Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-02-03
MOST ELOQUENT
SPEECH OF WAR
Credited by Baruch to Donlin,
President of the Building
Trades.
LITTLE TALK CLEARS THE WAY
Was Made in the Dark Days OF the
War When the Cry From France
Was "Men, More Men"-Ncver
Got Into Print.

Washington most eloquent
specch made during the war; according
to Bernard NJ Baruch, former chair
man of the war industries board, ucN-
er rot into print. 1t was made III tue
dark days when the cry from France
was Men more men," and the supply
available in the draft was running
low.
General Crowder," says Mr.. Ba-
ruch Served notice on the board that
he must have something like 100000
men, and the question was where they
we're to come from. The draft had
taken out everybody available, and
the only way was to take men from
Industry. Hence the appeal 10 the
war industries board.
1--WE put men to work on il, and in
due time plan for wedding men OUT
was presented. Among other things il
put the private chauffeur out Of busi-
ness, as we'll MS statesmen and men IN
he white goods trade This would not
have been enough, and the placing OF
women in mems work in the trades
had to be considered-a real dilution
If labor.
Labor Called In.
1.-THE scheme was all right, but when
It came to us for approval we found
hat everybody except those most inn
portant had been consulted, | mean
the representatives Of labor. So they
were called in and the scheme, rs we'll
IS the necessity back of it, were ex-
planned TO them.
AS might be expected, there was a
lot Of opposition to putting women in
the mems trades and the putting Of
he men thus released into uniform.
During it all one man sat still, giving
not the slightest indication Of what he
thought of the thing, After about
everybody else had had his say he took
the floor
".Mr Chairman he said, this
thing is very simple. If | am gong
lomc Saturday night with my weeks
Day in my pocket and a guy steps
up and tries to take it away from me,
am a fool If / keep my left hand on
sle wad and try to beat him off with
my right If | do that the chances
are that he will get me and the Wal
and got away clean
off | take my left hand off the Wad
md 90 after him with both hands,
I'll save the Wad and get him.
Use Both Hands.
"'NoW Mr. Chairman. that's the
case here. This German guy is just
around the corner If we keep one
hand on our wads he'll get US and our
wads, too. II we use both our hands
wen save the Wads and get him. In-
less we get him, if he gets us, our
wads or anything else won't be worth
much SO | say. Mr.. Chairman, let
us take both our hands out Of our
pockets and get after him. So far as
I'm concerned, You can have every
man in the building trades that can
pass the doctors, and the boys, I'm
sure. will back me up
"John Fl. Donlin, president Of the
building trades department, was the
chap that did the talking. His little
speech settled the question, and all
the way was left clear to us to weed
all the men out Of industry that might
be needed.
fortunately, as it happened, we
did not need to dilute labor, but
Donlin's little speech took us over
what was one of the naStiest stua-
tons In the war 1t was the most
eloquent speech made during tie war
and one of the most effective"