CHAPTER X 



Outline of Proposals and General Conclusions 



Problems too complex to be solved by simple and one-sided remedies. 

 Matters requiring attention. Government organization. A com- 

 prehensive survey. Planning and development legislation. Agricul- 

 tural and industrial settlements. The problem of the returned soldiers 

 and of social readjustment after the war. Some final observations. 



Problems too Complex to be Solved by Simple or 

 One-Sided Remedies 



IT is obvious that there can be no simple and ready solution of the 

 complicated social questions dealt with in this report, and it is 

 equally obvious that the adoption of the most perfect system of 

 planning and developing land will not do more than provide the right 

 foundation on which to build up a solution by a slow and gradual 

 process. In the degree in which that foundation is well laid, the 

 ultimate social structure will be the more stable, and will be the 

 more capable of adjustment to suit altered conditions from time to time 

 as development proceeds; while, obversely, in the degree in which 

 the foundation is badly laid the structure will be proportionately 

 weak, and it will become the more difficult to go back to the beginning 

 and remedy fundamental defects. Success can only be attained by 

 using skill and exercising patience and vigilance in dealing with the 

 problem in a scientific way. Attempts to reach a solution by short cuts 

 and quick results as in the past, can only end in failure. 



The fact that this report deals with one essential and preliminary 

 aspect of the problem is not to be taken as evidence that the import- 

 ance of other phases or needs is under-estimated. It is recognized 

 that the solution of the rural problem is only to be found by means 

 of the application of a number of remedies. To plan the land for 

 purposes of its proper use and development is of primary importance, 

 because without that being done, the other measures — improved 

 educational methods, co-operation, rural credit, creation of rural 

 industries, etc. — cannot be successfully applied; but it is not an 

 alternative to these measures. 



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