Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-05 | Page 1 | Economic Upturn is Predicted by Labor Department Head

Economic Upturn U Is Predicted by Labor Department Head Couples Telling of Better Outlook Outlook Outlook Out Out- look With Short WorkWeek Work WorkWeek WorkWeek Week Backing LAUDS LAUD HOOVERS HOOVER'S EFFORTS Declares Recent Conference Was B Benefit m Br fly Peas SYRACUSE N N. Y Sept 5 5 Pre Pre Predictions dictions of economic of-economic economic improvement were coupled today by by Secretary Doak with unqualified Indorsement indorsement indorsement indorse Indorse- ment of the shorter work week in inan inan inan an address opening the state lair fair Things Thines are are changing he told the assembly gathered to celebrate Labor day It Itis is a grateful thing to be beable beable beable able to say that the evidences arc are that a lightening of ot conditions is coming in other countries as well as our own The labor department head said he tie brought President Hoovers Hoover's greeting greeting greet greet- ing tag and turning to a discussion of ol the mechanization of Industry try said BALANCE NEEDED The continuation and extension of this this' modern giant must be nied with a well balanced rian nan and economic program to prevent prevent pre pre- vent us from reaching a state of oJ social so cial danger The income received through the sources of ot salaries and wages must be so balanced that all allmay allmay allmay may have the means of a liveli hood 0 This can best be safeguarded by increased wages shorter work days das and shorter w work r weeks thereby equitably distributing the fruits of mechanization This plan has my unqualified indorsement Our national government has exerted ex cx- every effort toward the advancement advancement ad ad- of the workers and the extension of relief in cases of at unemployment and will continue to toso do doso doso so but th there re cannot be any letu letup on the part of local authorities and communities 0 Great public works which will v absorb thousands of our unemployed workers are on foot and the expenditure expenditure of millions of dollars which the people have authorized through congress will I am am confident do much to stimulate production employment em consumption CITES CONFERENCE Among the many things that have been done to promote the he welfare of the people an outstanding exam pie of the efforts put forth by industrialists industrialists in in- in America should be mentioned I refer to the recent bankers' bankers and industrial conference A A great great program was sponsored and marked out having as its object the expansion of credit and the rehabilitation rehabilitation re re- re habilitation of Industry stry but above and back of it all was the one impelling impelling im im- im motive the motive the restoration of ol prosperity through means of ot reduced unemployment and a shortening of the hours of laborI labor I I 1 would have you remember that thai this great national nonpartisan conference conference con con- ference was originated and sponsored spon span by that greatest of all outstanding ing tag humanitarian figures of the world the president of the United States L Already the work of the conference conference confer confer- ence is bearing fruit as is evidenced by the fact that within less than a week after the adjournment of the conference there are arc thousands of men being called back to work in inthe inthe inthe the different industries of at the country coun coun- tr try y