El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24

"HAT the federal department OF
labor at washington is to prove
a promoter of Industrial peace
is the declaration of William B. VIII
son. secretary Of labor. in an interview
granted to The Nations Business, the
official organ Of the chamber Of com
merce Of the United States The sec
rotary says that capital and labor are
partners Relative TO his Departments,
Mr. wilson says
I'VE have scarcely started we are
In the formative stage our 0uL-es axe
assigned to us in the organic aVl- Eus
one of These duties. namely prOmul-
ing the welfare OF the wage earners e1
the United states IS so genera ~
scope THAI il viii very naturally leao
TO several lines Of enceaFor not nc "
LAS for the specific duties assigned
10 the department / regard lnaL -
most important which deals with our
right TO act as mediator IN -aDet
disputes and to appoint colclIla lOIs, -
] may so describe them rms is WnL@
makes me feel that the depar JilleIlL "a
ia Dor is intended to promoge lnduslIllA
peace. I see in the scope OF the deLdL l.
ment a future OF service that VIII lLl-
doubrrdTv t-ause II to be ranked nl5n
in the opinion Of the nation
CAPITAL and labor are partners Cap
ital without labor is ineffective LaDoF
without capital is idle Caplual Is an
inanimate thing. can produce nolllti5
except by providing opportunity lot
labor Therefore capital ana IdDOL ~
be effective. must serve each other
This leads naturally TO an lmpoI Z
ant statement, the force OF when IS
sometimes overlooked As caplJa1 anu
labor each must serve the oInef, LHe1
each must have voice IN oeleI lll-ll--l5
the terms of partnership III IS Aeio
that we have had trouble IN the pas
In our disputes we have confused inc
meaning OF the words mutual anu
identical The interests o. capital ana
teal. They are mutual IN seeking lne
greatest production by the eNpenQltuIe
of a given amount Of effort III IS oIllg
when IL comes 10 a dlNlslGn ~ W. VIZ
Here is where the opportunity ex-
lists in this country for these Two Inu-
tual interests to sit down IN me Sou----
ell chamber of Judgment and W0rh O4L
a division that has regard 1oE llls
uroner rights of. each consequently
/ look forward with great assurance 20
the future of this department II must
tend toward Industrial peace Mutual
understanding depends upon mutual
explanations The duty OF TINS Qepai -
ment viii not lie in the direction OL
deciding difficult questions out rather
fin the direction OF bringing together
those whose interests are mutual anu
who VIII therefore gain by DelnS
brought together
1T seems wise for me to emphasize
that this department is not bound TO
favor any and every scheme IhaLL may
be brought under its notice As salu
before. we are not to decide we are 10
bring together The department IS not
built for today. 1t is built for all time
and therefore must plan, not merely Tor
the Immediate gain but also Tor the
permanent welfare Of the workers
LAS 7 see 1T. the average thinking
man. who cOntemplates for q moment
the difficulties under which labor mas
carried forward its tasks IN the past,
would cOncede the truth OF the general
statement. every man is entitled to the
FUN social equivalent Of what ne pro
duces' The problem, however, IS 70
arrive at that figure, and II IS IN sucn
direction that Cancellation and discus
sion viii render their great services
Let me illustrate the problem by
drawing attention to a finished locomo-