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Reorganization
Plans Are Laid
Before Harding
Consolidation of Army anJ
Navy Departmcnti UnJr r.
toooT to Be Feature
t of Sclieme.
Wasliington, Jn, 22. I'hn for
tcoratbUtttoa ' tt the government
department, at worked out by Wal
ler F. Brown, chairman of the joint
congrcitionl commission charged
with that taak, were lid before
Preaitfoat Hiring, but were not
mad Vblic, prndiiiK consideration
bjr tha president and hi cahinet and
their trajuniaaion to eonuren.
The nropotth, liowevtr, are tin
Vrttood to ba preliminary in nature.
They ara aaid to embody rtconi
mendationa for the consolidation of
the War iand Navy department! into
on department to be known at the
Iepartmnt of National Defence and
for creation of a new department to
1 be called,' the Department of Public
i .Welfare.! ,
Id Have Secretary.
epartment of National De-
it has been considered by
wn, would have a secretary
ler that olhciM under-aecre-cli
for war and for navy. The
I that the Department of I.a
consolidatcd with other lu-
in the Deoartment of 1'ublic
e is understood to nave been
nrd. Organized labor and
rs generally nave opposed the
1 out of the Labor department
tnsier 01 Bureaus iu inc w
1 public welfare department and
her departments ts expected to
ie point of controversy in the
ing out of the recommendations,
best information available wa
the principal transferi to be re-
imended were:
Other Transferi.
The bureaus of (rood roads and
arkets from the Department c
ori.-nltiir in iht T"eiar nirnt of
Commerce: the forest service from
the Department of Agriculture to the
Interior department; the patent office
and the bureau of education from the
Interior department to the new Pub
lic Welfare department: the coast
ftuard service from the Treasury to
the Department of National Dciense
and the consolidation of all the secret
service agencies in the Department
oi Justice.
Debate in the senate several days
ego on the work of the commission
developed that practically all the
ivork done thus far had been done
by Mr.. Brown, who was appointed
by the president and designated by
him as chairman.
Beech Camp, M. W. Ar,
Plana Unusual Ceremony
v, ech camp, Modern Woodmen, is
planning the biggest meeting wood
craft in Douglas county has ever
. seen. The occasion-is the installing
of. new officers next Friday, Janu
ary 27, at the Swedish auditorium.
A battalion of-six forester teams, 100
men. under command of Maj. Henry
C. Stafford, will conduct the cere-jiKny.-jfCieJstn
camp foresters of
Elk ,City. under Captain Frey, wil
present the flag; Irvington camp
..foresters, under Captain Miller, will
be honor squad to C. S. Spaulding,
personal representative of Head Con
sul A. R. Talbot; Bennington camp
foresters, under Captain Grau, will
be honor guard to Supreme Organ
izer Ralph Johnson; Omaha camp
120, foresters, under Captain Martin,
will be honor guard to the installing
officer, John S. King; B. and M.
foresters (Omaha), under Captain
Thompson, honor guard to State
Deputy E, ' E. , Kester, and Beech
camp's foresters,' 'under Captain
Borat, will be the official ceremonial
team. -. .'.?- '
All Modern Woodmen of Doug
las county are invited to be present
?nd 600 Woodmen who reside in
Omaha but who belong to camps
scattered all' over the country, are
receiving formal invitations to at
tend. ,
Neighbor Ray J. Sutton, consul
elect, who is responsible for the
monster meeting, plans to make this
year a record-breaker for Beech
camp.
Economies Considered
at Rail Meet at Alliance
Alliance, Neb., Jan. 22. (Special.)
Further economies in railroad op
eration on the Alliance and adjoin
ing divisions of the-Burlington were
discussed by superintendents and
master mechanics of the district at a
special meeting in Alliance. Those
in attendance were General Super
intendent A.C" Smart and Division
Superintendent F. G, Gurley; Super
intendent F. Cone and Master Me
chanic G. ,E. Johnson 'of Sheridan,
Wyo.; Superintendent J. C. Grisin
gcr and Master Mechanic C. E.
Mcltser of Casper, Wyo.; Superin
, tendent, C C. HoiJrf and Master
.- Mechanic C. O. Davenport of Ster
ling, Colo., and L. E. Caldwell of
the general manager's staff at Oma-
lliU V llilC Jfliuvn uw.Hvtf -'
1 clared to be somewhat better than
it was a year ago, tne omciais sw
ed that further economies must be
brought about if the working forc
es are to be saved irom luruici
Medical. Association Is
Formed by Western Doctors
Alliance, Neb., Jan. a special.,
t-u- T..-,.itti : Jictrirt nf the Ne
braska Medical association was or
ganized at a special meeting 01 me
physicians of Box Butte, Scotts
Bluff, 'Morrill and Banner counties,
held at Scottsbluffc Dr. Minor Mor
ris of Alliance was elected presi-
, dent. Dr. F,. Young of Ge ring, vice
president, and Dr. George J. Hand
of Alliance, secretary-treasurer. The
new organization has a large mem
bership and plans to meet twice a
year. At thc.jiext meeting. -to be
held in April, Dr. J. P. Weyrens
of Alliance and Dr. R P. Stoops of
Scottsbluff will give addresses.
Congress Asks Biography
of Late Senator Millard
Postmaster Charles Black received a
. request Saturday, to forward news
papers contain the biography of
the late Senator Joseph 1L Millard
to the joint committee -on printing,
congress of Ununited States, "
Michigan Miners,
Idle Seven Months,
Demand Assistance
Dwalwt tiae t-.... MM
Iron MoimUui, M".h, jn, 2J
To bundled and fifty miner., MU
(or seven months and prtd by the
rrl timet for food and ilolhiug,
walked in groupi to the office ol the
caunly superintendent of poor and
made a pitiable pl'4 for atitance.
"We inut have lood and tluthet;
we must live," they decUred. The
mm were peaceful and ordnly, Li t
demanded help. Some id their
thildren v.eie barrfouted and tht
they had no food to give them at
times.
The men claimed they had been
discriminated agiiit in ohuinin
work at the Ford pUnt and the V0.1
I'laten I'ox saw null. They declared
.residents and strangers were
riven the preference. The men were
told their plea for help would be
given attention.
Aid to Fanners
First Problem
of Conference
Five Days Allotted to Discus
sion of Economic Situation
at National Agricultural
Meeting.
Washington. Jan. 22. Five days
have hern allotted to the national
sericulture conference which meets
Monday to study conditions of the
farmers and suggest remedies.
The program made publis showed
that the acute distress of the
farmers is to he given first considera
tion, after which the conference will
take up consideration of a permanent
agricultural policy designed to avoid
periods of depression such as at
present.
President Harding will open the
conference Monday and will be fol
lowed by Secretary Wallace, who
will outline the purpose of the gath
11 ing.
Representative Anderson, Minne
sota, chairman of the joint congres
sional commission of agricultural in
quiry, will speak on agricultural
prices and the stiuation.
The agricultural situation and sug
gested remedies will be presented
Monday through reports from repre
sentatives of the leading agricultural
regions. A. Sykes of Ida Grove, la.,
will present the situation for the
corn belt; John H. Hagen of Deering,
N. D., for the wheat regions, and
Fred Bixby of Long Beach, Cal., for
the range country.
, , Industries to Follow.
Representatives of allied industries
will follow with discussions telling Oi
the effect of agricultural depression
on other industries. These include
the implement, milking, packing and
fertilizer industries.
The European situation, in its rela
tion to American agriculture, will be
discussed Tuesday by G. F. Warren
of Ithaca, N. Y., followed by Eugene
Meyer, jr., managing director of the
War Finance corporation, on the
financial emergency in agriculture
The financiarpolicy, in its relation K
price levels, will also be niscussen
uesday by Wesley Mitchell ot JNew
York. !
Beginning Tuesday, the afternoons
will be given, over to committee
meetings along the general lines o:
production, financing, transportation
and marketing. The mornings will
be taken up with general sessions.
Discussions from the floor on the
five-minute rule will be permitted at
the close of each conference session.
To Outline Co-Operation.
Fundamentals of co-operative mar
keting will be outlined to the dele
gates Wednesday by G. - Harold
Powell of Los Angeles, and the posi
tion of the independent distributor by
William L. Wagner of Chicago. Tcn
r.iinute discussions of marketing will
also be heard Wednesday from Rob
ert McDougal, president of the
Chicago Board of Trade, among
others. . '
Committees are expected to have
their reports ready Thursday and
Friday. , ' -
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Looking Forward
From a Bulletin of the National City Bank of New York.
The third year has passed slnca the armistice was signed, and
the world ia yet far from restored to normal working conditions,
not to sneak of recovery from the losses sustained in the conflict.
In Europe much work hoe been done for the rebuilding or restora
tion of properties that wero destroyed or that suffered deteriora
tion, and progress has been made in tho reorganization of produc
tion. The railroads are in much better condition than in 1919, the
coal mines have been In part restored and Industry generally, so
far as physical facilities are concerned, is now able to operate In
a fairly efficient manner. Moreover, social conditions are in some
respects notably improved. The revolutionary spirit has subsided,
the people appear to bo willing to work. The crops In Europe west
of Russia were good in 1921, the agricultural class Is doing well,
and in most of the countries on the continent that class is very
powerful in the governments and exercises a conservative
Influence, ,
, The most serious feature of the European situation Is the state
of the currencies, to which we gave some attention last month.
The governments have been running upon a scale of expenditures
ever since the war that they have been unable or unwilling to meet
by taxation, and havu resorted to currency issues to cover the defi
cits, until the position of some of them is critical As yet, the
peoples are not sufficiently impressed with the gravity of the situ
ation to support the governments in necessary measures of reform.
There is unwillingness, both on the parts of the governments and
peoples, to face the stern conditions of the time. Production is re
duced, trade is demoralized, the resources of the peoples are dimin
ished, and until trese difficulties are overcome they must be met
by adjustments in public and private expenditures. The fall of the
German mark, and notice from the German government that it
will not make the January reparations payments in full, has re
opened the reparations question, which, of course, is the paramount
issue in Europe. ,-
Hopeful Signs.
Over and against these disquieting conditions there have been
of late certain important developments, which give promise of sub
stantial relief from some of the burdens of taxation, of better inter
national relations and a better spirit in the world. The interna
tional conference, in Washington, after raising hopes very high,
came to a disappointing conclusion upon the submarines, but this
will not obscure its very substantial achievements. The prospect
ior a settlement of the status of Ireland which will give peace and
the stimulus of new ambitions to the Irish people and at the same
time relieve England from the expense and distraction which the
Irish question has involved is also of large significance. The co
operation and leadership of England is needed in the financial re
habilitation of Europe, and peace with Ireland is an important
condition for its effective participation. Finally, there are signs
in France of a growing appreciation of the necessity for maintain
ing the financial stability of all Europe, giving ground for hope
that at the coming meeting of the supreme council of the allies
some plan will be developed by which the immediate menace in
volved in the reparations situation will be removed." There are
certain facts which must have consideration, whatever the judg
ment may be as to Germany's moral obligations. The state of
world markets is not such as to make it possible for Germany to
build up great export balances at this time, and as a matter of
fact Germany's imports have exceeded its exports : during the
last year. . .. -
Conditions in the United States.
In estimating the outlook for 1922 it is necessary to consider
the causes of the depression and inquire to what extent they have
been removed or are likely to be overcome. The rapid decline of
the European demand for our products is one of the causes. As
compared with the war years, our . exports during the last year
show a great falling off, but, as compared with, years before the
war, they are well above the latter in the aggregate, although not
in all lines. Exports of cotton for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1921, were about 3,000,000 bales below the average of the five
years next preceding the war, which is a sufficient explanation of
the great fall in price of that commodity. .
It cannot be confidently affirmed thlt the foreign demand
for our products will increase in 1922 or even be maintained at
the level of the last year. As to foodstuffs, much will depend
upon European harvests. Agriculture will be restored everywhere
but in Russia. The purchasing power of Europe seems now to de
pend chiefly upon mastering the currency problem, but there is a
strong presumption that the countries will manage to export enough
of their own products to buy food necessary, to keep their people
from starving. v
One factor of importance in 1921 which probably will be re
duced in 1922 is the importations of gold. In 1921 they aggre
gated over $600,000,000. This gold is believed to have come
largely from Russia, and that source of supply must be nearly ex
hausted. Of the current output of the mines of South Africa and
Australia, we probably will continue to get a share.
Unbalanced Industry.
The principal factor in the depression is within the control
of the American people. It exists in the unbalanced relationship
between the prices of farm and other primary products on the one
hand and the prices of manufactured goods, transportation service
and various other products and services on the other hand. The
final estimates of the Department of Agriculture upon the 1921
crops give them a market value to the farmers of $8,000,000,000
below the value of the crop of 1919 and $3,400,000,000 below the
value of the crop of 1920. "These are figures of great significance.
The farmers have produced nearly as much in quantity, but it has
been valued in the exchanges at less than one;half the figures of
1919. As other products and services have riot declined in like
degree, the farmers must buy much less, and all the industries are
suffering in consequence. -
It is useless to expect a return to normal conditions while this
disparity of. compensation between great bodies of producers exists.
It is unfair and it establishes an effective blockage against a re
vival of business.- It is time that the business community took
cognizance of the situation, and set itself to the task of correcting
it. The argument that stock on hand was purchased at higher
prices has lost whatever force it ever had. Merchants who are
interested in the return of prosperity should do their part for it,
and one of their duties is to reduce operating costs.
In large part the situation is chargeable to the action of or
ganized labor in clinging to war-time wage rates. Raw materials
and foodstuffs have had a great decline at wholesale, but between
the wholesale markets and consumers the cost of handling and
manufacturing has not declined in like proportions. The effect
is to obstruct the distribution of goods and throw millions of
wage-earners out of employment, at the same time keeping up the
cost of living on the entire wage-earning population. In the aggre
gate there is no gain, but a great loss, to the wage-earners as
a class. .
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