The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-09-26
Harding Addresses Opening
Session of a Conference
Called to Alleviate
Labor Stagnation
PUBLIC FUND RELIEF
UNWISE, HE THINKS
REsOURCEFULNESS THAT WOULD
DEVELOP WORK FOR ALL
COUNSELED BY THE
PRESIDENT

Washington, Sept. 26.-The national
unemployment conference which the
administration hopes will evolve means
of putting the nations involuntary
Id, back to work. was formally open
ed here today by President Harding.
Addressing the half hundred indus
trial. economic and labor leaders, com
prising the conference, the president
declared the present industrial unem
ployment as war inheritance
throughout the world" which, as ap
Piled TO the United States. would
have little enthusiasm for any pro.
posed relief which seeks either pallia.
tion or tonic from the public treas.
ury.
Belief was expressed by the presi-
dent that the results Of the confer
ence would 90 beyond the borders OF
the United States and that the dele.
gates in their deliberations would be
performing "a service TO the world, "
The president declared that "the
opeu, sure and onward way to rid
the nation OF the wars aftermath OF
depression, involved liquidation. reor.
ganization, readjustment. re-establish.
ment, taking count of things done and
sober contemplations OF things to be
done"
Any other way. he added, was only
hugging a delusion.
The delegates were told by Mr..
Harding that they had not been in.
xitnl inta Tho oorF.r.pno % H,nf,,o . -
long controverted problems OF our
social system, and that Secretary
Hoover, whom he had designated as
chairman OF the conference, would lay
before them the program of discus
sions.
Fundamentally sound. and pollti-
cally unafraid," the president asserted.
there ought TO be work for every.
body in the United States who chooses
10 work and our condition at home
and our place In the world depends
on everybody going TO work and pur.
suing it with the patriotism and devo-
ton which make for a fortune and
happy people"
In telling the conference members
that they We're destined 10 perform
n world service, the president quoted
a distinguished foreigner" as having
recently declared:
Mr.. President, our people are deep.
~ interested in the American con.
ference on unemployment. because
our problem Is akin to your own and
your relief in the United States will
be an added signal OF hope frorA Amer.
lea TO US and other peoples who are
much depressed.
THAT remark OF distinguished
foreigner emphasized our responsible.
ity. the president added
III II be true that no citizen Is
without example TO some one among
his fellows. which believe TO be
everlastingly true. then nations. great
and small. are influencing others in
all they do.
A War Inheritance
THE Industrial depression which We
are feeling Is war inheritance
throughout the world. We saw human.
ity stressed in that production which
Is impelled by nations desperate In
self-preservation From such a
test there Is inevitable reaction
With the world Involved. there Is no
escape for any OF the world from the
valleys Of depression. Though We suf-
fered less than many NJ those with
whom we We're associated and less
than any Of those against whom we
contended. II was inevitable that we
experience the fcver's aftermath and
come 10 know depression before we
could become normal again.
Liquidation. reorganization. read.
justment. re-cstablishmcnt. taking nc.
count OF things done and sober con-
temptation of things to be done. the
finding OF firm ground and the open.
sure and onward way--all these are
part Of the inevitable and he who
thinks they might have been avoided
BY this plan or that. or this policy
or that. or this international rcla.
tionship or that. only hugs the dc.
luslon. when reason IL needed for
safe counsel.
To Counsel Al America
you have been summoned TO coun.
sol all America. to apply your know
ledge and your experience in relieving
condition which concerns all Amerl.
CO. the president further told the con.
ference
specifically you are to deal with
unemployment TO suggest n way 10
repairing the artcrial circulation which
Is the very life blood OF the repub.
lie.
There Is always unemployment.
under most favorable conditions I am
told. there are a million and half
In the United states who are not az
work. But there is excessive uncm.
ployment today and we are concerned
not alone about its diminution but we
are frankly anxious under the involved
conditions lest II grow worse. with
hardshlps Of the winter season soon
TO be met. The problem Of unemploy.
ment Ia the most difficult with which
We are confronted.
"But there are no problems con.
fronting our national life and wei.
are of the American people which we
mnnot and will not solve. II we fail
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