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Show MARSHALL ANALY ES THE INDUSTRIAL UNREST (Uy Thomas It. Marshall, Vlco Proa-Idont Proa-Idont or tho United States) Washington, Oct. 23. JUBt so i long as capital and labor stand and : glaro ut each other, wo may expect j evorlnstlng turmoil and n nation wldo j cataclysm. Tho congress bf tho United States I Ia n. klrifl nf flrtrtnr Ihnl frnnfa avnln. I touts and doesn't treat dlBoaso, No legislative remedy' that l know or can bo round to produco peaco and uuleludo nnd good order unless tho manufacturers see something inoro In business than dividends and look upon tho employees as brothors In the republic and not as cogs in tho machine, ma-chine, or as numbors on a payroll. And unless tho laboring men have somo hlghor lnconttvo to do their work than tho mere wago which comes from the doing of It, if thoy put In their tlmo rinding uow'llltl" thoy can do and how much inoro thoy can get for tho doing ot It, It Is hopeless hope-less rrom their standpoint. It Is no part of government to boost one man and not to boost an-othor. tl Is hopeloss It the mad passions ot mon aro to hammer at legislative halls tor tho tlnal and Just settlements. settle-ments. A government ot discretion dies. Tho only government In business II fo that can hope to llvo Is a govern mont of lovo and compassion. What the economic Hto or America Amer-ica needs Is not a law giver but an ovangollst. Tho country noeda a ro-baptism of peace patriotism such as It hnd Id war patriotism. Thoro never will be perfect Justlcn In tho world until the lion and tho lamb can Ho down together nnd not as they do now with tho lamb lusldo of tho lion. Just now wo noed a body ot citizens citi-zens who nro content fb do a day's work for a day's wage; who aro willing wil-ling to pay a day's wago tor n day's work; who bellovo moro In tho com-nion com-nion good than In tho largor good. Slnco tho worlld began business nnd wealth havo had no such opportunity oppor-tunity tor tho angel ot tho Lord to wrlto their names, down bosldo that ot Abou Den Adhem ns they havo Just now. Tho trumpet call ot conscience Is not only to tho mook nnd lowly but to the high and mighty, and when dividends and wngos aro measurably forgotten In tho lovo ot service for our Christian country, If thoro Is any hopo'at all, passion, personal preferment prefer-ment and personal success must all be put In tho background and the capitalists nii( the laboicrs mutt realize real-ize that the consumer Is also entitled to admission Into the brotherhood and business must bo conducted and work must bo done primarily tor tho love ot promoting a contented nnd happy people. Dlvidonds and wages must bo secondary. sec-ondary. This Is a problem for solution solu-tion by men who bellovo In the fatherhood fath-erhood ot Ood and tho brotherhood of man. It calls on every man or every creed to solvo It; not tor one person; not for one class; but In tho Interests Inter-ests ot tho wholo people. It Is not to bo hoped that soon 'again, tho Nazarono shall walk thru Hold nnd rdctory. through palaco and hovel, leaving behind him cvery-whoro cvery-whoro tho only solution tor every groat problem, tho licillng tntluence of hlp'Eoldm rule. ! I am In fayor of any alloviatlng measures for.tho time that would ad-Just.these'troubles ad-Just.these'troubles but I have no con-,. i i |