Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-26
Secure Wage Garner

Secure Wage Garner
In. our effort at establishing in
dustrial justice, we must see that
the wage Garner is placed in an eco
nomically sound position. His low
est wage must be enough for COM
fort, enough to make his house a
home, enough to insure that the
struggle for existence shall not
crowd out the things truly worth eX-
listing for. There must be provision
for education, for recreation, and a
margin for savings. There must be
such freedom of action as will insure
full play to the individuals abilities.
On the other side, the wage Garner
must do justice to society. He must
render services fully equal in value
to the compensation he is paid. And,
finally, both employer and en-
ticiency as will insure that cost of
service or production shall not be
higher than the public can fairly
pay.
assuming that these things may
be laid down as fundamentals, it is
for lis all to get back to work. That
is what made our country great, it
is what will put the whole world
back on the right track. We must
have, the world must have, conf
dence that things will come out
right. We have dealt with the great
est problem that humanity ever con-
tronted, in carrying on the war. We
will have no problem hereafter
greater or more difficult than that
was. Therefore. we are entitled to
every confidence that we will cope
successfully with the problems which
yet lie ahead of us.
Our position in the world has
been greatly changed as a result of
the war. We have become a creditor
I, x1OhT
of war compelled the government to
take, by taxation, much wealth from
our people, to be loaned TO our al
lies. This is the basis of their obi
cation to us, and it is not a good
form in which to hold the obliga-
lions, and distribute them among all
the people. We hope also that there
may be effective reduction Of the
cost of government In these ways
we hope to release a great volume of
wealth and credit from the burden
that government has been imposing,
and make it available for the. devel-
Opment of domestic industry and the
expansion of foreign trade. We ask
the cooperation Of business leaders,
and we assure them that within it's
propert limitations the government
will meet them half way.
Demand for Products
by this process we shall aim to
create renewed demand for the
product of our industries, to estab-
lish permanent markets abroad for
SURPRISES. We are learning that the
immediate need. so far as our own
country is concerned, is not so much
production as facilities Of exchange.
To that end, I could wish that the
tendency of the worlds gold to grav-
itate to us might be checked. Beyond
the point of insuring security to our
circulation, gold would be more USE
full to us in the vaults of great banks
abroad, where it would be the guar
antee of the geld standard and of
those fair exchanges which are vital
in international trade. I feel strongly
that the protection of the gold stand
ard is one of the great obligations
which peculiarly appeals to us.
I'VE are coming to understand the
elements of the problem we face, and
that is q, long step toward solution.
Give us the earnest support of such
men as ] see gathered here, of such
organs of sound policy as we are
gathered to acclaim. and We shall
not be long in putting our country
on the right course, ready for the
signal. full speed ahead"