Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-06
Nathan B. Williams of
Washington, D. c., Prin-
,cipa1 Speaker of Day.
HENRY JR.,
WELCOMES
Elimination Of "isms" From
Public Life Advocated by
President Bridgeman.

Delegates to the North Dakota En-
pioyers' association convention were
welcomed to the city this morning at
the opening of the conference in the
Commercial club rooms by Henry
O'Keefe. Jr., president of the city
commission, who urged cooperation
rs a means of settling labor difficult
ties. Labor disputes cannot be settled
unless the employees and employers
get together, Mr.. O'Keefe stated.
Decrease Our Wants" was the plea
Of A. L. johnson, Devils Lake laundry
proprietor, who responded to the adj
dress of welcome for the delegates.
I'VE are all wanting too MUCH" Mr..
Johnson said, land we must learn
70 diminish our wants before nor
malcy a be established"
Following Mr.. Johnson's address.
committees were appointed to pre-
that are to be brought up during
the day, including the resolutions
which will be adopted at the closing
session this afternoon.
gNb Eliminate "iSms."
President r. r. Bridgen1an was, the
principal speaker on the morning pro-
gram and declared that an active
campaign must be made to drive
'.isms" out Of all organizations. in
CluU1uS COAlcS cry SCAOoio WV
tions OF all kinds. He declared that
the various kinds of "isms' are re-
sponsible for tangents into which
business. political and social life has
been led. Get back to a safe n
sane basis'' might be given as the
keynote for his entire address. which
was received by the visiting delegates
with a demonstration of enthusiasm.
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Richard E.. Wenzel vas then made
and an account of the activities of the
organization. both through the office
headquarters and at Bismarck was
given. The constitution was then
brought before the delegates for mi
nor changes. At moor today h del
egates gathered at the Frederick no
tel for a luncheon after which Tracy
r. Bangs, Grand Forks attorney, de-
livered an address.
At the afternoon meeting. the COM
mittees reported and were followed
by Nathan B. Williams, associate
counsel for the National Industrial
Council, the principal speaker Of the
day. r. j. Cone of Fargo then dis
cussed North Dakota freight rates and
was to be followed by w. H. Brown
of Grand Forks, j. A. Pierce Of Far
go, julius F. Bacon Of Grand Forks
ana OLnefS. "A Will Uc lclu
this evening at the Dacotah hotel
with Hon. ]. F. T. O'Connor as toast.
master.
Mr.. Williams address was in par
as follows:
Grain Control.
Thousands of years ago there lived
a wise Chinaman who advocated the
equalizing of the price Of grain tr
China The matter was discussed fol
nearly 200 years when a Chinese kine
proposed that the government shoulc
establish granaries. The idea was tina
the government would buy grair
when it's price was low and pay {
fixed normal price in order to favo1
the farmers. When the price, wal
high the government planned to sci
at the normal price in order to bene
tit. the consumers. This shows hov
perpetual has been the question o
stabilizing the price of the nation
foodstuffs. This was not the first o
euch proposals. Holy Writ describe
Joseph's operations in grain approx
mately $500 years Ago.. Various eff
forts have been since undertaken il
this respect. There was nothing new
In the recent proposals in your state
They had been tried out. tested b,
time and condemned by experience.
S~ocialistic Failures.
Socialism is a philosophy Of failure
InSthe last analysis it is national an