Evening star., 1923-07-06

sonant with American life and insti-
tutions
II am impressed that in the reason
ing OF the report great weight should
be attached to the fact that in the
cripple our entire prosperity IL the
change were abruptly made" the
President said. I'm the hope that this
question could be disposed of, I am
wondering IL It would not be possible
for the steel industry to consider CIV
there shall be any reduction in the
staff of employees of the industry
through any recession of demand for
steel products or at any time when
that then the change should be made
from the two shifts to the three-shift
basis. ] cannot but believe that such
an undertaking would give great sat
isfaction to the American people as a
whole and would indeed establish
our industries themselves to solve
matters which are so conclusiyely
advocated by the public"
The Chief Executive also referred tc
the merchant marine. the American
school system and the social evolu-
ton which was setting up new con-
ditions of industry in this land"
wage Garner Essential.
''Under old-time conceptions OF
fancied ease in professional life, and
the manifestly larger rewards of COM
merce." Mr.. Harding said, there has
been a tendency to get away from
the trades and the tasks out of which
are wrought the very essentials OF
all attachments. We must, we do
quite as essential as the professional
man, and the nobility of righteous
employment Is the same in either pur-
suit. Our aim ought to be, not to res
cue the oncoming generation from
the essential pursuits and activities,
but to equalize the rewards. We can't
cease work; there is no life without
labor. 1t would not be endurable II
there were.
Making Social Progress.
we are making fine progress in the
great social evolution. Long ago we
set up new standards Of living. new
conditions of industry in this land
and are constantly striving not for
conditions which tend to equaltze, but
At contentment.
"T am able today to give promise of
q very notable forward step. 1t Is my
firm belief that one of the great ave-
nues of progress In American life
lies in the constant recognition OF
ATHoTiCdH iuOuSSFy Va 10 VbA'o NstoN
to our society as a whole, and that
many of our most successful in social
progress are made through the yolun-
tary action of industry itself in
amelioration Of those hardships that
have grown from the rapid growth of
industry. 1t is very gratifying, there
fore. to be able to announce an I'M
portant step in such progress. l have
received a joint communication from
the largo majority OF steel manufac-
turers of America in which they have
undertaken 20 abolish the twelve
hour day in the American steel indus
try at the earliest moment that the
additional labor required shall be
available.
Early Suggested Abolition.
early in the administration. feel
Ing that a working day Of this length
was an anachronism in American
life, that regardless of any other con-
sideration 1t did not permit of the
proper development of citizenship
steel industry that they should ap-
point q committee to develop meth
DDS for it's abolition. After an in
vestigation extended over some eight
cen months, the steel manufacturers
came to the conclusion that in view
a revolution in the industry was in
feasible. Upon the receipt of this re-
port, I still felt that a pledge on the
part of the steel manufacturers that
they would undertake to respond TO
manifest public opinion in this mat
ter would be welcomed by our peo-
pie as a whole and would be received
as great boon by American work
ers. 1t Is in response to this sugges-
ton that ] have received today the