, 1922-10-26
FAMOUS SPEAKER
AT ROTARY CLUB

The Rawlins Rotarians were for
tunate at their weekly luncheon Fri
day in being able to listen to one OF
the best short speeches ever deliv-
cred in the city. one hat held the
limited audience spellbound to the
last word. when q burst OF cheers
erected the speaker. who was Hon.
f. J.. Henning, chief adviser and as
sistant to Secretary OF Labor Davis.
Of President Harding's cabinet.
Mr.. Henning was introduced b. |
DR.. Kell. who had been entrusted
with the gavel by President Rreiten-
stein. The speaker after a few in
.ltrcductory remarks and pleasantries.
took up the subject which had beer
'ssienod to htm-the work and pur-
said that this division OF the cabinet
had, since Its creation in 1918. been
one OF intense human interest. in that
IT, dealt entirely with man, women
and children. He aketched a few Of
the manifold departments and the &C
t"ivities o: each. giving special atten-
ton to those having to do with i'm
migration. naturalization. and con
citation in the matter of Industrial
relations. the latter including the
status OF m and children so
engaged.
After touching briefly on the work
It the department of labor during
Ire wal and mentioning that his
department operated the largest
american hotel IN the world. where
t9. 900 guests, women In the govern
ment emnloy. were guests. the speak
er turned to the past and present i'm
migration laws, citing facts that led
M to the restriction Of the influx Of
Foreign emi~rants. when the stream
became too thick" which action was
taken for the benefit and protection
That while 1000. 900 aliens came to
o"r shores annually in times past
only about one-third could gain ad-
-nittancp now.
Mr.. Henning made the most tell
'ne argument against so-ralled cheap
labor. which IL apparently so much
desfred by certain interests which
inppore n and all efforts to restrict
Immigration. saying that the highest
TYNE OF labor vas the cheapest In the
1rrg RIM. and that the most extensive
labor in the world was slave labor. as
the So"'h was N1st beginning to find
,c"t. He said thst the best tyne Of
labor IN the wosld was the American.
born here, raising . family and
building . home.
A great deal Of attention was de-
voted to the problem OF the alien and
his education, naturalization and
Characterization. The secretary of
labor 10 at present fostering two bills
(which will eventually be considered
by Congress-. which II passed and ap-
Iproved will force the &lien resident to
Tread and ufrHv AtvP NNn0fHkmtfNn A~A
system Of government, in adult
schools to be provided by the govern
ment. IL he chooses. otherwise natur-
falisation will be withheld. The bills
also provide that ali aliens not
naturalized shall register Ut regular
Intervals and give an account Of
their studies, on the principle that a
man who can't read tho American
language should not be allowed to
vote. The idea OF registration IL also
to keep track Of the bad ones, who
are making no effort to learn and
become American citizens. for, said
the speaker. 1.-The day NAV come
when some foreign vote will decide
whether your boy or mine shall cross
the sea and give his life in a war on
foreign SOIL"
MI. Henning spoke most eloquent
1v Of the "crime of child labor
which IL permitted in certain states,
saying that n state that permitted
the exploitation of women and chill
dren in the mills and factories was
not fit to be called q white mans
state. The fact that an effort Of
Congress to do away with child labor
had been frustrated by a supreme
court decision was mentioned and
the long standing fight of Union La
Dor against the employment of little
children commended in the most en-
phatic terms.
Before closing Mr.. Henning paid a
glowing tribute to President Harding
and his administration, which shortly
after taking over the reins Of gov
eminent found 5000, 900 men were
unemployed. whereas now the de-
partment Of labor is being besieged
TO assist in supplying labor in various
sections Of the country-there being
a job now for every man who desires
to work. In a magnificent perora-
ton the speaker paid a masterful
tribute to President Harding which
likened the president in the crisis
which arose since he was placed in
charge of the executive branch of the
government to some of the master
minds who have steered the Ship Of
State through some of the menacing
storms Of the past.
Mr.. Henning was accorded an ova-
ton at the close of his remarks such
as is rarely given a speaker, and was
surrounded by members Of the Ro-
tary club who wished to shake his
hand and congratulate him.
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TRUSTEES MEETING