The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-13
ALLEN ADVOCATES FEDERAL CONTROL. OF J. $. RAILWAYS
Governor Also Tells of Kansas Coal Strike and Operation
 of. the Industrial Law by State
Ny Associated rrsss

by State Ny Associated Press 3ls
 AtiantG June 1s.--speaixihg before the seventeenth annual convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of tho World at it's opening session here this afternoon Coy. Henry J. Alien. of Kansas. charaeterixed the Industrial situation in America g. being, rspiets with "European poi son" and advocated government con 'trol. of railroads.
 |e T know of no, activity that chai- lonses America today with . kreater need os refernstion than the indus trial world,- declArsd tho governor
 Ahd, I can this afternoon speak clzainst that loose philosophy that has grown up in America during the last foprs yehrs---the choicest philos- orhy !of life that would put in the least and take out the most.
 "Wc are borrowing too many ideas out of. the &ftermsth Of the Euro pean war and these have como to us with the fuilnsss of all. the Eu- ropcan poison in .them.r s.%s-
 Reviewing the operation costs of tho rsiiroads. the Governor then de-
 ciared that ,inaintenancs expcnses had been divided and thes cost of labor was now 60 per. cent whereas last year tho figure was ,4S per cent Tho government should coma into fhe situation. hs ssi6, ana by the exercise Of impartial justice. cpsr- ate tho roads 50 that both, capital and labor shall both perform to the greatest extent their respective du- ties. i
 Eays s~.ss ss BstA :. The speaker told of the strikes In. Kansas coal mincss and ths pas saEe of the industsial law by, tho state. ss.s.j
 .'This lsw.r said, Governor Allen. Says sxact]y the same thing to tho employer aid tho employee, IL says to the man who runs house or a mill or railroad or clothing fac tory You shafl not close down this factory. which produces . nsed of the public, for any purpose to af- feet awsgs controvsrsy or to, af- feet tho price of your commodity. H
 You shall keep. it going with re. sponsihis continuity In order that the public may have at all times a AAtA cAt&A u 2cA tltt Pt V9dettl A k<Ch which yous by reason of your organ izAtion, have obtsined 2 natural mon opoiy,, <, x 5s ,S S Af, ,s4s. ( ..ss
 ITO the srnpioye 1t lsays You shall not conspite with another man to close down this factory that pro duces | public need. Ton may quit It you will but you, shall not picket; you shall not conspire to close that fActcry becauss that is an essenttal
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 sH the Government can not say the skmt, thin8 .in behalf of tho public. If rnoral prinoipies do not sxist in erican .institutions, to rive tho public that protection. then American institutions are doomed 10 failure, for tho challenge here is . challenge to the government" he declared.
 Gov, Hugh Dorsey of GeorHia, vel comed the large number Of advertIs ing men to the state while Mayor James l.. Key spoke for Atlanta. Rowe Stewart, internationai presi- 1 dent of the Organization. responded for the visitors. Samuel c. Dobbs of Atlanta. former president of the sp- socla Aosl. presidod over the first session and intreducsd Governor A. len 'ss4s ,. .,. 1AG f<8ulATs sOuElHeB6p 8688l01lB O1 the convention! will start Monday nornink, sarid, on ThursdAy final re, ports will .he received and new off .eisls elected. s
 sIn~ addition to tho nsstinK Of the orSantzation itselfs many allied bod ies wili hold sessions here during the weak. ,ss. j .,sl;,s {. / {: e .,.s .,,,s5 "A sEIrst. nay F<atars X The prediction by, Senator waiter. Edge Of New Jersey. that the or KAnisatton4.o of federal siriternationai eign exports will cause asvifat stab iiixation of the cotton industrs,, was one of the striking features of the first day sof the convention. t% q
 Senator Edge deci4red that the formation of the export sbankire cor poraticns under thesprovfs4ons of tkS lAw he framed and helped pass a little moro fiian q year ago will De of un1ue stioned Influence in strengthening the cotton Industry by providing and opening up many fields under present conditions the cotton producers have not been able to reach. rg...s products of this country which wiu be helped, it. Is certain that when I the new banks oreanizad under ths new law Nbecoms operative and form their connections in foreign rnarkets and begin to function by extending credits to thesd countries better feciinG will be created and tho f1ow of exporta from this country win be. incrsss d.v Senator Edge said
 1The formation Of these banks simply means that . system is crcas- d under which credtta can Dc ex- tended. through discounts. to the very countries that need the surplus products of. America There win be. and fs . surplus, of cotton and therc will be surpiuses of many other products. rt stands to reason that When we are producine mora than yye can constrnet we must seek for 1 eign markets for our Boods," hsl con ciuded. |