Show I 1 1 H AR ra 11 I 1 1 11 I 1 an 9 M AT HOT LL ASTOR n BY I 1 railroad Ral I 1 road magnate 11 would Us like W to be free to 0 o ex exa press 0 O his hind ad new york nav so 30 an fr impromptu C speech by E 11 harriman in which the railroad magnate took exception to statements that had boon made by preceding speakers of the evening and referred to what lie he declared was the fulfillment of a prediction he had made to the llie president of the states three bears i ears ago was the feature of the prosperity dinner of tho the economic club at the hotel astor tonight mr harriman made a late entry into the speakers pulpit responding to the invitation of the toastmaster after the delivery of the formal address declaring that lie he hesitated to speak even to an economic organization mr Har haniman ilman went on im a sort of an economic subject myself an economic morsel a bone of contention ive been pursued by the pack and the scent is 9 getting etting pretty allm I 1 dont intend to do anything ta to renew it I 1 wish I 1 were able to say f tree ree to say what I 1 would like to you but I 1 am not yet freed from a situation that prevents my speaking my mind to you fully while my mental and moral being were being investigated continued mr harriman 1 I thought i that thai my physical being inquired lequir ed some attention so I 1 turned myself over to the care of the physician I 1 was discharged yesterday with the happy assurance that there was nothing the matter with me that I 1 had bad only been taking good care of myself I 1 was told to go out and eat what I 1 pleased and go where I 1 pleased perhaps when the time comes ill talk as I 1 want to talk ds as id like to talk but that timer time is not here yet some things that have been said here tonight are not right and some da day N you oil will know not right surely know it ive tried to do things satisfactorily in a lasting way and further transportation ive had confabs with representatives es of the government and ive heard some of them agree that what they proposed was not right I 1 told the president of the united states three years ago that in ili passing the present interstate commerce act without changing the sherman act he was inviting a great deal of trouble now he will probably a recommend at least I 1 think that he will recommend tho the very thing I 1 suggested i T there bere are two things that menace the prosperity of tho country idle money and idle labor the one is as mischievous as the other it should be the object of the government to create a condition whereby each may be used properly and early the outlook for prosperity was the general topic tor for discussion at the dinner paul morton former secretary of the navy cyrus 11 mccormick McCorm lck tho the well known manufacturer manufacture r and president present N al butler of columbia university being the guests and speakers the tone of the addresses was markedly optimistic the keynote being set by paul morton in his speech insisting that the chief menace to the court was that it might travel too rapidly along the path of prosperity we are sure fiure to meet with success he declared if we keep our feet in touch with the earth and do not got the speed craze nothing can b bo c gained by exaggerating our prosperity |