Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-20
CONSCIENCE IN COMMERCE"

Talking to the United States Chamber of Com
merce Thursday, the President made statements
which needs to be made over and over AGAIN Inc
President was talking to a group Of big business
men 1t is too bad Mr.. Harding has not tho cour'
age and the force which Mr.. Roosevelt possesseu
His statement as true as the Gospel Out the
niIdness OF his admonition made the effect hope
lessly weak Mr. Harding needs Roosevelt and
"speaks softly" but he fails to utilize the remand
or Of the Rooeveltian epigram land carry a big
stick" Nevertheless, the statement Thursday
worthy of note because of its truth Here it Is;
"While I am speaking very briefly wish
TO speak, ladies and gentlemen, for a commerce
with conscience.
and if l were to bring only an admonitlon
to you l would like to charge you men and Wom-
en- OF influence and responsibility with the task
OF eliminating from American commerce those
who do not have conscience, whose conscience
less practices bring that criticism when some
times attends our American activities.
Something has been said and l think op-
portunely said, that we want period in Amer
lea with less government in business and more
business in government. II the commerce or
America we're always conscientious there never
would he single excuse for government in
American business
There is not an agency in American life
which can so quickly put end to abuses and
are conspicuous in the leadership Of that COM
MERGE 1t will not do to pursue the activities
with which we Americans are connected with
out a mindfuness OF everybody involved. Com
merce cannot be adjusted alone to the fortunes
of the captains of industry. There must always
be 8 thought OF the great mass without which
there could be no productivity on the one hand
and little consumption on the other
Such things ought to be said. But the captain!
he baV n
an effrontery which Is beyond reach by mere
ACCOMPLISHMENT. Mr.. Roosevelt developed con
science in some of these gentlemen by arousing
public sentiment which regarded them with con
tempt and pointed a finger of scorn at them b!
prosecuting them for specific acts of lawlcssness
Roosevelt became personal" Abstract and Slit
terng generalities were wholly Intellectual ant
Roosevelt knew It. tie made individuals squrm.
The conservative Harding sees and mildly dis
approves Of the things the Journal has talked
about concretey in New Mexico for two years. HI
wants commerce with conscience" So do w
here in New Mexico and going to have it
however bitterly 1t is resisted by the beneficiarie
of a constituencies commerce.
Is it commerce with conscience when Haw
kins Springer and Sully, write tax laws which re
lease them from just tax burdens and load then
back on the people? Is it commerce with con
science" when banks public monies by ma
nipuation with little or no interest and writ
laws and control courts to allow them to worl
their CONSCIOUSNESS will? Is it commerce will
a conscience" when men who them in thei
purposes are driven to the wall?
The throttle-hold OF these interests in New
Mexico makes admonitions joke. The big stick
welded vigorously on bald pates, holds the onl
promise of relief If doing this is being per
sonal," we accept the odium of the epithet