Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29

of pay, but I would be blind to the respon-
that mark this fateful hour II
/ did not caution the wase-earners of
America that mounting wages and de-
creased production can lead only to in
dustrial and economic ruin.
PRODUCTION rs PATRIOTISM
/ want. somehow, to appeal to the sons
and daughters of the republic, to every
producer, to join hand and brain in pro-
duction, more production. honest produce ,
tion patriotic production, because patri- |
otto production is no less defense of our |
best civilization that that of armed force
Profitcerng is n crime of commission. I'M |
der-production is n crimc of omission. We
must work our most and best, else the
destructive reaction will rrn,o. We must
stabilize and strive for normalcy, cjse the
inevitahlr reaction will bring its train OF
suffcri,,gs. disoppointmerts and reversals.
We want 10 forestal such reaction we
want to hold all advanced ground. and
fortIv 1t With general good-sortune.
Let Us return for 4 n1or1ert TO the ne
casxslty for understanding, particularly
that undorst andIng which concerns our
selves a home. decline tc recognize any
tsr.f!!ct % 'nter-et among the partici-
pant, IN ,rafusuy. Tho dcsSruct.on of one
Is TIE ruin of tho other. TIC suspicion ~
rebellion OF enc uravodab'y involves the
c;1.r. liz conflict !, c.saster. IL under
standing there - triumph. There is no
isr'e relat'rg &c the toIL,s :1nn on which
mo- try IL ould.c. i'causc industry is
itler than aIy clement IN tx; IaoIern
making. Lut the il, .stent cah Is for Ia
Dor. management and capital TO ry-arh
Understandable
NJ ~ u;UD
The human cement comes first, and I
wan tie employers in industry to I'M
dcr5tard tho aspirations the con',ictiops.
the yeari'irgs II the millions OF Amer
scan wage -carners and want tire WACO
e.tI crs to understand the problems. the
anx!ctjcs. the obligations of mana cement
! and capital. and al! OF them mast Under
I stand their relationship to me people and
| their obligation to the republic Out Of
! this understanding will come the unani-
| nous commttal to economic justice. and
| in economic justice lies that social JUS
! tice which is the highest essential to hu-
man happiness.
| | am speaking one who has counted
the contents of the pay envelope from the
viewpoint of the Garner as well as the
| employer. No one pretends TO deny the
/ Inequalities which are manifest in modern
/
they were before organization and group
ing on either side revealed the nequali-
ties, and conscience has wrought more
justice than statutes have compelled, but
the ferment of the world rivets our
thoughts on the necessity of progressive
solution else our generation will suffer
the experiment which means chaos for
our day to re-establish Gods plan for the
great tomorrow.
Speaking our sympathies. uttering the
conscience of all the people, mindful OF
our right to dwell amid the good fortunes
of rational. conscience-mpelled advance.
mcnt. we hold the majesty of righteous
government; with liberty under the law
to be our avoidance of chaos. and we
call upon every citizen of the republic tc
hold fast to that which made us what we
are, and we will have orderly govern
, ment safeguard the onward march to al
we ought to be.
TOO MANY APPEALS TO GROUPS
The menacing tendency of the presen
day is not chargeable wholly to the un
, settled and fevered conditions caused b,
the war. The manifest weakness in pop
, ular government lies in the temptatio,
to appeal to grouped citizenship for po
litical advantage. There is no create
No'teihPiatsS IN
Y lass anu recognizes no group IL broad
~ lncIuueS an the people. with specifi
j ieoOeni''oii io' hohe ana the hlshest con
o secration we can make to-day is a com
initial of the Republican party to tina
saving constitutionalism which contem
V plates all America as one people, and hold
just government free from, influence n
l. the one hand and unmoyed nv intin,id.
: ton on the other.
= 1t would be the blindness or fo,,,, :
( ignore the activities in orr DUN count >
II which are aimed to DESTROY our econom;
system, and to commit lie 70 tho co,oses
y tragedy which has both destrovod :.
- freedom and made Russia ir,notor. tn
: movement is NOT IN he halted IN thro.,Io
y liberties. We must NOT ahr;dgo ,bo f-o<
: dom of speech. tho freedon, ~ ,-ses
the freedom Of assembly bec.usa 49,
s. is no promise in renressior Thosa ~,
critics are as sacred az tho freedo,, ~ =,
! ligous belief, as invioable as the r!sr
n ,ie anu the pursuit OF happiness
~ w ,'o'u " tne Tisht 10 crush seoltlon'
Is sun rnenaoing contempt for law,
s,anip out peri. 20 me SAFETY 81 the r.
pup''c OF lis people When emergency call
auSe security ana the majesty OF II
e.. - ie NiS. esS'i''iaiS q ltoerts'
-, WV ','I ea'eHs uestru tion or the govern
,. ~ OF HoChs MS contenpt II
au'nol"E' ceases 10 De loyal q
".u i0iiei's ms rlghs 10 The trc
'''' oi me repubh"
20 CHANCES MIST TIE ORDERLY
az Let it be sa,d 10 all Of A,,.-ic. Eva. a.