Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26
Harding Opposes
Aid From Treasury
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this international relationship or that.
only hugs the dcluSion, when reason j.
Lrcl"d fer n safe counsel.
'You have been summoned 10 counS'
Nl America. to apply your knowledge
and vCiIr o. rercnCe in relieving Il 'rlr-
nj'i"n which concerns all America. a."
Pr"sdcns further told tho conference
"Sroriica' yDu arc to deal with un-
cmu'0ymoNt. to suggest q way 10 r.
rairing tho art;rlal circulation which is
the very life blHOd Of the RepuD ic,
Problem Most Difficult
"Therr L always unemployment.
nder most favorable conditions I am
told thoro TO 4 million and Il half ir
tho United StntcS who arc not AT work.
Ifut there is excessive uncmplo'mcn t"-
dav, and v'o arc concerned. Lot alone
nbout its diminution. but We are frankly
pnxious. under the involved conditions.
lest II ,row worse. with hsrdShipS of
che winter season soon to bt mot. The
problem Of unemployment Is tine most
li7lrult With which wr arc confronted.
but there are no problems affect
ing our national life and the welfar"
Of the American people which we cam
not and will not solve. II we fail to-
day wc will try again tomorrow.
at is fair to say that YOU are not
asked to solve the long cOntroverteG
problems of our social system. We
have huildrd the America Of today on
the fundamentals Of economic. industrial
and political life which made us what
we are. and the temple requires no
rcmnking now. We are incontrstnbly
sound. We arc constitutionally strong.
We are merely depressed after the fever
and we want TO know the way 10
srecdiest and dependable convalesccnce.
Has Faith in Conferees
"Whrn we know the way. everybody
in AmcricN--Capital and labor. employer
and employees. captains of industry and
the nrivatpS in the trenches-will 20
over the top. in the advance drive Of
peace. Frankly. it is difficult to know
whether We have reached that bcdroCl;
I" which reaction runs before the up
ward courS" begins. but here are rep
rrSentativPs Of the forces which make
for all We are or ever can be and your
soundings ought to be reliable.
Il would have little enthusiasm for
any proposed relief which seeks either
palliation or tonic from the public treas
ury. The excess of stimulation from
that source is 10 be reckoned a cause
Of trouble rather than q source of cure.
! We should achieve but little in a rene
dial way If we continued to excite d
contributing cause.
1T iS not my thought TO suggest your
! lines "t conference, ] have wished to
say to YOU that the people OF the United
States are very deeply interested. not
alone the unemployed. but all who are
concerned for our common veal, and
the world is looking on to find helpful
ness in our American example.
Hoover Urges Emergency Methods
Secretary Hoover, speaking imme :
diatclv after the President had con
| rludod his address. declared the confer
/ cnca first should determine the volume
/ distribution and character of the Ma
/ tion < unemployment and, second, evolve
, u series Of emergency methods TO mc"'
| the present situation.
Tic Commerce Secretary eNpreSscd
tho Lolef. nc did President Harding
! that the conference also should consider
measures which could be utilized II
event uf recurrence of unemployment
/ tides
Rom"dics for the unemployment ritu'
alton. Mr., Hoover declared. must no
include any legislative program. an
I there must be no drain upon tho pub'h
treasury. The I'uitCn States, h" said
/ had 50 far PsCaped the dOlrS and rharit!
methods r. foreign nations and NhouIt
seek mobilization Of the COO operative
action of manufacturers. employers nm,
public authorities tn meet III" situation
Mr.. Hoover suggested that the con
ference in order 20 facilitate its work
A. Cnrc dissolve into committees W',icI
would report rho various rccOmmonlH
tons t. the conference and thar Il com
mlttcr on organization and program b
appointed
Names Organization Committee
4 motion that a committee on or
ganization hc named by Mr. Hoover va
adopted and committee of ten to b
added To later was named by Mr.
Hoover as follows: Henry $. Robin
son, Los Angeles Charles VI. Schwat
New York; Julius Barnes, Duluth
/, Mayor James COuzcnS. Of Detroit; [
II. Markham. Chicago; COMMISSIONS
, 7. V. OConnor. Shipping Board; Id
NJ Tarbell New York; Samuel VI
Lindsay, New York; Clarence Mot
W OO!Iey. Detroit, ana Matthew W Ol
, vice president American Federation r
Labor.
! The conference then adjourned t
? meet again this afternoon to considC
the preliminary report Of the committe
which Immediately went into session.
Coincdent with the convoning Of tn
r unemployment conference Irbain lie
! Loux, who has been conducting a cam
naign for relief Of the unemployed /
! boston and New York, arrived I
: Washington and announced he wouI
attend the conference as an observe,
! I.Cdoux said he would appeal to Prcsi
dent Harding to publish the names
those who during the war profitcd to III
| extent Of more thnn leo per cent s
that they might share equally with th
unemployed, the latter's part to be use
/ under Government supervision fc
work of constructive welfare"
adony Nraa confined IN his rnor, ;