Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-13
CLASS URGES BUSINESS
MEN TO ENTER POLITICS
United States Senator Addresses
Annual Meeting Of Chamber
OF Commerce.
DON'T BLAME. LABOR. UNIONS
Says If Government of Whole People
Permits Domination Government
Is to Blamc-Officers for Year
Chosen.

Is to I}lamc-OfficerS for Year
Chosen.
Declaring that no government can
be better than the people who arc the
source Of power. United States Senator
Carter Glass. former Secretary Of
Treasury. in an address before tho
business men of Richmond at the an
nual meeting OF the Chamber Of Com
merce, at Jefferson Hotel last night,
said that these are times when no man
who loves his country should shirl
obligation to service.
ship of the business men to the gov
ernmcnt. in which he said that too
many men fail to comprehend the fact
their government. Because govern
mcnt is the organized judgment OF
the whole community, expressed at the
urged business men everywhere to
cultivate greater interest in poli.i-
cal affairs.
cvaded and cschewed politics, bccom-
ing somnolent citiZens of their COM
munity, regarding it Il credit to them
according to the Senator. the real
secret of government power lies in
the preliminarics and primaries over
The business man who does not
take part in the civic and political af-
fairs OF his community is the un-
wisest man OF whom I have any con,
ccption," declared Senator Glass, "and
now of all others Is the time for ac-
ton because tho activities OF the gov
crnment have extended SO that they
come in contact with the .humblest OF
business men in way that is pleas
ing and profitablc."
In the old days" said tho Senator,
s.f,,a oa1n nI 20 ff.>oc
from preference or influence. without
regard 10 their capabilities. but all of
that has been changed now. The busi-
ever before, and tho only way for him
Indicate his interest 4inI public affairs.
Flook more into political affairs nsrc..
after. He will want to know more OF
how his Representative votes in Con-
pie or for tho benefit of particular
groups or classes Of people.
Don't Blame Labor.
Il don't blame labor orGaniza tions
for dominating the government If the
government ;, sits idle and let's them
With many communities in the coun-
try celebrating the anniversary OF the
birth of Lincoln. Senator Glass quoted
government for the people. of the
people. and by the people"
human nature was born in selfish
ness. said the Senator, and no .particu-
lar class or group should dominate
the institutions OF the government.
Senator Glass declared that the busi-
ness men OF America have come a last
TO the realization that n better gov
ernment means community of spirit.
f%edness Of purpose and resoluteness.
which will carry commercial and in
dustrial interests forward as never be-
fore in the history of the country:
The, Senator commended the efforts o.:
n 4 NTlI h ty,ao l,a
ganization of the association for "thc
common good"
Senator Glass denounced in his ad.
dress the business man or group of
business interests who organize TO get
profit from Legislatures. or commercial
ize politics and legislation.
On Threshold OF New Ern.
Commenting on tho financial con-
dition of America, the speaker as
serted that the country was in 4 bet
Ter condition than any other govern,
threshold OF an era OF unexampled
commercial prosperity.
In the old sense or the term. there
will be no more panIcs. said Senator
Glass, duo to the revised Federal Re
serve bank system OF ha ndlinG the
country's finances In leo': he said
threw the whole country into business
and commercial Reorganization. while
oniy several weeks ago, another dis.
turbancc of the same Kind in Wall
street. might have extended through
out the country had it not been for
the American system OF finances. which
confined the disturbance 10 Wall
Street.
Under the new system Of American n
finances. this country was able during
the war TO float a bonded Indebtedness
of sla. Ooo, 900 900. in addit .on 10 making
a loan of S10,000,000.000 to tho coun-
tries abroad. without ripple on the
surface of our financial ocean. stated
Because the nation occupies this
position is no reason for unreasonable
eopetry Secnred hh senater Gass
commenting on the increasing cost OF
commodities. One has to pay high
to pay, said he. for as long as the
people are willing to pay. there will
always be someone willing to charge.
Germany Not Prostrnte.
Senator Glass does not believe that
Germany IS as PROSTATE commercially
AID industrially as Is generally con-
ceded. TIE Senator declared that Ger
many woI,c be among the first coun
tries engaged in the war to, recover be.
caus. her lands are. not desolatc and
her :ac;eries are stu intact, S,,lr untoush,
IS raw materials can be secured. when
America VIII fave to compete again IN
the markets Of the world with German
I'VE mus. produce more. spend less.
and put n stol to disturbances tnnt
threw the business and commercial in
terests out of adjustment ii we would
become n thrifty nation" said the SEN
ator, who referred to the 26,000, 000, 900
public debt. stating that now is the
time for the people Of America to be-
come incuicated with the principles OF
thrift.
John Kerr Branch was chosen pres:-
dent OF the Chamber OF Commerce ct
and /. i. Marcuse was made vicc-presi-
dent. r. Peyton Giles was reelected
secretary treasurer. In addition ten
were announced: r. Alec. Burlington,
e, S., Carlton, r. S. Christian, Jr., Wal
ter Finder, Ralph p. Harrison. Thomds
B. McAdams, Harry Marks. j. T. Pal
matary. Robert l.. Powers, Albert Y.
Waddey.
In summing up In his annual report
ais president Of the Richmond Chamber
OF Commerce what had been accom-
plished by the organization during 1919.
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