New Britain herald., 1921-09-08
HAYS EXPRESSES
 HOPE IN FUTURE
Wants Business Men to "Carry
 On" and Be Optimistic

Cleveland. Sept. S.--Optimism. prediction that prosperity is coming and an appeal to American business to "carry on' constituted the chief note of an address delivered today by Postmaster General wfll Fl. Hays to tIe National Association of Life Un- dcrwriters Here.
 MT. Hays also undertook to give an account of tho stewardship of the administration of President Harding and told what he was trying to ac- c1mplish in his own department. After having done SO he declared:
 All together. we look to the fa- turo with great hope. The fact is. of course, that there is ahead the great est era of expansion and prosperity the wcrld has ever seen. Every one knows thiS, and the only question discussed is when 1t will start. There is a lot of business that is really sick, still stag gering with the shell shock of war and tho debauch of extravaganza. but there Is good deal more that Is merely mailing sring. have full appreciation of the difficulties. but I havo no use ict commercial slackers. We are not m period of hard times coming. We Sse in a period of soft times going
 
 Cut and meet it. I cry continually for the common sense of courage and con- hdence. and I declare again. and shall continue to insist that VIC have less Thou shalt not and moro of Come oa, let's Ro..'
 Following along this line. Mir Hays declared that his many trips about the country of late had convinced him that the manhood and womanhood of America Is sound" He found every where the same evidence of hope. "it Ia great country" he declared. and it is all ahead of us''
 He called upon all we'll wishers of the government to listen to the call to carry Americana" He urged them to find the reason for discontent and meet 1t sauarely. to find exact justice | and demand 1t for all men and to look | each one to his own industry. thrift | and moral responsibility.
 Reviewing the work of the admin l istration In It's first six months. MT. | Hays said that the keynote of Presi- | dent Harding's purpose and policy | was to bring about return to nor malcy." Ho said that the higher | laws that work for the worlds good | had brought to the White House "ex- |
 
 to lead the country away from the | turbulent passions Of the war back to the normal human nature of peace"
 He declared that President Hard irg's curing and restorative person. ality had the largest part in bringing | America to that equability. which is | hts own"
 The making of peace with Germany was described by Mir. Hays as the biggest concrete achievement of the present administration and one that 1owed directly from the presidents He said that when Presi- dent Harding took control at Wash Ington he found a condition of do- nestle politics which expressed it. self in terms of anger. controversy and factionalism." It was a prolonged contest. he said. sometimes siege. battle and occasionally nrmistice between the White House and senate.
 Mir. Hays declared that the differ cnce between this spirit in the man. lRement of foreign affairs and the ltm ospherc in which the present treaty was received by the senate and was due to the presidents and that constitutes a long and fundamental spiritual step h. the return to normalcy in the conduct Of our public affairs"
 The result of this peace treaty would be. he said, that i've will be able to lift and throw away a mass of vexatious and burdensome restric- tions imposed by n state of war which nppress and irritate business and re- strict us in the exercise of our con- stitutional iiberties.''
 Tho speaker said that the presi- dents invitation of several nations to attend the conference for the limita- ion of armaments would bring about . meeting which. in his opinion. pos sesses moro potentiality for good for mankind than any single event in The last 1921 years" He predicted It would be the most important meet Ing of mems minds in all history.
 Referring to the drive of the ad- for efficiency and econ omy In government" MT. Hays told