Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-08

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of cross-country campaigning, but
President Wilson, vigorous though he
was, fell victim to it. His experience
has been warning. The feeling has
grown that If the president is to have
any vitality for the affairs of his Of
flee he should not waste it before the
election.
Nominee Harding will revive the
old-fashioned, political lawn party. His
front yard at Marion will draw the
feet of the faithful quite as famously
as Mahomet's shrine at Mecca attracts
another kind of faithful. Senator
Harding and his running mate, Cover
nor Coolidge, have recently been maxi
ing speeches into the phonograph.
Many thousands of the wax reproduc-
tions will be distributed by the nation
al committee. Democratic managers
undoubtedly will adopt the plan. Add
to your grand opera, jazz, Harry Lau-
der and Bert Williams records one of
your favorite candidate. Nothing is so
likely to promote good feeling on these
warm, mosquito-infested summer eve
nings as the injection, through your
open easement into your neighbours
ear, of Photographic speech. 1t will
assist his slumbers, especially if he
belongs to the opposing party.
Senator Harding's first speech,
which has been given to the press and
will be heard by millions after July
through the phonograph, keynotes
on Amcricanism. He does not mention
specifically the treaty of Versailles,
but assails all international contriy-
ances which imperil American SOW
ereignty. He asserts that we should
rejoice in an American conscience and
in big conception of our obligations
to liberty, justice and civilization, but
that we should hesitate before any
course likely to cause surrender of
nationality; also, that it is very prac-
tical to make sure our own home is in
perfect order before we ATTEMPT that
which he regards as miracle of world
stabiliZation. Governor Coolidge adj
vocates return to the faith Of Abra-
ham Lincoln I'm the people and con-
fidence that the government is found
ed on righteousness. He advocates
law and order and the cultivation Of
industry. thrift and character, and
says that we are advancing toward a
day when, in our Industrial life, equal
honor shall fall to equal endeavor. He
also asserts that duty is collective as
we'll as personal and that government
cannot relieve from toll. Senator
Harding, in an Interview, announces
that the Republican campaign will be
based upon an appeal for the restora.
ton of party government and the over
throw of personal rule. These pro-
nouncementS may be characterized as
the opening guns of the campaign.
Conditions more unfavorable than
at any time for several years face the
steel industry, due to the railway stu
alton, the lack of cars, raw material
and fuel, and shortage of labor. In
Pittsburgh there are said to be 1,5OO,-
600 tons of fabricated steel needed in
building operations throughout the
country which cannot be moved for
lack of cars. a survey of the Calumet
region, in which are located the big
plants of Gary, East Chicago, Indiana
Harbor, Hammond and Whiting, show
tnI <ln, IL,
basis so far as cars, coal and raw ma
terials are concerned. With every
mill stocked with orders calling for
full production, the big plants are re-
ported operating at two-thirds capacity
and the smaller ones Mt 30 to IS per
cent. In the Calumet area it is said
that a shutdown to permit stocking up
is likely, with $4,000 men facing a
period of unemployment. But a
! greater crisis threatens than an imme-
diate shutdown, because the plants
are not building up their customary
autumn and winter supplies of coal
and other materials and may be I'M
able to avoid enforced idleness next
winter The situation has been gath
ering since the railroads started to de-
teriorate after the blizzard of Janu-
ary, 1918. Then came the steel strike,
the coal strike and the switchmen's S
! strike last spring The latter was
more of a blow to industry than pre-
| viously realized.
According to railroad and brother
hood officials the railway labor situa-
tion has assumed a quieter phase than
at any time in the last three months.
Many of the older organization lead
ers, satisfied the Chicago zone will see
no important disturbances, have left
for Eastern points, where the symp-
toms are not so good. Several brother