Evening star., 1920-01-09
REPUBLICAN PARTY
BOUND TOSQUARE
DEAL BY MR.. HAYS
National Chairman Confers
With Man and Woman Lead
ers in Denver.
BY the Associated Press.

| DENVER, Col, January 9.-Confer-
ences with republican leaders Of the
mountain states and a luncheon for the
Colorado republican central committee
! today made busy day for Will H
| Hays, chairman of the republican na-
| tiona1 committee. and his co-work ers
who yesterday began two-day con-
| ference here. Tea at hotel this
| afternoon was the final number on
| the program.
Man and woman republicans met in
| conferences on an equal footing. Mr.
Hays again predicted that women
| would play an important part in the
! coming campaign.
"squnre Deal" Pledged.
| Justice for labor. capital and the
| consumer is the pledge of the repub-
| lican party. Mr.. Hays declared at a
] banquet speech last night. He pre-
| dicted success for his organizat ton at
| the polls this year.
| 1T is simply a matter of Roose-
| velt's square DEAL" he said, exact
justice for labor, exact justice for
| capital. and exact justice for the pub
| lie. the third side of the triangle, which
must not be lost sight Of
The republican party stands first
| for the faithful. efficient and honest
administration of the business of the
country" Mr.. Hays declared. with
all our power. we will strive to pre-
vent the further spread Of socialism,
and set this nations feet once more
firmly on the path Of progress and
along ways which liberty and order
must ever guard and preserve. To
| this end we have promised a for
| ward stepping as we'll as forward
looking program for labor. for busi-
ness and for the farmer, and those
promises we will keep.
Labor Called "Chief Asset.,
''The republican party recognizes that
| labor constitutes the country's chief as
| set. Labor will receive fair representa-
| ton In all the councils Of the nation.
We will have just remedial legislation
for the betterment Of this group, not
only because it is their due. but because
| by justice always we can prevent the
| insidious influences of the criminal ele-
ment of the I. w. w from taking hold
| in the ranks of real labor.
Vigorous and thorough shall be our
efforts to make certain for the business
| OF the country. In the great readjust-
menf business must have sympathetic
| help. not antagonistic curtailment. 1t
must be treated with an appreciation of
| its fundamental Importance and not as a
demagogue's shuttlecock. The business
| men of this country are entitled to every
consideration. including the right to run
1
| initiative must not be levied.
Opposes Federal Ownership.
1.-THE republican party has stood
against undue liberalization Of indus
tries and activities. There must be
| strong federal regulation. but not gov
ernment ownership. We are against pa
ternalism in government and we are
against that form of pedagogic paternal-
| ism that has developed recently in this
country"
Mr.. Hays was unsparing in his crit
icism Of the administration. He de-
clared that government employees
were yet 80 thick in Washington you
! have to kick them out Of the way"
He said that the name Of every buyer
OF liberty bonds in the United States
was on the democratic mailing list
and that government records at
democratic party for names to add to
the mailing lists IN the forthcoming
campaign.
1--WE were shut out Of the war jobs
in the main." SAID Hays. "and now
we are excluded from ali these rec
position" He declared Postmaster
General Burleson had ordered a rural
free delivery census Of all adults. and
he predicted that this list would be
| used by the democrats to flood the
country with campaign literature"
Calls G. o. p. "War Party"
Mr. Hays referred to the republican
organisation as the real war party,
after ALL" lauding the party for it's
patriotic endeavor during the period
when civilization was on trial
I'VE stood beside the President
when he needed aid and no man will
ever accuse the party of failure in
the crisis
Mr. Hays predicted that the newly
enfranchised women voters of Amer
ica hold the balance of power. He
pleaded for an organization which they
,yo,,1d ha orC,1d IN nvyn