The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-13
WILSON INSPEECH
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tIontinued IRON. first Psgel
and OF the social leeis.at on obtained
by the cooperation OF the unions and
the labor party. Gwynco said that
England was paying TOO much atteu.
ton TO its navy n too little heed
70 the welfare Of ifs men and
women.
Mrs. Raymond Robins. OF Chicago.
explaining the purpose OF the Ma
tional Women's Trade Union League.
OF which she IS president. brought
a wave OF applause by mentioning
Mrs. Pankhurst.
Miss Annie Fitzgerald explained
the purpose OF the Womra's lnterua.
tional Trades Union Label league.
She said the members OF the Fedora
ton Of Labor earned "sl.243.0OO q
year. and women spent 20 per cent
OF this sum.
SEATTLE. Wash. Nov. i.-Secrc.
tary OF Labor William y. Wilson. ad-
dressing the American Federation og
Labor to-day. bitterly condemned
the attitude Of the Michigan coppcr
mining companies. and warned them
NHAhN n NV NIAINf N.."L nH |I|Iln Hl
property was in process Of formation.
He declared he would make public
not only tho wages paid 20 the min
ers. The hours they worked and tho
labor conditions. but the enormous
profits 81 the mine owner4
Nr Wilson. who addressed tho
delegates as fellow |union.sts. said.
The department Of labor as now
organized and directed Will be uti-
HE'D 20 cooperate With the great
trade union movement In It's effort
70 elevate tho standard Of society
zone Of the general duties I'm
posed on the department is that 81
promoting the welfare OF wage
workers
THE one great specific duty inn
posed on The department h. u act as
a mediator and 20 appoint commits.
sloners % Cancellation In trade dis
putes
Their" can be no mediation. -
Cancellation between employers and
employees ;hRt does not presuppoeo
collective sarraining. and there car.
not Doc collective bargalrin- that doe
not p~resuppofe trade unloniem
Of tho situation AZ Calumet. Mich
Tho recrstary said r. had heretofore
beer the custom 90 Investigate
wages hours and conditions Of labor
and report This time he said r
had been determined f0 r0 A a'e1
farther and investig1fe 'Ia earning.
NJ the corporation Involved
Enormous Dividends
And tho lit'le ht Of confidence
that ] am going 'D give fD SOU. In
added. 'Is au advance statement ~
% ~ Tho Items Ir that situation
that the largest corporation engaged
Boo Tho production or copper Ir ffa
Michigan district wac o-rIu.zad in
1870 under tho laws ~ 900 state ~
Michigan. mat Pho face value OF .'t
capital stock g .Dl H0H The
shares are go each They wore ru-
chased at fl2 each so fhH' frr actual
Investment ia $3.50. 'I
Prom hat fime urfl ono vnar aro
OBJ" lHsf fiscal report That ur had o.
period ~ forty ffu years.. ffl. cor
r0ratl1r declared In dividends
1921 nHn 600 and m.fr r..Hrt.fmr
oIf Dl if. rarrIrV. Of ..I
Scarf. 600 .HI1 'OI .. actual r.t
profits in o. period of iYrf. two years
Dn on Investment Of fIl 100000. AVID
then NOT only prDtc.f araIrr meet.
Ing committees W their uorEmar but
refuse fob accept fhn rnod offices OF
fhe drrar'mer' 0f labor iu negotiating
Tho ~dITiculfs'
They cav their property fl. their
o~n that thcy have mo right to do
ulfu DO as they please Maybe they
have. but those who take that posi-