The Washington herald., 1921-10-02

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mept began work Tuesday on program for
permanently solving the situation in the United
States, where from 100000 to 100000
workers reported to be idle. The conference met
in Washington Monday at the call Of President
Harding.
Charles NJ Schwab. president of the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation. and Samuel Gompers. president Of the
American Federation Of Labor among the confer
ence members. who arc from all parts Of the United
States and many walks Of life. Urban Ledoux, self
appointed leader of the unemployed who auctoned
slaves Boston Common and attracted notoriety.
has been IN Washington since the conference opened
assisting in the gathering of data OF the ten
mites appointed when the conference organized
several began hearings Tuesday obtaining expressions.
testimony and details conditions in various parts Of
the country. They will report October 5. when the
sessions are resumed.
The conference temporarily adjourned after organ
zing and hearing the addresses of President Harding
and Secretary Of Commerce Hoover. who is chairman.
turning its program work over TO the committees The
President informed the visitors that industrial depres
sion is world wide and aftermath of the war He
said the United States is Fundamentally sound financial
E strong. industrialy unimpaired. and politically
afraid There should be work for everyone and he
hoped that the might be found for overcoming
the conditions He opposed policy that would drain
the Treasury by appropriations for relief otherwise
Such policy also was opposed by Chairman Herbert
Hoover in his address, No problem. said Mr.. Hoover
can be adequately approached for solution without
knowledge of facts In this case il is necessary he
said to determine the volume and distribution of the
Unemployment, and then what emergency measures
should be taken to restore commerce and employment
to normality. program Of action was necessary to
a real and lasting remedy.
TN part President Harding said:
Liquidation, reorganization, readjustment, re-
establishment, taking of things done and sober
contemplation of things to be DONE the finding of firm
ground and the open. and onward way-all these
arc part of the inevitable and he who thinks they
might have been avoided by this plan or that or this
policy that this international relationship or that
only hugs the delusion. when reason is needed for
safe counsel
You have been summoned to counsel all Ameri-
ca, to apply your knowledge and your experience in
relieving condition which concerns all Amerca" the
President further told the conference.
Specifically you are to deal with unemployment
to suggest way to repairing the arterai circulation
which is the very life blood of the republic"
In telling the conference members that they were
destined to perform world service, the President
quoted distinguished foreigner" having recently
declared:
Mr.. President, our people are deeply interested
IN the American conference unemployment because
problem is akin your own and your relief in the
United States will be added signal of hope from
America to us and other peoples who are much
depressed
That remark of distinguished foreigner en-
phasized our responsibility. the President added "If
Il be true that citizen is without example to some
one among his fellows, which believe to be eyerlast
ingy true, then nations great and small are influencing