The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-26
HARDING OPENS
CONFERENCE ON
UNEMPLOYMENT
President Says Whole
Country and Europe
Interested

WASHINGTON sept. 20.-Ihc ma
tionni unemployment conference cum
pictcd its first session to-day with the
adoption Of Its organization com-
mittcc'H report forming nine sub
committees and calling for reports
frum them BY Wa inc-iay. October 5.
WASHINGTON. Sept. ss.-The ma
uonal Unemployment conference
which the administration hopes will
evolve means OF putting the nations
Involuntary idic hack to work. was
formally opened here today by Presi-
dent Harding.
Fundamentally sound, financially
strong, indurfinlly un.mpairsd, con-
mcrcinliy consistent ana POLITICALLY
unafruid." the president asserted
there ought to be work for every
body in'thc United States who chooses
tO work. and our condition at home
aud our place In the world depends
on everybody going to work and pur-
suing 1t with that patriotism and de-
votion which make Tor a fortunate
ana happy people"
In telling tile conference members
that thcy were deHciincd to perform "a
world service the president quoted
a distinguished forcignci' aa having
recently declared
MIR. President. our people are
deeply Interested in the American
conference ON unemployment. he
cause our problem IN akin 20 your
own and your rdief In the United
states will De- an added signal of hope
from America to us and othcr peoples
who are much depressed
The remark Of distinguished for
eigncr emphasized our responsible
iiy. the president added, III u be
a..
ample To show one among b Fellows
which / believe To he cvcrlaatingly
true. then nations great and small
are influencing uthors In all they do
The industrial depression which
We are feeling Is "a war inheritance
throughout the world W. saw hu-
uIanity In that production which is
impciicd by nations desperate In sdt-
preservation.
with the world involved there II
no escape tor any OF the world from
the valleys Of depression. Though
We suffered LEES than many OF those
with whom We were associated and
leRs than any OF those against w1om
we contrnded u WAS inevitable that
We experience the levers aftermath
ana come to know deprcss on before
We could become normal again.
No Escape Possible.
"liquldation. reorganization. read
iustmcnt, re-cslnbllahmcni. taking ac-
count of things done and sober con-
temptation of things to be done, the
finding of firm ground and IN" open
sure and onward way all these are
part of the Inevitable ana he who
thinks they might have been uNo d"d
by this plan or tiiat or this policy ut
that. or this International relationship
or that. only hugs thC dclusion when
reason is needed tor H fatr cuunHri
You have been summoned tu coun-
sci an America. 90 apply your Know 10
edge and your experience la o. heNiug
"a cond tion which concerns Hll AMIR.
i,H." the President further told tho
conference Spv, lh,tlly sou are q"
deal with uusmplus sm,ut. T." suss'-n
u way to repairing the hrtcual circu
lntipn which Is thu very life blood oi
Tia, rcputiic.
There is Away. unemployment
Tud,r most favorable conditions, ]
am told there are a million ana h
half in the United states who are no'
ut work Hut thorr is excessive un-
employment today and We are con-
,pru,d. not alone about Us diminu-
tiun hut we are frankly anxious under
tht, involved conditions lest % grow
veprs,. with hnrdships of the winter
gHasuu soon to Ice met The problem
III unemployment is the most diiil-
cult with which w" are t"nifnnt'u
"But there are NO problems an,'t'
ing our national life and the welfare
uf the American people which We
cannot and win not solve. II We IAN
today We will try again tomorrow.
Strong Foundation.
1t IL fair TO say that you are not
asked go solve the long cnntroNrrtcd
problems ~ our social system, W.
have buldod the America of t"in>
and the fundamental of economic
Industrial and political Sc which
made us what We are aud the temple
requires no remakiuE now. We are
iucout.stHhly sound We are con1ti'
tutlunully strong We are merely d.
pressed after tho fever and we want
tn know the way To- spccdicst aud d.
poudablc CouNuirHccucc. when W.
know the way everybody lon America
capital and labor employer and en-
pluyrs. captains ot Industries and th'
priyatcs IN the trenches will go ov"l
the ton tn the u4Nunrp drIN" ot prac 10