The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-19
Mai. General Wood Greeted
By Residents Of Wheeling

| Thcodorc Roosevelt. Guy r. SQuires. OF
south Dakota: Neil Satterlec, publicity
representative. OF Chicago: :dw. r.
Ryan. Of Omaha, General "ooos sten
| headaua rters. and Hon. John s. Darst;
| state auditor and manager OF General
Woods campaign in West Virginia
Retired to Their Rooms.
The general and his party retired 10
| their rooms and later on the uls'in
| cuishpd visitor rc-appeared and was IN
: reduced to many who waited 70 Hee'
: him .or,
! Previous TO going TO the dining room,
| General Wood made q brief lmprotnptu
| address in which he spoke or the spo,i,
! taneous welcome accorded MIN anu
: stated that Wheeling would be rcmem
! rod bv him as a city that had met
| him with open arms. co-ol
Tho time was but brief after Genera
! Woods arrival in this city until ne "as
| due at the Whitaker-GlessnerP la"t ~
| deliver an address to hundreds OF en-"
| nlnyes who were to give up part W
| tbeir noon hour for chance to hear the
| veteran speak. l., hts
party regarding arrangements vel
| remainder Of the day Genera W"
| made preparations to keep MS NOUN 'p
P" General Wood Is hale and hearty LOOK,
/ inr and walks with a no'ic"anIe ernnt
due To- a wound he received al lhr I niInJ
in France Immediately after 'he
! States had Joined the Tray ,,oI,
/ II. is IN: decentralization or plaua
! b,nfr old warrior, says what nv H'n
and uses as few words as poss'o''
| while saying II.
For some time prior TO Genera n 80,
ord Woods appearance the auuit ut
., the Whitaker-Glessner CorIugatI"s
mani at Manchester. was 1lliea VIII 10
| thronC OF workingmcn ana women nffIca
perintendents, fOremen. ollICIa'S , fact
EMPLOYEES both men ana "oHte', - nIant
| the whole WORKING loi|e "
was as aep orShestra. an organization, or
vbirh any plant in the world cou!u nc be
proud, occupied the stage unuet ''o
| leadership Of Fred kocher. :; ohoroe
NJ peter Haberstick was in charge
! -. the affair as whole and the d
ranrements we're perfect. -, tho
r F.. Williams had charge Oh ~
| chorus and Miss Jano "illa"' nsidsd
! the company slehos'"p''
! at the piano. . -eceived
/ A telephone message was soe ~
maj General Wood had started tot tH'
| plant, and to pass the time unt,i aI se.
pi%aI the orchestra rendered seNerai Sc
pronntlv at the appointed time. l2:3g
o,rloCk, Major General WOOD aP Rpphenn
| in the doorway with MT naiu Enony and
iot me aoms cheer was given TO the
veteran. s .. nrnsIo.
| General Wood did not at one Pr , tba
to the platform: but n Te.''a Ihn immense
! ronconrse of men and women from me
sbnns, led by r. F. Williams. sang sew
eral popular airs .,.a,cad nv Mr..
riiiiarrS who in very brief address
srnl;e NJ him the next Frcslueht VI
the United states 500, mn. touch
Tho poli,ical situation was hot . oerI
cd upon in the short aoor'S''
Wood said 49, Zoe. that
,.ou men and women have gathered IN
mis- manner; devoted part OF you. ' ~
hour to meet me. ] ais" aR ppnirw At the
nreI,rnt time is TO keep things S'eaTs
and that the working pcopit W
land ire vitality interested IN DONG S S0o
Al. present there ar" nj ieaSt n,sV' On
600 people in iniS ,, rGuI labor Attach
od In them and dependent upon 'ne"'
for support are as many more
IVA New Experiences.
! We are confronted WIN new cnndi-
crrrs and we want 10 keep up CoHu.
IONS so that the industrious ana thrity
can live and save. marry ana ra'St e.
drcn and give them cdn'atlon ~
,hor, Tnr their futures. We measure
d MN ; 10, hy a mans work. by what
amer ardI Ca,,.Sih no matter what his
condition in Ire. ,,, A,,orican
, 70 have free speech. free press anu - -
ivIn,ion and give everyone inc sam
/ nance. We want no autocraCy IN tntS
country and no ruling class, he II rich
, or moor. capitalists or labor. we want
, 10 be n plain American ounch; .,,,
/ I'VE used to hear q good deal aoou|
| w1,a,od Americans Germnn- hmerl-
"ans Irish Americans and tho nke,
no away with the hyphen. W" want 10
| iii get together and he 100 psrcen.
| american. The war brought ABOUT Iha'
wye have hren faced with ugly con-
! u,ions Russia was torn to pieces WIN
! nor Red Revolutionary movement anu
tba shirt or unrest reached TINS "oun-
try. Tho people who WORK were III
ie" "Pieh, here is the point where ! want
! 90 COZ stand steady! Keep your le't
IN the ground and try no experiments.
/ Steady is the motto ana "a'e""0
these times o,,a In tho mol
itical world. Don't let anyone ieau n.ho
| ~ AN Won what TO do. Not" Tor WIZ
vnu have made up your mind Is the pest
man. ro-o,.raton.
| .Urberc have been differences oct"ecn
and canital. ] will talk frankly
! viii saw 10 the latter. don't ou'Io up q
| rrmst of wealth with seeth'nS MS
% 5j,cortcni underneath. taptMl Shou'i
| ,Ln - human interest in ITS woTKnlch.
| innL az your men through lnclr own
a,es You can't drive men In INDUSTRY
some of YOU boys had tough time
during tho war That was because tng
,nrn in charge Of you were not M ~ o.
! innders The same condition Apphes ="
;nLustry believe in close Co'ope.
lion between the leaders OF I'u "a jr
onI the men who work for them any ~
this plan is 'arrlea put u0
III the boss has the spirit OF cooper
o,inn the men will soon get the inter
o., ~ the business in their hearts ana
mo GOOD effect will be marked IN
General Wood. in alludinE to me
1yhitakcr-Glessner plant. used an army
lam, and smoke Of the place az an out
a.. With caused smiles to break out on |
the faces of many ex-serNice boys pres
General Wood then went on 10 say:
-, ,hnr made ND the bulk Of our army
j., m. last war-labor and agriCullur"' |
and I guess the agriculturist can pretty
mnoriv hc said TO labor "a hard as any
one Farmers TO the number OF TWO
million. went to the front and laDor
furnished two and haII mii''oh "'e"
Short Food supply
"r am told that there will be thlrtE-
eight percent legs food to come from
rrons have not been planted. Again
cav stand steady" We must all be
Sayinr and economical and wages must
hn liberal so the workngman can live: ,