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Editorial
May 6, 1927
Union Labor Bulletin
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
The editorial urges immediate aid for refugees from devastating Mississippi floods impacting 30 states and long-term prevention via affordable engineering, reforestation, funded by curbing waste and taxing the wealthy's foreign investments. Victims stem more from human failings than nature. (248 characters)
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Victims of Our Blindness
The first duty of the country is to bring immediate relief to refugees from the great floods which 30 states have poured down the valley of the Mississippi.
The second duty is to make a repetition of such disaster impossible. Secretary Hoover says that it can be done by engineering works at a small fraction of what this one year's flood has cost. Probably this great constructive work can be done for what our politicians waste by inefficiency and graft in state and local government. Certainly it can be done by taking through taxation some portion of the huge wealth which the rich pour into adventures in economic imperialism abroad. Aside from engineering works flood control means scientific reforestation. It is said that the Mississippi knew floods while virgin forests still covered thousands of square miles of the territory it drains. No practical amount of reforestation will prevent a flood. It stands to reason that it will help control them as well as bringing other blessings to a nation which has frightfully wasted its resources of timber. The tragic sufferers of the Mississippi floods are less the victims of the blind forces of nature than of
The first duty of the country is to bring immediate relief to refugees from the great floods which 30 states have poured down the valley of the Mississippi.
The second duty is to make a repetition of such disaster impossible. Secretary Hoover says that it can be done by engineering works at a small fraction of what this one year's flood has cost. Probably this great constructive work can be done for what our politicians waste by inefficiency and graft in state and local government. Certainly it can be done by taking through taxation some portion of the huge wealth which the rich pour into adventures in economic imperialism abroad. Aside from engineering works flood control means scientific reforestation. It is said that the Mississippi knew floods while virgin forests still covered thousands of square miles of the territory it drains. No practical amount of reforestation will prevent a flood. It stands to reason that it will help control them as well as bringing other blessings to a nation which has frightfully wasted its resources of timber. The tragic sufferers of the Mississippi floods are less the victims of the blind forces of nature than of
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
Economic Policy
Social Reform
What keywords are associated?
Mississippi Floods
Flood Relief
Engineering Works
Reforestation
Taxation
Economic Imperialism
Government Waste
What entities or persons were involved?
Secretary Hoover
Politicians
The Rich
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Relief And Prevention Of Mississippi Floods
Stance / Tone
Urgent Call For Government Action And Critique Of Waste
Key Figures
Secretary Hoover
Politicians
The Rich
Key Arguments
Immediate Relief Needed For Refugees From Mississippi Floods Affecting 30 States
Prevent Repetition Through Engineering Works At Low Cost Compared To Flood Damage
Fund Works By Reducing Political Inefficiency And Graft
Tax Portion Of Wealth From Economic Imperialism Abroad
Scientific Reforestation To Help Control Floods And Restore Timber Resources
Flood Sufferers Are Victims Of Human Blindness More Than Natural Forces