The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1920-11-06
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SENATOR HARDING
:, PROPOSES WELFARE
POST IN CABINET
Tells 10000 Women He Favers
Department in Defense Of
Mothers, Childhood and
Public Health
70 ADVANCE SOCIAL JUSTICE,
Emphasizes Need Of Safeguard
ing Women on American Farms.
STANDS for enforcement Of Law

Marion, O.-Ths creation Of a Ed
eral Department of Public Welfare to
function In defense Of maternity, child
hood and public health was proposed
by Senator Harding in a speech ON so
cial justice to 5000 women who came
to his front porch from all points Of
tho compass.
Such q department, said Senator
Harding, must avoid the fearful re.
suits Of bureaucracy. There can be
NO more efficient way Of advancing a
humanitarian program" he said, "than
BY adapting the machinery Of eur Fed
sral Government TO the purposes we
desire to attain. While others may
have their eyes hxed upon some par
ticular piece Of legislation or more par
ticular policy Of social justice which
calls for the sympathetic interest Of MS
all, say, without hesitation, that
our primary consideration must be the
machinery of administration, and that
when the time comes for us to re
organize our administrative govern
ment In Washington we must all STAB
together for the creation of Depart
ment Of Public Welfare.
II pledge myself today" he said, ITO
support with all that Is in me whatever
practical policy Of social welfare and
social Justice can be brought forward
by the combined wisde-H Of all Ameri-
cans. Nothing can concern America,
and nothing can co Germ me as an
American, p~.e deeply than the
health: the happiness and the enlight.
snment Of every fellow American.
Must Avoid PaternalIssn.
"The social Justice that conceive is
not pa ternalism. 1t would be easy to
make 1t 80. and dangerous indeed to
the best spirit that Americans can
have-tfie spirit Of expressing by the
individual free will sne's own merits,
capacity and worth. We do not want
government to suppress that expires.
sion Of freq will, even by bsnsvolence,
but we do mean to preserve in Ameri-
ca an equal opportunity and q pre-
paredness for self-expression therein.
even though We use the government
to do 1t.
"Ibelieve that there Is No step more
practical, no step which will mean
more to the growth Of Americas So
cisl welfare; no step which will guar.
antee better Americas social justice,
than one which propose to you
Dangers to De Avoided.
n have ne doubt that there will be
some who will find in this proposal
cause for calling me an extremist, but
when we have task to do, which has
been dictated by our conscience and
approved by our wisdom, let n
straightway find the way to do It.
do net say this without q word Of
caution. l recognize certain dangers
which are always presented when gov.
eminent undertakes large and detailed
tasks"
Tasks Of Social Justice.
Senator Harding pointed out the
necessity Of going forward upon .
sure footing and declared:
when making the propose, FOR
department Of public welfare to
America, am aware that have made
. step In advance Of any platform.
I'VE all know that we, face tasks of
social justice, which we must under
take with dispatch and efficiency. Whs
can ssEgest one Of these tasks which
can supersede in our hearts, Or in the
rank which foresight and wisdom will
give that Of the protection Of eur ma
ternity7
"The protection of the motherhood
Of America can not be accomplished
L. % e. Nd he
acted and, by their example. have en-
forced customs, which protect won-
anhood itself l know full well that
there are women who insist that WON.
en- shall be treated upon the same
basis that men are treated"
Senator Harding discussed the need
of adequate protection for women In
! Industry and expressed his belief In
the wisdom OF an eight-hour day for
women workers. He emphasized the
need Of safeguarding the women on
American farms. He proposed putting
the Children's Bureau under the sug.
gestcd Department OF Public Welfare,
and urged prevention Of abuses of
child labor
II must not fail" Senator Harding
went on. ito speak TO you today Of ol,e
Of the measures Of social Justice and
social welfare not often catalogued In
this manner, but perhaps more iRpor-
tant than any we have considered
refer 10 the enforcement Of law. II
Will not be my business when elected
to decide what laws shall be. 1t will
be legitimate for me to invoke public
opinion for their enactment, but such
4 call to public opinion must be based
more upon the duty Of the Executive
Of the nation TO give facts to the PEG.
pie than upon his desire to give opln.
ion, theory and propaganda. The en-.
fOrcement OF tile law Ia an Executive
responsibility and must be under
laken by The Executive without regsrt
Tor his personal approval or dlsap
| nrOval NJ the law vyhirh II has h6&ssf