Show Preparing for Peace I 1 TIO S now are arc that President Wilson lson will not return home before t the be early part or J As a result it would seem that Congress will not be as- as 1 0 in iii special ses session ion before the middle or or latt latter r part hart of Tune June The nation nahon suffers a severe handicap in inthe l the period of the readjustment on account of the lack V ti of t a n definite head of the thc the government go to aid the them m transition 4 We c have hn already lost the best hest season of the year I for reconstruction by reason of the Presidents President's nt's refusal io to call a session of Cong Congress Legislation needed for the reason ea on permitting of the necessary work has been denied denied de- de nied as ns a result and there appears no immediate hope Tor the lie future With tb no session on of Congress before the ni middle dle of or summer the readjustment in the United r. r Stat States 5 is s bound bount to suffer an nn unwarranted delay i Early Earh action would have ha permitted the lie business in int interests interests in- in t rests or of the country to devote ote the spring sprin and sum- sum 11 r the natural period of to the solution solution tion of reconstruction problems The rime lack of an early carly Cession however howe forestalls any my concerted action on the part art of th the fe federal eral government o to late Inte summer or early 1111 Weather conditions will interfere with our plans Vor for rec reconstruction before we will be permitted to formulate formu- formu late any definite program AVo C are arc not oin to make any general head headway ay b by marking time all nil summer for in doing so 50 we arc hut but pi emoting unprepared ness for fur peace peare Xo No doubt Wilson Vilson l feels that lii hi first duty duy is 1 by the world his fourteen points but in spite spite of this fact there 9 is 15 pressing work to io be tie done at home If he is unable to attend t to to- this thi himself he should at least d delegate ate the 4 tusk task to the next authorities of the he government o Under taking the reconstruction in the be beginning of winter is T 7 Lut but to complicate the problem Jt t- t Discontent i cont nt is abroad in tho the world despite ite the t i of or the forthcoming peace pence The United States is IS' not J. J free from the spirit of unrest as' as wits id c evidenced need h by the tile Ja lay Day riots and strikes in various parts of the ther thet r t t country The cost of or li in living is a n. burden to many man and t-i t cu mn must t be IX before the winter season adds acIds to the difficulties The problem i i- i inot not to be solved b by permitting permit- permit r. r Jin ting t the e administration to continue its ita program of or t waste and extravagance extra It is not re reduced by g giving ng rc rein rem to the profiteer The h dangers an ers of the age ne are not in the possibility of 4 o 4 a 3 recurrence of the time great war but in the lie threatened J r struggle lc het between anarchy and civilization ei Capital and 1 i labor must be he satisfied and anil relief relict must be accorded to that reat ml middle dle class which wInch is IR classed neither as or the other Ithel It is is the only way to stop Bolshevism Land and ind enforce the peace which has been heen won on the bat- bat The first step is a session of Con Congress cs in j J order that intelligent direction can be e given 11 the t s-ary s movements mo I 5 Pim il |