Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-03
INDUSTRY NEARING AN
EQUITABLE DIVISION
President Harding Praised in Ad-
dress Delivered Today by
Secretary of Labor

ed by one great loss, the death of
Warren G. Harding. Mr.. Harding
said the secretary, was a great
friend of Americas toilers.
During the more than two
years of his service, labor in
America made greater strides in
steady, consistent, material and
moral progress than it had during
any similar period in the history
of our country. Under his calm
guidance, without beating OF
drums of sounding Of trumpets, the
American workman was led from
the verge of economic chaos to
table employment, record wages,
and improved conditions Not since
the foundations of the Republic
has American labor, organized and
unorganized been in better condi-
tion that it is on this Labor Day"
The memory of Harding, said
Mr.. Davis, will ever live in the
hearts Of American labor. He de-
clared President Harding was the
first president of this country
with the courage and vision to APP
prove legislation rest ricting i'm
migration to this country, thus
protecting the american worlpr
from foreign, low-wage competi-
ton
BY this measure" Mr.. Davis
declared, "and by his wise econo-
mic policies which he followed, he
soon brought the country out of
the trough of industrial collapse
and out again on the plain straight
road of industrial stability.
"'It was through his untiring in
dustry and devotion to the ideals
of American labor that this Labor
Day finds that archaic institution,
the 12-hour workday and the
seven-day week practically elimin-
ated from the great basic industry
of our country, the steel industry.
Following his leadership, the De-
partment of Labor has secured an
agreement among manufacturers
of boxboard looking to the end of
the twelve-hour day in that indus
try.
"It is my confident belief that
the spirit of President Harding
will continue To fight the cause Of
American labor and that tbs, time
is npt far distant when no work
man in this country will be forced
to work more than eight hours a
day, six days a week"
Mr.. Davis said Harding had in
sisted that the time to settle indus
trial disputes was before they
reached the point of employment
of force, and added that ne hoped
ito live to see that Labor Day of
the future when no American in
dustry win allow any dispute be-
tween workers and employer to
reach the strike stage with its mis-
cry, sorrow and despair"
A, new era for labor has been
reached in the United States, he
declared, the era of the educated
workman. He said that within the
past few years educated Amer
leans have been turning more and
more to the manual and mechani-
cal trades and that progress is be-
ing made away from the fetish of
the white. collar job.
Referring again to the late
president, Mr.. Davis said Hard
ing's faith in the equality of work
err and employer in industry based
on intelligent craftsmanship and
intelligent management, was strik-
ingIy illustrated during the coal
strike of 1922 when mixed dele
cation of some sixty operators and
miners met with him at the white
house.
AS he looked about him at the
men who stood in a scattered group
he said, with that kindly smile of
which endeared him to all who
knew him; Men, except for some
of you whom l know personally, l
cannot tell who here are the OPP
orators and who are the workers.
Then, with nod of satisfaction,
he added And this is as it should
be-"
Truly Divine Providence guides
the destinies of our NATIONAL" said
Secretary Davis. ''For President
Harding for the first time in our
history, called the vice president
into the councils of the executive
branch Of the government, and
Calvin Coolidge comes to his task
knowing in detail the problems
which confront him. He has been
from the first part and part of the
administrative mahcinery of the
government, and he has sat with
the president and his cabinet con-
stantly durign his more than two
years of service as vice president
America will find in him not
alone brain and conscience to
Lead but kindly heart to help
He will be true friend of the
American workman, for he knows
hard work all his life. he will fol-
low no wild phantasies in search