The New York herald., 1921-09-27
HARDING OPPOSES
CHARITY FOR JOBLESS
Is Confident Relief Will Be
Found Along Construc-
tive Lines.
OPTIMISM MARKS FARLEY
Delegates Hear Hoover and
Plunge Into Task in Or
ganizcd Groups.
OPTIMISM MARKS FARLEY
Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALo.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., Sept. 20.

Special Despatch TO TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., Sept. 20.
The unemployment conference got
down to the serious business to-nigh.
of finding jobs for those in America
who are out of work. The delegates,
fifty-one in number. and representing
capital and labor in every degree, lost
no time with preliminaries. They heard
brief but stimulating addresses by
President Harding and Secretary
Hoover-at an opening session that
was impressive because 1t was devoid
of formality-and then got at the task
set out for them. that of finding an
immediate way of restoring industrial
conditions to normal.
The conference divided itself into
groups for the consideration of the
problems. Nine separate committees
were formed-on unemployment sta
tistics. employment agencies and regis
tration, emergency State and munich
pal measures and public works. emer-
/
emergency measures in transporta-
ton, emergency measures in construc-
ton, emergency measures in mining.
emergency measures in shipping and
public hearings. These committees
are to complete their work and report
their findings TO the conference on or
before Wednesday, October 5.
President Hardlng's address featured
the opening Of the conference. when. witn
full frankness. he discussed the serious
ness OF the unemployment problem in the
United States nj this time. He described
II as the most difficult problem with
which the Administration Is confronted.
But throughout his talk the Executive
made clear his confidence that a way
soon would be found to remedy the con-
dItions which he declared surely are an
unavoidable aftermath of the war The
President said
"Lndics and Gentlemen Of the Con-
terence: II Is a pleasure to express to
you IN advance OF your labors the graft
tude Of the Government for your service
TO the nation. Perhaps It is not too
much TO say--a service to the world.
Not so very long since I was receiving
the call OF n distinguished foreigner. and
In the course of our conversation he
alluded to the conference which Is met
this morning and said: MIR. President.
our people arc deorly interested In the
American conference on unemployment.
because our problem Is akin to your own
and your relief In the United States will
be an added signal of hope from Amer
ica to us and other people VINO are
aliSe depressed
THAT remark OF distinguished for
cigner emphasized our responsibility. re
IL be true that no citizen is without cx-
ample TO some ono among mis- fellows,
which | believe TO be cverlastingiy true
then nations, great and small. are infu-
encing others In all they do.
You are invited together to consider
a condition which is In no wise peculiar
70 the United States. The industrial de-
preston which we are feeling Is war
inheritance throughout the world. We
saw humanity stressed In that produce
tion which s lmpelled by nations des-
pcrate In self-preservation.
We saw the Industrial call to arms
which marshailed the family as we'll as
tho accustomed bread winners. and we
saw the spiritual. mental and physical
-
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