Show BREEZY SPEECH BY E Railway Magnate One of Stars at Prosperity Dinner of Economic Club REFERENCE TO ROOSEVELT I PRESIDENT WAS TOLD TOLD THINGS THREE YEARS AGO New ew York Nov So 30 ZAn An Impromptu speech of or a breezy brez nature by b E H II Har Harriman riman in which the railroad man took exception to statements that had been made by preceding speakers of oC the even eve evenings evel ings inga and nd pointedly referred to what he declared was wa the fulfillment of a prediction prediction tion ton which he had ha made to the the president of o the United States the c years cars ago aso was wa the he feature of the prosperity dinner of ot night night the tlc Economic club cub at at the Hotel Astor to tonight tonight tonight Mr Harriman made a late entry Into the speakers pulpit responding to the th invitation of the he toastmaster after nCr the delivery delvery of the formal address adress De Dc Declaring De claring daring that tat he hesitated to speak even evento evento evento to an economic organization Mr Ir man went on Im Im a sort of an a economic subject my myself myself self an economic morsel a a bone of ot con contention contention Ive Ive bean be n pursued by the pack pack and the scent is getting pretty slim I dont intend to do anything to renew it f I wish I were able to say free tree to say what I would like to you rou but I am not not no yet freed fred fred from a n situation that prevents my speaking p pe my mind to you fully Physically Physical Well Wel While le my mental and nd moral being were being bing investigated continued Mr Harriman I r thought that my physical being required some attention so I turned turne myself over to the care cre of the phy physician physician I vas was discharged yesterday y with the happy happ assurance that there was W S nothing tho matter with m rn mp that I had only been taking good god care car of ot I was wa told to go so out and eat eat what I 1 pleased pleas and go where wh re I pleased Per Perhaps Pe Perhaps haps when the time comes Ill Il talk as I Want to talk as Id Id like Ike to talk but that time is not here yet Some things that th t have teen Leon said sid to tonight tonight tonight night are not right rIt and ad some day you QU will wi know know not right right Surely you will wi know it rye Ive tried tc do the things thing satisfactorily in a lasting way and to give right rl h transportation Ive Ive had many irany rany con confabs confabs abs with representatives of ot the govern government government ment and Ive Ive heard some of them tem agree that what they proposed was wa not right I told the president of oC the tle United States three years ago that tat in passing pasing the pres present pre present ent Interstate commerce act without changing the Sherman act at he was in inviting inviting a great geat deal of trouble Now he will 1 probably at least I think that he lie will I recommend the very ver thing which I suggested Sugg sted Menace to Prosperity There are two things that menace the prosperity of ot the te country idle money awl an idle labor The one is as a mischievous as the other It I should be possible pos for the th government to create a condition where whereby whereby by each may be used The he Outlook for to Prosperity was wa the general topic for Cor discussion at the din dinner dinner dinner ner Paul Pul Morton former secretary of the navy nav Cyrus II H I McCormick the well wel known know manufacturer and President Nich Nicholas Nichola Nicholas olas ola Murray Butler Buter of Columbia university ally sity being among the guests and speak speakers ers era The tone of the addresses was markedly optimistic the keynote being set by Paul Morton orton In Ms 11 h speech in insisting slating that the chief menace to t the coun country country country try was wa that tat it i might travel too rapidly I along the tho halls bals of prosperity We Ve arc are sure to meet with success If It we keep our ur feet teet In hi touch with the carm and do not get the speed craze ce Nothing can c be gained ined by exaggerating exaggerating gerating our prosperity Mr McCormick testified to the prosper prosperity prosperity ity y of the te farmer and President Butler Buter and Augustus Thomas Tomas another to the many encouraging signs of the times J I |