Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
WILSON HEARS PAPERS
ON INDUSTRIAL ISSUES
Washingtonian Tells Him Real
Estate Speculation Controls
District Affairs. :,

HoBOKEN. n. J.. January 2.-Presi-
dent-elect Wilson took part yesterday in
a conference on industrial questions at
the home of Mrs. Caroline B. Alexander
here. during which he listened to the
views OF a number OF men and women.
later replying to them. saying that they
were all to regard themselves as forces
playing upon the government and that
he hoped In the next four years they
would find a sensitive part OF the govern
ment at the top.
Those who spoke before the President
elect. and their subjects. were as fol-
lows:
"Chiidren's Bureau" Owen II. ,Lovejoy.
secretary OF the national child laboc
committee: Immigration" Miss Lillian
ID. Waldo. Henry street settlement: ~
Bill to Limit Child Labor in the Dfstrtc-
of Columbia to Eight Hours and q Bill
Relating to Prison Contract Labor" Miss
Josephine Goldmark. Mrs Florence Kelly.
tional Health Bureau" Homer Folks.
president of the National Association for
the Study and Prevention OF Tuberculosis
and secretary Of the New York state
sation for Injuries TO Federal En-
ployes." Prof. Henry r. Seager OF Co.
lumbia University: Industrial Relations
Commission Prof. Samuel NJ. Lindsay.
chairman Of the committee on Industrial
relations.
McKelway Talks on Washington.
A. ]. McKelway of Washington. secre-
tary for the southern states OF the ma
tional child labor committee. was also
present, and spoke on Washington as n
model city.
Mr.. McKelway is reported to have said:
''The District of Columbia is a triangle
of profit and power manned by a triJm-
virate. OF this triumvirate one is presi-
dent Of national bank. with connections
in speculative real estate. The second is
president of a trust company. with con-
nections I'm speculative real estate. The
third is also president of trust COM
pany, with connections in speculative real
estate. The situation is controlled i'm
three ways: BY control of taxation.
which is lowest in the privileged district
and highest i'm the home districts; by
control of credit-investments within the
speculative area are encouraged. those i'm
other districts discouraged: by control of
Congress through the committees OF the
District. in seeing that improvements or
| dered by Congress work for the pockets
| or the triumvirate."
Fresh Trail" Says Wilson.
In his reply to the social workers. Pres
| ident-elect Wilson is reported to have
said:
DIR. McKelway excited me because he
put my nose on a fresh trail. and the
| kind of a trail that 1 always will follow
with zest'
At the Office of the national child labor
committee in the Bond building today, no
| Information could be obtained in regard
to the speech Mr.. McKelway is reported
| to have made before President-elect VIII
son. 1t was said there that he had not
yet returned from New York, where he
went on a visit a few days ago.
At Mr.. MeKelway's home. 26O5 p street
| northwest. Mrs. Mckelway stated that
| she had forwarded to Mr.. McKelway I'm
| New York yesterday a telegram calling
| him to Texas and that he might go to
| the far south directly from New York.