The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-10-05
Limitation of armaments, and NO one
questions his sincerity.

Fortunately, the criticism OF Pres
ldent Harding's War College speech
which was construed in many quar-.
tiers as backing water" on the
main proposition, has had the effect
OF arousing and crystallizing public
sentiment to the point of insisting
that the main purpose Of the Con
ference-the limitation OF arma-
ments-shall not be submerged. The
intelligence of this nation and OF
Europe without regard to party or
other creeds has worked persistent
~ for the limitation of ornaments
ever since the Armistice, not only
from the idealistic view of lessening
the probability of war but because
il was realized that the continued
maintenance of huge ornaments
would bankrupt every nation in the
world. There is no party politics in
the question of disarmament and so
far as the Democrats are concerned
there will be no politics in the dis
arament conference. The Demo-
Gratis will work to the limit to make
it a success.
With sincere friends of the cause
like Senator Underwood and Secre-
tary Hughes as members of the con-
ference, reinforced by an awakened
public sentiment, there is assurance
that the main purpose of the confer
snce will not be submerged and
there is renewed hope for practical
results.
silk Hosiery and Unemployment
Following its announcement that
5.735, 900 persons We're out of en-
ployment and supplying the figures
apparently to justify the statement,
the Department OF Labor is now
busy trying to explain that there
cannot possibly be that many per-
sons out Of work, principally be-
cause some persons employed dur
ing the war in war work and now
without an occupation could net be :
classified as persons sub /
ect to employment. Secretary Davis |
llso finds consolation in the state
nent that there are 100000 who
ire still az work.
AS an evidSnce that the unemploy-
d are being absorbed by industry.
lie says:
But one must have his head
cry much in the air these days not
o notes the growing prevalence of
ilk hosiery and the use of silks in
The fact remains that idle men
re Offering to sell themselves into
employment for board and lodging
s slaves were sold on the auction
,lock while others are being chased
rom the benches in public parks
which they had pre-empied as beds.
The liippant remark of the Secre-
AIRY about the prevalence of silk !
hosiery could not have been inspired
~ these pathetic scenes.
The business of the Department
# Labor is to give facts and figures
oncerning employment and ~unem-
loyment without exaggeration and
not to confuse the public
With explanations or even apologies
hat have no relevancy to actual
Everyone without regard to party
5 DESTROYS of relieving deplorable
conditions and the
est way to do so is first to know the
ctual facts and then face them
and sensibly.
A Department of Labor that
uesses at or juggles statistics re-
lting to labor or attempts to con-
cal the facts is worse than useless,
nd is obstructive to proper remedi-
| measures.
'ntaXing the Rich; Overtaxing the
Poor
When the tax bill passed the
louise fifty Republicans voted with
he Democrats to recommit the bill
Or revision. Here are the reasons
s given by two western Representa-
ives:
From speech of Representative
chall (Rep., Mimi:
THE test should be, ability to
ear the burden. The man who is
bic should pay The man who has
rofited most should hand over in
roportion. Spending should not be
he basis for tax. Earnings are the
My just basis The present tax
ill is fashioned to lay the heaviest
urden on the backs of those least
BILE TO bear it Think of the num-
,er of new miIlionaires, those who