COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES - TECHNICAL MICROFORM DATA - The Annual Address of John E. Edgerton (Presidential National Association of Manufacturers) - October 25, 1927

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Preservation microform catalog entry for Columbia University Libraries, describing the filmed bibliographic record and technical production parameters for 35mm reproduction. The content centers on an annual address by John E. Edgerton, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, delivered at the annual convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee on October 25, 1927. Included excerpts highlight themes such as truth, crime, leadership, the pulpit, the press, politics, voting, government in business, the merchant marine, prosperity, agriculture, tax reduction, congressional investigations, and the tariff, with references to corresponding pages.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages12

Reading Time30 min

AccessFree to download

Technical Microform Data

Film size and production details

Highlights in Address

On the Truth

On Crime

On Leadership

On Religion and the Pulpit

On the Press

On Politics

On Voting

On Government in Business

On the Merchant Marine

On the Present Prosperity

On the Agricultural Situation

On Tax Reduction

On Congressional Investigations—Some Suggestions

On the Tariff

On Problems of Prosperity and Perils of Progress

A Statement on the Association's Purposes

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ADDRESS OF
JOHN E.EDGERTON
PRESIDENT,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS
AT THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE
ASSOCIATION IN CHATTANOOGA,TENN.
OCTOBER 25TH,1927
& | | --- | 253 ## ON THE TRUTH "Busy men turn their faces from that truth which stings with its suggestions ofobligation."(See page 5.) ## ON CRIME "As long as we stand out as the most lawles nation the world has ever known,and flaunt a crime bill of ten billion dollars annually in the face of civilization,we have little to boast of."(See page 6.) ## ON LEADERSHIP "Primarily.America's supreme need today is a leadership of unrecoiling anduncompromiing courage in every department of its complex national life."(Seepage 6.) ## ON RELIGION AND THE PULPIT "The pulpit needs to be lifted above the sordid mass thinking of the erowd,and not lowered compromisingly to the levels of street discussion."(See page 7.) ## ON THE PRESS "A free press,like free speech,is one of our most cherished institutions.Its power for good or evil is beyond the measure of man's mind or imagination."(See page 8.) ## ON POLITICS "Of all known places where honest,capable,unsuspecled,courageous leadershipis acutely needed today,the political feld is the mot impresively rich in oppor-tunity."(See page 8.) 上 ## ON VOTING "Scarcely ever more than ffty per cent,and nearly always considerably lessthan that percentage of qualifed voters,are ever seen at the polls."(See page 9.)ON GOVERNMENT IN BUSINESS"Not contented with the monotonous job of performing its function as aprotector of the rights,liberties and opportunities of its citizens,Government hasdecided to go into business for itself."(See page 10.) ## ON THE MERCHANT MARINE "But the time is ripe to stop this costly experiment."(See page 11.)"Manufacturers in general are not prosperous."(See page 12.)"We can,therefore,sympathize very sincerely with our fellow-producers,thefarmers,and join them in any broad appeal for a squarer deal to all industry."(See page 12.) ## ON THE PRESENT PROSPERITY ON THE AGRICULTURAL SITUATION ON TAX REDUCTION "This can be done by the adjournment of politics and the immediate conveningof common semse and an enlightened interest in the public welfare."(See page 13.)ON CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS—SOME SUGGESTIONS"It(Congress)might with helpful effect upon the public investigate the Inter-state Commerce Commission." "Let it concentrate frst upon conspicuous failures rather than successes in thebusiness world."(See pages 13 and 14.) ## ON THE TARIFF "The non-partisan tarif commission idea is as sound today as it ever was."(See page 13.) ON PROBLEMS OF PROSPERITY AND PERILS OF PROGRESS"We are already being haunted by the ghosts of our negligences in the feldof good citizenship.The security of ou

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What is the main work described in this microform record?

The record describes the annual address of John E. Edgerton, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, at the annual convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee on October 25, 1927.

What technical microform details are provided?

The entry lists the film size as 35mm, the reduction ratio as 9:1, and the date filmed as 5-7-97, along with initials, backing information, and filming location.

Which major themes are highlighted from the address?

Highlights include sections on truth, crime, leadership, religion and the pulpit, the press, politics, voting, government in business, the merchant marine, prosperity, agriculture, tax reduction, congressional investigations, and the tariff.

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