The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-24

HooVer's acceptance speech as the re-
publican presidential nominee shows
that he commits himself to no definite
step in defense of organized labor,
but that he does declare for mass
production, private profits, individual
struggle and against all participation
of the government in profitable bust
ness. He fails to pledge any action
toward abolition of the injunction
against workers on strike. And he
says for American trade uni0nism on
ly that it is individualistic and salts
tied with the capitalists scheme of pro-
duction and distribution. Hoover be-
comes the modern champion Of anti
socialism.
"The trade union movement in our
country" he saiys, "has maintained
two departures from such movements
in all other countries. Mote the
word all, coming from man who was
big employer in Australia, China,
Siberia and Indiana.) They have been
staunch supporters of American in
dividualism and American institu-
tions. They have steadfastly opposed
subversive doctrines from abroad. Our
freedom from foreign social and eco
nomic diseases is in large degree due
to this resistance by our own labor.
| Our trade unions, with few exceptions
have welcomed all basic improve
ments in industrial methods. This
largeness of mind has contributed to
the advancing standards of living Of
the whole of our people. They prop
erly have sought to participate-by
additions to wages-in the result of
improvements and savings which they
have helped to make.
During these past years we have
grown greatly in mutual understand
ing between employer and employee.
We have seen a growing ralizatiOn
by the employer that the highest
practicable wage is the road to in
creased consumption and prosperity
and we have seen a growing realiza-
ton by labor that the maximum use
of machines, of effort and of skill Is
the road to lower production costs and
in the end to higher real wages.
"The republican platform gives the
pledge of the party to the support OF
labor. 1t endorses the principle OF
collective bargaining and freedom in
labor negotiations. We stand also
pledged to the curtailment of exces-
sive use of the injunction in labor dis
putes."
After silence of 7 years, while
serving in the Hardin and Coolidge
cabinets, Hoover now says that "Ir
the past years there has been corrup
ton participated in by individual of
ficials and members of both politica
parties in national, state and munich
pal affairs. Dishonesty in govern
ment is treason to the state"
And indicating with this theory o.
the necessity for individual struggle
Hoover repeats the old platitude tina
: Equality of opportunity is the RICH
of every American-rich or poor, for
! eign or native born, irrespective O.
faith or color" He assumes that sucl
equality actually is possessed by tn
/ Individual worker for he asserts tina
| this right celebrates no privilege
? classes or castles or groups who woul
: withhold opportunity as their prerog
: ative." If Hoover spoke carefully, h
indicated a belief that the textil
worker in New Bedford, a months o.
strike. prepares his children with tn
7 same old power to win culture an
comfort and broad usefulness as doe
the capitalist who inherited ownershi
in the mills.
eve, through free and universal ed
{ ucation," says Hoover, provide tn
! training of the runners; we give Their
! an equal start; we provide in the gov
eminent the umpire of fairness in tn
race The winner is he who shows tn
most conscientious training, tn
greatest ability, and the creates
character. Socialism bids all to en-
the race equally. 1t holds back tn
speedy to the pace of the slowest"
Unlimited personal competition
with pretense that there are n
classes, no advantages in wealth, n
; handicaps in poverty-this is tn
4 speedup prescription which Herbel
! Hoover offers the workers of tn
: United States.
Washington.-How softly brave ha
grown the battle cry of America
G progressivism is illustrated by tn
3 campaign Progressive Tip issued
3 Mercer G. Johnston, successor to B;
s sill Manly at the head of the People
n Legislative. service. 1t will be r,
! nembered that this organization we
h founded, after the war, by the eide
LaFollette, Norris, Brookhart, Hue
r dleston, Frazier and few others {
q their group, backed by Warren Ston
William H. Johnston and the milital
progressive rail labor executives a
: ISOLATION.
S "Neither Smith nor Hoover" say
Y Mercer Johnston. "is a real champiC
e of living progressive issue. Onl
= progressives who see two moons ris
: over the city where there should
q but one will mistake either for
S Horseman of the Apocalypse. Onl
n in dreamland, where Nightmares c;
! wort. will either ever ride forth
break a lance for advanced liberia
Z ism. In the world of reaIpOlitik, eaC
/ is harnessed, possible hogtied, to
n hearse kept by old party reactiona
les for the interment of a kind
democratic hopes inspired by a Je
forcon and q inco1u -