The Washington times., 1913-12-26

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made before she American feuera-
sson of Labor. In II Secretary VIII
son took the ground IA effect that
private properly was he'd ar tho
wili OF the public and that II was
NO competent for the owner Of prop
etty TO do as he p eased with 4 IN
| Ia~. sss.e 2. s,.d spe secresary Pre 's.s wil.on
"crea ed titles not primarily for the
welfare OF the man to Shom Il con-
veys them. but fog the welfare q
the community"
This speech. IN which Secretary
Wilson took the. ground that unless
administered IN due regard for ths
pubic welfare the public could take
them over and see that the public
welfare was CONSERVED. caused
furore at the time II was only by .
narrow margin that some Of the con-
seryatives in Congress we're stopped
from demanding an inquiry tn.o Sec
retary Wilson'S statements. Since
then the ciamor against Secretary
Wilson. on the aprt Of some OF the
big employers and owners Of prop
erty. has kept un
ACCUSED or TAXING
a PRIJuDlcED COURSE
For instance. the National Found-
erI Union. with headquarters IN
Buffalo. through its prestdsnt. WIN
lam II. Barr. n out IN . document in
which Il severely crittcises Secretary
Wilson and his administration Of the
Department Of Labor. u attacks his
Seattle speech. II charges that ~
has taken . prejudiced course fn
dealing with the -7fichigau copper
strike situation. It charges that ~
esteems Il his duty in every trade
dispute TO proseIyttze for the oeue0t
Of the union engaged therein Il
charges that 1t the outeo< OF HI ad-
miniSeration of the Department OF
Labor he pursued psrtie.n coas1e
can FederafIon Of LaboR. which
urged the Freaident 70 appoint Sc
Erefary Wilson. charges th4f var
with sinister motives = being ma6e
0n the new Secretary Of Labor, and
that back Of this h . purpoge To
break down the Department Of La
bor at IT. inception and destroy IN
ne American FEDERATION o. Labor.
In . recent ufterAnces- exvreesed II
view n follows:
The time II swiftly passing When
tho machinery OF government WM ee
permitted to exercise its power 70
protect the corpornsaon g indiyi9oa
The Department Of Labor was ere
ated because OF An insistents demAnd
that labor should be represented m
the highest councils Of the netto0-
3 nation that - largely industrial
and whose population mainly con-
sfsts Of wage earnefA The De-
partment OF Labor was not INTENDED
to be % conducted Is to. further the
schemes Of employers to secure
wofkmsn II starvation wages, but
naterSai Etsfests sf dat efSsf ma
joritv OF citizens that con1prtse the
bread winners Of the country"
PLENTY or ACTIVITY
{ AHEAD FOR DEfARrMENf.
with the strike on in the upper
peninsula Of Michigan, with, the coal
strike on IN Colorado. and with other
labor troubles either on or brewing
there IL going to be plenty Of activity
30 far az the department II con-
cerned. And II Is hardly to be ex-
pected the department. can take an
intimate part IN trying to adjust
such controversies and escape criti-
cism.
1t VIII not be long before Congress
3 called on 8, appropriate for the
Department II Labor Then. 4 viii
% possible to see whether there are
Influences working to cripple the de-
The indications are that
5 her the question Of appropriating
or the new department comes up IN
1ccse and 5snate, there will be .
General airing af the policies Of the
Department of Labor. Of the attacks
N 1t, and Of the criticisms which
he enemies of Secretary Wilson are
evcl:ng at him.
Friends Of Secretary Wilson in
congress do nut intend to allow his
to y. tied up and baked
m account Of lack OF adequate funds
nd they will Insist that q reason
.5ly liberal appropriation be made.
win they insist that ada.
Iastc money he appropriated to en-
hie the department to conduct ~
into labor disputes ana
o seek through mediators to COM
'ose such controversies