering. The report of the coal commission will be before the congress, it com prises all the facts. It represents the mature deliberations and conclusions of the best talent and experience that ever made a national survey of the production and distrtoutlon of fuel. I do not favor government owenrshlp or operation of coal mines. The need is for action under private owner ship that will secure greater continu ity of production and greater' public protection. The federal government probably has no peacetime authority to regulate wage*, prices, or profits In coal at the mines or among deal ers. but by ascertaining and publish ing facts it can exerciae great influ ence. The source of the difficulty in the bituminous coal" fields is the inter mlttence of operation which causes great waste of both capital and labor. That part of the report dealing with this problem has much significance, and is suggestive of necessary reme dies. By amending the car rules, by encouraging greater unity of owner ship, and possibly by permitting com mon selling agent* for limited dls tricts on condition that they accept adequate regulation* and guarantee that competition between district* be unlimited, distribution, storage, and continuity ought to be Improved. The supply of coal must be con stant. In case of its prospective In terruption, the president shoald have authority to appoint a commission empowered to deal with whatever emergency situation might arise, to *UI conciliation and voluntary arbitra tion, to adjt^ any existing or threat ened controWrsy between the em ployer and the employe when cqj. lectlve bargaining fails, and by con trolling distribution to prevent profi teering In this vital necessity. This .eglslatlon is exceedingly urgent, and essential to the exercise of national luthority for the protection of the people. Those who undertake the responsibility of management or em ployment in this industry do so with the full knowledge that the public in terest is paramount, and that to fall through any motive of selfishness in its service is such a betrayal of duty as warrants uncompromising action by the government. REORGANIZATION. A special Joint committee has been appointed to work out a plan for a reorganization of the different depart ments and bureaus of the government more scientific and economical than the present system. With the excep tion of the consolidation of the War and Navy departments and some minor details, the plan has the gen eral sanction of the president and the cabinet. It is Important that re organization be enacted into law at the present session. AGRICUIVTURE. Aided by the sound principles adopted by the government, the busi ness of the country has had an extraordinary revival. Hooked at as a whole, the nation is In the enjoy ment of remarkable proeperlty. In dustry and commerce are thriving. For the most part agriculture la suc cessful, il staples having risen In value from about $5,300,000,000 two years ago to about $7,000,000,000 for the current year. But range cattle are still low In price, and some sec tions of the wheat area, notably Min neeota. North Dakota and on west, have many cases of actual distress. With his products not selling on a parity with the products of Industry, every sound remedy that can be de vised should be applied for the relief of the farmer. He represents a character, a type of citizenship, and ,* public necessity that must be pre served and afforded every facility for regaining prosperity. The distress Is most scuts among those wholly dependent upon one crop. Wheat acreage was greatly expanded and has not yet been sufficiently re duced. A large amount Is raised for export, which has to meet the com petition In the world market of large amounts raised on land much cheaper and much more productive. No complicated scheme of relief, no plan for government fixing of prices, no resort to the public treasury will be of any permanent value in estab lishing agriculture. Simple and direct methods put Into operation by tha farmer himself are the only real sources for restoration. Indirectly the farmer mutt be re lieved of national and local taxation. He must be aesleted by the reorgan ization of the freight-rate structure which could reduce charges on his production. To make this fully effec tive there ought to be railroad con solidations. Cheaper fertilizers must be provided. He must have organization. His customer with whom he exchangee produi-ts of the farm for thoee of In dustry Is organized, labor la organ* Ixed. business Is organized, and there Is no way for agriculture to meet this unless it, too. Is organised. The acreage of wheat Is too large. Unless we can meet the world market at a profit, we must atop raising for ex port. Organisation would help to re duce acreage. Systems of co-opera tive marketing created by the farm ore themselves, supervised by compe tent management, without doubt would be of assistance, but they ran not wholly solve the problem. Our agricultural school! ought to have thorough courses In the theory of organisation and co-operative market-1 Ing. Diversification Is necessary. Those farmers who raise their living on l heir land are not greatly In diet rest. Such loans as are wisely needed to assist buying stock and other mate rials to start In thla direction should be financed through a government agency as a temporary and emergency expedient. The remaining difficulty ts the dls position of exportable wheat. 1 do not favor the permanent Interference of the government -In thla problem. That probably would Increase the trouble by Increasing production. But It seems feasible to provide govern ment assistance to exports, and au thority Should be given the %Vsr FI nance corporation to grant, In its dis cretion, the most liberal terms of pay ment for fats and grains exported for the direct benefit of the farm. Mt’SCLK SHOAIA The government I* undertaking to develop a great water power project known ae Monde Shoals, on which It has expended many million dollura The work la ellll going on Subject to the right to retake In time of war. f recommend that thta property wit' ■i location for auxiliary ateum plat and rlglita of way be told. Thla woul. end the present burden of expense and should return to the treasury tile largest price possible to secure . While the price is an Important element, there is another considers tion even more compelling. The agri culture of the nation needs a greater supply and lower cost of fertilizer. This is now imported in large quanti ties. The best information I can se cure indicates that, present methods of power production would not be able profitably to meet the price at which these imports can be sold. To obtain a supply from this water pow er would require long and costly ex perimentation to perfect a process for cheap production. Otherwise our purpose would fail completely. It seems desirable, therefore. In order to protect and promote the public welfare, to have adequate covenants that such experimentation be made and carried on to success. The great advantage of low-priced nitrates must be secured for the direct benefit of the farmers and the Indirect benefit of the public In time of peace, and of the government In time of war. If thla main object be accomplished, the amount of money recefved for the property is not a primary or major consideration. Such a solution will Involve com plicated negotiations, and there is no authority for that purpose. I therefore recommend that1 the con gress appoint a small Joint commit tee to consider offers, conduct nego tiations, and report definite recom mendations. By reason of many contributing causes, occupants of our reclamation projects are in financial difficulties, which in some cases are acute. Relief should be granted by deftnlte author ity of law empowering the secretary of the interior in his discretion to suspend, readjust and reassess all charges against water users. Tills whole question is being considered by experts. You will have the advan tage of the facts and conclusions which they may develop. This sltua tion, involving a government- invest ment of more than 1135,000,000. and affecting more than 30,000 water users, is serious. While .relief which Is necessary should be granted, yet contracts with the government which can be met should be met. The es tahlished general policy of these projects should not be abandoned for any private control. HIGHWAYS ANI> FORESTS. Highways and reforest ration should continue to have the Interest and support of the government. Every one Is anxious for good highways. I have made a liberal proposal In the budget for the continuing payment to the states hy the federal government of Its share for this necessary public Improvement. No expenditure of pub lic money contributes so much to the national wealth as for building good roads. Reforestation has sn Importance far above the attention it usually se cures. A special committee of the senate la Investigating this need, and I shall welcome a constructive policy based on their report. It Is 100 years since our country an nounced the Monroe doctrine. This principle has been ever since, and Is now, one of the main foundations of our foreign relations. It must be maintained. But in maintaining It we must not be forgetful that a great change has taken place. We are no longer a weak nation, thinking mainly of defense, dreading foreign Imposi tion. We are great and powerful. New powers bring new responsibili ties. Our duty then was to protect ourselves. Added to that, our duty now Is to help give stability to the world. We want Idealism. We want that vision which lifts men and na tlons aliove themselves. These arc virtues hy reason of their own merit. Dut they must not be cloistered; they must not he Impractical; they must not be Ineffective. The world has had enough of the curse of hatred and selfishness, of de struction and war. It has had enough of the wrongful use of material power. For the healing of the nations there must be good will and charity, confi dence and peace. The time has come for a more practical use' of moral power, and more reliance upon the principle that right makes Its own might. Our authority nmong the na tions must be represented by justice and mercy. It Is necessary not only to have faith, but to make sacrifices for our faith. The spiritual forces of the world make all its final determin ations. 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