The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-22
LABOR CAN DEFEAT
REDS, SAYS HANSON
A. Il. Of L. Main Guard Against
Bolshevik Menace, Mayor
Tells Manufacturers
HE URGES G,OGDEN RULE
Declares Well Paid Workers,
Administrators IND Capital
Insure Business' Success

susvestions of how bess 10 do away
with Bolshevism here siSd substitute
100 Per cont Anerieanism for growing
6ocisiisSo and paternalisths tendencies
IN governments yesterday marked the
three sessions of the closips' day OF
the convention of the NationbI Associa-
tion OF Manufacturers in tho Waldorf
Astoria
The convention wound up last nigh,
with the associations annual banquet
attended Ny some 500 members Ole
Hanson, Ma yor of Seattle. q gbest. made
some trench ant remarks on the snbjec!
Harry +. Atwood Of Chicago spoke or
"Our Constitution, the Antidote for
Bolshevism." At the afteVnooD session
William Starr Myers. Professor of his.
tory and politely at Prinoston Univer-
sity, spoke on thu dangers TO American
industry that would accompany a
growth OF the principles OF Socialism
ir America. In the morning session
William c. Redfeld. Secretary of Com
f1erce, spoke on the relationship Of gov
eminent to industry and manufacture
Mayor Hanson reviewed the history OF
the Russian revolution and used the
circumstance of the overthrow of the
fall of Kerensky as tho basis for the
policies he advocated in dealing with
the anarchist element o..
Says Labor IL Reds' Chief Foe.
Mayor Hanson said that he looked to-
ward labor to live up to its traditions
and to become eventually th\e chief fac
tor of Insurance against tht\ spread OF
Bolsehvism, In this connection he con-
tinued:
Labor will form the mitin guard
against the red menace in this, country
y labor is true to its traditions. Some
Eolshevik leaders such as a number in
Seattle and Tacoma. WASH. have proved
traitors to the A. +. OF l.. but ever the
whole land, of course. these Judases are
very few
THE international reds saw the ne.
cessity of securing some already organ
lied force in this land of ours. and they
chose the l. w. WIS to do their work
and carry out their policies in America
, union. The 1. W. VS. are opposed &c
all labor unions. Their policy is the
obstruction of all industries and the
overthrow of all government
"Ths first doctrine a new member Il
taught is the doctrine of cowardice He
Is taught to destroy what he can, but
TO Notect himself In all emergencies
and thus It is that this organization ha,
In its membership cowardly assassin:
and destOyers of life and property.
The l. w. w. decided long ago, artel
consultation and under the direction o.
Bolshevists from foreign lands, that tn.
best way TO overthrow our Governmerr
was to gain possession Of the labo
movement in this country. 1 Nigh
say that I ann not particularly popular
with the /. w. w, but the head Of tn
American Federation OF Labor. Samue
Gompers, is very much more hated"
On the probl,tms of reconstruction
Mayor Hanson advocated a policy tina
would provide for the Inauguration o
comprehensive Ivogramme OF publ
works. development of water power an,
reforms In the Immigration laws. witt
respect to the latter be said
AS to the immigration. 1t seems {,
me that we should be more careful II
the future than we have in the past
that the intending Immigrant shout,
first sign a questionable before leav
ing foreign soil and submit It to on
representative prior to hiss being allowed
to board ship for this lard OF the free
and II found question: ble, admissio,
should be refused. We must not ALLOW
entrance of folks to our country VIII
will become dangerous to the publ
safety. All men in this country shout,
learn English. II they will not lear
English and do not like our Language
they should go back to where they cam
from.
Must Deport Alien Reds,
AS for those aliens who would de
stroy our Government. who are agains
all government, they must and shall b
deported from the United States, and l
the present administration does not Sc
At to perform this necessary duty. IN
time will soon come when the sovereign
people Of this country will elect ney
servants who will obey the espresso
wish of the people
I'VE need fear no foreign foe and W
need fear no foreign competition. Il
4 the next five years We will not only hol
and develop our internal trade, tn
greatest In the world. but we will. II w
cooperate and use our brains, captur
the foreign trade OF the world
Before this great war we compete
more or less successfully with the op
pressed and poorly paid workman @
many parts of the world To-day thes
workmen have broken their chains. an
thank God. in the future, will receiv
great deal more in proportion tina
they have had heretofore received. 70
their toll
Il want to impress this thought upo
your minds. In your business there ar
but three elements TO success.
"First-Well paid labor.
"second-Equally well paid admins
tration.
''Third-Equally we'll paid capital
Capital must receive a reasonable n
ward or it shrirks into hiding. Admin
istrative heads must be we'll paid or the
lose interest, initiative and efficiency.
The Golden Rule, DO unto others a
you will be done by" IL my message I
the manufacturers and to the workers c
this nation. There never has been a sue
cessful man, successful business or sue
cessful nation which did not in larg
measure obey this old maxim.
''Obey that rule. Mr.. Employer, an
you will not Cypress the men and wome
who toll
obey that rule, labor leaders. and yo
will not try to check production, but wi
instead try TO increase 1t In order ths
your own followers may receive a large
share, because OF there being more I
divide.
''obey that rule, and all the othc
rules and all the other laws you may ad
TO your scrap heap OF inconseQuential
and unnecessary things"
Calls Rand school "cesspooI."
Mfr. Atwood said:
The men who founded this Govern
ment had the faculty for making clea
statements. They did not use the word
labor and capital, which makes every
body think of class They never eve
made qualification outside Of birth an
citizenship for the President OF III
United States We have made Pres
dents out of rail splitters and tanner
and for the hrat ona hundrad vaars thar