The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-09-28
PRESIDENT HARD|NG OPENS
UNEMPLOYMENT CONFERENCE
Tells Delegates Business Depres.
sion Heritage Of War; Hoover
Outlines Plan.

tional unemployment conference
which the administration hopes will
evolve means of putting the nations
involuntary idle back to work, was
formally opened here today by Pres
ident Harding.
Addressing the half hundred in
dustrial, economic and labor leaders
comprising the conference, the
President described the present in
dustrial depression as "a war in
heritance throughout the world"
for which as applied to the United
States, he added, he would have
little enthusiasm for any proposed
relief which seeks either palliation
or tonic from the public treasury"
Service to World
Belief was expressed by the Pres
ident that the results of the con-
ference would extend beyond the
borders of the United States and
that the delegates, in their delibera-
tions, would be performing" SER
vice to the world"
Fundamentally sound, financially
strong, industrially unimpaired,
commercially consistent and politi-
cally unaffected" the President as
serted. there ought to be work for
everybody in the United States who
chooses to work. and our condition
at home and our place in the world
depends on everybody going to work
and pursuing it with that patriotism
and devotion which make for a
fortunate and happy people"
"Hugging DelusiOn"
The President declared that "the
open, sure and onward way" to rid
the nation of the wars aftermath of
depression involved" liquidation,
reorganization, readjustment. re-
establishment, taking account of
things done, and sober considera-
tion of things to be DONE" Any
other way. he added, was "only hug
ging a delusion."
The delegates were told by Mr..
Harding that they had not been in
vited into the conference "to solve
the long controverted program of
our social system" and that Secre-
tary Hoover, whom he had designed
as chairman of the conference,
would "lay before them the program
of discussions"
War Heritance
"The industrial depression which
we are feeling is war inheritance
throughout the world. We saw hui
manity stressed in that production
which is impelled by nations desper-
ate in self preservation. From such
a testimony there is inevitable reac-
tion. With the world involved there
is no escape for any of the world
from the valleys of depression.
Though we suffered less than
many of those with whom we were
associated. and less than any OF
those against whom we contended
with as inevitable that we expert
ence the fever's aftermath and come
to know depression before we could
become normal again.
. Hoover States Purposes
Secretary Hoover, speaking i'm
rediately after the President had
concluded his address. declared the
conference first should determine
the volume, distribution and charac-
ter of the nations unemployment
and second, evolve a series of emer-
gency methods to meet the present
situation.
The commerce secretary express
ed the belief. as did President Har-
ding, that the conference also should
consider measures which could be
utilized in event of recurrence of un-
employment tides.
Remedies for the unemployment
situation, Mr.. Hoover declared, must
not include any legislative program
and there must be no drain upon
the public treasury. The United
States. he said. had so far escaped
the doles and charity methods of
foreign nations and should seek
mobilization of the cooperative ac-
tion of manufacturers. employers
and public authorities to meet the
situation.
A motion that committee on or
ganization be named by Mr.. Hoover
was adopted and committee of
ten to be added to later was named
by Mr.. Hoover as follows; Henry s.
Robinson. Los Angeles. Chrales M. i
Schwab. New York; julius Barnes.
Duluth; Mayor James couzsns. of