The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-22
SENATOR
MAKES SIX
ADDRESSES
Hammond Speech Is Climax
of Active Campaigning II
0hiOan In Region.

with his voice husky from 1.-THE ter
rtsc strain of almost costinucus speak
ing during the last few days. Senator
" G. Harding. Of Ohio. candidate
<or the Republican nomination Tor
n-esident. wound IN y. hirlwlnd tour
~ Lake county last night by address
ing a large gathering OF Hammond
citizens at Unity Hall.
After being whisked about over the
county by Julius FRIEDMAN, Of East
chicago. Senator Harding reached
Hammond a. 6 o'clock and was taken
a. once 70 the Lyndora Hotel where
BANQUET was given in his honor
Thirty we're in attendance there The
senator srelaxed temporarily and the
sgbiec. Of politics was laid aside
At Unity Hall practically All seats
ere filled when Senator HardinS ar
we'd and wak introduced TO the
audience BY DR. @ l.. smith.
FIRST VISIT TO REGIoN
IL was Senator Hardings first visit
IA the famous Calumet region and no
expressed his surprise and admiration
- the remarkable development which
has been made in such a short time
What I have seen today has set me
- thinking he said II have been
dreaming Of the romance cf American
Industry and particularly OF the won
6ersul part which the steel industry
has played IN the history Of the world
Do YOU know that il America $ steel
Industry had not been developed to its
present sta e, and We would not have
h.-n prepared to take the active part
~ did in the great war. the end Of
that confict would have been dii-
ferent story27
DUE TO PROTECTION
Ne then reminded his hearers that
the present status or the steel industry
Va. due to the protective influences
which had been thrown around it by
the government in the past and, At
+hs risk OF being called old fashioned
for referring to such subject, he
warned that If America is TO retain
fts asceudencv in the steel industry it
must be properly protected against
low-priced competition Before the
var English capital and American
genius had established the steel bust
ness in China When Americas home
reed. are satisfied and there is a sur
plus OF export. what chance viii Amer
tean steel have in competition with
that from China. where twenty-five
cents Is high pay for a DAYS labor
And what VIII prevent that Chinese
steel from coming into this country =
DWELLs On LABOR
He dwelt particularly upon the la
bor situation in America and express
~d the hope that the majority or his
hearers were workingmen with a good
Representation Of railroaders.
7 v-tad L. return the railroads 70
their 6e~ners~ he said because the
,f he AT
attendin-- government ownership.
en- 50 recorded. though all candidates
have not declared themselves. Even
some senator's did not vote on the
question. though the recording clerk
always call their names and they were
within 6 Ultimately the nominee
must he - .ainst government owner
ship beca,se that viii be the party
declaration but meanwhile all can
didates for. republican favor ought 70
express ther- opinions.
I voted for the Cummins bill to
speed the 1estoration. In that bill,
the government exercised its power to
tx rates Of earnings. limits of profit.
character Of service, and issue Of
capital and debts With this exercise
Of Federal power in the control OF the
property and It's ownership in behalf
Of the public, the authors Of the bill
thought It fair TO provide an agency
to adjust the difference between man
ayers and employees, and grant justice
10 both, fun justice without resort to
conflict, and then forbid any conspir-
acy 20 paralvze the service. That was
designed In the public interest. be-
cause transportation in modern life is
necessary to the life and health OF the
American people. No right to quit
employment was denied No collective
bargaining was interfered with on
the contrary IL was provided Tor fac
Hated The government was seeking
TO make the fullest justice an easy
award TO the men engaged in the rail-
way operation. and at the same time
guard against interrupted service to
be Just to the American people. I
supported the bill 1 thought 1t right
and Just. and the greatest forward
step possible in behalf OF the workers.
managers and the great public which
is served
PLEADS FOR AMERICAN
SQUARE DEAL
We must pause to reflect that the
American square deal. which IS the
essence OF all just government. must
apply to all American citizenship alike
and is the due Of righteous business
without whom we can't susbist in our
the right Of the American farmer.
without whom we canot subsist. in our
hedge to the American workman
whose good fortune is essential to
both tranquility and continued ad-
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