The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-22
go a Harding Speech Accepting G. q p: Noninotio


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liberste1y TO the readjustment
which concerns all the people. Our
party platform fairly expresses the
conscience OF Republicans ON M
dustrtal relations. NO party u m
different to the welfare OF the wage
Garner. To 10 his good fortune -
q deepest concern, ana We seek %
make that good fortune permanent.
We DO mot oppose but approve col
lscttve oareaining, because tnat u
IN outstandin8 nent, out we efe
unAIseraDly insistent mat us exel-
else must not Destroy the eQuaiiy
sacred right OF the inoiviouai. IN
MS necessary pursuit OF nyennooo.
ANY Ame!1caa mas the T9nt 10 gut
nis employment. 20 mas every
AmeIicsn tne Iaent - seeI employ
menu Inc group must MOI enuan-
ger the inoivioual. ana We must
discourage groups preyins upon
one announcer. ana none snali pe al
lowed to forget tnat government .
ooiigauons are alike to AL the pec-
PIE.
The Railroad Problem.
hone we NAV do more than
merely discourage the losses and
snfPeringa attending indnatrial con-
fict m. strike erainst the 1ov-
eminent q nronerIv deniad for
snvernment service involves mona
a. the elamsnta ~ nroft which 70.
i.ts ~ cnmnst;,ivs sntarnr;ao
There n pro9ress IN tho estahlish.
ment of nficiaI revealment of is-
.ues and conditions which lead to
conflict an that nperrmr nnh,ic
sentiment NAV sneed The .d;nst.
mont hnt, hona for +bat concord
of nnrnose mt forced hnt insn;rad
Nv the common veal which will
rive a regulated nuhIic service The
fullest enarantv ~ continmitv
am thinkinp Of the raiIroads In
modern life tbev ora Tho vorv hosc
of ali our activities and ;ntar.
changes For nnhIic nrotact;on We
have enacted ITWS nrOVidin0 for a
regulation of the charge for serv.
Ice, limitation on the capital IN
vested ana q imltation on capitdi
earnings. Inere remains only CON
petlt.on VI service On winch 10 pase
our .opes lor an elieiency anu eA
p ans;on WHICH Meet our noue,
requirements. me railway wolh
en ouSue W NC IuS oes' pay on.
nuo ~ 'ue ,ss' w: Mug conui.ion'
-. ~ .ns ~o,,u. Len ~ 70 on eAoep
s.ona. iespn ,.. a,c W.
ny Io. ~ .ne ~ Gnu n", ~,
ono 81 p.vuus,se ae'A ,.A. -, Wy
srops;h,a t ro- ~ saf..u ~ t-.voI
ipo m;i,;ors Tho ,nvornm an wh;c,
hos .ssmmed On nnch swthor;tv 70,
the nnhI;c GOOD m;oht VOL, siam,
railway emnlovment With tn,
sanctitv of nnhlic service and GUAR
antee to the railway emnloves tha
iustice which voices the America,
conception Of righteousness on tn,
one hand and assure continuity O
service on the other
Ass.;,s r. 9 n,ou..;o,
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Inc importance Oh the rallwa.
renaDliitation Is SO OBVIOUS Una
reference seems uncailed ior- w
are SO connoent tnat mucn OF TN
present-oay INSURGENCY and In
emciency OF transportation are du'
70 Tue witnsrihs mana Oh govern
ment operation mat we empnasiz'
anew our opposltion 10 government
ownership, We want 10 expenite TN
repatriation, and make sure the mis-
take Is not repeated.
1t is little use to recite the stor.
OF development. exploitation, gov
eminent experiment and its ne
eject. government operation and it
failures. The inadeQuacy of track
age and terminal facilities, the In
sufficiency of equipment and tn
inefticiency of operation-all bea
the blighting stamp OF govern
mental incapacity during fedora
operation. The work of rehabilita
ton under the restoration OF pri
vate ownership deserves our bes
encouragement. Billions are need
ed in new equipment, not alone II
meet the growing demand for serv
ice, but to restore the extraordinar'
uepreeia'ion que 20 .ne stIalne'
- VOL "i'n IeS'iicle !
car lungs anu WIN speculative PROF
lls removed, railway actlvities nav
o Uae " .ne Ia. .ean VI cohsersa. a,
ano eonetl uolise service; anu I'll
euvelnnient winch impaired mus
pay us part IN RESTORATION. MANI
.esus 'ue returns must De .
souso ,;.t ma NECESSARY oap,eal "a'
uo 1ns.eu I. anu we nus' ios'er d
W. 80 s. 20 -.