Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-26
OUGHT TO BE WORK
FOR ALL, HARDING
TELLS CONFERENCE
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asked To- solve the long controverted
problems of our social system. We
have buildcd the america Of today
on the fundamentals Of economic, in
dustrlal and political life which made
us what VIC are, and the temple re-
auircs no re-makinR now. We are
incontcstably sound. We are cOnstitu-
tionnlly strong We are merely de-
pressed after the fever and we want to
know the way TO speediest and depen-
ldable convalescence. When we know
the way. everybody in America cap
ital and lalpor--employer and employ
es, captains OF industry and The pri-
Yates In the trenches will 20 over the
top, In the advance drive OF peace,
Frankly. II is difficult to know wheth-
er we have reached that bedrock to
which reaction runs before the up-
ward course begins, but here are rep
resentatives OF the forces which make
for all we are or ever can be, and
your soundings ought 60 be reliable.
Liquidation, reorganization, read
liustment, re-establishment, taken
account Of things done. and sober con-
temptation Of things 20 be done, the
finding Of firm ground and the open,
sure and onward way--a1l these are a
, part Of the inevitable, and he who
, thinks they might have been avoided
, by this plan or that, or this policy or
, | that, or this international relation
ship or that. only hugs the delusion,
| when reason is needed for a safe
. counsel.
> You have been summoned TO coun-
A n
/. knowledge and your experience IN
= irelieving condition which concerns
n all America" the president further
{ told the conferences. Specifically yot
are 60 deal with unemployment, (
Y suggest way TO repairing th'
,. arterial circulation which is the verl
e life blood OF the Republic.
n There is always unemployment
n Under the most favorable conditions
/ am told, there are a million and ;
y half in the United states who are no
II at work. But there Is excessive un
IS employment today and we are con
cerned. not alone about its diminution
: but we are frankly anxious, under tn
,. involved conditions, lest II grow worse
a with hardships Of the winter scasoi
soon to be met The problem Of un
I, employment is the most difficult wit
- which we are confronted.
But there are no problems affect
I, ing our national life and the welfare q
>" the American people which we can no
- and will not solve. If we fail toda
:, we viii try again tomorrow.
~ would have little enthusiasm 70
!, any proposed relief which seeks eithe
'n peliiation or tonic from the publ
treasury. The excess Of stimulatio
Ia from .hat source is to be reckoned
y cause Of trouble rather than a soirc
NJ Of cure We should achieve but littl
nj IN a remedial way if we continued
ts excite = contributing cause.
s. ut is not my thought TO suggeF
,s your lines of conference. hay
wishcd to say to you that the peopl
of fhe. United States are very deepl
interested. not alone the unemploye'
but all who are concerned for ou
common wealth. and the world is looi
ing on to find heipfuIness In OF
American example"
n Hoover Outlines Program.
y Secretary Hoover speaking in
~ n1vdlstely after the President had cor
cluded his address. declared the cor
ference first should determine the vo
g. lme. distribution and character Of n
ration's unemployment and seco1
evolve a series Of emergency methot
20 meet the present situation.
The commerce secretary express.
m the belief az did President Hardir
on that the conference also should col
h slider measures which could be utili
IS ed in event CT recurrence OF unemplo
tn ment tides
'e- Remedies for the unemployrne
EAR situation, Mr.. Hoover declared, mu
hit not include any legislative progral
Rn and there must be no drain upon 4
Ills public treasury. The United Stat,
he said. had so far escaped the dol
lth and charity methods of foreign n
ur tions and should seek a mobilizati
as of the cooperative action of man
be facturers, employers and pub
authorities to meet the situation.
70 Mr.. Hoover suggested that the co
ge ference, in order to facilitate it's wor
ge. at once dissolve into committees viii
a would report the various recommend
Ter tons to the conference and that
is committee on organization and pr
he gram be appointed.
nd A motion that a committee on {
las ganization be named by Mr.. Hoos
ion was adpoted and a committee Of {,
sht to be added to later, was named
ge. Mr.. Hoover as follows:
ing Henry S. Robinson, Los Angel.
m Charles NJ. Schwab. New York; Jul
eet, Barnes. Duluth; Mayor James CT
on zens. Detroit; c. II. Markham, c
cago; Commissioner T. V. O'Conn
Shipping Beard: Ida NJ Tarbell, y
York; Samuel NJ. Lindsay. New Yo,
Clarence Mott Woolley, Detroit, a
ars Matthew Vol. vice-p president, Anne
can Federation of Labor.
a.. The conference then adjourned
s W. meet later this afternoon to consi
es the preliminary report of the coniiz
' a' tee which Immediately went into $
~ '~a sion.