Evening star., 1921-09-05
HAVE FAITH, SAYS
SECRETARY DAVIS
Tells Labor to Shake Off
Fear; Urges Employers
to Play Fair.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, September 5.-Dedica-
ton of Labor day, 1921 to the re-
lief of the nations unemployed was
proposed by Secretary of Labor
Davis today in an address to the
workers of Detroit.
in the past Labor day has been
holiday in honor of the man VINO
tolls" declared SECRETARY Davis. This
people would rather celebrate, not by
taking holiday. but by going back
to work at job. Labor day this
year dawned on a situation that calls
to every loyal American for the best
thought, the mightiest effort and the
strongest faith he can summon. This
year Labor day must be dedicated
first of all to meeting this impera-
tive human need of the idle"
Would Apportion Jobs.
The dedication of the day to the
relief of the unemployed. estimated
by the Labor Secretary to number
nearly six million" should carry
the part of all Americans, be they
employees or employers. AS meas
ures of partial relief, the Secretary
proposed the undertaking of public
works, the distribution of work in
mills so that all may have jobs for
at least part of the week" and the
shaking off of fear and the taking
ON of faith and courage: =
above all else we need to shake
off fear and take on faith and cour-
age. Mr.. Davis asserted. For the
lack of that courage we are neglect
ing any number of large undertake
ings that would give a mighty shove
to the great stalled engine of Ameri-
can production
The Secretary in his address di-
n mo,
the nation. declaring:
Urges Fair Play.
Don't set your wages by the hum
cry crowd at the gate to your mill
ihat IS only a temporary wage Dur
ing the war the pendulum swung
over to the side of the employees. Now
II has swung back to your side. PLAY
aalr now and you will do more to
stabilize your business and bring
good feeling than anything else you
can do. Keep in mind the fact that
those men who are swarming around
your gates looking for work are the
same human beings as yourself. They
families that you have for yours. Reg
uiate matters now for the future and
play the part of far-sighted wisdom >,
10 labor the Secretary held out the
assurance that lin spite of the occa-
slonal 'hard-boired' employer no true
American business man entertains a
serious thought of crushing the work.
mems organizations"
Wants Open Shop.
Let the open shop mean what il
says-open to ALL he added. ANY
employer knows that crushing the
unions cannot be done in the first
place: he knows that it would not be
safe in any case. We want no Russia
In this country. no hordes of disor-
ganized. leaderless men, reduced to
such a state of starvation that char
1ty must go to their aid
Opposition to the principle of the
living wage also was expressed by
Mr.. Davis.
Il am against the living wage" he
said. 1T is not enough. We need to
hear something of the saving wage.
It is NOT enough for a man merely to
exist. TO meet the cost of living.
whatever it is, to pay the rent and
buy food and clothing for his fam
lily. A man like the American work.
man needs. he earns and he demands
something more than that He wants
to save and he should and must be
able to do it,