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P3T3E EIGHT SDEBFOED CTaTD TEIFUSE, STEDFORD, ''"OftECloy. TtTESDIT, PTEMBKR 13, -1M8.- IDEALS OF LABOR UPHELD BY HOOVER IN NEWARK SPEECE Xi;"AriK. X. J., Sept. IS. j tmnH'flf.iip Inxtftutinn of' public (VI ilt-rlii rt Hoover, the rtonunli-'. works, tlv fsrensloni of financial nn jniil-niiiil nonilncp. lam aid to industry duritiK thp critical mtii dM lan d liimsflf in f:tvor ' period of r-intjiisl mem : by -o-of tho Idral of talmr: f a full onc-nnion of employers and by a lint? job lor rwvy person willing i score of othr devices, we started in wotl;. Me nitidred th lmn-' tt)(. un,,,,is of Industry tnrnlnfi iatic Ktanil on the tariff and ''-Jaeain. We did not resort to the That this is the meaning is horne xpfdienls of some foreign rutin- otn hy refei-ences to'the I nderwood trins. of doles, jiubtddies, charity or tariff of the last democratic ' 1 . tlmimht; vn niiuht hp riaht. Hbv-Wvon years t 'his is anUncmise ever, they declared for n tariff tjiiri of 41 per cent tiince 1 H 2 2 and an would maintain effective compe- increase of n H per cent over pre iliion. That must mean a tariff war. which will maintain effeeiive cnm- . .. I warn to clearlv show what petition of foreign ncain American thi means. It Is not due to world ynods. That Is not protection, recovt-rv If we mnUc nrvr.v ..f ed methodn the averiftre days of' have nitration questions as possibl handicaps in the alignment of this ideal, and toid of the various steps taken by the Itepubllenn ' laity in the la-t cen and a halt years in that direction. The ciiiulidlite appealed to an nudicii'-e In which there were utany representatives of the so--all,-d working class-. 4 not to take; a M.md which might throw their Mipport to a change of policy when, hit s;iid. the nation's indus-Trit-s were steadily advancing to-1 ward labors dream of constant employment for the working man.l "Heal wars and standards of j living of our labor have improved; more during the past seven and a' half years of republican nile than luring any lniilar period In the' history of this or of any other country. I When I the worlds seen the radio Industry lurn toward disaster. unemployment have boon decreaw- emerge from a few hundred thou- Our eponuniic system lias abuses: ed by nearly one-half. ; sand to hundred.- of millions In Its jt wns pniVe fault-: in Its operation. W Work and Iy. r; product We have seen the aero- f - j rf f(lf.. There has been no decrease in l!ane industry develop from almost onW ;i fl)Um,;ition r been Increase in wages, but far Patent industry today. Hue to in- trade today, we shall more important, the annual Income freased efficiency hundreds of by the people. enactment of that tariff would let restored in ",V'1 of foreign goods, de- n!l happened to the other gr at five million workers to em- "''' employment and lower'wai-'rs trading nations who were envaued Inflation are born i Within thes ployinent. lint wo did more, we produced a fundamental program which made this restored employ ment secure on foundations of prosperity, as a result wanes and standards of living have during the nast six and a half years risen to steadily higher levels. This recov-' 1 W"iu a tantr mat guarantees pro- initcd States. It i: ery and this stability are no acci- ; i'iion to American wanes. lnat n:is brought this added em- dent. It has not been achieved by; Flan Alien Inbor. ployment for American workmen, luck. Were it for sound govern- ! 'I'fio republican administration i and added markets for American mental policies anil wise leader- , imposed restrictions upon iinml-1 farmers. Things like that don't (hip. employment conditions in Juration largely to protect the happen, America today would be similar to American workman. With the bars .More than two million families those existing in many outer parts or immigration down the now of m Die rnited States earn their liv of the world. find that the export trade of all of workers in the building trades countries iK only 10 per rent above has been substantially increased by -all of which In the end ministration as the Ideal. The re- : pre-war. while ours Is 5S per cent, the decrease in idle days. It has Also, if we make n survey of what enabled us to increase the total demoralize our farmers all Jn Ihp war we find that their for- over the I niied States. I would ,.Kn lrul0 foI- the year UfJ7. when suggest that the employes of In- )t is slmiuarly adjusted for e de dustries In New Jersey and the rcHat!on lf mn0yr ,),ows onv a country should directly investigate h;ir(. j-eepvery to pre-war bases, as to what would happen to their t no accident which has brought employment with lowered tariffs. ; ..hout thl- nnioue situation in ihe annual volume of building with the same complement- of labor and thousands of men and women have been transferred from the fac tories to our expanding insurance and hanking to take care of en larged savings, other hundreds of thousands have been transferred to equipment. it has decreased tlieir filling stations, our gara.ges. our hotels and our restaurants. We have in this period seen a half' million families find occupation in increased exnnrr nf unnti n nil t above all. we have seen nn Increase ' ability and character of our None of the larger countries engaged in the great k of wages I refer war have as yet restored full em- horde of Job hunters around every both to those who work at the ployment. Doles to the idle and other devices of desperation still exist abroad. A TViuMi-nr.v Lull. There have, been assertions o( wide unemployment at the present benrh and those who work at the desk. Nor is this addressed to men alone. More than ten million wom en march to work every morning si li by side with the men. Stead ily tile Importance of women is gaining not only In the tasks of industry but in responsibility. I include woman who stays at home in ployment office and every In dustrial gate In the t nited States. The pressure of this flood would break our wages toward the levels of l-'urope. No one places a higher worth j time. There was a temporary ilip upon the foreign-born citizen than' inose seeding reiier rrom the pov- jng today producing goods for ex-; crty of Kurope would create .i!nnn, and another million families : earn their living In the manufac- routinejof employment last winter. From xecutive; (nis wo ;iJ (. mnv r;ipj,iy recovering. : also the; i, were local and temiior- the Thev were t he combined ef- ;:uatdian of ihe welfare of the fam-; f,.;., ut ,'h(. Mississippi flood, a ily. She Is a parlner In the Jli t ., si,ifi in ihc motor industrv. Women constitute! Ih(. ,.ii:.nse ,,r real estate and tin' wng a p;irt of our industrial achieve ment. ' A Joh for All. I Wish to lay down ihe propo sition that tlie very prerequisite, the very foundation, of economic progress to our iudustrlnl and bui- j millions In nes employes Is full and stable, two month speculation. An accurate survey of the deparlmen tof labor showed that even including the usual win (er seasonal unemployment, about 1, 800. Gum employes were out of work as contrasted with five to six mi'l. During ihe past there has been a high- unit cost of building and contrib uted to the expansion of building generally. Nor are the benefits confined to the construction indus tries. They give greater stability to all the manufacturers of build-,of nrly two million youth taken not chance ing material and to transportation, hirpely from the potential ranks As another instance of an ac-1 or I" trr and placed in Institutions tion of fundamental importance to , ot education. 'This is proof of real labor. I might mention the or- ' Progress. It is the road to further ganization of measures in the gov-' progress. It is the road to abo ernment to mitigate the violence! liiinn of poverty, of the so-called business cycle. ! Want No Strikes That is toe recurrent periods of' I have already stated the nosi- boom and false hope, waste and tion of the republican party in pos- extravagance followed by hard itive support of free collective bar- ; times with their hideous inem- gaining. I have stated that it is' ployment. decreasing wages, bank- necessary to impose restrictions f ruptcy in business and " ruinous j on the excessive use of injunctions. ' prices to the farmer. These booms j It is my desire and the desire of' and slumps have oci hrred period-1 every good citizen to amerlioraie j ically for 73 years although less) the cause of Industrial conflict, to r than half as often under repub-' build toward that true co-operation; lican as under democratic admin-1 which must be the foundation of ; ; isirations. The great unemploy- common action for the common 1 of great value in our cultural de- I I'o reign trade is no artificial stim- period of ll'l was the direct ; welfare. The first requisite to- les velopment. We welcome his help ulant to employment. Its develop- r-ftilt of war inflation and the ' conflict is full employment. tty in building our new civilization, ment is a vital contribution to the "nftni of No one has suffer- , full employment we are steadily welfare of the American workman " mr""e irom tnese movements ( reuuemg conriict and loss. and the American merchant and t,lan olir alary and wat-e earners.; The whole relationship between the American farmer. I propose. I'anic itcineilies offcirotl. thai we shall continue, this service' Time forbids a discussion of the to our people intricate problems involved or the Fa nil in r ToelN. remedies which, we have maugu One of the large opportunities prosperity. Poverty is not the cause of progress. Knduring na tional life cannot be builded upon the- bowed and sweating hacks of oppressed and embittered men and women. It must be uplifted and upheld iy the willing and eager hands of the whole people. They will upheld it If our economic life lie built for the whole people, not for any special group. To assure this sort of progress our first necessity is to assure the lead ership. It requires that we secure into its ranks all of the intelligence and character of our race that Is hy sympathetic with the life and aims of the whole of our 23.000.-; nf olH. people, we can nrfpire 0 maintain lhe,d ncy and digni of family HfV thcminh a stab economic syih'iu ; If we mainta free and iiuivpsal cuunallon at ihiiN provide litem Hie open sialr leadership; If we maintain f every Individual an equality of n poiiimliy to niialn thai position Ihe cotniuunlly In which his cha acler ami hlN ability entitle iili Then our supply of leadership w stream forward of its own imjuils It- is in this iriHlHtcnc; upon : (ju;il i-liaiu-e and a free road rise in leadership that our gre American experiment has departi from tliose of history. It is oi .ure guarantee of the future, its vast possibilities is the hej of every mother for her boys at her girls. I'nder such leadership, rplenisl ed constantly from (he greatfina 000 homes. At no time hav had more able leaders in economic life than today. At no time have we been more certain that the fiber ! and intelligence of our people fur- denineracy which will express common purpose for the commr good. We can build a civillzatfr where national conscience is ale to proteet the rights of all. cu nishes a vast reservoir of such lan selfish economic power. He brings many elements ture of raw materials which we ; import In exchange for our ox-'. ports. This increase in exports; has brought a living to five hun dred thousand families. This means hioip .than statistics. It ; means higher standards of living; more jobs make more leadership adequate to the future. Hut able administrators, skilled workers, professional and moral leaders cannot be made by birth or money. They cannot be select ed by divine right or through bu-! reaucracy. Nor can their ranks ; ho filled from a limited class. Our : leadership can be found and it will mpathetie to our ideals if we hold to ihe Ideal of distrjhufi contentment among the whole pe pie. Noiico. Hills for the Jackson f'ounty Fa Assn. must, he hl the office of tl association in care of the seen tary, by Wednesday, Sept. J Jit; ' 17! The immigration laws should be amended to remedy the hardships of families. I have urged before that this done, in my accept ance speei-h I staled my opposition to any Increase in immigration. The restrict ion noon im mi u ration 1 rated. The is a boon not only to those of my-for further Imnrovement of labor hearers who were horn on Anier : lies in tho lurther improvement of ican soil but to those who have , agriculture. Some of its most im come from the obi countries, for uortant branches have lagged be er recoro oj prouuciion nnu con- v.-iy one woum suiter equa My ly ! hind industry in its advance since le- ; siimpilon of goods than rim-in? the the lowering of our wages and ihe war. This is not an occasion .standards of living. , ltl enter upon that question, but The enactment of this Jaw was ''V nympalhetic policies we should employment. A continued surplu of unemployed workers means creasing wages, increasing hours I corresponding months of any pre anri fear for the future. To pro-' vious year. There could not be icri tanor. in maintain us pros-j such a record unless employment opposed on economic grounds. I materially further increase the penty. to niioiish poverty, we must : was steadily recovering. ! do not here propose to enier into farmers' buying power and thus so orgnnize our economic system , There are two Industries which ; the arguments which were advanc ! arid to ne security of -employment as to provide a job for all w ho , ),VP only partially recovered loied in perfect good faith that pro- " the industries. This becomes , one have the will to work. Full em-: MI1 general industrial prosperity, i rluction in America would shrink ' "f m,r first duties in common in ployment depends not only upon a Thev are bituminous coal and tex- because we would have too few 1 iciest . strong and progressive economic j tiie industries. Here the difficul-' workers, that the ovt of living) American labor has been the rysteni but upon the sound policies l(fs of ,-ecovery from over-exnan- j would thus Increase, or that i! , first 'labor boriv in the world that or and the vigorous cooperation ( vlon during the war have been in-( would destroy America's abilitv to I has had tlie intelligence and eoui l the (government to promote ; rr(..,vf.,i hv a ritndicaiion of oan comnete in ihe uM..w..,t ,.t ' i ... rtu.. ..-.i .1, ,-.r welfare Labor In its I nf l.nlh Imlutti-iei 1m the southern I goods into f..rei,. .-b i ,n,ti.u . ..-.!..!..., oas cuniliotlieil ( tl,to Thei- 1i:.ve iUo lieon n f - not n iei veiih employer and employee has shown givat improvement in tliese past ' seven years. During, these years i there has been a revolution through ' include better orga-f shifting of basic ideas on the parti hization of credit, advance Infor- j of both business and labor. Jloth : mation as to demand for indus-. sides today willingly accept the trial products, as to volume of their fundamental principle that the i production, as to the use of public' highest possible wage. are the road construction in slack times and . to increased consumption of goods'" many other methods. As a result and thereby to prosperity. F.oth i of co-operation with industry and ' accept the fundamental fart that, banking and public officials we greater efficiency, larger annlica- 1 tion of mechanical devices, and ; full personal effort are the road ' to cheaper costs, lower prices and i thus again tn wider consumption j and larger production of goods. I Doth realize that labor is entitled : to participation in the benefits of increased efficiency hy increased wage, either directly or through economic collective efforts r.-auy m uie maintenance or ferted by chanues In use of t--proper wages and to Improved con-MlI(.M on (I1P n:in)l nil hv ,h(. in ditions of labor. Hut collective j rrease of electricity on the other, bargaining cannot overcome the , Wo naVP ,luly Ut con,in,H. ofron forces that make fur unemploy-1 to t!loh. fn ,-ecovei v bv everv as- mem. i. mr one, as Willing to : ;,....., .u... trust the proved ability of employes (f, in i;kc care or their rights If there i Is employment to be had. And our j workers as citizens at the ballot box have a large part In the de termination of these economic pol-i Icies. The problem of insuring I full work all the time is n prob-1 tern of national concern. It Is one to which government must give Its ; attention. It is one which govern- ment may eontrbute to solve. Ile hind every Job is a vast. Intricate! and delicately adjusted system of! Juterlockeri Industries dependent i upon skilled leadership and upon finding n market for their prod ucts at home or in foreign lands. I did? that increased w;i agree wiih those arguments, must in the long run lie based un- i rieih ve that the maintenance of m a sharing f labor in the sav ihe higher stidards of. living- Ings made through industrial and stimulates the development nf la-1 commercial efficiency. Within the bor-saving devices, increases skfir past few months British labor In our workmen, and in our man- j followed this lead of American la rnment a agers. and I hat In this way welbor. That is. if we are able ord. This will be carried for-1 compensate for higher ward diligently. Average Wage IIIbIici. Dej-phe these rare exceptions, the average of real wages is high er today than ever before. And the arduous hours of labor have decreased. We can easily prove this. A let us take the purchasing' pow of wages In 1 !' 1 3 or before the war. In purchasing power we consider both the dollars paid and the cost of living. Taking this standard we shall find that real j wages, at the height of the war j Inflation were about So per cent lover !MJ. Despite the great after- is proving itself so today. wages. We ar exporting more goods abroad than ever in our history. We are grad ually lowering the cost of living by greater efficiency. There is no measure on our stat ute books todav that a standard nf comparison j '"""'e fundamental, sound does this new chart labor. It js ihe epres Tho fnr.-ou of ..r-,ln n lions, transportation, power, for- ! ar s "m" ,hoy n,ive n nn,fl to' cign relations and what no,, must ! lh,y , '"". ar ,m'Pr ,Bn ,w .r,i,lt all be kept in tune If stenriv em-1 Krr l,,"n hofo' " th? : A ",w" Olnvmen. U m K r..,!. " in ""Other WIIV. while the cost me in ,. un-i i.lw,-nu . . ' living today is n bout 00 poinl tmnn titcno .i, .. i : on the index above pre-wnr Dreak this chain of relationship ai any point and the whole machine W thrown out of order. Close down a New Jersey factory hecaune of Inadequate transportation or In adequate tariff and its effect is felt by the New Jersey truck farmer, (Vase exporting' automobiles to South America or F.uropPi and au tomobile workers are thrown out of employment In Michigan. The suffering does not stup there. It are i:'7 above. Parallel with this increase In real wages the average hours of labor have steadily de creased. Moreover, our real wages and our standards of living are the highest in the world. And 1 am again speaking of the real buying made under Ihefr lower standards of living. lt1 the other case, we prevent the excess labor flooding through our ?rs to reduce th American wage. I m-miM I'oif iffn Trade. When nt the beginning of the ages ! republican administration we -ere determining those measures which would restore and increase cm ployment. one of our first decisions was vigorously to build up our for eign trade. We determined we must si' have greatly mitigated this most dangerous uf all disasters to our , bread winners. The proof lies, in the fact that we have Tiad a far longer period of stability in in- riustry and commerce and th"e far 1 greater security of employment : than ever before In our history. In my speech of acceptance I j outlined our national programs of ih edecrease in living costs. Doth : prospective public works, includ- have joined in repelling socialism. ing the development of water re-j and other subversive movements. ', sources, public roads, and the con-; He would be a rash man who structinn of public buildings. In would state that we are finally en I that speech I pointed nut that these; tering the industrial millenium. haH ( projects would require upwards of j bur there is a great ray of hnpe . one b'illion dollars within the next j that America si finding herself on four years. I there recommended ; the road to a solution of the great that. so far as practicable, this est of all her problems. That work should be carried on in such I problem is to adjust our economic a way as to take up the slack oc- j system to our social ideal. We casional unemployment. While th : are making progress towards so judicious arrangement of govern- j rial peace and contentment with ment construction work can aid the preservation of private indus in wiping out the unemployment 'ry, of iniiative. and full devel caused by seasonal variations in ! opment of the individual. "Work business activity, the federal gov-j ing out of this idea! cannot be ernmem can do more. The depart- -stained by -compulsory i-eUloment ment of labor should be authorized of employe and employer conflicts to undertake the collection of reg- by the hand nf the irovernmem. T( statistics upon seasonal and cannot bo attained l.v nl:.-rri th other mi em ploy me ri We must : rovernment in business and reriuc- have this fundamental information ing our people to bureaucracies. : for further attack upon this prob-, It ;s idle to argue ihat there are notlnt .ino.. in nnrtli tho ' 1 " ,"1,n,M w,lllunn 01 are no longer any conflicts of in It ; labor-saving machinery and n duc 1 tion of the wastes in industry t decrease the cost of production of an article, we know by long ex-j pert;lnce ibta a train of conse-i quences of the highest importance, follow. Wages in that industry ; will rise, prices decrease, consiimp-1 nnri im-( Hon increase at home and in our! progress than , foreign mnrkets. the demand for j r of American : labor is enlarged and our stand-. necessarv and arus or living improve. I ne an-!..,.. ,.,., ,.i , . - 1 . , . , . mar oi a pio-'cieni muer opposuion to improveti tectlve tariff. In the one tusianc- iiiiiIhkIs on the ancient theory that we protect the American worker' it more than temporarily deprives from the goods of foreign factories , men of employment which Is still ; should coincide, and il is the part ! (of statesmanship to organize and i n-lnch fnm utill .,.. ... ' . . 1. , ... ,., !".... ! nf eniloyer ami employ. f .-u-tivily In which their Intcrrst ..Bin j.-.n i r.iii ;i n:i-: m Miivr Rained pnorninuslv in tlon-wldp lnrosllH.itlim to he nn-1 efficiency In our whole economic ilertnlicn nf the wh..le suhjeet. 1 mn.hinory in the past seven years, j Increase thsl i,lenllty nf Interest! .. ...... mi ,iie iii.eies, .., , , cannot take the time to rerite in order to limit the area of eoi, .........,..... ... niinn n;n ,.MM.i - to you ine oxt ra ordinary evidence ; fljct. ninnies n nan to improve olirpof this. I hesitate to express it meinnoH. n ueveiopeu mat mere i statist ically lest I appear were pre.n oiportttnitiw for In AND NOW A X r I L -135, INCH WHEELBASE J Conflict diminishes and com mon purpose flourishes only in to ex- prosperity and in an oneournrrin;? aggcrate. Taken as a whole we :iiiiwiinho.-M nf creased efficiency in our whole i have swelled our Production on n ' imllftj-.c thai Industrial, machine. We have the nuantity basis bv nearlv 30 ner ; t o",.Vh t.i i more products abroad i highest ingenuity and efiiclencv. 1 cent rnr,iiAt u-ith it , " . " : . . ' if we woo 1,1 h.f ut nn i ...i ,,, .,., , , ,, , " ...... in ii;iuon;u poncies mvilVCS not 1 ' tion ,(( ( in. nit- !- .ii miii oi our i in viiiiiiu risen .im imp iirtpfu nr niinnrnA. i .... , Mired employment for labor in our . Industries, of nnr nation. Vet there i tm-,.,1 ti.rt . ' ' " .1 The Old Cry a choice between different roads by either of which we mnv rrn i nave nearu voices raised in forward, but a question also as I protest that the-effect of these ac-1 to whether we mav not be taking! the wrong road and moving back- i nts is a re-echo of a century ago. ward. The monnri .-f nor ' As a matter of fact, we have gone al prosperit'. of ,mr stabilitv. of I our hope of further progress at .power of wages. To compare ours ! ministries. We realized that we ; w.ere great wastes which were not J with foreign wages we must find I must energetically promote the ' the fault of Individuals, employers In common denominator, becaus" : s'f f our farmers' surplus abroad 'or employes. The;e wastes were translation of foreign currencies '"'th in their Interest and in the ; due to seasonal unemjiloyment and , tlvities is to destroy employment. ! the w only begins. The steel mills slack- I ' nine. it we say mai m. ny so uoing we " unemployment nuring oepres- eu in l'- nnsvlvaiiiii mid Indi-m-i I ' "r mU,"r per "-.lSe iie larmers- luiylng pow- j stons: to speculation and over-pro- The mines emplov fewer workers1 r ' 11 " ' "ns,s " ",r" n,s ,,(,mnn for tnp ' lp"n dming booms; to labor i through an exMraordinarv indus- at I-ike Kuperior. And-every farm.!'""1 "s"f"1 . ",ixU", rn'i "bread ( froducts of labor. :urn-ove,- and labor conflicts: to (trial revolution in seven years an ( t in the l ulled Slates suffers ' toe., i ne eeKiy earn-1 nen we came Into office we imrrmmem laimre or transpnrta-( we do not find any such unem-i we mav rlk through a chance in from the dlmlnshed purchasing A l, ViU'h rnUn"'-v w""' "Vwere confronted with a total ills- t:" f supines, of fuel, of power j ployment as would be implied byipresent policies. More than once fiower and enforced stringency In M.imn ion oi me worm trade, i v o..ou.e nn w ni--w iroiesis. mere are indi- thousands of homes. towing total of this useful com- j due m the war. We had been ex- ' mJI mI : tn I:,rk of Amplifications I vidua! cases of unemployment in i. ). V IMmMs Coimi ' ) K gi cnt nuammcs of muni- n",M""""''im"M many m mir i mese smns. out wise policies and I .nnri (liuinrisi. mor. ms ou sin ess was lintsnctl. " '"" imooihoi n-, in tt course, the American cm-Mv"iri trade was demoralised to ' msseq in our processes and ma- Ploye does not use bis higher lii .lunch an extent that the actual "rials and tw-ores of other direc come to buy unnecessary pounds j movement of commodities between : lionB- They all combined to rep of bread and butter. lie uses it H nations was some t?rt per cent : ,l!,,'H huge deduction from the to diversltfy ami expand his con- ' than befire tho war. The modern relationships of gov eminent and industry are a tangled' mass of n-onomlc and social ping-; lems. They, are either abstract I propositions nor statistics. They' are very human thing:. They can co-operation with industiy have rendered them but momentary, I The reasons why no dangers lie in store are simple enough. As j we transfer the burden from the make for the happiness of every home in our country. The republican parly has per formed unparalleled service to W Order IteMonM. ' set nut Upon a definitely or- I could i.ut Co nilm t Waste. Miniplion nt all things. It spells I belter homes, automobiles, radio and a thousand things for the fatn- alilzed campaign to build np the I , Hy that were utterly unknown a J ''sport of the products of American ' We adopted u new policy In gov- riusrrT ,h,t 'erage citizen in Wo reorganised ,he department of i retary of commerce should co- . i n"",rV I,m inost countrle sof the world. Fear mmen-e for the promotion of operate with industrv in organlxa- .'lir , .! '.1,m ",,VPn ? "r f'rty has I n redo. Kear A mcrican trade abroad mm ureal-i Hon. against such wastes, not bv lent ,n i I T l n"llnu7" ;m,,y!of nf employment has I J -r ale than had ever 1 n achiev-! law or regulation, but bv purely i ...! Pi of.rit or lalmr de- j i,.,,,,,,,, ihroimh Increased pav- '- " 'ver ntlempted b,, any gov- :- voluntary m tion In which Ihe joint bob bT It I J . """.Tr" , ,,WW" the livings banks and J "'"""t anywhere in ,he world, j -rvbe of ,he associations repre- of go'wrninentat ' elni ir lit "i lhn n,ir,l,,rl' companies and tniUV mobilised our manuracturers renting the managers of a given . r Ton?" ''",y m our labor union benefit nocietie-t. ""'1 exporters: cooperated with Industry, its employes, its dlstrlbu - 11 Ilelnre I discus the iinli,l...t l.v.them In lavim: nut an. I evetifino tors nml ifi ri ge,is anti services aim employ- , nack of mon to machines we in- , ment we miuht all enjoy if we crease the wages of workers. Wt Ihninate these wastes. 1 increase their buying power. "We i-onsiimers were nil discus, mnlKhl. The republican "l . ",. Vi . 1 '""' . " . ! ..i. V . L v. -"7"""" Purpose, we Party ,...,, ,1,1, responsl.d.i.y.. ' ., ' . " i (, J V'JTh. '. I ! 1 "IT. I Prm.f of thin Tests upon Its nctunt- record of accomplishment. That i. linn nf the situation of labor thi country Unlay. IN'nkM'mtio TlnwA. When we nKsinned direction of' t0 this great part played bv the gov enter-i ''fnment Is nn hypothetical nsser-1 f American business. I will not iiilnitiat(on lit which belongs to ih - .... , ... ... , : iitio (ii.iijicier nr a. !. i. i..tM, ,o n me mri , nu'- ,i"in unie to ivciie ine I it- ...... - ;'"""" great people. Kducation. orohlbi-1 the daily applications for n-! era My thouwinds of co-oneratlve 1 m! tion, invention, scientific riiseov-': '' nee by exporters to the depart-j actions undertaken nnd carried; , tt. Increfe In skill In managers ment stea.llly Increased from 6(i, through with beneficent results. I and emptriyes have contributed to ,:,"" tn to an averaue of jo,. ; but I wni give an illustration: he government in jm .her were progress. flat all of " nay in iv in the last rrom time immemorUl thej five to six million unemployed p. ! ,h',J"' ,rfor'" would be Incomnlet-; r before the war our total ex- building industry has been a sea-; tam':,,nM.tl"rr.'r!0,,W hnV' W"n ' h"'' .'. th. flrst-yeaPar't of the winter. The firs, con- creasiiiir Anxletv f.n ,i,n, hrJ,i h0" for thr n "Mcratlve aetioint t"1 republican administration, j fcrence iion reducing Its seasonal haunted' nearly one-ouarlc omir !nk" hy lh ;ov,''"'"n- And '"O" were J3.?ro.noo.rtift. The dot-j character called ttnder m ?3.noA,nOA families 1 " " nin,'Kn "f employment j T,,r ,h' war has not been as "hnlrmanship In It wns pnr- ' mi- (MI. Ntueiy nr i ne . ' " "in im in ohkuvi hi - manuiacturem oi we mane n correction so as tn estl- Minding material, by contractors,! iocio on h ipianniy oasis we " t-oninef i-s. ny.-reai rstnte men. nnd that our exports for were by i-epesentatives of ihe employes. create a nemand tor new com modities and new services. Ily the energies and capital which we have released through increased effic(. vncy of the older industries we have been able to expand other industries, nnd to create new ones to further employment, and to supply new additions to the com fort of. every home. From here and other causes we st a creat expansion In the nuin. mobile industry. n telephones and orm for convc- eientric H-.-hts. In seven var we : nience in using. j it rcacnes right down to thtf root of the trouble. Its soothing smoke pene trates to remote tinyairpassattrs. It is made onlv in our national nistory a cnange in policies in time of advancement : has been quickly followed by a " ' ' j Simple Relief From i That Awful Wheezing Dr. Blosser's Remedy Stops i the Choking Spasms of ' ' Asthma,' Hay Fever ! CHASSIS PRICES s665 MERCHANTS EXPRESS 775 COMMERCIAL TRUCK 120 ' wheelbue s995 1 14-TON-1 30 " trheelbiu I065 l,4-TON-140"whtlb. 1345 I -TON-1 50" wludbiM 14X5 1 J-TON-l65"heeH 1595 214-TON 150' irhralbu, fe45 2!4.TON-l6S- wbulbuc I745 J.TON-US' wluelbu, 775 J-TON-165' nbedbue 1845 TON 183' When your ey arc sore and watery, : your nose tender and inllamcd. when you sneeze and snulrie cverv minute and choking spasms almost tear your ' soul from your body jtut try a few of Dr. BlosserV funious Remedy. ur. Diusser s Remedy is put unin'Vicarptl.'' V . ChuiK.kk.Itan Initoro nt onw imi1'rto.k tn flnil I Th , ' , r..li,f tn thl. .lluntlon.. At "nee I hn,p C1 ,!, ? 1 " n nation-!.!.. em,.l..yment eonf.-r- ' , lt 1"'Z h ," r'"J'n''"n fif rn.r.Kllv k ,.. !. l.rmwnvr. l:irirr tor employinrnt. pro-ixvtr .tnll.ir-. nltntit $i.T3ft.- 1 An exhaustive XAminntlnn liv this nnn.n.t. nurlnc th.- yejir l!f.'T I !.! restilte.1 In the ronrlii.lnn that nur exporlH were Jt.TJO.nftft.flna i the nverni:e Kensonnl unemplny- f Ihe repuh-i :,n,l If f"r cnmiinri-ion we convert ment In the huillin: trades was parly H.m nure to the pre-wnr value '.bout Inn .lays out of the year. A nnmher r,f specific remedies were II.- m.... . . ..--n. , mnn.nst -- in-,--,,-,-,, ,i. ,veri'"" ,.-!,! ,-r!. ..y .m .,.. ... KO ,nFlr pintflirm ,nlP4 tn!1, lnov e ii employ-I The .,- . era nnri rmnlmn 1 h,i n.. ,.. !. ...r... nn necn . . ' -unu.inient ... .., i--- ninirm.n 111 .11111 conrer enc-. act up l.nlliv Mean nnrtv ii,r ..in, the Ih- ayslematlc nanlulinn of tha i '"" t,n""M Aealnat Ihe demo, "f H'e dollar, they were S3. 4.- A nnmher of specific ren hualne ZnTZy ?. Z-l """ 7'T ? h,' "rnned illlon dollar during the putt cooperative action and by Improv- ti4D on cohmit or CAuraji i l I . an.. - 31 ! No Tobacco "... v.ii'-A vi1; Three fast, powerful, rugged 3 -Ton Trucks are now part of the famous line of Graham Brothers Trucks, built by Dodge' Brothers. v Three wheelbases 135 inch chassis at $1745 for dump or trailer work; 165 inch, at $1775 for standard 3 -Ton service and 185 inch at $1845 for vans, lumber and bulky commodities. Note the list of capacities in the complete line The right size for any ;ob . . . . Bodies for any purpose .... The truck complete, ready to work. Read the prices .... low on any basis of comparison . ; . . iourt, if you consider the work they will do and the money they will make for you. July sales far exceeded any previous July. August sales set a new August record: Orders right now exceed factory pro duction. -: .... All sires All with 4-wheel brakes-Lockheed hydraulic on the heavier types .... 4 speed transmissions in all but the Mer chants Express .... See these trucks money savers, money tnakers .... Phone us for a triaL Eakin Motor Co. 16-18 South Fir Phone 30-1 j of herbs, berries and flowers of proved i . medwinal value. It contains no tobacco! or rubebs. . J lis Dr. Blosser's Rrmedv everv time ! you feci an attack cominaj' on. "(' t a ' paclcase from your druggist today. ! OR. BLOSSER'S Medical Cigarettes I KNOCK GRAHAM BROTHERS TRUCKS-- jBUILT BY DDDGE BR.DTH.rRS