The Washington herald., 1913-12-31
REWARD AWAITS
LEADER in PEACE
Nation Which Satisfies Human
Wants VIII Win Victory,
Says Professor.
INDUSTRIAL LIFE, TOPIC
W. F. Willoughby and Others Ad-
dress Meeting on Labor Legisla-
lion at the Shoreham.

That victory will perch upon the ban
ners of that nation which succeeds in
developing the greatest arts of peace, in
the race for supremacy among the pow
ers OF the world, was the statement made
by Prof w. r. Willoughby, of Prince
ton University, president Of the Ameri-
can Association for Labor Legislation,
last night at the joint meeting OF the
association with the American Political
Science Association at the Shoreham,
"The United States today is far In the
rear of most of our great competitors In
respect to social legislation" he declared.
Let us take heed that We are not out
distanced too far by both the East and
the West"
Referring to the NATIONAL supremacy of
the day, Prof. WiIloughby said: Inter
national competition will be industrial
and commercial rather than military. In
stead of narrowing. the field of contest
will broaden out so as to include almost
| all phases of human activity. This can
m an but one thing. Victory will be
perched upon the banners OF that nation
which succeeds in developing the gr, .est
efficiency in the arts Of peace. II .
nation desires to advance in this COM
petition 1t behooves it TO apply itself con-
sciously and deliberately to the perfection
OF all its institutions and agencies, to the
natural resources, and to their most ef-
fective utilization for the satisfaction of
human wants.
Labor Most Important Resource.
"Of all OF its resources, labor is by far
the most important. So important is It
that one may almost say that all else
depends upon 1t. Not until a nation has
secured a body of sturdy, skiIlfuI. and
contented workers can II be said to have
met the first requisite to national effici-
ency, to the training OF its soldiers, so
now II must apply itself to the training
OF its Industrial workers.
I'VE are appalled, at the suffering, loss
OF life, and destruction OF wealth en-
tailed by war and preparation for war.
They are as nothing compared with the
misery, sickness, and death now due TO
the failure OF society properly TO control
the conditions under which industrial
work shall be performed. No one can
calculate the loss daily taking place as
the result Of the use OF feeble. unframed
discontented workers"
Prof. w. W. Willoughby, of Johns Hop
kins University, president of the Ameri-
can Political Science Association. ad-
dressed the meeting on The Individual
and the State" He is a twin brother OF
Prof. W. F. Willoughby. Admiral Charles
ii. SIOCkIOn. president Oh GeOIke " aSn-
Ington University, presided. After the
meeting the members adjourned 10 the
Cosmos Club, where they were given a
smoker by the club officers.
c. II. Crownhart, chairman of the
Wisconsin Industrial Commission. was
the principal speaker at the opening ses-
sion OF the American Association for La
Dor Legislation yesterday afternoon.
Other speakers were Frank P Walsh.
chairman of the Industrial Relations
Commission. recently appointed by Presi-
dent Wilson, who outlined plans for na-
tional investigation of labor problems;
Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman and Prof. John
R. Commons, also members OF the COM
mission. Edwin T. Devine, T. L. Parkin-
son, and James A. Lowell. OF the Massa-
chusetts board of labor and industries, |
also spoke.
War Claims ir international Law"
was the subject of an address by f. NJ |
Borchard. of the State Department, at
the opening session of the American Po- |
litical Science Association yesterday aft |
ernoon. Other addresses were as foIlows:i
THE Treaty of Ghent," by Prof. Frank |
A. Updyke. of Dartmouth College; The
Effect of the Balkan War on European |
Alliance" by Prof. N. Dwight Harris, |
University, and Labor
Problem in the Philippines" by Prof. +.
Wells, Yale University.