Evening star., 1934-03-05

elimination Of the small operator.
The antitrust laws must continue, he
said, in their major purpose of retain
ing competition and preventing mo-
nopoly.
Bargaining Defended.
With respect to the right under the
| law of employees to join in collective
bargaining, the President said, "it is
obvious that the Government itself
not only has the right but also the
duty to see, first, that employees may
make choice, and, secondly, that in
the making of it they shall be wholly
| free. ask that the letter and the
spirit of free choice be accorded to
its workers by every corporation in
the United States"
In this way and with this plain
language the President took a shot
at those company unions which are
dominated by employers.
The President made it clear, too,
| that. in his opinion, I'VE are not 60
| ing back either to the old conditions
or the old methods" which prevailed
| in the past. The President declared
that he would. in no sense. oppose
sensible and reasonable profits. He
added that 1t must be remembered
that the bulk Of the market for Amer
lean industry is among 80 per cent
Of people who live on wages and SAL
aries and that 10 per cent Of that is
among people who live on profit alone.
The morality Of the case" said the
President, rs that a great segment Of
our people are in actual distress, and
as between profits first and humanity
afterward and humanity first and
profits afterward We have no room
for hesitation.
Many Leaders Present.
In the great audience which greeted
the President as he entered the hall
we're leaders in every walk Of life OF
the Nation, industry, agriculture,
labor and Government. On the stage
we're seated Gen. Hugh S. johnson.
NJ r. A. administrator. and Donald
Richberg, general counsel Of the N. r,
A.. who was to speak following the
Presidents address; members Of the
cabinet, leaders in House and Senate
and high-ranking Government off,
cials. There was sprinkling of Re
publicans among them, including the
veteran Senator George Norris of Ne
| braska, an ardent supporter of the
President. and Senator Gerald P. Nye
OF North Dakota, a critic of the opera
| ton of the N. r. A.. and Senator
| Capper of Kansas. who has given the
/ President support in his recovery pro-
| gram.
The United States Marine Band. in
scarlet uniforms. added touch of col
or to the otherwise rather somber pic
ture. At the conclusion of the Pres
idents address the band played The
i Star Spangled Banner" The Presi-
dent left the hall Immediately there
after to attend an overflow meeting,
| which was staged in nearby Memorial
| Continental Hall.
introduced by johnson.
The opening prayer was delivered
by Rev. Ze Barney Thorn Phillips.
chaplain Of the Senate. The intro
duction of the President was a brief
sentence by Gen. johnson.
With the President went Gen. john
son and Mr.. Richberg to attend the
overflow meeting for a few minutes.
while the general conference stood
temporarily in recess.
The overflow audience had heard
the Presidents address to the main
gathering by means of amplifiers.
When the President met this second
gathering he said:
Il am glad to greet you," and he
added that he did not know whether
this second group had heard his ad-
dress in the main assembly room.
'I'l tell you q secret" said the Presi-
dent, smiling, "it is the longest speech
have made in all the Past year. I
said what I believe"
| Eve Can Be Frank"
| The President expressed the opinion
that these meetings in Washington,
where we can be frank and call each