The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-22
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4 1t is folly TO close our eyes TO out.
standing facts Humanity is FESTIVE,
much of the world is IN revolution
the agents of discord and destruction
have wrought their tragedy in
pathetic Russia, have lighted their
torches among other peoples. and
hope TO see America as part Of the
great Red confiagration. Ours is the
temple OF liberty under the law, and
it is ours to call the sons OF oppor-
tunity TO its defense America must
not only save herself. but ours must
be the appealing voice 10 sober the
world
/ More than all else the present-day
world needs understanding. There
can be no peace save through COM
posed differences. and the submissi IN
( of the Individual to the will and weai
OF the many. Any other plan means
anarchy and its rule or force
I It must be understood that toll
alone makes for accomplishment and
advancement, and righteuos posses
sion is the reward Of toll, and its in
centfYe. There is no progress except
! in the stimulus Of competition When
mpetition-natural, fair. impelling
compet itfon-is suppressed, BheLh3
( by law, compact or conspiracy, we
halt the march of progress, silence
I the voice OF aspiration, and paralyZe
/ the VIII for achievement. These are
but common sense truths Of human
development
Maximum is Call.
The chief trouble today is that the
world war wrought the destruction of
healthful competition, left our store
houses empty, and there is a mini
mum production when our need is
maximum MaIimums, not minimums,
is the call of America 1t isn't new
story, because war never fails TO
leave depleted storehouses and al
ways impairs the efficiency Of pro-
duction. War also establishes its
higher standards for wages, and they
abide. | wish the higher wage 10
abide, on one explicit condidon-that
the wage-earner will give full return
for the wage received It is the best
assurance we can have for reduced
cost OF living Mark you, ! am ready
| to acclaim the highest standard Of
pay, but / would be blind TO the re-
sponsibilities that mark this fateful
hour if / did not caution the wage
earners OF America that mountins
wages and decreased production can
lead only to industrial and economic
ruin
want, somehow, to appeal to the
SONS and daughters of the republic,
TO every producer, to join hand and
brain in production, more production,
honest production, patriotic produc-
ton, because patriotic production IS
no less a defense of our best civil
lzation than that OF armed force.
iProfteering is crime of commission,
iunder-production is a crime of omis-
sion. We must work our most and
/ best, else the destructive reaction
will come We must stabilize and
strive for normally, else the newt
able reaction viii bring it's train of
suferings,. disappointments and re-
iversals- We want to forestan such
reaction, we want to hold all al.
lvanced ground, and fortify 1t with
general good-f0rtune.
| Let us return for moment to the
necessity for understanding, particu-
LARRY that understanding which con-
Germs ourselves at home. / decline
to recognize any conflict of interest
among the participants in industry.
The destruction of one Is the ruin OF
the other, the suspicion or rebellion
of one unavoidsbly involves the other.
! In conflict is disaster, in understand
ing there is triumph. There is no
issue relating to the foundation On
which industry is builded, because
industry is bigger than any element
in modern making. But the insistent
call is for labor, management and
capital to reach understanding.
! The human element comes first,
and / want the employers In indust y
to understand the aspirations, the
convictions, the yeauings OF the mill
lions OF American wage-earners, and
i want the Eage-eaners TO under
stand the problems, the anueties,
the obligations Of management and
capital, and all Of them must under
stand their relationship 10 the people
and their obligation TO the republic.
Out Of this understanding viii come
the unanimous committal TO economic
justice, and in economic justice lies
that social justice which is the
highest essential TO human happi-
ness
( The Pay Envelope.
! 1 am speaking as one who has
counted the contents of the pay en-
!velope from the viewpoint OF the
Garner as well as the employer. No
one pretends TO deny the inequalities
which are manifest in modern indus
trial life. They are less in fact than
they were before organization and
grouping on either side revealed the
inequalities, and conscience has
wrought more justice than statutes
have compelled, but the ferment Of
the world rivets our thoughts on the
necessity of progressive solution, else
our generation will suffer the expert
ment which means chaos for our day
ito reestablish Gods plan for the
great tomorrow.
Speaking our sympathies, uttering
the conscience CT All the people,
mindful OF our right 10 dwell amid
the good fortunes Of rational, con-
iscience-impelled advancement, we
hold the majesty Of righteous gov
eminent, with liberty under the Law,