Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-05
SEC. DAVIS WARNS

Dyer, United States district attorney
Of Maine. Chester W. Getchell, chair
man of the Republican city commit
tee, opened the meeting and introduced
Edwin NJ. Foster as the presiding Of
icer.
At 7.30 a parade formed at the Elm
wood an led by the Waterville Military
Band. marched to the Opera House.
Mr.. Foster spoke briefly concerning
the program of the evening and then
introduced James ]. Davis, secretary
Of labor, speaking of his many achieve
ments. ID.
81 am delighted and happy" said
Mr.. Davis, ito talk with the voters Of
this city" He asked his hearers to go
back to the time when Warren G.
Harding went into the White House,
time when between five and six mill
lion men were cut of work. He spoke
of the unrest at that time. the many
strikes. the big coal controversy and
other big problems that were presented
| to the administration.
There We're more controversies
| then than at any one given time in
American history" declared the Sec
| rotary of labor.
He said at the same time there
HeI0 LllilllunS VI WIZ
wanted to come into this country
and we decided in the department OF
| labor should bring about a restric-
| tion Of immigration to protect the
| millions of Americans out of work.
| Don't YOU think we ought to keep
| the workers here at work." asked
| MIR. Davis. "One thing we must al
ways remember this, that the toi!er
of America must be kept at work.
| And, Mr.. Newspaperman, let me tell
| you that it affects you for it does no
| good to advertise when the buyers
| have no money to buy. You cannot
| have a successful American COM
nunity without a good fat pay en-
| velope.
| Il believe in the protective tariff"
| averred the secretary.
| He declared the slack times were
due to the fact that it is the presi-
Dental year.
There is no country that can
equal America, the highest paid ma
| ton in the world" aifil med Mr.. Da-
| Wis, yet there are always some to
SOW the seeds of discomfort. Yet, ex-
PRESSING it in my rough sort of way.
| there are more wrinkles on the bel d.
lies of the workmen over across than
! there are on the bellies of the Amer1-
| can working man.
His statement that the only place
for a red flag was at a sewer was
greeted with applause.
NO group" said Secretary Davis.
mo matter how high or powerful 1t
may be, or what authority it may be
! given or assume, can control the
american workingman.
THE workers of this country can
be depended upon to follow the
American flag, no matter who may
wave the red banner of discomfort
The American worker loves his coun :
try and he has demonstrated that il
war he is the backbone of the ma
| ton"
Mr.. Davis said. "A man can't work
u hours every day and give service
to his employer
Speaking of Asiatic immigration
Mr.. Davis said God help the con-
| gresham who votes against the Jap
anese exclusion law. What would
YOU do Mr.. Businessman, If that law
was repealed.
Speaking of the stringency of the
present immigration laws, he said that
no mother was ever separated from
ner child by those laws.
"What does Calvin Coolidge stand
for?" asked the speaker.
| president Coolidge stands for the
maintenance of federal system of
free employment agencies to insure
the American worker against uncm-
ployment. and to reduce the time lost
by workers in seasonal industries and
by migratory workers. He would end
unemployment. whatever che cause.
| Much has been done under the Re-
publican administration for the dis
abled soldiers of the great war. More
than II. zoe men and women have been
restored to an active place in our So
cial and economic life through reha-
Utilization work under the Veterans
Bureau. The president believes in the
re rehabilitation of the workers of peace
as we'll as those injured in war. He
favors the continuation and extension
of the work of rehabilitating the
workers in industry along the lines of
the work performed by the Fedora
Board for Vocational Training.
Government expenditures were curb
cd through the institution of the first
budget system in our history" affirmed
the secretary. From 1921 to the last
Year the Republican administration re-
duced the cost of government by ST.
041, 100000. The public debt, which
the war and Democratic eXtrava gancc
had run up to $4,000, 100000. has beer
cut down by $3.50. 100000. Govern
mcnt bonds, which had slumped to as
low as So in the market of 1921. have
been restored to par. and one bond has
sold as high as los. The savings in
government costs have been promptly
translated into tax reductions"
I would feel guilty in leaving this
city without saying a word for Con
gresham Nelson, for he is oui
friend.
If you believe in the Coolidge ad.
ministration, vote for Bert Fernald
vote the straight Republican ticket
and President Coolidge will have a
bigger majority than President
i Harding" said Mr.. Davis in clos
ing.
] Principal Drew T. Harthorn OF
Coburn Classical Institute spoke
briefly. urging every citizen to exer-
else his greatest gift of this Coun-
try, declaring that the man or wom-
an who does not go to the polls is a
Stacker.
The final speaker of the evening
introduced by Chairman Foster. was
Hon. Fred r. Dyer, United States
Commissioner of Maine, who ad-
dressed the gathering briefly or
State issues.
i People will promise almost
everything before and will do just
as they please after they are elect.
ed" is my experience. said Mr.. Dyer
! The meeting closed with a selec-
ton by the band.
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