Evening journal., 1921-04-27
PRODUCE MORE,
SPEAKER URGES
This is Only Solution of
Present Conditions, Mr..
Cartwright Says
LOCAL EMPLOYERS
ELECT OFFICERS

committee OF the Philadelphia
Chamber Of Commerce in the edu-
cational campaign. which IL is con-
Quoting. was the speaker at the an
rual meeting Of the Wilmington Em-
ployers' Association, held in the
Hotel dupont last night. His talk
was on present day conditions and
remedies.
Two things" said Mr.. Cartright,
are responsible for the financial
depression. They are the credit
system and the gambling spirit Of
men. that attitude which moves
men to bite Off more than they can
chew. A boom always precedes the
fall TO the bottom"
In other days" continued Mr. |
Cartwright, "the depression which /
the country is passing through, |
would be referred TO as a panic.
And it has always been noticed that
what happens in America always
spreads to other countries OF the |
world. The entry of the United |
States in the war only put off the
depression of today
Mr.. Cartwright said that the Fed |
eral Reserve Bank has done much 10
stabilize the country in It's present
upset condition. II it had not been
for this government system many
banks would have gone to the wall,
ne said
The breaking point" remarked
Mr.. Cartwright, was reached byl
most firms and people buying more
and doing more business than their
actual capital allowed"
Mr. Cartwright decried the po-
sition taken by former President Will
son when he acceded to the demands
of Samuel Gompers and the 100000
railroad employees. 'Mr. Wilson'sI
reply should have been. labor pays its
own wages" declared Mr Cart
wright zone man gets his pay
raised by another not being raised,
he continued.
Reference was made by the speak
er 10 the doctrine being preached by
several labor leaders in which they
separate the people OF the country
into classes. This is the same idea
projected by Lenine and Trotsky
which put Russia where It is today,
he said.
There is no such thing as the
capitalist class or the working class,
or any other class" declared Mr.
Cartwright Ninety-nine per cent. Of
the people in America are working
men. II not with their muscles, with
their brains. Those who have reach
ed the higher positions worked their
way TO them"
Something must be done. contin-
he T. -.
fdence Of the people and restore the
suspended purchasing power of tho
100, 10000 OF people. The process
OF liquidation and restoration must
be set in motion, he said.
one important remedy which he
suggested is 10 produce more per
man per day. Wages are paid out OF
production, he said.
American people can not afford
to loaf on the job. The agitation to
lay down preached by some labor
leaders will eventually bring this
country TO the position China is in
today" declared NJ. Cartwright.
They do not produce enough over
there"
Explain to the man who pays
the bricklayer." said Mr.. Cartwright.
when the cost Of building goes up,
the rent mounts with H. 1t is the
man who occupies the house who
pays the bricklsyer."
Men who listen 10 Red preach
ings and suik and sink into a crouch
on that account should be told that
the door OF opportunity is open to
every man and woman in America, &"
continued the speaker.
Four steps were pointed out by
him as essential to grasping the
opportunities afforded by Ameri-
can institutions The first step, he
said, is to do the thing you are
doing with whole heart and soul"
Second, save a little money"
Nine out Of ten men throughout his
tory. he said. have lived up 10 the
full measure OF their earning power
Suppose from the beginning OF
time no one had saved and added
70 their savings. There would be no
civilization. The world should rec
ognize the value OF the service rem
dered by those who have saved"
The speaker compared tho at
tempts Of laboring men to raise
their wages (by the Gompers
method) to the man who tries 10
raise himself over fence by his own
boosstraps. The higher the wage,
the higher the cost Of living" he
said. Increased production. the
speaker said. is the only solution. /
by Increasing production there will |
oe more 70 divide" ne declared.
thirdly. Mr.. Cartwright stated. a
man must use his head FOR some- /
tnlns besides hat-rack." and /
fourth, he must understand the
meaning OF loyalty. Loyalty. he con-
cluded, applies TO both employer .na
employe; the men must be ioval a.
Their employers and emrlo,,o~.
should cultivate the spirit OF lova,t,,
among their men by raising their
standard Of living
Mr.. Cartwrights address was ,,aa.
after a pleasing menu was served
James r. Stein. secretary Of the as.
sociation. introduced the speake,
and later thanked him for his cour
tesy IN speaking to the members. Ii
his remarks he paid a tribute 20 tn
newspapers Of Wilmington and news
papcrmen in general stating that n
has never been double-crossed by
newspaper man"
Harry Mellan whe ssas electe
president OF the association, afte
thanking tho members declared, Il
eIecting me head OF this organizatio
you have one who is a firm believe
In the open shop. In advocatin
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