Evening journal., 1921-09-26
lcontInued from First Pagel


beth christman. Chicago Of the
Glove workers Union
Following Harding's address, Sec
retary Hoover. chairman OF the con-
ference got down to business. The
most practical means Of studying un-
EMPLOYMENT not only as a present
evil but as a periodic and recurrent
one. was sought
Division Of the conference into
committee groups assigned 70 gather
data on various phases OF the prob
,em is considered likely to be the
method followed. Some of the COM
mittees probably will hold public
hearings to get the facts desired.
President Harding said:
Ladies and gentlemen OF the con-
ference.
1t is a pleasure to express to you
in advance Of your labors the grati-
tude Of the government for your SER
vice 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. distin-
guished foreigner. and in the course
Of our conversation he alluded TO the
conference which is met this morn
ing and said
Mr.. President: Our people are
deeply 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
America to us and other peoples
who are like depressed"
That remark Of a distinguished
foreigner emphasized our RESPONSE
bility. If it be true that no citi-
zen is without example to someone
among his fellows. which I believe
to be everlastingly true. then nations
great and small are influencing 9TH
ers in all they do.
You are invited together to con-
sider a condition which is in no wise
peculiar to the United States. The
Industrial depression which we are
feeling is a war inheritance through
out the world. We saw humanity
stressed in that production which Is
impelled by nations desperate in
Representation. We saw the in
dustrial call to arms which mar
shaled the family as well as the
accustomed breadwinners and we
saw the spiritual. mental and physi-
cal might Of the people cast in the
scales measuring the might OF the
republic From such a test there is
inevitable reaction. To such heights
there is necessary ascent and ines
capable descent. With the world in
vo7ved there Is no escape for any OF
the world from the valleys OF de-
preston. Though we suffered less
lhan many of those with whom we
were associated, and less than an,
of those against whom we con
tended. It was inevitable that W.
should experience the fever's after
math and come to know depression
before we could become norma
again.
Liquidation, reorganization, read
lustment. establishment. takin
account OF things done and the sohe
contemplation OF things to be don'
The finding OF hrm ground and IN
npen sure and onward way-a
these are a part Of the inevitabl
and he who thinks they might hav
been avoided by this plan or thai
or this policy or that, or this inter
national relationship or that onl
hugs a delusion when reason I
needed for a safe council.
Even though the worlds store
houses we're depleted. at the sam
time the finances were unbalanced
and none was ready 10 store wa
crop for the more deliberate con
sumption OF peace Momentaril
there was elation but 1t was not III
glow OF abiding health. We mis-
took elation for restoration, toda
we are met in realization. You hav
been summoned to counsel a
America to apply your knowledg
and your experience in relieving
condition which concerns all Amer
lea. Specifically you are to deal wit
unemployment to suggest the wa
of repairing the arterial circulauo
which is the very life-blood Of III
republic.
There is always unemployment
Under most fortunate condition
I am told there are a million and
half men in the United States wi
are not at work. The figures are a
founding only because we are pc
pie OF a hundred millions and III
parasite percentage is always wi
u.s.
''But there is excessive unemplo
ment today. and we are concerne
not alone about it's diminution, b
we are frankly anxious under q
involved conditions, lc- Il gro
worse. with hardsh' IS Of the wint
season soon to be met.
Il do not venture to quote the ST
tisticians, whether the maximum
ures are accurate or the minimi
more dependable Owing to the
swing from intensive endeavor a
the effort TO get down to solid fou
dations, coupled with the difficu
Of adjusting expenditure - pub
corporate and individual from &
normal 10 normal-the problem
Unemployment is the most diffic
with which we are confronted.
But there are no problems affe
ing our national life and the welfi
OF the American people which
cannot and will not solve. II
fan today we will try again tom
row. There has been vast une
ployment before and will be aga
There will be depression after int
ton Just as surely as the tides {
and flow. but we can mitigate,
can shorten duration. we can &C
NIT all America TO relief. And
America has never failed when CO
mitted TO a common cause. II
Of your councils. there comes