Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-06

S0OAAoSS x4SSoA4S OSAASS>s~sA
Stage Assaults on the
Profteers.
~ the Associated Press.
MARION, September 6--Preaching
d gospel of understanding" between
employers and employees. Senator
Harding said in a Labor day speech
here that although he believed in
nnionism and collective bargaining
he opposed "labor's domination of
business or government" as deter
minedly as he would oppose domina-
tion by any other class
Voluntary arbitration was declared
py the republican nominee to be the
ideal solution of labor troubles, and
he advocated joint committees of en-
pioyers and employees mot to run the
business" but to promote mutual un-
derstanding. He asserted that no one
could deny a laborer the right to quit
mis- employment. but that adjustment
Dasis OF justice to every one.
Favors Cummins-Esch Law.
Senator Harding also indorsed the
Oummins- -ESch law restoring the rail-
ways to private operation, and said
ne could not approve of the social
lst plan, which proposed that the
properties be placed under control
OF the employees.
Citing his own experiences as an en-
pioyer. the candidate said he never had
any trouble with his employees in his
newspaper establishment, and added that
although print paper prices had in
creased his expenses by an amount
equal to $500 for each worker in his
plant. none OF them ever had suffered
financially on account Of it.
Assails ProAteers.
In the course of his speech he also
assailed profiteering. declaring that
stage assaults" without action had dis
credited the policy Of the democratic ad-
ministration toward the profiteer
have not come to you today with
q speech of promises" said Senator
Harding. Il do not pledge you the i'm
possible, and I do not mean to suggest
the impracdcable. l can only preach
the gospel Of understanding practically
applied" :
se.ater's Speech.
lows:
Ladies and Gentlemen. MY coun-
Is life. whichever is preferred. Men
speak Of the labor issue as para
mount or imperious or critical-it is
always the big thing. because it is
the process of all progress and at
tainment. and has been since the
world began. The advocate of excess
sively reduced periods Of labor simply
proposes to slow down human attain
ment because labor Is the agency Of
all attainment. If by some miracle Of
agreement we could reduce the hours
of labor to four per day. speak Of
labor now in the sense of that which
is employed for pay-the live, pro-
gressive. civilization-creatiQg, pro-
gressive labor would have to go on
working twice or thrice that time,
because labor is the ferment of hu-
man development. No one will chal-
lenae these general truths, but we do
have a conflict of opinion as to how
,ab6r shall be employed and the
measure of its compensation.
1T is impossible for me to ignore
the fact that I am the candidate of a
great party for place OF high re-
sponsibility, but ] chose to make
such utterances as are in my mind on
this always-significant holiday. be-
cause I preferred to talk before my
fellow townsmen with whom l nave
worked SO many years.
Neixhbors Have to BE Square.
"Neighbors have to be on the
souare with one another and see that
deeds accord with words. Somehow
j wanted to look you in the face and
ask for the sponsor for that miser-
able old falsehood about a dol
fngman. If the auth0r was seeking
to apply 1t to me, I think he must
have meant dollar an hour. You
see, / have been dweller among you
for thirty-eight years. Part of that
time I was a wage-earner myself
all the time I have been laborer-
and for more than thirty years I have
been an employer as well as laborer,
and a man can't preach one doctrine
and practice another.
II am particularly glad, Mr.. Hutch.
1nson, national head of the Carpenters
and Joiners, is here today. not be-
cause he could testify to my friend
ly endeavor when it was timely to
prove friendship. but because Labor
day was originated in the mind of
P.J. Mcguire, the father of that
union. and long time it's secretary.
Mcclure gave us the holiday which
Congress later legalized. and Nc
Suire gave an effective life to labor's 8
advancement. and we gladly render
him our homage on this fortieth
Labor day.
No Distinction to Audiences.
cit will not be unseemly if / say to
you today what / said to a large and
general assemblage of my country
men on the occasion of my official noti-
fication ! wish it distinctly noted that
i
fellow citizens which 1 could not as cor
daily utter to another. 1t was my good
fortune, a few days ago, to have a call
from a committee representing several
American farm organizations, and told
them frankly / preferred to greet
them as fellow Americans rather than
farmers, because our big thought mus,
be of American consumers. they among
them They were concerned in produc-
ing food which is of first concern to al
America. And while l address you as a
1ypical assemblage of American labor
ers / am thinking of industrial Amer
3ca. that industrial America in which
every one of our hundred millions il
deeply concerned, and the good fortune
Of whose workers is of highest interest
10 our people as a whole.
No Party Indifferent.
DO not let any one ever tell you
that any political party is insensible
10 the cause of labor. Parties are
the agencies of government, and mer
who assume public responsibility
are deeply anxious about the com.
mon veal Demagogue or agitator
most Of whom are agitating for the
profit therein, red" or reactionary
all of them belle the high intent ant
genuine concern of parties and gov.
ernment for the highest good for.
1unes of all the people. Frankly,
:. Gio not think any party is indifferen,
or unmindful. The only difference
is in the program for the ereates1
good. / want you to understand me
definitely. So far as l can be help.
,noting tine good fortunes of all tn.
American people, because in common
good fortune. made secure, W hav,
fhe field in which to work to ad ius