The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-11-20
Our Bill Gives Delegates to
American Federation Meet
hg His Conception of Mean
ing of Industrial Justice.
LABORING MAN MUST NOT
BE HELD AS A MACHINE
Clayton Bill, Declares Secreta-
ry of Labor. Greatest For
ward Step Taken by Nation
in Two Generations.

Philadclphis $50, 2o There
can bc mo- permanent udustuaI peace
that is not based ou Industrial JUS
thee declared William H Wilson.
secretary OF th. federal department
ui labor today tu the delegates of
the American Federation of Labor
introduced To tho convention 0y
Fresidcn, Gompers us "our BilI" and
addressing The dcicEatcs as fellow
trade unionistH. Secretary WILSON
said thar he had been criticized for
certain statements he had made AT
tho federation convention at Seattle
last year and declared that hc reat-
ilrmcd what he ,aid there
The secretary said hc alzu had
been accused of pprtisauship ln eou-
! Quoting his department
~ securing Justice for those who
earn their living ny he sweat OF their
! face is partisansh g." be exclaimed,
1 thtu count 90" % partisan On the side
of tho man that labors.'
Mr. Wilson IN tcllinE ol the work
~ his department shId fh8t in the
lsst year and hllf t had handled
scores pf tude disputes and that all
/ have hrou settled with th, exception
ot the peru Marquette strike and ihc
strikes 90 Calumet and Boo Colorado.
I The department hp added. takes fhc
stand that ibs employer and Che eu-
plos. have mutual Interest iu Urcat-
ina greater amount of pt1uurtlua
with O. given amount ui labor rhcE
oIfer Huiy t- tU thr share thHf should
-u tu each ara under the method f
should bc produced when tht ou
piuy,r ANA th, cmUlugp rsarh this
stage. he ,tid. them Do ls tuy proper
thing ta sf down and sol". tH, prob
! lem
Not judicial Iunrtion
The department uf Ian,r uI.u has
been accused of parti-uu.hIp.' Mr
Wilson continued "ou the theory .uat
lu acting us mediator boo labor dis
putos Do .s prriormiuE judicial uu..
u"u That ir mot frU. DO rtrfnIus
diplomatic functions There .s uo
more reason Why tho department OF
labor should De- barred trum handling
labor disputes Boz diplomatic man
n-r than thsr, .e nI htIrug th'
state department .fuu handHns tu-
teruiuoual disputes
Whnt ut NaIt Bon handling IaHot
I 'NNNN'.HN' A f'|'I M N''. I''.t ''.N
and lcrel-hcsJ,d aud who understand
the technicauto involved. lu garr' -
Ing uut us ulTr .nr department tthre
men who ITr experienced and hty'
the tr.huIrtf anoRlsiar 90 the sm-
ploycs side sHd also wrn who 1rc "N-
pcrienecd and have th, knowledge
ct the employers s.ds and sends fhru
out Go perform their work
Industrial Ju-tirc
sptaEur or Industrial Justice Sea-
rctbU Wilson sold thor" -tU arp o2-
tr,msts Who iook upon the w0rhmcu
onr Hs part uf the machinery of
tlto establishment When pir., uf
ma,hinrr, is crowded aud nro4ks
down from strain 80 costs the employ
cI something to repair or replace a.
Not s. with the human nriHF
dt. Jared MT WILSON When The
human machine H crowded aud
bf,aks dowU ffoW strain costs
nothing Geo replace .t We ,uufl nu
that ths human machine should De-
treated dluerrntlf from inHu.nate
Wagh.ucU Tho human machine is
entitled to the Same .arsIurrsNou .a
the human otus that e upi ,u-
plpfed
Secretary Wilson declared thai Che
iahnr Features ln the clayton anti
TRUST luw are "the greatest steps
taken for labor m the laft tso genet
atious
Labor at last the secretary stid
"has been placed where 30 ought tn
( o, as part oi the community
we recognize thuJ the cmplo, ers
I have tar right 90 own nad plants
and machinery he said "but We
| contend THAT tHe, do NOT ouu the
mau. and IHf tbe nr.t time u thc
histor ot UUs country labor - de-
clarr0 not Gao be o. commodity or an
article 90 commerce
a. concluding Secretary Wlison
said that he wruid usr every force
tn promote the Weiiare of thore who
ton: that he would usr the most r.
I feciiye measures o. that end aud add
ed thai in his experience the mnss
effective furce to thr ccndricns ~
the working people were the trades
unions pf this countrl