New-York tribune., 1919-12-17
Chairman Comes Out for
Workers Participation i'll
;. the Fruits of Industry
-. With Due Regard for All
Says U. S. Slipped Along
Blames Democrats for Ma
ton Being as Unprepared
= for Peace as for War
Snecidl Corrcsponden

Special Correspondence
-, DETROIT. Dec. 16.--The woman suf-
frage amendment to the national con-
stituton will be ratified by February /,
ii the wishes of the Republican Ma
~tional Committee can be carried into
effect. This would enable the women
in America to take part in all the
primaries and all the prc-convention
activities, but in any case the amend
ment is expected to be ratified by the
all the women citizens Of America to
vote for President in 1920.
Such was the summary Of the stua-
tion given by Will H. Hays. chairman
OF the Republican National Committee,
in his speech here to-day. Mr.. Hays
came to Detroit to attend conference
of the Republican State Central Com
mittee, and delivered the keynote
speech.
Tells of Women's Part
'The women Of America are coming
into great activity in this campaign.
not as women but as citizen units"
declared Mr.. Hays. II have no doubt
there will be women speakers in the
coming campaign, and women cooper
ating in every department of the work
but they viii not be separated any more
than any other new voters.
IN the trying times ahead" Mr..
Hays continued, "the Republican
party shall determine its every step
i,, bfru- trjb ~
countrys welfare. We attribute
honesty of purpose to the opposition,
and our message 20 them is that each
party make it its business to see which
can 60 farther in developing plans
and executing purposes for the well
fare of the people and the glory of the
nation. Let this be the real contest
between political parties in this coun-
"Let us have the patriotism Of
Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roose-
Welt. not a patriotism which moves us
only when an enemy is at our gates.
but d patriotism which moves us every
day 10 realize what we owe to the
country in which we live, which moves
US to discharge that debt by aiding in
every way we to make and keep
conditions right in America and in
Americss first.
Honesty as Best Policy
Above all other things else, the Re-
publican party stands for the faithful,
efficient and honest administration Of
the business Of the country. 1t for
merly was said that honesty is the best
policy as a matter OF business Honesty
is the best policy as matter of
morals.
The Republican party stood during
the war, first for the use of every pos
sible means 10 win the war; second.
for peace with victory only. and,
third, for sane preparation for the
solution Of the problems of peace.
ave insist that we are as unpre-
pared for peace as We were for war.
Every country except America was pre-
pairing for peace long before the war
ended We slipped along under this
Democratic Administration without any
adequate thought of the problems that
would confront us until the shock Of
peace was here, Just as we did before
we entered the war.
Calls Party Country's Salvation
Our duty in ali these matters is be
fore us, and that duty we will not
shirk Republicans shall bring this
government back to the limitation OF
the Constitution in times of peace, anc
we'll indeed may our party give ITS best
thought to that matter, as it has be
come more apparent daily that the Re
publican party Is the country OILY
salvation
with all our power we will strive
to prevent the further spread of so
clalism and set this nations feet once
more firmly on the path of progress
and along ways which liberty and orde
must ever guard and preserve.
The Republican party recognize
that labor constitutes the country.
chief asset. In the crisis through
which we have nassed the labor O
the country was its salvation. TIL
labor of this country is entitled t.
and will receive fair representation il
all the councils of the nation.
"In the great readjustment bushes
must have sympathetic help, not an
tagonistic curtailment. 1t must b
treated with an appreciation Of it
Fundamental importance and not as
demagogue's shuttlecock. 1t is simpl
matter of Roosevelts square deal
exact justice for labor, exact justic
for capital and exact justice for tn
pubic-the third side of the triangl
which must not be lost sight Of.
The Republican party from its ir
ception has stood against undue FED
eralization of industries and activities
There must be strong Federal regu
lation, but not government ownership
We have always endeavored, and sti
shall cndeavor, to find that middl
ground so we'll defined as between th
anarchy of an unregulated indvidua
ism and the deadening Journalism of a
inefficient and widespread state owr
crshp.
"The railroad problem will be solve
and solved fairly with provision for
just return real investment an
with reasonable assurances for esser
tlal development and extensions"
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