Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-22
HARDING,
IS JUBIL Ant
OVER DINNER
Believes Theory of Confer
ence On Labor Matters
Vindicated--Chief Execu-
tive Visions Much Benefit

1--we lSk0Gso lSE%lSaA 1SCASA ~
Washington May 20.-Jubilant
over the acceptance by leaders of
the steel industry of the principle
of the eight-hour working day,
President Harding believes he picked
the psychological moment to inaug-
urate a great humanitarian move
ment in industry.
The president made it plain yes
terday that he regards the result
of Thursday nights steel dinner as
progressive sociology" The presi-
dent believes rising tide of prosperity
the three shift work day. which was
established during a period of de-
preston to provide work for a
miximum number of men.
Furthermore, the president be-
lieyes his pet idea of adjusting diff
fercnces by conference has been full
ly vindicated by the results achiev-
ed.
The era of marked prosperity,
which looms just ahead for the
steel industry, will soon be spread,
according to official statements at
the White House yesterday. These
were summed up as follows:
"The conference with steel lea
ders Thursday night was practi-
cal application of the theory of
conferences The adyisability of CON
tinuing the three-shift work day,
which was adopted to aid unemploy-
ment was discussed 1t was very
! delightful meeting and the opinion
was almost unanimous that it was
desirable from progressively so
Geological viewpoint, to abolish the
12-hour day.
Men May Not Agree
"The main difficulty it was
found, would be to get the men
themselves to assent. 1t will be diff
cult to restrain the men from tax
ing the added profit to themselves
in working 12-hour day when
the tide of prosperity sets in.
without any adoption of steam
roller methods, the motion was
made by the steel leaders to con
duct painstaking investigation.
We have every confidence that
much will come of it,
''The return of prosperity. now
Y heralded in the steel industry, soon
| will be applicable to other lines.
Reports from many localities already
are indicating a shortage of labor.
In many of the steel mills where
:, men are on an eight hour shift,
!, they frequently quit when offered
. the opportunity to make money in
= a 12-hour shift, simply because they
can now readily find jobs elsewhere.
Within 80 days there will he a
very distressing shortage of com
mon labor throughout the coun-
TRY. In many sections of Ohio and
in the automobile industry in De-
troit, agents are being sent out
to hunt for men to go to work
This is true also in Chicago and
1the" -.Lies.
This rising tide of prosperity In
industry is now extending to agri-
culture. From many localities the
reports received are highly gratify-
ing with only one exception. the
took raising business. The grain in
lustry is practically rehabilitated
GVerv Indication noinfc to q sur
orising revival in practically every
branch of industry"
Gompers Takes Fling At Gary
There was only one unpleasant
lftermath here yesterday to the
steel dinner. This was the statement
Of Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of Labor,
Ieharacterizing as "sheer deception"
the statement of Judge Gary that
he and other steel leaders favored
the abolition of the 12-hour day
Mr., Gompers said:
''It is typical Of the present day
colossal effrontery of big business
that it should use the White House
: itself as rostrum from which to
r give the country its latest example
q OF cynical deception more emphati-
q cally and more fifty described as
what the American people are ac-
customed to call bunk"
: Another reflex was the action OF
the National Federation of Postof-