The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-06-30
ELEVENTH YEAR Of
REDPATH CHAUTAUQUA
Union City Enjoys the Holidays I'm
der the Tent.

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der the Tent.
Last week we announced the open
ing of the chautauqua with Ex-
Governor Brough, of Arkansas, a
very distinguished scholar and speak
er, who delighted the people of Union
City with his patriotic address and
with, ap intermingling in our social
affairs. He came ovei as neighbor
as we'll as a chautauquan.
On Thursday the program gave us
besides the childron's work two con-
certs, afternoon and evening, by the
Montague Light Opera Singers. This
organization was here last winter at
Reynolds Theatre and they were
doubly welcome. The voices were
good and the selections wore we'll
chosen. The concerts were b tn en-
! joyed, the light opera singing cope
cially giving the audience a great
deal of pleasure.
On Thursday night DR.. Hubert w.
Hurt addressed very much inter
ested audience on "The New Indus
trial Day"
! DR.. Hurt is a man of fine personal
appearance and his method Of speech
7 is very impressive.
DR.. Hurt began by asking, What
! is America? Is it the firms and val
leys and cattle on a thousand hills, or
| is it the cities with their myriad in
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but America is the conscience and
character of American citfzenry.
D.. Hurt reviewed the effects of
war and reconstruction, and under
took to analyze the influences that
are inflaming the passions and brute
forces in human nature. These things
he brought out as the elements chok-
ing thrift and industry and destroy
ing life and happiness. And yet with
all these sinister influences he as
serted that conscience and reason sit
enthroned and with the help of the
God of hosts will prevail.
DR.. Hurt stated that we have in
America 30,000,000 aliens who are
led by soap box orators scattering
tons of communistic literature. These
aliens are taught the firebrands of
hate and revolt.
Thank goodness, we have a very
small percentage of them in the
South. The influence of this propa
ganda strikes at the heart of the in
dustrial system. The ruling idea is
| that employer and employee are en-
emies, that employee must begin his
service hating the employer.
A business man was asked TO state
his greatest trouble in the progress of
his business. He stated that it is in
finding men who are qualified and
capable of carrying on his business
the problem of worthy succession in
the lines of business and industry.
The future of American industry
depends upon the character of Ameri-
can manhood The three essentials
in industry are capital, raw material
ands labor. The credit system is an
institution that takes the place of
capital. 1t is the assurance that the
industrial and commercial syste1..s
will function and meet their obliga-
tions. Ninety per cent of working
capital is based on credit. Labor is
importuned for it's cooperation in the
achievements of industrial progress.
There are three elements to consider,
viz: Labor, earnings and the buying
public Labor must have a suitable |
competence to meet it's individual and |
community life, but should not make
unreasonable demands. The earnings |
of industry should be sufficient to
compensate the owners and to protect |
against hazards and losses, but mo-
nopoly and profiteering should be |
eliminated from the system. Lastly |
the public should be willing to pay q
fair price for the finished product,
but should not be at the mercy of a
conspiracy to exact extortion from
the trade.
This means a cooperation of all
the interests concerned in the scheme
of industry, and the equalization of
these interests, so that the greatest
moving force in human life will func-
tion successfully and satisfactorily.
If one of these elements is hostile and
unreasonable it disturbs all the other
relations of industry, and if either
one withdraws and ceases to function
the very life of the nation is threat
ened
Therefore the industrial is the
greatest of all our problems. 1t is
the one on which every other rests.
The secret of American thrift and
says DR.. Hurt. is not ac-
but cooperation, the
spirit of mutual interests and effort.
1t therefore depends on American
manhood, which is to subdue and [
elements emerging from
war and reconstruction. The crime
wave involved principally the youths
Of the country between 16 and %
years of age. Young manhood is the !
of the nation, and the erring 9
element must be given q view of the
light of civil life. He is cropping in
darkness, and here is the work of the |
big brother. Dr. Hunt told the story a
If fat ther, a captain of industry !
whose son had drifted into crime.
The boy said, when questioned, thai
ne had never known his father, ha6 Q
never spent any time at all in his I
ather's company. 1t is therefore the q
luty of every patent to make con- !
ident of his child, to lead into the
light of true manhood and citizen '
hip. Last of all the spirit of Divine
Truth must guide US in all our ef-