Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-02
ALLEN SAYS LABOR
PROBLEM IS VITAL
Governor Tells Credit Men at
Shore Kansas Regards
Safety Of Public
WORKERS ARE PROTECTED

Special Dispatch to Everiro pVblic Ledger
Atlantic City. June 2.-"The most
menacing of our troubles TODAY is tho
industrial problem. declared Governor
Henry !. Allen. Of Kansas. in address.
ing the twenty fifth annual convention
Of the National Association of Credit
Men here today. To-day the question
of foreign relations is forgotten. but
our domestic relations problem is the
vital question of the hour
Continuing. Governor Allen said in
nart: "Profteering by capital and Ia
Dor and tho fights between them have
piled costs of living so high as to mini
, 'nizr the cost of the war.
"Mr. GomperS stated tho other night
that The switchmen's strike was an
outlaw strike. In my opinion, all strikes
were outlaw disturbances. The switch
men had a better case than some other
strikes. But they did not have the di-
vine right to strike.
Bolshevists Cause No Alarm
THE Bolshevist today is not feared.
He is no longer O menace. But tho
labor problem is cnusing the greatest
concern.
The constant quarrel between capital
and labor is the only private fight still
on. Laws hayp been passed stopping
dueling and fist fighting, but the states
men Of this country have not had the
courage to end the war between capital
and labor.
I'm Kansas our motto is: The
safety of the public is the supreme
law.
Operators were in part to blame for
the condition that existed in Kansas.
Governor Allen said, because they kept
| no reserve coal supply.
Now we are going to have coal
| reserve instead of famine. he con
tended. This will mean steady work
| for the miners and stablization OF
prices. But the Kansas law is not a
! price fixing act. 1t is law to deal in
/ part with conspiracy. 1t prcsrribes the
same penalty for the operator as for
union officials. II provides that con
tracts between labor and capital shall
have the sanctificatiOn of law.
All Given Chance to Work
! There was n roar from the convention
! when Governor Allen said:
( ANY man may stop work in Kansas
that's his God given right. but ans
man who wants to work may COntinu,
/ to work"
The committee on commercial ethic'
reported II TO be wise ana OnpOrtun'
that advertising, interlorkrd ms il mus
be with good credit and sound bust
ness, should be surrounded with every
, safeguard" The new canon saws:
The healthy expansion of commerc,
and credits. with due regard to tn,
preservation of their stability ant
healthfulness. demands an exact honest,
in all of the methods and practices upor
which they are founded. Advertising
is an important feature in business
building. 1t should represent and Bevc
misrepresent. 1t should win reliauc
and never cover deceit. 1t should b
the true expression of the commodity o
the service offered.
1T must be deemed. therefore. highl
improper and unethical for advertise
mcnts to be so phrased or -cxpresse
as not to present real facts. and cithc
directly or by implication TO mislead o
deceive. In this department the fines
sense of honesty and fairness must b
preserved and the right relations c
men with one another in commerce an
credits clearly preserved.