The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-10
rRArERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
PRESENTS NOTED INDIANA
SPEAKER
CAUSES OF UNE~LoYnDNT RE
LATED AND REMEDIES SUa-
qEETED,
hon. JOHN p. ARBEN3 PRESENTS
SPEAKER TO AUDIENCE AT
VICTORIA.

The public meeting at tho Victoria
theatre last evening under the auspices
Of the local aer.e % the Fraternal Order
Of Eagles. at which time Hon. Frank
E. Herring. PAST grand worthy president
and editor Of the Eagle Magazine OK
South Bend. Ind. was the speaker. was
largely attended.
The program opened with q selection
rendered by the Victoria orchestra. fol-
lowing which all present were asked to
stand by Hon. John J. Arbeaz. worthy
president OF the local aer!e Of Eagles
while they sang America"
Miss Hannah Johnson rendered two
very beautiful selections.
Chairman Arbenz then announced that
the main purpose OF this meeting was
TO get the members OF the Eagles and
tho general public together in order
that they might listen = a speaker who
Is able 70 enlighten them on the indus
trial situation. Mr.. Arbenz stated that
Ia Wheeling there are IN the neighbor-
hood OF 500 members OF the Order OF
Eagles, there being more prominent men
connected with this order than any
order IN the United states. he said. He
then mentioned the fact that only re-
Gently the Wheeling aerie has moved
from it's old quarters over Hancher' 8
Into their new home near Tenth street.
which is very nicely furnished for all
It's members Mr. ArbeUz then intro
duced the speaker.
Mr.. Herring said: Ladies and gentle
men. and hrothers-It is indeed a great
pleasure 70 be before you this evening
During IS years or moro OF speaking
throughout the United States, have
never been given such a sendcr s was
Just given me- BY Chairman Arbehz.
Il Will try to give you some very I'M
portant information concerning the In
dustrial situation as have found II
throughout the country. I have been
In nearly every state since the begin
ntpg OF the world war up TO tho present
time. During the war 7 was in charge
Of the war stamp campaign in Indiana,
ard went from one city to another IN the
90 counties explaining tho stamps and
putting them into the hands Of the
people.
You people will remember that one
month from now tho United States will
celebrate the third anniversary OF the
signing Of the arm!stlce which brought
the big conflict known as tho world war
TO close. Since that time the people
OF this country have learned q grea,
lesson. and Il has brought about = finer
civilization and a much better under
standing between nations.
But at present you people are not
aware Of the fact that there are seven
wars Of less importance going on right
now between tho different countries. II
has been predicted by someone that
there will b two great wars in the
future: the-hsst viii be in 1927 between
the United HtassEApd Japan. g.
You all remember just what htp-
pened when war was hrsi declared.
Everybody was anxious 70 DO every
thing possible. and at the Same time the
countries in the conflict at once came to
tho manufacturing renters OF this coun-
try for material Later they began TAX
Ing tie boys 20 fight for the United
States. Som OF you people witnessed
the sights as they occurred az the train
Juss before the young men LETT for the
cantonments. Well. Just few days
age while I was waiting for a train al
Chicago. an express train pulled in and
few minutes later ! saw them taking
hrNes out In which were the bodies OF
these young men vino lost their lives
while aght!ns for their country. Lately
have been In France. where I visited
tho S-aves Of $4,000 soldiers in the
Argonne. and also visited the cemetery
In Belleau Wood where many OF our
boys were laid to rest.
Il would like TO bring to your atten-
ton the plight OF tho large number Of
ex-serv!ce men who are out OF work
This IS due In a measure TO the fac:
that many Of tho employers who prom
ised the boys before they left that they
would find their old Jobs open did not
keep their promises. This 10 the main
reason for so many boys being out of
Jobs at present.
The United States. compared with
other countries. is well or. In Europe
at the prescat time there arc 10000 900
men. women and children starving.
while IN Asia and west there are 40<
100000: in all 100000 people starry
Ing. besides the hundreds OF thousands
who are hungry in this couctry.
There IS but ono thing that we peo-
pie can do. and that Is to ind q means
whereby We can all work together 10
bring these countries back to normal
conditions.
Although millions Of people are
starving. the people OF Nebraska are
using corn for fuel for the simple rea-
son tina, they are unable TO pay tho
price OF coal which is mined In this
state and Ohio. Ii Il were possible to
reduce the price OF coal so that these
people could buy it and in turn sell the
corn. Il would help the country consld-
erab!y.
4 have found during my trips from
one CITY 10 another that many Of the
factories and plants which had been
Il few arc working with but low per-
ccntage OF men. For instance, take tho
large plant in South Bend, where the
famous Oliver plows arc manufactured.
This plant IS Closed up tight which has
thrown out Of work about 1900 people.
AT This present :!ms throughout tho
United States there are approximately
$500. 800 men out OF work Something
should be done TO bring things back to
normal so that all the people In the good
old United states OF America would DO
happier.