New-York tribune., 1908-08-15
CAN'T STOP PROSPERITY
DIRECTORS SWEPT ASIDE.
poau Launched scith a Flourish by
Commercial 1raOelleTs.

eTesS - launch its glad noise ship. The pro-
-, va unemployed. who have headquarters in
- street now, with serni-sociaiistic central
D-- s.,se r-epsred TO 60 TO the building and show
eolai-N -. --a-a -aead aE1n any such thing pros
-. IN. Their ranks were augmented by re-
rsr.e s,-o DR.. Ben Reitnlan's army OF tranps
o-,A of the socialistic discontented About
sno mis- Falstafaan army got ready TO fall in
Ne ss- Eerknan one of the mildest hammered
Ar5s-s who ever travelled with Emma Goldman.
So on the scene Right IN his wake. as usual.
- - re police who appear TO have a great fond
,ass for bis COMPANY
,,,sr gave his usual ipinitahle imitation Of
- aefving the police. but the unemployed the
-..-s and the Reitrnan cadets sought friendly
:, corners RerLman willing to tell the
H5-srv boomers that they were all wrong, but he
go ~ superior force and went away angry.
- controller Metz president Of the Prosperity
rseae and chairman Of its meetings, hearo OF tne
-1-es+ered invasion he said:
- ere here 70 bring abeut prosperity, not To
-, delegates from the hohoes' union Of the
s.,ea-,sted tramps. OF any other association OF
- ~ We don't bother their meetings and we
s,,4 want them 81 ours
.x saon as the committee OF the unemployed
"a this # sent out counter blast, which got to
=. s,7s5 smile convention at the afternoon ses-
-, IN the assembly room Of the Metropolitan Life
r,,lsinz This committee consists Of DR.. Alexander
- Edward Flynn. Frank Crawley and John Cal
-. With Dr. Ben Reitmann sort of hon
/
a. food and tools for the unemployed and trans
--+s,tou 70 the West Virginia mills. the harvest
s,ss NJ South Dakota and the factories of Indiana
rz-s are IN thorough sympathy with your efforts
=. ham prosperity.- read the communication, 'but
= ,sIl your attention the fact that have had
:, unlimited prosperity for the few 70 which the
masses have not had access
II ended with statement that the best way 10
.-7,oy labor was set it building Its own homes
METZ TELLS A STORY
III. morning meeting Of the prosperity boomers
4, ne Merchants Association Building furnished
.,-.bsr excitement The meeting OF the league was
.,as bv Controller Metz Il am reminded here
= 4his heat" he said. he looked over his audi
s,cs which had discarded coat and waistcoat, -'of
,ha Southern wartime pic1aninny who saw a little
c7--antsI rabbit rln across the path, and told It
-o III Ike the devil would run like the devil
-nvzglf 70 cooler place If did not have reputa-
tian 10 maintain
Than he got into his speech. in which he told the
commercial travellers present and ex. and buyers,
that what the league wanted 10 do and what il ex-
peofed 70 do 70 arouse interest in the various
industries Of the country and 10 assist 11anufact1r
ers and merchants in effort 10 clear the mist Of
hard times He said:
and Tnanrfacr71rers have experienced a CurtaiI-
nent Of az least 90 per cent within the last six
End who caused the panic Let US not hold post
sufsrins from abuses in the banking system as
TEL ss from discTfr1inatiors in other directions
these errors have II large extent rectified them
selves. and conditions in The future viii be on
safer and sounder basis u Is up TO US, as the
first missionaries in q business deal, 10 see that
thsy remain sound The commercial traYeIler has
within his power 10 go the limit. yielding or not
70 the temptation Of the grating buyer and 10
rszneer4 bo+b Of watch are sznp4orns of 1In-
sound business conditions. These can he curtailed
and x4t6 his oonpetifors acting in good faith
Eong me same lines. can be entirely eliminated
MCGOWAN WELCOMES DELEGATES
acting Mayor MCGOWAN. who welcomed the
delegates and guests. said;
# this distressfuI condition is due II the man
have set al defiance not only the moral law but
5 zeS 80 2. rs ana m lIen - li -orreecffon m
q these evils let US single out only those " nc
alike without thought or consideration. without
pro5f that viii be accepted in : court Of justice
s % disturb the public confidence and perhaps
shake il TO its very foundations In my yudg-
nent inteTnperaJe and perhaps unfo'naed a.
isoks OF the character 10 which / have Just re-
ferreo Is an error 50 serious in its consequences
go = o4.sllL @ & sao ls[reeenlag IN Us a7I1 + Ia
80 nose Nno are alllrllaJea ~ le p1Ist IN. aio
resi- Intentions should hesitate before putting into
c " Roe formerly past supreme councillor Of
the United Travellers Of America and now the
travelling representative Of the organization de-
oisred that IN all the country there is no such
force 50 powerful that of the commercial trav-
elsrs n promote q prosperity propaganda H O.
Cray. president Of the Travellers Protective Asso
oaton said that he could promise that forty thou
sand Of ths best prosperity boosters in the world
would shortly h work doing nothing outside Of
their regular business but talk prosperity.
Colonel John : Fsrwood of Richmond. chair
nan of the national legislative committee Of tho
Travellers Protective Association said that little
sas heard about panics down in Virginia
Not mill he declared. has shut down Our
banks have one Of them issued script and they
have money 70 offer the Controller Of New York
sCsty to help him our IF his TX When you get IN
hole again Gr- Controller. don't forget 70 call
o. your Eolfhern friends"
PROSPERITY IN SOUTH
s Reynolds Of Augusta. Ga attorney for the
trsvellers' Protective Association. said that he
oraught z message Of prosperity 10 the congress
tfern prosperous community He told the differ
enee which existed between plantation conditions
a nf5y years ago and al Ihe present time
tgnund Hirsch said that there less work
nov which has caused much pessirnism. When
ne wheels Of commerce and industry are turning, "
e said. It little matters who is President"
tae afternoon meeting started with the distribu-
qen q small cards bearing the motto. Smile.
osfH Ye' SHilet~ advice which was followed. de
srie me EV-eltering atmosphere Of the assembly
toon on the eleventh floor of the Metropolitan Life
N1atelnE- After the anarchists. socialists and
seaployed came the Sufragettes- The temperature
y ne room was visibly raised when Mrs. Louise
y a Folknnann and some OF her followers arrived
sao found no seats on the platform had been pro
foed for them. AL that left for the for
semen corps 10 sit and sniff disdanfuliy ct
ehs Unehvalrous Controller Metz. who had neglect
&C 10 furnish the seats
HENRY CLEws-oHE OF SPEAKERS
Following him came Henry Clews. who told Of
Ne relations Of banks 10 commerce He said:
.z-ae-t- and tLuthfuLness. ATTENDED hy fair deal
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