The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-01-01
Bankers, Mayors Labor Leaders, 9th.
er Prominent Citizens say On
Panacea for All Industrial,
Political Ills.
RID ENTIRE NATION OF
UNDESIRABLES ALSO AIM
Ratification of Woman Suffrage; Sup.
port Of League OF Nations; In
crease Production Mentioned
In Long List.
BY United Press.

BY United Press
New York. Ian 1.--Plain work
and fair play. That is the substance
OF Americas New Year resolution.
Bankers, mayors, labor leaders ana
other prominent citizens, asked by
the United Press for an expression
of their new determination for 1920,
unanimously agree that as a panacea
for industrial and political ills, we
all must get to work.
To rid the country of undesirabl bles:
fight for ratification OF woman's sui-
frage; increase production, and to
stand back Of the League of Nations,
We're among the New Year resolu-
tions mentioned.
Following are the 1920 "programs."
Mayor George L. Baker Portland
Oregon would resolve that all
loyal lovers of America, in this her
greltest crisis in history, shall stand
together and rid our country of un-
desirables."
f. II. Goff, president OF the Cleve-
land Trust Co., Cleveland, Ohio
Lot us reegate to private life those
who seek to make deserters and
slackefs OF us as a nation. We must
sIland back Of the League Of nations"
Frank w. Wo2encraft, "a, youngest
mayor In the country, Dallas, Texas.
II want to help make Dallas the
best place in the world to live and
work where labor will receive a
living wage and capital fair re-
turn"
Mayor Richard j. Klnsella, Hart
ford, Conn., resolve ITO do my
best to make Connecticut and the
United States grant full suffrage to
women | hope our governor calls
a special session of the Legislature
for this purpose
Charles s. Caldwell, president OF
the Corn Exchange bank, Philadel-
phia, Penn, ,-''Let us solve new prob
lens in the old by getting to
work in 1920. Until we get back to
normal production this country will
be the dumping ground for foreign
goods"
Marsden c.. Scott, president Of
the International Typographical I'm
ion, Indianapolis, Ind. II resolve to
fill, each unforgiving minute OF the
new year with sixty seconds worth
Of distance rum
Mayor l.. c. Hodgson, st. Paul,
Mnn., My resolve is that | will de-
my best to help all citizens get to.
gether, forget their troubles and diff
ferences, and by hard work and spir-
it of service, make America prosper
Gus, peaceful and happy
Senator William S. Kenyon OF To-
wa.-"Be it resolved by the Ameri-
can people that they will save moro
money, work harder and stick tight
er to Americanism in 1920 than ever
/ before"
]. H. Puelicher, broker, Milwaukee,
Wisc-"I have promised myself to
work and save more this year than
ever before"
Governor w L. Harding, Des
Moines, Iowa. resolve to keep
the old smile on for another year
Justus Wardell, internal revenue
collector, San Francisco, Calf 'T
shall not drink any more intoxieat-
ing liquors"
James Schermerhorn. publisher of
the Detroit Times, Detroit, Mlch.,-
Let us bind up the wounds and
wipe away the tears Of war and for
bid further barbarity through the
pledged good faith of all high pur-
posed powers of Christendom le1gu-
I'd together in a federation against
force"
s. c. Mead. secretary of the Mer-
chants Association, New York
AT the threshold of the year new
problems and new dangers confront
us which can be met successfully
only by well-considered and united
action guarded by calm judgment
and determination"
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