Evening star., 1938-06-14
R|CHBERC URGES
END OF WARFARE
Ad Men Hear Plea for labor,
Industry and U. S. to Work
in Peace Together.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, June l4-Donald r.
Richberg, former N. r. A. admins
traitor, urged industry. labor and Gov
ernment Ito cease warfare and sit
down around the council tables OF
peace"
In all three groups" he told the
Advertising Federation Of America,
ARE exceedingly active and aggres-
sive varmakers who want no peace
unless they can dictate the terms.
Some of these" he continued, ARE
hard-headed zealots who honestly be-
lieve that Government or manage
ment or labor must boss the econom-
ic system. Some are narrow minded,
unscrupulous self-seekerS who, in their
desire for power or money. are ruth
less enemies of any opposing private
or public interest.
TT Is the public clamor and the pri-
vate intrigues of these warmakers that
break down every effort to draw peace
loving men together in a joint adven-
ture of public service"
Age Of Confusion
Mr.. Richberg asserted an economic
constitution was needed to maintain a
competitive system Of private enter
prise.
we live in an age Of confusion and
insecurity" he said. 1T becomes more
and more difficult for Government to
preserve the peace as more and more
people go to quarreli9g over how they
should develop and control their COM
mon enterprises and how they should
share the products.
"At the same time millions and mil
lions of people, suffering from unem-
ployment and inadequate rewards OF
labor, become much more interested
in changing the rules of the game
than in preserving either peace or fair
play.
What We need today is an economic
Constitutions declaration of those
fundamental principles under which
Q democratic people can maintain a
competitive system of private enter
prise that will offer to every person
capable of sef-support the opportunity
to earn a decent livelihood
Stressing that there IS no panacea
available. Mr. Richberg concluded:
we do not need any patented pro-
grams of reform. We need the COM
posite wisdom of many minds. We
do not need to search for panaceas.
There are none We do not need any
more fighting leaders to array one
class against another. We have been
taught enough bitter lessons about
the cost of fighting each other and
the emptiness of our victories.
Need No Parties.
I'VE need no more political parties
no deeper divisions of opinion, and no
more violence of opposition, then we
have today. What we do urgently
need Is to consolidate the power OF
all the people, regardless of party,
creed or class, who want an oppor-
tunity to work together, to unite them
in . League for Peaceful Progress
to unite them in q national drive
against the bullies, the rowdies and
the war-makers in public and private
life who are dividing the American
neople into warning classes when the
overwhelming majority Of them want
10 live and work in peace.
Here Is a great cause. 1t calls
for more than one leader. 1t calls
for faithful leadership in every walk
Of life. All over this broad land
there are millions of people who are
utterly weary with being led into bat
ties against their fellowmen, who have
been waiting. waiting for the war to
cease: and are still waiting, waiting
to be led into the ways of peace"
A program of cooperation between
labor and industry as a means OF
averting industrial warfare was urged
earlier by Lewis G. Hines, organiza-
tional director of the American Feu-
Grafton of Labor.
In an address prepared for delivery
this afternoon before the annual meet
Ing OF the Advertising Federation OF
America, MIR. Hines said:
I'VE believe that cooperation be-
tween labor and industry can do more
than anything else to bring this Ma
ton back to a prosperous condition. u
Radio broadcasters were told by
Edgar Kodak. vice president of Lord b
Thomas, New York, to tighten censor
ship and pioneer new programs.
Speaking at a meeting of the Ma
tional Association of Broadcasters
meeting in conjunction with the ad-
vertsers, he said, "the very structure
OF business seems to be under fire.
but assured broadcasters that If they
tune their programs to public taste
the independence OF the radio indus
try can be preserveds
Cooperation Preferred.
J. H. Van Devanter editor of Iron
Age. who was to serve as chairman
OF the conference, explained that
most responsible labor and indus
trial leaders would prefer to work side
by side for recovery. We feel
an open and frank discussion should
help to break down the barrier"
Also on the schedule today were
directing advertising conferences ses-
sions, newspaper advertising and q
boat excursion on the Detroit River,
RITES ARE HELD