New-York tribune., 1919-10-25

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ws have been striving to deserve til ;
approva, q al} who are interested in
our business and oar decisions; that
we have sought tha confidence Of our
employees, our customers, our COM
petitors, our principals, who own the
properties we nlAnsee. and the general
public.
"And get it wonId be unfortunate
II wc could not discover opportunities
i'or further improve rent; If we failed
TO read or to listen to the criticisms
of others; II we le5 pass the requests
or suggestions or cur workmen for
changes which they believe would be
II we neglected to eiye cur employees,
individually or in groups, opportuni-
ties 70 discuss with thc managers all
questions Of mutual interest; if we
minimize in any degree the we'll
recocr.i7ed fact that the public good
is of .Nrllne importance, and that
private interests must be subordinated.
1T is q pleasure ~ me TO know from
long experience that mn, appealing to
G sympathetic audience in behalf Of q
continued effort on our part IT, be more
worthy CT the respect and confidence of
every right. thinking retacn who is
&.
"Considerable has been SAID IN public
OF late concerning the attempt to
spread the doctrine of Bolsheysrn in
thi1 country. AL Of ug have known for
some tima that This disease js persist
est and that there has been some moe
u!ntior ever in this best Of countries.
Sill WI deny that there is any Danger
Of serious trout'le There Is only ono
way 10 treat 'hta disease. and that is
70 stamp 10 out, 20 msat il boldly
wherever il can 20 found. to expose it
and give il no cha arce &c: Development.
There is no room sxcc9- III the prisons
scr tbs anArch..' tho Eolshcvjst or
other individual uAc seeks 20 subst:-
law and reason.
'If there are Sinking. desperate.
murderous Boishevik In this country,
even in sma.l numbers, ! believe the
Secret Service department cf The gov
eminent should detect and expose them
and that the iron hand cf Justice 81, ou III
punish them 80 they deserve, ana, rs
have faith i'll this country and It's
Institutions. beliece this will be done
and he do1e promptly
For ourselves, let us be fair and
just conaidcrate and compliment. We
SHALL emerge from the waves of unrest
which naturally follow The dcmoraliza-
ton ana terror of war and as people
viii be stronger than ever"
At the institute banquet last night,
which was sttended by King Albert,
Ptince Leopold and the members o.
tne Kings party, Eugene Schneider,
Che Leading steel producer Of France,
who headed France's delegation TO the
lnterna tional Trade Conference at Al
lantic City, told Of the development Of
the stee! Industry in France and said
that as result of the territories &C
Guircd France was now second to the
United States in the production Of iron
and steel. He told of the relations of
the workmen in his plants with their
employer, and said:
'tor the last twenty years the work
ere in my plants have elected their
own representa- tives. | would 10 lro.e
ask whether they are union men or rot.
than | would ask them their reiis ION.
do not desire TO impose upon the hos
p'tniity ! am receiving here by dis.
cussine or comparing tho situation in
America as compared with France.
Everything IN France js different.
Ihe mon in my factories come with
their propositions, and VIC consde,
them. They recognize. however. that
The employer has some authority. and
there ~ no Interference in the rlgh Is
o. one by the ether The task that We
have IN common ia the only thing that
ruics.
"The elements that will prevail in
the solution Of industrial probiems are
good will, cooperation and common
sense"
Public Service Commissioner Lewis
Nixon, who was orc Of the speakers,
sl.id:
Judge Gary has been lighting a
E.ca' fgh, and stands out as 3 great
leader OF thought in the United State
against specics Of industrial Bol.
ahevism.'
Castor lieber. Consul General of
France, ard Rear Admiral r. F
Fletcher also spoke.