South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-22
LABOR TROUBLES
IN j. S. MINOR TO
EUROPEAN UNREST
\ Head of State Conservation
Department Addresses
Marion kiwanians.

MARION. Ind. SEPT. 2I.-Labor
troubles of the United states are 8
milder form Of Che revolution
spreading over continental Europe
and ~ an age-old matter OF man
striv.ng 90 better himself and ac-
quirc more OF The comforts OF life.
the basis o. which j. natural re-
sources. Richard Leber. director OF
the state department OF coaserva-
ton, told members OF the Kiwanis
CLUB here Wednesday.
Natural resources. their wise use
and The perpctuation Of those re-
Movable ones. only can solve the
perpleXity with equity 20 all. M
I1eber declared.
sir. Laecer recently returned from
a two and one-balf months tour Of
several European countries. where
he studied national conditions. and
ne devoted much Of his talk to the
efforts being made TO reha bilitate
war-torn Europe. giving frst-hand
Information on several OF the old
world powers.
The World War crystallized in
less than five years. democratic
hopes and ambitions which would
have developed normally in not less
than a lifetime" Mr. Aeber de-
clared Now we are face 20 face
with a couosal change and in our
helplessness are cropping 10 meet a
. modern situation with defunct ar
#guments OF a EAST day"
Comparing the revolution in Eu-
20 ~ 10 -
United States. the speaker said:
The disease is the same. virulent
IN some countries. and mild in
others The quantity OF trouble var
les, the quality is essentially the
same. Neither does It seem TO make
much difference whether the form
OF government is one OF democracy,
representation. autocracy. or con
stitutional monarchy. They all have
their labor troubles. at least, that
IS the convenient phrase TO express
conditions which more properly
should be called existence trou-
bles."
If you look about among the
peoples OF Europe engaged in the
great war II would be hard to rick
10 declare all OF them losers. The IS
sues or the war as yet have not been
settled, and revolution has taken
the place OF battles. IN Russia a rev.
Olutlon has assumed a very spec
tacuiar form; in England it is hard
" mentioned as such. vet going on
In a most incisive manner Different
people. 1t seems. have different ways
OF meeting their troubles
"All OF Europe is in a fux No
one may predict the outcome and
most prophets are happy tomorrow
that people have forgotten what they
prophesied yesterday. AS a continent
Europe has not as yet seen the cry
ing necessity for solidarity. nor could
80 see II: for a thousand years of
cultivated prejudices and animosities
|, between races. creeds and their Gus
toms have made the large and small
nations suspicious. intoleratnt and
malevolent
Upon the solid basis OF our ma
terial resources rests the foundation
OF our glorious national institutions;
on ii was reared the magnificent
adifce OF our national life. Like all
buildings II needs constant care and
attention. Behold the venerable
cathedrals of Europe and you VIII
find that somewhere attached are
those whose labor is 10 keep the
structure in repair and safety. That
is the need OF the new day: con-
struction in place OF destruction. Ig-
norance. stupidity and greed. pro-
hate and corporate must give way
to enlightenment. wisdom and ser
vice
Service above all"