The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
HEINZ EMPLOYES IN 62 LOCALITIES
 JOINED BY RADIO
President Coolidge Ad' dresses First Banquet
 Of It's Kind
(By Associated Press. ]

| PITTSBURGH, Oct. 11.-t1fty-f years of industrial peace in the plants of the IF. J. Heinz company were cele- brated tonight at a memorial dinner in honor of the founder, the late H. J. Heinz. The dinner was held in 62 cities in various part of the United States, Canada and England. Elm ployes in all the cities met at the | same time, so the radio could carry the voices of President Coolidge, who spoke from the White House; Senator George Wharton Pepper, Secretary of Labor Davis, Charles NJ. Schwab and others. who spoke here, to all the gath erings.
 The dinner here began at 6 80 o'clock eastern standard time, the one in Lon- don at II 80 o'clock and the one in San Francisco at 3 80 o'clock, Pacific coast time.
 Covers were laid for 5000 at the | Pittsburgh dinner, most of the guests being employees in the main plant where the dinner was held. The same menu was served at all the dinners. The | newly developed "short" radio wave was brought into use for transmission of the speakers voices across the At | lantic. Senator Pepper, as well as other | speakers, paid a tribute to the late Mir. Heinz as the sort. of peace-maker who refused to give occasion for war" Mir. Schwab declared the founder of the company succeeded because he not only talked of love of his fellow men but practiced it." Working cooperation between busi- ness and the public lin accord with the dictates of common sense' was held up by President Coolidge as the true and practical ideal" wished by the government.
 The supremacy of the government has been the main motive dominating the economic and political development of recent years, he said, adding that it has brought the public interest into the equation of modern industrial and commercial relations.
 To Go Its Way.
 But the government. Mir. Coolidge declared, prefers to let business go its own way, ''so long as that is the right way so long as it is the way of lpnest and genuine service to the real public interest" The government, he con tinued, must be the servant 'of the public welfare and the creation of an informed and seasoned public opin- ion."
 Laws aimed at curbinG and regulat- ing monoplies have been employed for control and regulation, not destruction" he explained. Tt is no part of public policy, as the American people now conceive it. to tear down legitimate and useful business.
 .The change in policy toward con- soiidation of railroads" he continued, lis warranted by the change in policy toward operation. The governments power and it's right to control and regulate the charges of public facilities is now fully recognized. Through the | interstate commerce |, commission the government determines when and upon what terms securities of carrying cor porations may be issued. Within the constitutional prohibition against con- fiscation it fixes their rates. deter mines the income they may earn. and demands from them for railroad use any surplus beyond the fixed rate of legal return. The public demands service of the railroads. without confiscation. but at fair and reasonable rates fixed by the government.
 Size No Factor.
 Whether a business unit is good or bad is to be determined not by it's size. but by it's practices. No business is allowed to set aside the law of sup ply and demand. the rules of open par gaining and fair competition. The SUI pervisory and regulatory power of so- ciety, exercised through the processes of government. is brought in as the sn- preme authority"
 This afternoon. before the dinner be- gan, q statue of the late Mir. Heinz was unveiled in the Heinz administra- tion building. The statue, made by Emil Fuchs. New York sculptor, was bought with contributions from em- ployes of the company, and Mrs. Agnes Dunn. oldest employe in the firm. un- yelled it.
 Howard Heinz. son of the founder and present head of the company, made the address of acceptance after the statute had been presented by Howard Heinrich, factory superintendent, on be- half of the employees.