South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-11
DEFIAL OF WRIT
MEANS FIGHT TO
FINISHHE WARNS
PROFESSIONALLY
IN Big CRISIS
Hon. James M. Beck Makes
Deep Impression With
Stirring Speech.

That the United States today and
for the next three months is passing
through an Industrial crisis. unpar-
alleled in history. which really means
the life Of the nation and must be
dealt with by the governmental pow
ers was the theme Of a stirring ad-
dress by Hon. James VI. Beck, a
leading member Of the American
BAR. and ex-assistant attorney gen
eral Of the United States, before
members of the Knife and Fork club
at the oliver hotel Monday night
Mr.. Beck, who at the outbreak Of
the war was one Of the strongest
proponents Of American Intervention,
became acquainted with the policies
of foreign countries by virtue Of his
position He portrayed the historical
incidents leading up TO the crisis.
Comedy Of Errors.
Tracing the incidents that have
taken place in the world since Ar
mistice day Of last year he said that
the period might be called The Co
medy of Errors or as the historians
Of the future may say the revolution
Of the world Speaking Of the gem
eral unrest he said in part:
Now in our country the fires Of
revolution are cracking and we
must think where the ship of state
is drifting. It is as critical time as
the period from '61 to '65. But that
period was only a separation of the
country and not a separation Of class
from class. home from home. This
is a crisis greater than that which
called for 75, 600 soldiers in the days
of Lincoln.
Every upheavaI OF countries is
followed by a profound moral reac-
ton. Of self sacrifice Take for eX-
ample England: She showed her self
sacrifice during the four years OF the
war. how the legend Of King Arthur
was reacted during those trying
times.
"In the last three or four months
the picture has changed. The rail-
road men issued their demands say
ing 10 the nation. you shall starve
unless our demands are met The
government was forced 10 cOmpro-
mise and in the words OF Arthur
Henderson, Of London (organized la
Dor in England had no general staff
I say if organized labor in England
had a general staff tha government
would fall.
Make Threat
"The anarchists of England said
they would have a hall 20 hold their
meetings or they would cut off the
light and water from the city The
government yielded and the red flag
was hoisted at the meeting, another
evidence Of their power.
"The program OF the English an
archists is similar to the one pro
pounded by the radicals of America.
the speaker explained lie said. "thc
very purpose of organized labor in
England is 90 strangle industry and
force reforms. This unfortunately.
is not peculiarly true i'm England, but
is the misleading principle Of the
mass Of laboring men here Con-
tinuing he said:
ION the eve OF the war we passed
the Adamson bill sustaining am un-
precedented law. I think. surrenders
TO class and opens dark page in
history. Then comes the Plumb plan.
Mr.. Plumb says that the 20 billions
Of securities Of the thousands OF
stock holders Of the railroads would
be reduced 20 ten billions Through
his plan the bonds would be reduced
to four or four and Il half per cent
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